USAMUWELI I 5

₁AmaFilisti athatha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, awususa e-Ebeni-Ezeri, awuyisa eAshidodi.

₂AmaFilisti awuthatha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, awungenisa endlini kaDagoni, awubeka ngakuye uDagoni.

₃AbaseAshidodi sebevukile kusasa ekuseni, bheka, uDagoni wayewile phansi ngobuso phambi komphongolo kaJehova. Bamthatha uDagoni, bambuyisela endaweni yakhe.

₄Sebevukile kusasa ekuseni, bheka, uDagoni wayewile phansi ngobuso phambi komphongolo kaJehova; ikhanda likaDagoni nezimpama zombili zezandla zakhe zazinqamukile zisembundwini; kwasala isidumbu sakhe kuphela.

₅Ngalokho abapristi bakaDagoni nabo bonke abangena endlini kaDagoni abanyatheli embundwini kaDagoni eAshidodi kuze kube-namuhla.

₆Kepha isandla sikaJehova sasinzima phezu kwabaseAshidodi, wabachitha, wababulala ngamathumba, iAshidodi nemikhawulo yalo.

₇Abantu baseAshidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo bathi: Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli awuyikuhlala kithi, ngokuba isandla sakhe silukhuni phezu kwethu naphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.

₈Bathuma babuthela kubo onke amakhosi amaFilisti, bathi: Siyakwenzani ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli na? Athi: Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli mawususelwe eGati. Bawususela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli khona.

₉Kwathi sebewususele khona, isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwalowomuzi ngokungquzula okukhulu, wabulala abantu bomuzi abancane nabakhulu; kwaqhamuka amathumba kubo.

₁₀Base bethuma umphongolo kaNkulunkulu e-Ekroni. Kwathi ekufikeni komphongolo kaNkulunkulu e-Ekroni abase-Ekroni bakhala bathi: Balethile umphongolo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kithi ukuba usibulale thina nabantu bakithi.

₁₁Bathuma babutha onke amakhosi amaFilisti, bathi: Wususeni umphongolo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ubuyele endlini yawo, ukuba ungasibulali thina nabantu bakithi, ngokuba kwakukhona ukungquzuka okokufa emzini wonke; isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasinzima kakhulu khona.

₁₂Abantu abangafanga bashaywa ngamathumba; ukukhala komuzi kwenyukela ezulwini.