Ndipo mazu ghaku Samuele ghanguvwika ku ŵaYisraele wose. Sono ŵaYisraele wanguruta ku nkhondo kurwana ndi ŵaFilisti ŵangugoŵa pa Ebenezere, ŵaFilisti ŵangugoŵa pa Afeke.
Viyo Yoswa wanguthereska charu chose, charu cha mitunthu ndi cha kumwela ndi charu cha chidika ndi vinkhwawu, ndi ŵakaronga ŵawo wose; wangubaya chamoyo chose, kwambura kusiyako kanthu, uli ndimo Ambuya Chiuta waku Yisraele wangulanguliya.
Ŵakujapo ŵanguthaŵiya mu msumba wa Afeke, ndipo linga linguwiya pa ŵanthu vikwi machumi ghaŵi ndi vinkhonde ndi viŵi (27,000) wo ŵangujapo. Benehadadi nayo wanguthaŵa, ndipo wangusere mu chipinda cha nyumba ya mukati mu msumba.