Abase-Ashidodi sebevukile kusasa ekuseni, bheka, uDagoni wayewile phansi ngobuso phambi komphongolo kaJehova . Bamthatha uDagoni, bambuyisela endaweni yakhe.

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.

Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho ; uthatha kuwo , othe; uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa ; wenza unkulunkulu , akhuleke kuye , enze nesithombe esibaziweyo, akhothambele kuso.

U-Ohola wafeba esengowami , wakhanukela izithandwa za khe, abase- Asiriya, abakhelwane bakhe,

Wakhanukela abase -Asiriya, izinduna nababusi , abakhelwane, ababembethe kahle kakhulu , beyizinkweli ezikhwele amahhashi , zonke ziyizinsizwa ezinxanelekayo.

abaseBabele, nawo onke amaKaledi , iPhekodi, neShowa, neKhowa, nabo bonke abase -Asiriya kanye nabo , izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo , izinduna, nababusi, nabakhulu, nezikhulu, nabadumileyo, bonke bekhwele amahhashi.

Khona uJesu wathi kubaJuda abase bekholiwe nguye : Uma nimi ezwini lami, ningabafundi bami isibili;

baloba ngesandla sabo ngokuthi : Abaphostoli namalunga , abazalwane, bayabingelela abazalwane abavela kwabezizwe abase -Antiyokiya, nabaseSiriya, nabaseKhilikhiya.

Ngokuba bonke abase -Athene nabafokazi abakhe khona babengazilibazisi ngokunye, kuphela ngokukhuluma nokuzwa izindaba ezintsha.

Ngakho basuka kuye masinyane abase bezakumhlola ; kepha induna yenkulungwane yesaba, isiyazi ukuthi ungumRoma nokuthi ibimbophile.

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , kubo abangcwele abase-Efesu nakubo abakholwa nguKristu Jesu:

Uyazi lokhu ukuthi bonke abase -Asiya bangifulathele, abaphakathi kwabo ngoFigelu noHermogene.

Khonzani kubo bonke abaniholayo nakubo bonke abangcwele. Abase-Italiya bayakhonza kini.