43 ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,
43 i-Eloni, iThimna, i-Ekhroni,
43 ne-Eloni, neThimnati, ne-Ekroni,
Emva kwezinsuku eziningi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa umkaJuda; eseduduzekile uJuda wakhuphuka, waya kubo abagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna, yena kanye nomhlobo wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.
Ngiyakunquma abakhileyo e-Ashidodi, nophethe intonga e-Ashikeloni, ngiphendulele isandla sami e-Ekroni; nensali yamaFilisti iyakuphela,” isho iNkosi uJehova.
Base bethuma umphongolo kaNkulunkulu e-Ekroni. Kwathi ekufikeni komphongolo kaNkulunkulu e-Ekroni abase-Ekroni bakhala bathi: “Balethile umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kithi ukuba usibulale thina nabantu bakithi.”
I-Ekroni nemizi yalo nemizana yalo;
neShahalabini, ne-Ajaloni, neJitila,
ne-Eliteke, neGibethoni, neBalati,
neKayini, neGibeya, neThimna, imizi iyishumi nemizana yayo.
Kepha ama-Amori aphumelela ukuhlala entabeni yaseHeresi, nase-Ajaloni, naseShahalabimi; kodwa isandla sendlu kaJosefa sahlula, aze asetshenziswa.
no-Eliyaba waseShahaliboni, noBene Jasheni, noJonathani,
noBeni-Dekeri eMakhasi, naseShahalabimi, naseBeti Shemeshi, nase-Eloni Beti Hanani,