22 Kute ema-Anaki lasala akhona eveni laka-Israyeli; insali yawo yabaseGaza, naseGathi, nase-Ashdodi.
Kodvwa emvakweminyaka lemitsatfu, tigcili takhe letibili teca tabalekela kumsa waMakha, longu-Akhishi, inkhosi yaseGathi. Shimeyi watjelwa kwatsiwa: “Tigcili takho tiseGathi.”
Kwatsi emvakwaloko, Davide wahlasela emaFilisti wawehlula, wawemuka emandla ekutibusa eveni, watfumba iGathi kanye nemiti yayo leyayiyitungeletile, wayikhipha ekubusweni ngemaFilisti.
Bheriya naShema bekutinhloko temindeni leyayihlala edolobheni i-Ayaloni, ngibo labacosha labantfu lababehlala eGathi.
Wahamba wayakulwa nemaFilisti, wabhidlita tibondza taseGathi, netaseJabne kanye netase-Ashdodi. Wase wakha kabusha emadolobha labesedvutane ne-Ashdodi nakuletinye tindzawo emkhatsini wemaFilisti.
Ngemnyaka indvuna lenkhulu yemphi, leyayitfunywe nguSagoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, yefikela e-Ashdodi, yayihlasela, yayitfumba,
Kodvwa Filiphu wabonakala asase-Azothosi ahamba ashumayela liVangeli kuwo onkhe emadolobha, waze wefika naseKhesariya.
Ema-Avi labakhe emadolobheni lagudla lwandle kuze kuyewufika eGaza, wona-ke abhujiswa ngemaKhrethe labechamuka eKhrethe. Lelive lase lidliwa ngulawo maKhrethe.
Labantfu banemandla, kantsi futsi badze, bangema-Anaki. Niyabati labo bantfu futsi nise neva ngabo kutsiwa: ‘Ngubani longamelana nema-Anaki?’
Joshuwa wabancoba kusukela eKhadeshi Bhaneya kuze kuyewufika eGaza, nekusukela kuso sonkhe sifundza saseGosheni kuze kuyewufika eGibeyoni.
Kusukela eHebroni Khalebi wesuka wacosha lama-Anaki lamatsatfu: boSheshayi, na-Ahimani, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki.
emphumalanga ne-Ekroni, yonkhe indzawo yase-Ashdodi, kanye nemiti yawo.
I-Ashdodi yaba kanye netabelo nemiti leyitungeletile; iGaza yaba kanye netabelo nemiti leyitungeletile, kuze kuyewufika emfudlaneni waseGibhithe nelusentse lweLwandle Lolukhulu.
Imphi yakaJuda yatfumba iGaza, ne-Ashkeloni kanye ne-Ekroni. Ngulelo nalelo dolobha yayifike ilitfumbe kanye nelive lalo lonkhe.
kwakunguletive: emakhosi lasihlanu emaFilisti, nawo onkhe emaKhenani, nemaSidoni, nemaHivi labehlala etintsabeni taseLebanoni, kusukela eNtsabeni iBhali Hemoni kuze kuyewufika eLebo Hamathi.
Ingwazi lekwakutsiwa nguGoliyathi libito layo, ingeyekuchamuka eGathi, yabonakala iphuma etichemeni temaFilisti. Yayiyindze iluhalakasha, ingetulu kwemamitha labengaba matsatfu.
Atsi kube emaFilisti alitfumbe libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, alitsatsa e-Ebheni Eza alimikisa e-Ashdodi.