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4 kadavuludaiya seidhigalai isravēlargalukku saamuvēl sollivandhaar.
orusamayam, pelisthiyargalai edhirtthu pōr seiya isravēlargal purappattu pōi, ebenēsarukku pakkatthil mugaampōttaargal. pelisthiyargalum aappekkil mugaampōttirundhaargal. 2 avargal anivagutthu nindru isravēlargalōdu pōr seidhaargal. andha pōr isravēlargalukku saadhagamaaga irukkavillai. pelisthiyargal isravēlargalai thōrkaditthu, sumaar 4,000 vīrargalai pōrkkalatthil vetti saaitthaargal. 3 matra vīrargal mugaamukku thirumbiyapōdhu isravēl periyōrgal* avargalidam, “indru yegōvaa ēn nammai pelisthiyargalidam thōtruppōga vittuvittaar?+ yegōvaavin oppandha pettiyai sīlōvilirundhu edutthuvaruvōm,+ adhu namakku thunaiyaaga irukkum, edhirigalidamirundhu nammai kaappaatrum” endru sonnaargal. 4 adhanaal, vīrargal sīlōvukku aatkalai anuppi, kērubīngalukku mēlaaga* simmaasanatthil utkaarndhirukkum+ paralōga padaigalin yegōvaavudaiya oppandha pettiyai angirundhu thūkkikkondu vandhaargal. ēliyin irandu magangalaana ōpniyum pinegaasum+ unmai kadavulin oppandha pettiyōdu irundhaargal.
5 mugaamukkul yegōvaavin oppandha petti vandhavudan, isravēlargal ellaarum sandhōshamaaga gōshampōttaargal, adhanaal andha idamē adhirndhadhu. 6 pelisthiyargal andha gōshatthai kēttadhum, “ebireyargaludaiya mugaamil ēn ivvalavu sattham?” endru kēttaargal. pinbu, yegōvaavin oppandha petti angu vandhiruppadhai therindhukondaargal. 7 “isravēlargalin mugaamukkul kadavul vandhuvittaar!” endru solli pelisthiyargal bayandhu nadunginaargal.+ adhanaal, “aiyō, aabatthu! idhupōl orupōdhum nadandhadhillai! 8 aiyō, aabatthu vandhuvittadhu! magatthaana indha dheivatthidamirundhu yaar nammai kaappaatruvaargal? vanaandharatthil egipthiyargalai kondru kuvitthadhu indha dheivamdhaan!+ 9 pelisthiyargalē, dhairiyamaaga irungal. thunindhu pōr seiyungal. appōdhudhaan, ebireyargal ungalukku adimaigalaaga aanadhupōl+ nīngal avargalukku adimaigalaaga aagamaattīrgal. vīratthōdu pōr seiyungal!” endru sonnaargal. 10 adhanpadiyē, pelisthiyargal pōr seidhu isravēlargalai thōrkaditthaargal.+ isravēlargal avaravar kūdaaratthukku thappiyōdinaargal. aanaal, ēraalamaana vīrargal pelisthiyargalin vaalukku baliyaanaargal. kaalaatpadai vīrargalil 30,000 pēr setthu vilundhaargal. 11 kadavuludaiya pettiyum kaippatrappattadhu. ēliyin irandu magangalaana ōpniyum pinegaasum setthuppōnaargal.+
12 andru oru benyamīniyan thannudaiya udaiyai kilitthukkondum, than thalaiyil mannai vaarippōttukkondum+ pōrkkalatthilirundhu sīlōvukku ōdivandhaan. 13 appōdhu, ēli valiyōramaaga irundha ōr irukkaiyil utkaarndhapadi kaatthukkondirundhaar. ēnendraal, unmai kadavulin pettiyai ninaitthu avarudaiya nenjam padapadavendru aditthukkondirundhadhu.+ andha aal nagaratthukkul vandhu seidhiyai sonnaan. nagaratthaar ellaarum aludhu pulamba aarambitthaargal. 14 alukuralai kētta ēli, “ēn orē kūchal kulappamaaga irukkiradhu?” endru kēttaar. andha aal vēgamaaga ōdivandhu ēliyidam vishayatthai sonnaan. 15 appōdhu ēlikku 98 vayadhu, avarukku kan theriyavillai.+ 16 andha aal ēliyidam, “naan pōrkkalatthilirundhu vandhirukkirēn. indraikkutthaan angirundhu thappitthu vandhirukkirēn” endraan. adharku ēli, “en maganē, enna nadandhadhu?” endru kēttaar. 17 seidhi konduvandha andha aal avaridam, “isravēlargal paduthōlvi adaindhuvittaargal.+ pelisthiya vīrargalidamirundhu bayandhu ōdivittaargal. ungaludaiya irandu magangal ōpniyum pinegaasum irandhuvittaargal.+ adhumattumalla, unmai kadavulin pettiyai edhirigal kaippatrivittaargal”+ endru sonnaan.
18 unmai kadavulin pettiyai patri sonnadhum, nagaravaasalukku pakkatthilirundha irukkaiyil utkaarndhirundha ēli appadiyē mallaakka vilundhaar. avar vayadhaanavaraagavum thaditthavaraagavum irundhadhaal, vilundhadhumē avarudaiya kalutthu murindhu, irandhupōnaar. isravēlargalukku 40 varushangal avar nyaayaadhibadhiyaaga irundhaar. 19 avarudaiya marumagalaana pinegaasin manaivi niraimaadha garppiniyaaga irundhaal. unmai kadavulin petti kaippatrappattadhai patriyum, thannudaiya maamanaarum kanavarum irandhupōnadhai patriyum kēlvippattavudan, adhirchiyil avalukku prasava vali vandhadhu. appadiyē vayitrai piditthukkondu kunindhaal, avalukku kulandhai pirandhadhu. 20 avaludaiya uyir ūsalaadikkondirundhapōdhu, pakkatthil nindra oru pen avalidam, “bayappadaadhē, unakku oru magan pirandhirukkiraan” endru sonnaal. aanaal, aval adhai kaadhil vaangavum illai, adharku badhil sollavum illai. 21 aanaal, unmai kadavulin petti kaippatrappattadhaalum thannudaiya maamanaarum kanavarum irandhadhaalum,+ “isravēlaivittu magimai pōivittadhē!”+ endru solli, andha kulandhaikku ikkabōth*+ endru peyar vaitthaal. 22 “unmai kadavulin petti kaippatrappattadhaal isravēlaivittu magimai pōivittadhē”+ endru sonnaal.