23 Nayo ba batware b’urunani b’Abafilisitiya, bakoranira hamwe kugira bashikanire ikimazi gikomeye Dagoni+ imana yabo no kugira banezerwe; baguma bavuga bati: “Imana yacu yatanze mu kuboko kwacu Samusoni umwansi wacu+!”

4 Bavyutse kare mu gitondo ku musi ukurikira, basanga Dagoni yaguye yubamye imbere y’isandugu ya Yehova, umutwe wayo n’ibiganza vy’amaboko yayo yompi vyacitse, biri mu rwinjiriro+. Igihimba kimeze nk’ifi ni co conyene cari casigaye kuri yo.

2 Maze Ahaziya agwa hasi+ aciye mu kayungiro ko mu cumba ciwe co hejuru+ cari i Samariya hanyuma ararwara. Atuma rero intumwa, azibwira ati: “Nimugende musiguze+ Bayali-zebubi+ imana ya Ekuroni+ nimba nzokira iyi ndwara+.”