kusukela eSihori elingaphambi kweGibithe kuze kube semkhawulweni wase- Ekroni ngasenyakatho , elibalelwa kumaKhanani, amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti: amaGaza, nama-Ashidodi, nama-Ashikeloni, namaGiti, nama- Ekroni, nama-Avi,

umkhawulo wawusuphuma , waya eceleni kwe -Ekroni ngasenyakatho ; umkhawulo wasuka waya eShikeroni , wadlula waya e ntabeni yaseBahala , waphuma eJabineyeli; ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakuselwandle.

I-Ekroni nemizi yalo nemizana yalo;

kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kufike elwandle, yonke eyayiseceleni kwe-Ashidodi nemizana yayo.

ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,

UJuda wathatha iGaza nomkhawulo walo , ne-Ashikeloni nomkhawulo walo, ne-Ekroni nomkhawulo walo.

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.

Amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti esekubonile abuyela e-Ekroni ngalolo suku.

Lawa angamathumba egolide amaFilisti awabuyisa abe ngumnikelo wecala kuJehova: elinye ngele -Ashidodi, nelinye ngeleGaza , nelinye ngele - Ashikeloni, nelinye ngeleGati, nelinye ngele-Ekroni;

Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithathile ku -Israyeli yabuyiselwa ku -Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kube seGati; umkhawulo wayo u-Israyeli wawophula esandleni samaFilisti. Kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kuka-Israyeli nama-Amori. USamuweli ungumahluleli

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli nabakwaJuda basuka bakhamuluka , bawaxosha amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGayi nasemasangweni ase -Ekroni. Abalimeleyo bamaFilisti bawa ngasendleleni eya eShaharayimi, kwaze kwaba seGati nase- Ekroni.

U-Ahaziya wawa eheleni lekame lo lakhe eliphezulu laseSamariya , wagula, wathuma izithunywa , wathi kuzo : Hambani nibuze kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, uma ngiyakusinda kulokhu kugula kwami.

Kepha ingelosi kaJehova yathi ku -Eliya waseThishibi : Suka ukhuphuke ukuhlangabeza izithu nywa zenkosi yaseSamariya , uthi kuzo : Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba niye nibuze kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na?

Zathi kuye : Kwakhuphuka umuntu ukuba asihlangabeze, wathi kithi : Hambani, nibuyele enkosini enithumileyo , nithi kuyo: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba uthume ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na? Ngalokho umbhede okhuphukele kuwo awuyikwehlika kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

Wayesethi kuyo : Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Lokhu uthume izithunywa ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase -Ekroni kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba kubuzwe ngezwi lakhe na ? Ngalokho awuyikwehlika embhedeni okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ; onke amakhosi ase -Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti e -Ashikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi;

I-Ashikeloni liyakukubona, lesabe, neGaza futhi, bese lithuthumela kakhulu, kanye ne -Ekroni, ngokuba ukwethemba kwalo kuyakujabha ; inkosi iyakubhubha eGaza, ne-Ashikeloni aliyikuhlalwa.

Ngiyakukhipha igazi labo emlonyeni wabo , nezinengiso zabo phakathi kwamazinyo abo , nabo uqobo babe yinsali kuNkulunkulu wethu , babe ngababusi kwaJuda nase-Ekroni njengamaJebusi.

Ngiyakunquma abakhileyo e -Ashidodi, nophethe intonga e -Ashikeloni, ngiphendulele isandla sami e -Ekroni; nensali yamaFilisti iyakuphela , isho iNkosi uJehova.

Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa, i-Ashikeloni libe yincithakalo ; bayakulixosha i-Ashidodi emini, i-Ekroni lisishulwe.