3 (impanga yatendekele pa mumana wafuma mu Naelo uwalungatana na Egupti no kufika ku mupaka wa Ekrone ku kapinda ka ku kuso,+ baleipendela ku bena Kanaani);+ bakateka basano+ aba baPelishiti, abena Gasa+ na bena Ashidode,+ abena Ashikelone,+ abena Giti+ na bena Ekrone;+ na bena Abi.+

3 Bakateka basano+ aba baPelishiti,+ na bena Kanaani+ bonse, pamo na bena Sidone+ na bena Hibi+ abaikele mu Lupili lwa Lebanone+ ukufuma ku Lupili lwa Baali-hermone+ ukufika na apa kwingilila mu Hamati.+

5 Kabili bakateka+ ba baPelishiti baishile ku mwanakashi no kumweba abati: “Musembeleke+ no kumona ni kwi kwaba amaka yakwe ayafule ifi ne co twingamwanshishako ne co twingamukakilako pa kuti tumunashe; kabili ifwe cila muntu tukakupeela indalama sha silfere ikana limo no mwanda umo (1,100).”+

30 Kabili Samsone atile: “Lekeni mfwile+ pamo na baPelishiti.” E lyo asunkile na maka, ne ng’anda yawilile bakateka na bantu bonse abalimo,+ ica kuti abafwile abo aipeye pa mfwa yakwe balifulile ukucila abo aipeye ilyo ali uwa mweo.+

8 E ico batumine amashiwi no kulonganya bakateka ba baPelishiti bonse no kutila: “Cinshi twalacita ku cipao ca kwa Lesa wa kwa Israele?” Basukile batila: “Ku Gati+ e ko tutwale icipao ca kwa Lesa wa kwa Israele.” E ico batwele icipao ca kwa Lesa wa kwa Israele kulya.

4 E lyo batile: “Mutuulo wa musango nshi uwa pa mulandu uo tufwile ukumutwalila?” Na bo batile: “Ukulingana ne mpendwa ya bakateka+ ba baPelishiti, ifipute fisano ifya golde ne mpuku shisano isha golde, pantu imwe bonse na bakateka wenu muli ne cikuko cimo cine.

2 Na bakateka ba baPelishiti+ balepita imyanda ne myanda, na makana na makana, kabili Davidi na bantu bakwe balikonkelepo balepita pamo na Akishi.+

19 Kabili kwali bamo aba muli Manase abawilile kuli Davidi ilyo aishile na baPelishiti+ ku kulwa na Shauli; lelo tabafwilishe, pantu pa kupandana amano bakateka+ ba baPelishiti balimutamfishe, abati: “Akalukila kuli Shikulu wakwe Shauli no kuletelela imitwe yesu.”+