11 Oku banali babirhi bacîyêreka lulya lugerêro lw’Abafilistini, nabo Abafilistini erhi bababona baderha mpu: «Langiri Abayahudi bahuluka omu mîna bali bacîfulisire».
Abâna ba abanya-mahanga banashandabane, basige ebishagala byâbo bizibuzibu.
Okuboko kw’abà nya-Mediana kwafunyâza bwenêne bene Israheli. Okwo kulibuzibwa n’abà nya-Madiani kwarhuma bene Israheli bakazigendicîfulika omu ntondo, omu nyâla n’omu mahukulu.
Erhi abantu b’Israheli babona oku ntaho bacîfunyûkira bulya bali erhi bagosirwe enyunda zoshi, barhondêra okucîfulika baguma omu nyâla, abandi omu malumba, abandi omu mabuye, abandi omu nyenga n’abandi omu mîna y’okulega amîshi, abandi omu mahwa.
Na ngasi bene Israheli bali bacîfulisire omu ntondo ya Efrayimu, erhi bayumva oku Abafilistini bakûzire omulindi bayâka, nabo bayandagala n’abandi bene Israheli omu kulwa.
Naye Akishi anacishuza balya barhambo b’Abafilistini erhi: «K’arhali olya Daudi washigaga mîra Saulu, Mwâmi w’Israheli oyo, na buno akola anshiga, hamagera ensiku ciru n’emyâka? Ntasagimubonakwo kantu ka kuyôbohya kurhenga amango atwîkaga nnawâbo, kuhika oku lusiku lw’ene.»