8 UJehova wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Ungabasabi+ ngombana ngibanikele kuwe.+ Akekho namunye wabo ozokukghona ukulwa nawe.”+ 9 UJotjhuwa wafikela amanabakhe walwa nawo angakalindeli ngemva kokuthi amatjhe ubusuku boke avela eGiligali. 10 UJehova wawararanisa phambi kwama-Israyeli+ begodu ama-Israyeli arhayila amanaba amanengi khulu eGibiyoni, awagijimisa ngendlela ekhuphukela eBethe-Rhoroni, awarhayila bekwaba se-Azekha neMakheda. 11 Kwathi nawabalekela ama-Israyeli begodu asemehlelweni weBethe-Rhoroni, uJehova wawaphosa ngesinanja esikhulu bekwaba se-Azekha, ahlongakala. Eqinisweni kwahlongakala amanengi ngesinanja ukudlula lawo abulawa ngesabula yama-Israyeli.

12 Bekungelangelo, ngesikhathi uJehova ahlula ama-Amori phambi kwama-Israyeli, mhlokho uJotjhuwa wathi kuJehova phambi kwama-Israyeli:

13 Yeke ilanga lajama tsi nenyanga akhenge ikhambe bekwaba kulapho isitjhaba sizibuyiselela emanabenaso. Kghani akukatlolwa na encwadini kaJatjhari?+ Ilanga lajama tsi phakathi komkayi begodu akhenge lirhabe ukutjhinga. 14 Akhenge khekube nelanga elinjalo ngaphambi kwalo namkha ngemva kwalo, lapho uJehova alalela iphimbo lomuntu+ ngombana uJehova bekalwela ama-Israyeli.+

20 Yeke uDavida waya eBhali-Peratsimu, wawarhayila lapho. Ngalokho wathi: “UJehova uhlule amanabami phambi kwami,+ njengeboda eligirizwe mamanzi.” Kungebangelo abiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiBhali-Peratsimu.*+

10 UDavida wabuza uZimu, wathi: “Ngikhuphuke ngiyokulwa namaFilista na? Uzowanikela esandleni sami?” UJehova wamphendula wathi: “Khuphuka, nakanjani ngizowanikela esandleni sakho.”+ 11 Yeke uDavida wakhuphukela eBhali-Peratsimu,+ wawarhayila lapho. Ngalokho uDavida wathi: “UZimu weqiniso uhlule amanabami ngesandla sami, njengeboda eligirizwe mamanzi.” Kungebangelo babiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiBhali-Peratsimu.* 12 AmaFilista atjhiya abozimu bawo lapho, yeke kwathi uDavida nakakhupha umyalo, abozimabo batjhiswa ngomlilo.+

13 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko, amaFilista abuya godu azokusahlela emrhobeni.+ 14 Godu uDavida wabuza uZimu weqiniso kodwana uZimu weqiniso wathi kuye: “Ungakhuphukeli kiwo ngokunqophileko. Kunalokho, bhoda ngemva kwawo, uwasahlele phambi kwamahlathi webhakha.+ 15 Kuzakuthi nawuzwa itjhada lokumatjha ngehla kwamahlathi webhakha, thoma usahlele ngombana uZimu weqiniso uzabe sekakukhambele phambili bona arhayile ibutho lamaFilista.”+ 16 Yeke uDavida wenza njengombana uZimu weqiniso amyalile,+ yena namadoda akunye naye balirhayila ibutho lamaFilista kusukela eGibiyoni kufikela eGezeri.+