31 Sikhatsi siyeta lapho ngiyawuncamula khona emandla akho nemandla endlu yeyihlo, kuze kubete lichegu endlini yeyihlo.
Inkhosi yabeka Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, kutsi aphatse umbutfo esikhundleni saJowabe, kwase kutsi esikhundleni sa-Abiyatha wabeka Sadoki, umphristi.
Wahambisa bafelokati yabayaba, wapitjita emandla alabatintsandzane.
Emandla alababi ayawukwephulwa, kodvwa Simakadze uyabaphasa labalungile.
“ ‘EmaLevi langibalekela ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli eduka nangesikhatsi azulazula esuka kimi, alandzela tithico tawo, kufanele ayetfwale leyo miphumela yesono sawo.
emkhatsini wawo kwakuna-Ahiya labembatsa sidziya sebaphristi. Yena-ke abengumsa wemnakabo-Ikhabodi, Ahitubi, umsa waFinehasi, umsa wa-Eli, umphristi waSimakadze labeseShilo. Kute lowanaka kutsi Jonathani abesahambile.
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawumelana na-Eli nendlu yakhe ngako konkhe lengakusho kuye, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni.
EmaFilisti ayihlela imphi yawo atilungiselela kuhlangabetana neyema-Israyeli. Kwatsi imphi seyibambene etulu, ehlulwa ema-Israyeli, ehlulwa ngemaFilisti labulala ema-Israyeli labengaba ti-4 000 emphini.