43 ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,
Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze umkaJuda, indvodzakati yaShuwa, wafa. Kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekulila, Juda naHira wase-Adulamu benyuka baya kubagundzi betimvu eThimna.
na-Eliyaba waseShalbimu, nemadvodzana aJasheni, naJonathani,
Bheni Dekeri abesikhulu saseMakhasi, naseShalbimu, naseBhethi Shemeshi, nase-Eloni Bhethi Hanani.
Ngitayibhubhisa inkhosi yase-Ashdodi nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi e-Ashkeloni. Ngitayivukela i-Ekroni, ngiwabhubhise onkhe emaFilisti kungasali namunye,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
I-Ekroni yaba kanye netabelo nemiti leyitungeletile;
neKhayini, neGibeya, neThimna, lekwaba ngemadolobha lalishumi akanye nemiti yawo.
neShalbimu, ne-Ayaloni, ne-Jithila,
ne-Eltheke, neGibhethoni, neBhalathi,
kantsi futsi ema-Amori abetimisele kuhlala eNtsabeni iHeresi, ne-Ayaloni, neShalbimu; kodvwa kwatsi kube emandla esive sakaJosefa akhule, nawo futsi acindzetelwa kutsi asebentele sona.
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!”