45 I-Ekroni namadlelo alo namadlelo alo;
45 I-Ekroni nemizi yalo nemizana yalo;
45 I-Ekhroni nemizi yalo nemizana yalo;
kusukela eSihori eliphambi kweGibhithe kuze kube semngceleni we-Ekroni ngasenyakatho, elibalelwa kumaKhanani: izikhulu ezinhlanu zamaFilisti; amaGasathi, nama-Ashidoti, nama-Eskaloni, namaGiti, nama-Ekroni; futhi ama-Avites:
Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa, ne-Ashikeloni libe yihlane; bayakuxosha i-Ashidodi emini, ne-Ekroni lisishulwe.
Ngiyakunquma owakhileyo e-Ashidodi nophethe intonga e-Ashikeloni, ngiphendulele isandla sami phezu kwe-Ekroni; insali yamaFilisti iyoshabalala, isho iNkosi uJehova.
Lawa angamasikela egolide amaFilisti awabuyisela kuJehova njengomnikelo wecala; ele-Ashidodi elilodwa, ngeleGaza elilodwa, ngele-Ashikeloni elilodwa, ngeleGati elilodwa, ngele-Ekroni elilodwa;
Ngakho bathumela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu e-Ekroni. Kwathi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu usufikile e-Ekroni, abase-Ekroni bakhala bathi: “Balethile umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kithi ukuba basibulale thina nabantu bakithi.
Lawa angamadodana ka-Ishmayeli, futhi lawa angamagama awo ngemizi yawo nezinqaba zawo; izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngokwezizwe zazo.
noKehila, no-Agisibi, noMaresa; imizi eyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.
kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kube selwandle, yonke engase-Ashidodi nemizana yayo;
umkhawulo waphuma waya eceleni kwe-Ekroni ngasenyakatho, umkhawulo waphuma waya eSikroni, wadlula entabeni yaseBahala, waphuma waya eJabineyeli; ukuphuma komngcele kwakusolwandle.
ne-Eloni, neThimnati, ne-Ekroni,