AmaFilisti azihlela ukuhlangana no -Israyeli; impi yaqhubeka, u-Israyeli wahlulwa phambi kwamaFilisti abulala empini ngasendle kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezine.

Kwathi abantu bengena ekamu , amalunga akwa -Israyeli athi : UJehova usibulaleleni phambi kwamaFilisti na ? Masithathe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova eShilo , siwulethe kithi , ufike phakathi kwethu , usisindise esandleni sezitha zethu.

Owaletha umbiko waphendula wathi : U-Israyeli ubalekile phambi kwamaFilisti; kwakukhona ukubulawa okukhulu phakathi kwabantu ; amadodana akho omabili oHofini noFinehasi afile , nomphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe. Ukufa kuka-Eli. U-Ikabodi

Babuthana eMispa, bakha amanzi, bawathulula phambi kukaJehova, bazila ngalolo suku , bathi khona : Sonile kuJehova . USamuweli wahlulela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eMispa. Ukwahlulwa kwamaFilisti

USamuweli esanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, amaFilisti asondela ukulwa no-Israyeli; kepha uJehova waduma ngokuduma okukhulu phezu kwamaFilisti ngalolo suku, wawangquzula, abulawa phambi kuka-Israyeli.

AmaFilisti alwa no-Israyeli; abantu bakwa -Israyeli babaleka phambi kwamaFilisti, bawa begwaziwe entabeni yaseGilibowa.

Bawembela amathambo kaSawule noJonathani ind odana yakhe ezweni lakwaBenjamini eSela ethuneni likaKishi uyise ; benza konke okuyalezwe yinkosi. Ngasemuva uNkulunkulu wancengwa ngenxa yezwe. Ukulwa kwamaFilisti

AmaFilisti alwa no -Israyeli; abantu bakwa -Israyeli babaleka phambi kwamaFilisti, bawa begwaziwe entabeni yaseGilibowa.

Waphuma walwa namaFilisti , wadiliza ugange lwaseGati , nogange lwaseJabine, nogange lwase -Ashidodi; wakha imizi kwelase -Ashidodi naphakathi kwamaFilisti.

E-Ashidodi kuyakuhlala umntwana wesihlahla ; ngiyakunquma ukuziphakamisa kwamaFilisti.