5 Latsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nalifika enkambu, onkhe ema-Israyeli aphakamisa ludvumo amemeta ngemsindvo lomkhulu kangangekutsi kwadzimate kwatamatama umhlaba.
Sadoki naye abelapho naye, akanye nawo onkhe emaLevi, betfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu. Balibeka phansi libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, Abiyatha wase unikela ngemihlatjelo, baze baphuma bonkhe bantfu edolobheni.
Bonkhe bantfu benyuka bamlandzela, bashaya nemintjingozi bajabule kakhulu, kwaze kwanyakata ngisho nemhlaba ngenca yemsindvo.
kutsi kujabula kwalababi kwesikhashana nje, nekutfokota kwalabangenaNkulunkulu kuba kwesikhashana nje.
Ningawetsembi lamagama langemanga nitsi: “Leli lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze!”
Nikhweshisela eceleni lilanga lelibi, bese nisondzeta edvutane umbuso lowesabisako.
Lesive sifuna luhlobo lwebaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga nenkhohliso, batsi: ‘Ngiphrofetha kutsi liwayini netjwala kuyawuba ngimifula yenu yekunatsa.’
Atsi kube emacilongo akhale kakhulu, sive sonkhe samemeta kakhulu. Satsi kube sive sonkhe sive kukhala kwelicilongo, samemeta, lubondza lwelidolobha lwahhihlikela phansi; ngako nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yangena yacondza ekhatsi, balidla lidolobha.
Nitawutsi ningeva bawashaya badvonsa sikhatsi lesidze, bonkhe bantfu bamemete kakhulukati; lubondza lwalelidolobha lutakuwa, bantfu bese bangena ngekhatsi, ngulowo nalowo lapho angakhona khona.”
Kwatsi asasondzela eLehi, emaFilisti eta kuSamsoni amemeta. Moya waSimakadze wehlela kuye ngemandla, kwatsi letindophi letatisetandleni takhe, tafanana netintsambo letishiswa ngumlilo, tibopho tadzilika etandleni takhe.
EmaFilisti atsi nakeva lomsindvo lomkhulu kangaka, abutana atsi: “Wani lomsindvo longaka losenkambu yemaHebheru?” Batsi kube beve kutsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze selifikile enkambu,