43 ne-Eloni, neThimnati, ne-Ekroni,
43 ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,
43 i-Eloni, iThimna, i-Ekhroni,
Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa umkaJuda; uJuda eseduduzekile wakhuphukela kubagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna, yena nomngane wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.
Ngiyakunquma owakhileyo e-Ashidodi nophethe intonga e-Ashikeloni, ngiphendulele isandla sami phezu kwe-Ekroni; insali yamaFilisti iyoshabalala, isho iNkosi uJehova.
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.
I-Ekroni namadlelo alo namadlelo alo;
noShaalabhibini, no-Ajaloni, noJetla,
ne-Eliteke, neGibethoni, neBhahalati,
iKhayini, iGibeya, neThimna; imizi eyishumi nemizana yayo;
Kodwa ama-Amori ahlala entabeni yaseHeresi e-Ajaloni naseSaalbimi;
u-Eliyaba umSaliboni, emadodaneni kaJasheni, noJonathani,
indodana kaDekari, eMakashi, naseSalibhimi, naseBeti Shemeshi, nase-Eloni-Betanan;