1 Atsi kube emaFilisti alitfumbe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, alitsatsa e-Ebheni Eza alimikisa e-Ashdodi.
wayekelela titsa, tatfumba libhokisi lesivumelwane lelisiboniso semandla nenkhatimulo yakhe.
Ngemnyaka indvuna lenkhulu yemphi, leyayitfunywe nguSagoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, yefikela e-Ashdodi, yayihlasela, yayitfumba,
Memetelani etigodlweni tase-Ashdodi nasetigodlweni taseGibhithe, nitsi: “Butsanani ndzawonye etintsabeni taseSamariya; bonani umsindvo lomkhulu losemkhatsini wayo kanye nekucindzetelwa lokukuyo.”
Kodvwa Filiphu wabonakala asase-Azothosi ahamba ashumayela liVangeli kuwo onkhe emadolobha, waze wefika naseKhesariya.
Kute ema-Anaki lasala akhona eveni laka-Israyeli; insali yawo yabaseGaza, naseGathi, nase-Ashdodi.
kusukela eMfuleni iShihori, emphumalanga neGibhithe, kuye eveni la-Ekroni ngasenyakatfo, lonkhe libalwa ngekutsi lemaKhenani, live lebabusi bemaFilisti labasihlanu eGaza, nase-Ashdodi, nase-Ashkeloni naseGathi, kanye nase-Ekroni kulema-Avi;
Livi laSamuweli lalivakala lihloniphekile kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli akhuphuka ayakulwa nemaFilisti. Ema-Israyeli afike akamba e-Ebheni Eza, kwatsi emaFilisti wona akamba e-Afeki.
Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu latfunjwa, nemadvodzana a-Eli omabili, boHofni naFinehasi, abulawa.
Watsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli, ngobe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu litfunjiwe.”
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze liseseveni lemaFilisti tinyanga letisikhombisa,
Samuweli wabe sewutsatsa litje, walimisa emkhatsini waseMispa naseSheni. Waletsa libito watsi yi-Ebheni Eza, atsi: “Simakadze usisite kwaze kwaba ngumanje.”