16 Lababusi labasihlanu bemaFilisti bakubona konkhe loko, base bayancandzeka ngalona lelo langa baya e-Ekroni.
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;
Baholi bemaFilisti baya kuyo, bafike batsi: “Buka la, nawungamwunga aze asikhombise imfihlakalo yalamandla akhe lamakhulu, nekutsi singamncoba njani kuze simkhunge, simbambe ngulowo nalowo wetfu angakunika isiliva lengemakhilogremu langaba li-13, amunye.”
kwakunguletive: emakhosi lasihlanu emaFilisti, nawo onkhe emaKhenani, nemaSidoni, nemaHivi labehlala etintsabeni taseLebanoni, kusukela eNtsabeni iBhali Hemoni kuze kuyewufika eLebo Hamathi.
Ngako 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!”
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.
EmaFilisti abuta atsi: “Ngumuphi umnikelo welicala lesingawutfumela kuye?” Baphendvula batsi: “Ngematfumba lasihlanu egolide, nemagundvwane lasihlanu egolide njengelinani lebabusi bemaFilisti, ngobe lesishayo sehlele nine kanye nebabusi benu.