16 Maze ba baganwa batanu b’Abafilisitiya babibonye, basubira i Ekuroni kur’ uwo musi nyene.
uhēreye ku ruzi Shihori rurābana na Egiputa, gushitsa ku rubibe rw’i Ekuroni ahahera i burārūko, ahavugwa kw ar’ ah’ Abanyakanani: kand’ abaganwa batanu b’Abafilisitiya n’aba: uw’i Gaza, n’uw’i Ashidodi, n’uw’i Ashikeloni, n’uw’i Gati, n’uw’i Ekuroni; bo n’igihugu c’Abavimu,
Maz’ abaganwa b’ Abafilisitiya baja iy’ uwo mugore ari, baramubarira, bati Genda umuhendahende, umenye ah’ inkomezi ziwe nyinshi ziva, n’uburyo twomushobora, kugira ngo tubone kumuboha, tumumare amanyama; nawe tuzoguha amafeza, umuntu wese igihumbi n’ ijana.
Hār’ abaganwa batanu b’Abafilisitiya, n’Abanyakanani bose, n’Abasidoni, n’Abahiwi bo ku musozi Lebanoni, uhereye ku musozi Bayali‐Herumoni ugashitsa ahafata i Hamati.
Nukw iyo sandugu y’Imana bayirungika i Ekuroni. Igiserukayo, Abanyekuroni bavuza induru, bati Batuzaniye ya sandugu y’Imana y’Abisirayeli ngw itumarane n’ abacu!
Izo nka zigenda zitumbereye i Beti‐shemeshi, zijana inzira y’iroro, zigenda zirābira inzira yose, ntizakebereza i buryo cank’ i bumoso; abaganwa b’Abafilisitiya baraziherekeza, bazishikana ku rubibe rw’i Beti‐shemeshi.
Barababaza, bati Mbega tuyihongere impongano ki? Bati Muyihongere ibisa n’ibihute bitanu mucuze mw izahabu, n’ ibisa n’imbeba bitanu mucuze mw izahabu nyene, nk’ukw igitigiri c’abaganwa b’Abafilisitiya kingana; kukw icago cabashitseko mwese ari kimwe n’icashitse ku baganwa banyu.