¹ Manje lamaFilisti alitsatsa alitsatsa lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu, bese baliletsa kusuka e-Ebheneza kuya e-Ashdodi. ² LamaFilisti atsatsa lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu, aliletsa kulendlu yaDagoni, bese nilibeka eceleni kwaDagoni. ³ Uma labantfu baka Ashdodi bavuka lokwa ngelilanga lelilandzelako, buka, Dagoni sewuwise buso bakhe phasi emhlabatsini phambi kwalelibhokisi laSimakadze. Ngako batsatsa Dagoni bambeka endzaweni yakhe futsi. ⁴ Kepha uma bavuka lokwa lokulandzelako kusa, buka, Dagoni sewuwise buso bakhe phasi emhlabatsini phambi kwalelibhokisi laSimakadze. Lenhloko yaDagoni kanye netandla takhe totimbili betilele tijutjiwe endleleni yemnyango. Lomtimba waDagoni kuphela lowasala. ⁵ Loku kungobe, ngisho lamuhla, lomphristi waDagoni na nome ngubani longena kulendlu yaDagoni anganyatseli kulendlela yemnyango waDagoni e-Ashdodi. ⁶ Sandla saSimakadze besesindza tikwalabantfu bakaAshdodi. Wababhubhisa futsi bashaywa ngematfumba, baka Ashdodi bobabili netindzawo tayo. ⁷ Uma lamadvodza ase Ashdodi abona lobekwenteka, batsi, ''Lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu wa Israyeli akumeli ahlale natsi, ngobe sandla sakhe simelene natsi futsi simelene na nkulunkulu wetfu Dagoni.'' ⁸ Ngako batfumela futsi babutsisa ndzawonye bonkhe lababusi balamaFilisti; batsi kuye, ''Yini lekumele siyente ngalelibhokisi laloNkulunkulu waka Israyeli?'' Baphendvula, ''Lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu waka Israyeli akaletfwe kugegeletela eGathi.'' Ngako baliphatsa lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu waka Israyeli lapho. ⁹ Kepha emvakwekuba baliletse kuligegeletela, sandla saSimakadze sasimelene nalelidolobha, abanga incabano lenkhulu. Wacabanisa lamadvodza alelidolobha, bobabili labancane nalabakhulu; nematfumba avela kubo. ¹⁰ Ngako batfumela lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu e-Ekroni. Kepha malingena nje lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu e-Ekroni, ema Ekro akhala kakhulu, atsi, ''Basiletsele lelibhokisi laloNkulunkulu waka Israyeli kutosibulala nebantfu betfu.'' ¹¹ Ngako batfumela futsi bahlanganisa kanye kanye bonkhe lababusi bemaFilisti; batsi kubo, ''Jikisani lelibhokisi laNkulunkulu waka Israyeli, bese nilibuyisela endzaweni yalo, khona lingatosibulala tsine nebantfu betfu.'' Ngobe bekunekungabata kwekufa kulolonkhe lidolobha; sandla sasimakadze besesindza lapho. ¹² Lamadvodza langazange afe avumbukwa matfumba, futsi nekukhala kwalelidolobha kwenyukela etulu emazulwini.