7 nebakaGebali, nebaka-Amoni, nebaka-Amaleki, nemaFilisti, kanye netakhamiti taseThire.
Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwenkhosi Sawula sive sakaRubeni sahlasela bakaHagari, lesabehlula; sase sidla lelive labo lonkhe lelingasemphumalanga nelakaGileyadi.
Khuluma kuyo iThire, lengasesangweni lelibheke ngaselwandle, ingumhwebi webantfu basemaveni lagudla lwandle, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Awu, Thire, ukhuluma utsi: “Ngimuhle ngiphelele.”
Bongcongcoshe betingcweti taseGebali babekhwele emkhunjini babakhi bemikhumbi labahlalele kuvala timbobo. Yonkhe imikhumbi yaselwandle nebagibeli bayo beta nabo, batewutsengiselana nawe.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseThire bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu, bangete basigcina sivumelwane sebuhlobo lesasentiwe.
nelive lemaGebali; nayo yonkhe iLebanoni ngasemphumalanga, kusukela eBhali Gadi, ngaphansi kweNtsaba iHemoni, kuye eLebo Hamathi.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Ema-Amaleki ngitawajezisa ngenca yaloko lakwenta kuma-Israyeli ngekuwalalela endleleni, nakaphuma eGibhithe.
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.