¹ Nomba imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh yali mucalo caba philishiti pamyenshi cine lubali. ² Elo abantu aba philishiti baitile bashimapepo naba shingánda; balandile kuli bo, ''Bushe findo tukocita ne mbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh ? Twebeni ifyo twingaibwekeshamo kucalo caiko.'' ³ Bashimapepo nabo shingánda balandile,'' umfwa mwabwekeshamo mbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Lesa wakwa Israeli, mwiituma ukwabula cabupe; munshila shonse mutumineni umutulo wakushininwa kwakwe takwafumina pali mwe panka nomba.'' ⁴ Elo balandile ,''kuti wabashani umutulo wakushinanwa uwotukobwekeshamo kuli 0?''Balyasukile,'' fisano ifimpashanya fyafi pute nafisano ifimpashanya fya mbeba, chisano ibe ecipendo cili cimo ngecipendo cantungulushi shama philishti . Pafikuko fimo fine ifyatitikishe mwebo nentungulushi sshenu. ⁵ Elo mufwile ukupanga ifyalana fipute, ne fyapala imbeba ifileonaula icalo, kabili kutupela ubukata kuli Lesa wakwe ukufumya kuli we, kabili nokufuma kucalo cenu. ⁶ Cindo mukokosesha imitima shenu, ngefyo abena Egypito na pharaoh bakoseshe imitima yabo? Lulya nyulo Lesa wakwa Israeli abakandile cine-cine; tabali abena Egypito abantamfishe abantu, kabili balile? ⁷ Elo nomba, pekanyeni iceleta lipya pamo nengómbe shibili ishikoonsha ishitalabikwpo ikoli. Kakeni ingómbe kwiceleta, Nomba buleni abana bangómbe mutwale kungánda ukushifumya kuli sho. ⁸ Elo musende imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh nokubika mukati keceleta. Bikenimo ifintu fya golide efyo mukobwesesha kuli o ngomutulo wakushininwa mukati kacibokoshi kumbali imo iyaciko. Elo ucitumikishe no kuleka cileya munshila yaciko. ⁹ Elo mukotamba; umfwa ngacikonina munshila yaku calo caciko ku Beti shemashininshi ni yabweh mwalengele ububusanso bukalamba. Lesa ngatefyo, elo tukeshiba ukuti tekuboko kwakwe kutitikishe fyebo; lelo tukeshiba ukuti cacitikilwe kuifye mukukana enekela.'' ¹⁰ Abaume balicitile ngefyo babebe; balisendele ingómbe shibli ishikoonsha, nokushikakil kwiceleta, kabili kokusungila abana bashiko kungánda. ¹¹ Babika mbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh peceleta, pamopene nembokoshi ifyasungilwemo fyapalana nembeba nefyakuposa ifyakipute fyabo. ¹² Ingómbe shailile nokulungama ku Beth shemeshi . shailefyo musebo umowine, nokulila ilyoshalikuya kabili tashapilipikile pelidti shalikonkele panuma yashiko kumupaka wakwa Barh shemeshi. ¹³ Nomba abantu bakwa Beth shemesh balekusombola ingono shabo mumupokapoka. Ulo basanswile amenso yabo nokumona imbokoshi yamafunde, balisekelele ¹⁴ Inceleta lyalishile mucande cakwa yahua ukufuma kumushi wakwa Beth shemesh nokwiminina kulya. Icilibwe cikalamba cali kulya, kabili balilepwile lukuni ukufuma kwiceleta, kabili nokutule ngómbe ngomutulo wakoca kuli Yahweh. ¹⁵ Abena Lefi balipatwile imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh nembkoshi iyali naco, umo ifimpashanya fyali, kabili nokufubuka famulu welibwe likalamba. Abaume bakwa Beth shemesh batulile umutulo wakoca nokucita amalambo ubobwine bushiku kuli Yahweh. ¹⁶ Ulo intungulushi shisano shaku pelisti shamwene fi, shalibwelelemo pali bulya bushiku ¹⁷ Ifi efimpashanya fyafipute ifyo abaphilisti babweseshe ku mutulo wakushininwa kuli Yahweh- umo wakwa Ashdod, umo wakwa Gaza, umo wakwa Ekron. ¹⁸ Ifimpashanya fya mbeba fyali cimo cine mumpendwa ngempendwa yonse iyamisumba yama philistino ayali kuntungulushi shisano, shonse misumba ishacingililwe pamo nemishi shamucalo. Icilibwe cikalamba, pambali ico babikile imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh, cashala kambone kuli lelo mwibala iyakwa Yosua umwina Beth sehemiti. ¹⁹ Yahweh wasanshile bamo pabaume bamu beth shemesh pantu balimwene mukati yambokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh alipeye 50,070 abaume. Abantu baliloseshe pantu Yahwehalwumine abantu apakalamba. ²⁰ Abaume bamu Beth shemesh balandile,'' Nani wingakwanisha ukwiminina pacinso cakwa Yahweh, uyu Lesa wamushilo? Nikuli nani uko umbokoshi yamafunde ikonina kuli fwe?'' ²¹ Balitumine nkombe kubekashi bamu kiriath Jearim, ukulanda,''Aba philisti balibweseshe imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh; Tentemuka nokwisa kuipita kwenu.''