10 Sunu nobashilumamba bene Isilaeli ndamuteteesha! Amumpe muntu ngweshi tulwanaakwe.”
Sombi Defedi wakaambila mwine Filisiti uyo ayi, “Webo utoosa mukundwana amupeeni alimwi amasumo. Ono nebo ntookulwana muliina lya Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse, Lesa wa likoto lya bashilumamba lya bene Isilaeli, uyo ngowanyansha.
Ndushinisho nebo nemusebenshi wanu ndacaya nkalamu alimwi abeya. Ono sunu mwine Filisiti ulya utooba bweenka mbuli banyama abo mukwiinga wanyansha likoto lya bashilumamba bakwe Lesa muumi.
Sombi Sanibalati mwine Beti Oloni, Tobiya wacinenenene wa mucishi ca Amoni aGeshemu mwine Alabu, ndibakanyumfwa makani aya, bakatuseka akutuweluluka ayi, “Ono nciinshi ici ncemutoocita? Sa mulisuni kwaashukila mwaami?”
Musankwa uyo ndyaakanyansha bene Isilaeli Jonasani mwanaakwe Shimeya mukwabo Defedi, wakaya wamucaya.
“Paceebo ceeco nebo neNebukadinesa ndalumbaisha akulemeka Mwaami wa Kwiculu mukwiinga shoonse nshaacita nshibotu alimwi nshila shakwe shoonse shililuleme. Lakwe ulakonsha kubombya baabo balisumpula.”
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Musongo atalilumbaishi ceebo ca busongo bwakwe. Muntu shinkusu atalilumbaishi ceebo ca nkusu shakwe. Alakwe mubile atalilumbaishi ceebo ca bubile bwakwe.
Kulisumpula kulatola mukunyonyoolwa. Kulyuuma mucaamba kulalengesha muntu kuwa.
Wakalinga kumukonkela nguEliyasa mwanaakwe Dodayi mwine Aowa. Alakwe wakalinga womwi wa “Bashilumamba Botatwe Bapukite.” Wakalinga aDefedi ndyaakasumuna bene Filisiti abo bakalinga kubungene kuPasi Damimu ayi balwane. Ciindi ico bashilumamba bene Isilaeli bamwi boonse kabali bamana kucica.
Saulo abene Isilaeli bamwi ndibakanyumfwa maswi ayo a mwine Filisiti uyo, bakakankamana akuloonda abuumbi.
Mwaami wa bene Asilya watuma mutanjilili wa bashilumamba bakwe kwisa mukucobola Lesa muumi. Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wako aanyumfwe mucobwe uyo akupa mulandu abo boonse bacobola. Aboobo amupaile kuli Lesa pabantu besu abo bacaalaawo.’ ”
