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1 Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia ha'ma hu'za Ebeneza kumatetima erite'za, eri'za vu'za Asdoti kumate uhanati'naze.
Emva kokuba amaFilistiya esethumbe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, alithatha e-Ebhenezeri alisa e-Ashidodi.
2 Anama hute'za Filistia vahe'mo'za Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia eri'za havi anumzazimimofo Dagoni mono nompi mareri'za, ana havi anumzazamimofo asoparega tava'oma'are ome ante'naze.
Aphinda alithwala alisa ethempelini likaDagoni.
3 Hagi Asdoti kumate vahe'mo'za nanterama oti'za eme kazana Dagoni havi anumzamo'a mopafi traka huno avugati Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisimofo avuga mase'nege'za eme ke'za antri nehu'za, ete eri'za noma'are ome retrurente'naze.
Kwathi abantu base-Ashidodi bevuka ekuseni kakhulu okwalandelayo, nango uDagoni, ewele phansi ngobuso phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo! Bamthatha uDagoni bambeka endaweni yakhe.
4 Hianagi ete'za anante nanterama oti'za eme kazana ete mago'ane Dagoni havi anumzamo'a traka huno Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisimofo avuga avugosaregati mase'nege'za ke'naze. Hagi ana Dagoni havi anumzamofo aseni'ane azantremokea ruhantagike kahantrate me'nazageno avufga'amoke me'ne.
Kodwa ngakusasa ekuseni bathi bevuka, nango uDagoni, ewele phansi ngobuso phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo! Ikhanda lakhe lezandla kwakugumukile kuthe qekele eduze lomnyango; kwakusele umzimba wakhe kuphela.
5 E'ina agafare meninena Dagoni havi anumzamofo pristi vahe'mo'zane amane vahe'mo'zama ana Dagoni havi anumzamofo mono no kafante'ma unefre'za, ana kaha tratera zamaga ore'za takauneraze.
Ngalokho-ke kuze kube lamhla abaphristi bakaDagoni labanye nje abangena ethempelini likaDagoni kabanyatheli ekuqaliseni komnyango.
6 Hagi Asdotima mani'naza vahe'ene, tva'ozamire'ma me'nea kumatamimpi vahe'enena Ra Anumzamo'a azana rusuteno usgenkna namunteti zamazeri haviza hu'ne.
Isandla sikaThixo sasinzima phezu kwabantu base-Ashidodi laseduze kwayo; wehlisela incithakalo phezu kwabo yabahlupha langamathumba.
7 Hagi anazama fore'ma hiazama Asdoti vene'nemo'za nege'za amanage hu'naze, Israeli vahe Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia tagranena omanenianki, erita ome atresune. Na'ankure Agra azana rusuteno hara huneranteno, Dagoni havi anumzantinena hara hunente.
Kwathi abantu base-Ashidodi bebona okwakusenzakala, bathi, “Ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikankulunkulu ka-Israyeli akumelanga lihlale lathi lapha, ngoba isandla sakhe sinzima phezu kwethu laphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.”
8 Hagi Filistia mopafima mika 5fu'a kuma'ma kvama hu'naza vahezaga ke hutru hu'za amanage hu'naze, ama Israeli vahe Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia na'a hugahune? Hazageno ana ranra kva vahetamimo'za kenona hu'za, Israeli vahe Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia Gati kumate erita viho, hazage'za Israeli vahe Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia eri'za Gati kumate vu'naze.
Ngakho babiza bonke ababusi bamaFilistiya bababuza bathi, “Sizakwenzani ngebhokisi lesivumelwano sikankulunkulu ka-Israyeli na?” Baphendula bathi, “Ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikankulunkulu ka-Israyeli liseni eGathi.” Ngakho ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu balisa eGathi.
9 Hianagi ana huhagerafi huvempage vogisima eri'za Gati kumate'ma vazageno'a, ana kumapi vahera ositeti'ma vuno ra vahete'ma vu'neana Ra Anumzamo'a azana rusuteno usagenkna ranra namunteti zamazeri haviza nehige'za tusi zamagogogu hu'naze.
Kodwa kwathi sebelihambisile, isandla sikaThixo samelana lalelodolobho, okwenza kwaba lokuthuthumela okukhulu kulo. Wahlupha abantu bedolobho lelo, abatsha labadala, ngokuphihlika kwamathumba.
10 Ana hige'za ana huhagerafi huvempage vogisia huzmantazage'za eri'za rankumate Ekroni vu'naze. Hianagi Ekroni vahe'mo'za rankege hu'za amanage hu'naze, Israeli vahe Ra Anumzamo'a vahetia zamahe friku higeta ama huhagerafi huvempage vogisia erita neaze.
Ngakho ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lasiwa e-Ekroni. Kwathi ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu lifika e-Ekroni, abantu base-Ekroni bakhala besithi, “Sebelethe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikankulunkulu ka-Israyeli kithi lapha ukuzasibulala kanye labantu bakithi.”
11 Hagi miko Filistia ranra kva vahetamina ete ke hutru hu'za amanage hu'za zamasami'naze, amafintira Israeli vahe Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisia huzmantenke'za eri'za kuma'arega ometreho. Ana'ma osanazana tagri vahe'mo'za rama'a frigahaze. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'a azana rusuteno hara hunezmantege'za, ana kumapi vahe'mo'za fri'zankura tusi koro hu'naze.
Ngakho babiza bonke ababusi bamaFilistiya, bathi, “Susani ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikankulunkulu ka-Israyeli; kalibuyele emuva endaweni yalo, hlezi lisibulale thina kanye labantu bakithi.” Ngoba ukufa kwakwenze kwaba lokuthuthumela edolobheni; isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasinzima kakhulu phezu kwalo.
12 Hagi zamahema ofri'nea vahera usagenkna namunteti zamazeri haviza hige'za zamaza huzankura krafage hazageno anagamu monarega mareri'ne.
Labo abangafanga baphunywa ngamathumba, njalo umkhosi wedolobho waya phezulu ezulwini.
