9 Bheni Dekeri abesikhulu saseMakhasi, naseShalbimu, naseBhethi Shemeshi, nase-Eloni Bhethi Hanani.
Wawube sewuyajika ucondza enshonalanga, usuke eBhala uye eNtsabeni iSeyiri, uhambe ugudle licele lelingasenyakatfo neNtsaba iJeyarimu, lekuyiKhesaloni, uchubeke wewuke uye eBhethi Shemeshi, wewelele eThimna.
neShalbimu, ne-Ayaloni, ne-Jithila,
ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,
ne-Ayini, neJutha, neBhethi Shemeshi, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha layimfica kuleto tive totimbili.
kantsi futsi ema-Amori abetimisele kuhlala eNtsabeni iHeresi, ne-Ayaloni, neShalbimu; kodvwa kwatsi kube emandla esive sakaJosefa akhule, nawo futsi acindzetelwa kutsi asebentele sona.
Letinkhomo tahamba tacondza ngco eBhethi Shemeshi, takhuphuka ngemgwaco, tingaphambuki ndzawo, tihambe tibhonsa yonkhe indlela; atizange tiphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele. Babusi bemaFilisti babenguloku batibukile batilandzela ngemuva, taze tayawufika emnyeleni waseBhethi Shemeshi.
bantfu baseBhethi Shemeshi babuta batsi: “Ngubani longema ebukhoneni baSimakadze, loNkulunkulu longcwele? Lelibhokisi lesivumelwane litawuya kabani nalikhuphuka lapha?”
kodvwa niyicaphele. Nayikhuphuka icondza eveni lalo, kubheka ngaseBhethi Shemeshi, kuyakube nguye Simakadze lona losehlisele letinhlupho. Kodvwa nakungenjalo, siyawube sesiyati kutsi bekungesiso sandla sakhe lesi lesisehlisele letishayo; kumane kwasivelela nje.”