USamsoni wathi: Mangife namaFilisti. Wakhothama ngamandla akhe onke, indlu yawela phezu kwamakhosi naphezu kwabo bonke abantu ababe kuyo . Abafileyo ababulalayo ekufeni kwakhe babebaningi kunabo ababulalayo ekuhambeni kwakhe.

Izwe lonke lakhala ngezwi elikhulu, nabantu bonke bawela ; nenkosi futhi yawela umfudlana iKidroni, nabantu bonke bawela ngasendleleni yasehlane.

Bonke abantu bawela iJordani, nenkosi yawela; inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela endaweni yakhe. Ukuphikisana kuka-Israyeli noJuda

Kwathi lapho omunye esegawula umshayo , insimbi yawela emanzini ; wakhala wathi: Maye, nkosi! Ibitshelekiwe!

Kepha enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa.

Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni ; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda.

Kepha enye yawela edwaleni , lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona ; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo.

Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle ; yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu.

Kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda.

Enye yawela edwaleni , lapho yayingenamhla bathi omningi khona ; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo.

Enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa, ayaze yathela isithelo.

Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle ; yahluma, yakhula, yathela isithelo , yaveza ngamashumi amathathu, nangamashumi ayisithupha, nangekhulu.

Kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela imbewu yakhe . Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye yawela ngasendleleni ; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zezulu zayidla , zayiqeda.

Enye yawela edwaleni; kuthe imila, yabuna, ngokuba ingenamswakama.

Enye yawela phakathi kwameva , kwaze kwathi ameva esemila kanye nayo , ayiminyanisa.

Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; kuthe imila, yathela ngekhulu. Ekusho lokhu wamemeza wathi: Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.

Ingelosi yesithathu yayisibetha ; kwase kuwa ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu ivuthisa okwesibani , yawela phezu kokwesithathu kwemifula naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi.