11 Wahola Israyeli wamkhipha emkhatsini wawo, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze;
Wase uyabakhipha baka-Israyeli eGibhithe, bahamba sebanesiliva negolide; kute nome munye lowawa emindenini yabo.
Kepha wakhipha sive sakhe njengetimvu, wasihola ehlane njengemhlambi wakhe.
Tonkhe letive tema-Israyeli taphuma eveni laseGibhithe mhlazana kuhlangana leminyaka lengema-430.
Kwakubusuku Simakadze lalindzela ngabo kuze abakhiphe eGibhithe; ngako-ke lobo busuku behlukaniselwa Simakadze kutsi ema-Israyeli onkhe alindzele ngabo titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
Simakadze wawakhipha ngalo lelo langa ema-Israyeli eGibhithe ngetive tawo.
Nangabe indvodzana yakho ibuta itsi: ‘Nikwentelani loku?’ uboyiphendvula utsi: ‘Simakadze wasebentisa sandla sakhe lesinemandla kusikhipha eGibhithe, lapho sasitigcili khona.
Lelisiko liyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho, kube luphawu ebuntini lakho; ngobe Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.”
Ngesikhatsi Faro akhulula sive sema-Israyeli, Nkulunkulu akawahambisanga ngendlela lejubako leyayidzabula eveni lemaFilisti. Nkulunkulu wacabanga watsi: “Angifuni kubahambisa ngalendlela, ngobe nase kufanele babhekane nemphi, bangahle bajikise tingcondvo bese babuyela eGibhithe.”
Mosi wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Nibolikhumbula lelilanga leniphume ngalo eGibhithe, endlini yebugcili, ngobe Simakadze unikhiphe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla kulendzawo. Ningasidli sinkhwa lesifakwe imbiliso.
Lomkhosi uyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho nesikhumbuto lesinanyatsiselwe ebuntini lakho. Loko kuyawunikhumbuta kutsi umtsetfo waSimakadze niwati ngenhloko nikhulume ngawo, ngobe Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.