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1 AmaFilisti asewuthatha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu awususa eEbeni-Ezeri awusa eAshidodi.

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.

2 AmaFilisti asethatha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, awungenisa endlini kaDagoni, awubeka ngakuDagoni.

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.

3 Kwathi abeAshidodi bevuka kusisa ngovivi, khangela, uDagoni esewile ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi. Basebemthatha uDagoni, bambuyisela endaweni yakhe.

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.

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 kuphela.

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.

5 Ngakho abapristi bakaDagoni labo bonke abangena endlini kaDagoni kabanyatheli embundwini kaDagoni eAshidodi kuze kube lamuhla.

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.

6 Kodwa isandla seNkosi saba nzima phezu kwabeAshidodi, yabachitha, yabatshaya ngamathumba ophayo, iAshidodi lemingcele yayo.

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.

7 Kwathi abantu beAshidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo, bathi: Umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kawungahlali kithi, ngoba isandla sakhe sinzima phezu kwethu laphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.

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.

8 Ngakho bathuma babuthanisa zonke iziphathamandla zamaFilisti kibo, bathi: Sizakwenzani ngomtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli? Zasezisithi: Umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kawubhode uye eGathi. Basebewubhodisa bewusa khona umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.

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.

9 Kwasekusithi sebewubhodise bewuthwele, isandla seNkosi sasimelene lomuzi ngomonakalo omkhulu kakhulu, yatshaya abantu bomuzi, kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu; kwasekuqhamuka amathumba ophayo kubo.

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.

10 Basebewuthumela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eEkhironi. Kwasekusithi ekufikeni komtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eEkhironi, abeEkhironi bakhala besithi: Babhodise baletha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli kithi ukusibulala labantu bakithi.

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.

11 Ngakho bathuma babuthanisa zonke iziphathamandla zamaFilisti, bathi: Thumani lisuse umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli ukuthi ubuyele endaweni yawo, ukuze ungasibulali labantu bakithi, ngoba kwakulomonakalo wokufa emzini wonke, lesandla sikaNkulunkulu sasinzima kakhulu khona.

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.

12 Labantu abangafanga batshaywa ngamathumba ophayo; lokukhala komuzi kwenyukela emazulwini.

Hagi zamahema ofri'nea vahera usagenkna namunteti zamazeri haviza hige'za zamaza huzankura krafage hazageno anagamu monarega mareri'ne.