¹Zvino vaFirisitia vakatora areka yaMwari, vakabva nayo Ebheniezeri, vakaiisa Ashidhodhi,

¹Huchiin Philistia miten huai Pathian bawm a la ua, Ebenezer a kipan Asdod khua ah a paipih uh.

²VaFirisitia vakatora areka yaMwari vakaiisa mumba maDhagoni, vakaigadzika kurutivi rwaDhagoni.

²Huan, Philistia miten Pathian bawm a la ua, Dagon biakin ah a lalut ua, Dagon kiangah a koih uh.

³Zvino veAshidhodhi vakati vachimuka mangwanani, onei Dhagoni wawira pasi nechiso pamberi peareka yaJehovha. Vakatora Dhagoni, vakamugadzikazve panzvimbo yake.

³Huan, Asdod khua a mite ajing jingpia a thoh uleh, ngaiin, Toupabawm maah Dagon bel a maia lei siin a napuk vilvial mawk hi. Huan, Dagon a la ua, a omna munah a koih nawn uh.

⁴Zvino vakati vachimuka mangwanani, onei Dhagoni wawira pasi nechiso pamberi peareka yaJehovha; nomusoro waDhagoni nezvanza zvamaoko ake ose maviri zvakanga zvavhunika, zviri pachikumbaridzo chomukova; Dhagoni wakange asarirwa nomuviri woga.

⁴Huan, ajing nawn jingpia a thoh uleh, ngaiin, TOUPA bawm maah Dagon a maia lei siin a napuk vilvial mawka; huan, Dagon lu leh a khutpek bawm langnih kitan khia kongpi bulah a nakikham maimah a.

⁵Saka vapristi vaDhagoni, navose vanopinda mumba maDhagoni, havatsiki pachikumbaridzo chaDhagoni paAshidhodhi kusvikira nhasi.

⁵Huaijiakin Dagon siampu hiam, Dagon biakina hongpai sekte himhimin leng Asdod khuaa Dagon kongpi bul tu tanin a sik ngam kei uhi.

⁶Asi ruoko rwaJehovha rwakatambudza veAshidhodhi, akavaparadza nokuvarova namamota, ivo veAshidhodhi nenyika yavo.

⁶Huchiin TOUPA khutin Asdod khua mite a delh mahmahta a, siatna a tungsaktaa, Asdod khua leh a kiangvel khawngte jangtanin a gawtta hi.

⁷Zvino varume veAshidhodhi vakati vachiona kuti ndizvo zvavanoitirwa, vakati, Areka yaMwari waIsiraeri ngairege kugara pakati pedu; nekuti ruoko rwake runotitambudza isu namwari wedu Dhagoni.

⁷Huchiin Asdod khuaa miten huchibang a hih a najak un, Israelte Pathian bawm I kiang uah om gige kei leh, I tung leh I pathian Dagon tunga a khutkhak a na tel mai, a chi ua.

⁸Naizvozvo vakatuma nhume kundounganidza kwavari madzishe ose avaFirisitia, vakati, Tichaita seiko neareka yaMwari waIsiraeri? Vakapindura, vakati, Areka yaMwari waIsiraeri ngaiiswe Gati. Vakaisa areka yaMwari ikoko.

⁸Huchiin Philistia hausate tengteng a kiang uah a sam khawm ua, Israelte Pathian bawm pen bangchiin I hih ding ua? A chi ua. Huan, amau, Israelte Pathian pen Gath khua a vahohpih un, chiin a dawng ua: huchiin Israelte Pathian bawm a vahohpihta uh.

⁹Vakati vaiisako, ruoko rwaJehovha rukavhundusa guta nokuvhundusa kukuru; akarova varume veguta, vaduku navakuru, vakapomerwa mamota.

⁹Huan, hichi a honghia, huchia a paipih lai un TOUPA khutin huai khua a hihbuai gawptaa: khuaa mihingte alian aneuin a gawt a, jangtan hi a tunguah a lengsak hi.

¹⁰Naizvozvo ivo vakatumira areka yaMwari Ekironi. Zvino areka yaMwari yakati yasvika Ekironi, veEkironi vakachema kwazvo, vakati, Vauya neareka yaMwari waIsiraeri kwatiri, kuzotiuraya, isu navanhu vedu.

¹⁰Huchiin Pathian bawm Ekron a vatunga, Ekron khuaa mite bel, Israelte Pathian bawm eite leh I mite hihlum dingin I kiang uah a hon lata uh, chiin a kikou vengvung uh.

¹¹Naizvozvo vakatuma nhume kundounganidza madzishe ose avaFirisitia, vakati, Tumai areka yaMwari waIsiraeri, ibve, idzoserwe kunzvimbo yayo, kuti irege kutiuraya, isu navanhu vedu; nekuti guta rose rakanga ravhunduswa nokuvhunduswa korufu; ruoko rwaJehovha rwakavatambudza zvikuru ipapo.

¹¹Huchiin Philistia hausate tengteng a sam khawm ua, Israelte Pathian paimangsak unla, koute leh ka mite a honhihlup louhna dingin a omna mun ngeiah pai nawn heh, a chi ua. Kho pumpi ah sihna khopa buai gawpna a om hi: Pathian khutin lah huai khua a delh mahmah ngala.Huan, a silouten jangtan a vei chiat ua, huai kho kikou husain tunga van a pha hi.

¹²Varume, vasina kufa, vakarohwa namamota, kuchema kweguta kukakwira kudenga.

¹²Huan, a silouten jangtan a vei chiat ua, huai kho kikou husain tunga van a pha hi.