26 Samsoni wacela kulesisebenti lesasimhola, simbambe ngesandla, watsi: “Ngimise lapho ngingabamba khona letinsika telithempeli, khona ngitekweyama kuto.”
Batsi nase bamnandzi, bamemeta batsi: “Khiphani Samsoni atesidlalela.” Ngako babita Samsoni ejele, bamletsa embikwabo, wabagidzela. Bambeka emkhatsini wetinsika.
Lelithempeli laligcwele linhlinhla emadvodza, nebafati, nabo bonkhe baholi bemaFilisti babekhona lapho; lapha etulu eluphahleni kwakunebantfu lababengacishe babe ti-3 000, emadvodza nebafati lababebukela kugidza kwaSamsoni.