¹ MaFirisitiya anga atora Areka yotchitenderano, uye akaiundzisa kubva ku Ebeneza etchiendesa ku Asidodi. ² Mafirisitiya akatora Areka yetchitenderano, akaikanda mumbha maDagoni, uye akaikanda pamutcheto pawo. ³ Anhu oku Asidodi pakamuka nomatchibhesi bhesi, acaona kuti Dagoni wanga anbwera pasi, nehope yake iri pasi, pamberi peAreka yaJehova. Zvakadharo, aona akamubhata, akamutora, uye akamuwiridza pambuto pake. ⁴ Pakamuka nomatchibhesi, akaona kuti Dagoni wanga anbwera, nehope yake iri pasi, pambheri peAreka yaJehova. Musoro wake nenyara dzake dzanga dzakagurwa uye dzokandwa mugwandzi. Dagoni wakasiiwa nemwiri bhasi. ⁵ Ndizvo zvinoita kuti, nanyamasi, maprista aDagoni uye umwe hake unoguma panyumbha atsiki pamusuwo wa Dagoni ku Asidodi. ⁶ Ruwoko raJehova rakatambudza agari ekuAsidodi. Ayena wakaaparadza uye wakachupha nemamota, pamwepo nonyika yawo. ⁷ Anhu eku Asidodi akaona zvaitika, aona akati: "Areka yaMwari wokuIsiraeri aidhikani kugara nesu, ngokuti ruwoko Rake rinosimba pakurwisana nesu uye naDagoni, mwari edhu". ⁸ Nokudharo, aona akaunganidza atongi ese omaFirisitiya, uye akati kaari: "Zvinyi zvatinodhikana kuita neAreka yaMwari weIsiraeri?" Aona akadhaira etchiti: "Siyai kuti Areka yaMwari weIsraeri iendheswe kuGati". Aona akatwara Areka yaMwari wokuIsiraeri kwendesa ikona". ⁹ Asi, pakatota, ruoko raJehova rakarwisana neguta, kurukubara bhopoto rakakura. Mwari wachupha anarume emugutemo, kuno mudhoko uye numukuru; uye mota yakabhata. ¹⁰ Zvakadharo, akaendhesa Areka yetchitenderano ku Ecrom. Asi, Areka yetchitenderano payakagumeyo, maEcronita akakuwa, etchiti: "Aundzisa Areka yaMwari weIsiraeri, kuti iuraye isusu neanhu edhu". ¹¹ Zvakadharo, akaunganidza atongi ese emaFirisitiya, uye akati kaari: "Dhusai Areka yaMwari weIsiraeri, uye isiyei iwirire kumbuto yayo, kuitira kuti isauraya isusu uye neanhu edhu". kwanga kuno kuvundhuswa kwe rufu paguta rese, uye ruwoko raMwari rakatambudza zvikuro ikona. ¹² Anarume asizi kufa akabhatwa nemota, uye kutchema ke guta kakakwira kudhenga.