17 EmaFilisti aphuma ayawuhlasela ngemacembu lamatsatfu: Lelinye lacondza ngase-Ofra endzaweni yaseShuwali.
ne-Avimu, nePhara, ne-Ofra,
neHasari Shuwali, neBhala, ne-Esemu,
Ngakusasa Sawula wahlela imphi yakhe, wayehlukanisa ticheme letintsatfu; kwatsi ekuseni nakudzabuka kusa batseleka enkambu yema-Amoni, bawagwaza bawabulala, laze lafutfumala lilanga. Kwatsi labo labaphunyula bahlakaka, kwabate namunye lobaleka nalomunye.
Kutfutfumela kwahlasela onkhe emabutfo labesenkambu nalawo labesesigangeni, nalawo labesetichemeni kanye nalawo labehlasela, umhlaba watamatama. Lokutfutfumela kwaba shangatsi kutfunyelwe nguNkulunkulu.