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Umtshokotsho wesivumelwano usala elizweni lamaFilisti
5AmaFilisti asewuthatha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu awususa eEbeni-Ezeria awusa eAshidodib. 2 AmaFilisti asethatha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, awungenisa endlini kaDagoni, awubeka ngakuDagonic. 3 Kwathi abeAshidodi bevuka kusisa ngovivi, khangela, uDagoni esewile ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini phambi komtshokotsho weNkosid. Basebemthatha uDagoni, bambuyisela endaweni yakhe. 4 Sebevukile kusisa ekuseni kakhulu, khangela, uDagoni wayesewile ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi, lekhanda likaDagoni lempama zombili zezandla zakhe kwakuqunyiwe embundwini; kwasala kuye isithombo kuphelae. 5 Ngakho abapristi bakaDagoni labo bonke abangena endlini kaDagoni kabanyatheli embundwini kaDagoni eAshidodi kuze kube lamuhlaf.
6 Kodwa isandla seNkosi saba nzima phezu kwabeAshidodig, yabachithah, yabatshaya ngamathumba ophayo, iAshidodi lemingcele yayoi. 7 Kwathi abantu beAshidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo, bathi: Umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kawungahlali kithi, ngoba isandla sakhe sinzima phezu kwethu laphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu. 8 Ngakho bathuma babuthanisa zonke iziphathamandla zamaFilisti kibo, bathi: Sizakwenzani ngomtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayelij? Zasezisithi: Umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kawubhode uye eGathik. Basebewubhodisa bewusa khona umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 9 Kwasekusithi sebewubhodise bewuthwele, isandla seNkosi sasimelene lomuzil ngomonakalo omkhulu kakhulu, yatshaya abantu bomuzi, kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu; kwasekuqhamuka amathumba ophayo kubom.
10 Basebewuthumela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eEkhironin. Kwasekusithi ekufikeni komtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eEkhironio, abeEkhironi bakhala besithi: Babhodise baletha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli kithi ukusibulala labantu bakithi. 11 Ngakho bathuma babuthanisa zonke iziphathamandla zamaFilistip, bathi: Thumani lisuse umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli ukuthi ubuyele endaweni yawo, ukuze ungasibulali labantu bakithi, ngoba kwakulomonakalo wokufa emzini wonke, lesandla sikaNkulunkulu sasinzima kakhulu khona. 12 Labantu abangafanga batshaywa ngamathumba ophayo; lokukhala komuzi kwenyukela emazulwiniq.
a 4.1. 7.12.
b 6.17. Josh. 11.22. 13.3.15.46,47. 2 Lan. 26.6. Neh. 13.23,24. Isa. 20.1. Jer. 25.20. Amos 1.8. 3.9. Zef. 2.4. Zek. 9.6. Seb. 8.40.
c Hlu. 16.23.
d Isa. 46.1,2,7.
e Jer. 50.2. Hez. 6.4,6. Mika 1.7.
f Zef. 1.9.
g 5.7,11. Hlab. 32.4. Eks. 9.3. Seb. 13.11.
h 6.5.
i Dute. 28.27. Hlab. 78.66.
j Josh. 13.3.
k 17.4.
l 7.13. 12.15. Dute. 2.15.
m 5.11.
n Josh. 15.11.
o Josh. 15.11.
p Josh. 13.3.
q 5.6.