23 Baholi bemaFilisti bahlangana ndzawonye kuze bente umhlatjelo lomkhulu kuDagoni+ nkulunkulu wabo futsi bahalalisa ngobe bebatsi: “Dagoni nkulunkulu wetfu unikele sitsa lesinguSamsoni esandleni setfu!”

4 Batsi nabavuka ekuseni kakhulu ngelilanga lelilandzelako, bakhandza Dagoni awe phansi ngebuso embikweLibhokisi laJehova. Inhloko yakhe kanye netandla takhe bekujutjiwe futsi kuwele ngasemnyango walendlu. Kwakusele nje kuphela umtimba wakhe lofana newenhlanti.*

2 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Ahaziya wawela phansi esuka esitezi sendlu yakhe eSamariya, futsi walimala. Ngako watfumela titfunywa watsi kuto: “Hambani niyongibutela kuBhalzebubi nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni,+ ningitfolele kutsi ngitawelulama yini kulengoti lengiyitfolile.”+