Kuhlushwa kwemaFilisti ngenca yelibhokisi lesivumelwane
1Atsi kube emaFilisti alitfumbe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, alitsatsa e-Ebheni Eza alimikisa e-Ashdodi. 2Lelibhokisi lesivumelwane baletfwala bayakulifaka endlini yaDagoni, bafike balibeka eceleni kwalesithico sabo lesinguDagoni. 3Bantfu base-Ashdodi batsi bayavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhandza Dagoni awele phansi ngebuso bakhe embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze! Batsatsa loDagoni bambuyisela, bammisa endzaweni yakhe, lapho abekhona khona. 4Kodvwa kwatsi nabavuka ngakusasa, bakhandza kutsi Dagoni uwele phansi ngebuso embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze! Inhloko yakhe netandla takhe kwakushumphukile sekuphansi emnyango, kwase kungumtimba wodvwa lowawusele. 5Nguko nje kuze kube ngulamuhla baphristi baDagoni nabo bonkhe labangena endlini yaDagoni e-Ashdodi abanyatseli emnyango.
6Sandla saSimakadze saba matima kubantfu base-Ashdodi nakubomakhelwane bayo; wabaletsela imbhubhiso, wabashaya nangematfumba. 7Atsi kube emadvodza ase-Ashdodi akubone loko lekwase kwenteka, atsi: “Lelibhokisi laloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli akufanele lihlale emkhatsini wetfu, ngobe sandla sakhe simatima etikwetfu nasetikwaDagoni, nkulunkulu wetfu.”
8Ngako ase abita bonkhe babusi bemaFilisti labasihlanu, atsi: “Sitakwenta njani ngalelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli?”
Babusi bawaphendvula batsi: “Lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lisuseni lapha kitsi niyekulibeka eGathi.”
Ngako lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli avele alisusa. 9Kodvwa atsi kube alisuse, sandla saSimakadze salivukela lelo dolobha, langenelwa kutfutfumela lokukhulu. Bantfu balo, labadzala nalabancane, bashaywa ngekubhedvuka kwematfumba.
10Ngako lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu alimikisa e-Ekroni. Latsi nje libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lisangena e-Ekroni, bantfu base-Ekroni bakhala batsi: “Sebaliletse lapha kitsi lelibhokisi laloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kutsi sitewubulawa tsine kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakitsi!”
11Ngako bahlanganisa ndzawonye bonkhe babusi bemaFilisti, batsi: “Susani lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, libuyele emuva endzaweni yalo, ngobe litawubulala tsine kanye nesive sakitsi.”
Phela, kufa kwase kufake kutfutfumela kulo lonkhe lidolobha. Sandla saSimakadze sase simatima kakhulu etikwalo. 12Labo lababesengakafi bona bashaywa ngematfumba, kukhala nesililo sebantfu senyukela etulu ezulwini.
