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6 yegōvaavin petti+ pelisthiyargalin dhēsatthil ēlu maadham irundhadhu. 2 pūsaarigalaiyum kurisolgiravargalaiyum+ pelisthiyargal varavalaitthu, “yegōvaavin pettiyai naangal enna seiya vēndum? adhanudaiya idatthukku eppadi thiruppi anuppa vēndum? engalukku sollungal” endru kēttaargal. 3 adharku avargal, “isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavin oppandha pettiyai nīngal anuppuvadhaaga irundhaal, kaanikkai illaamal summaa anuppa kūdaadhu. kattaayam kutra nivaarana kaanikkaiyaiyum sērtthu anuppa vēndum.+ appōdhudhaan nīngal gunamaavīrgal. avar ēn ungalai dhandikkiraar enbadhum theriyavarum” endru sonnaargal. 4 adharku ivargal, “kutra nivaarana kaanikkaiyaaga naam avarukku edhai anuppa vēndum?” endru kēttaargal. appōdhu avargal, “pelisthiyargaludaiya thalaivargalin ennikkaippadi,+ aindhu mūlakkatti uruvangalaiyum aindhu sundeli uruvangalaiyum thangatthil seidhu anuppungal. ēnendraal, ungalaiyum ungaludaiya thalaivargalaiyum orēvidhamaana kodiya nōi thaakkiyirukkiradhu. 5 ungalukku vandha mūlakkattiyin uruvangalaiyum ungaludaiya dhēsatthai naasamaakkugira sundeligalin uruvangalaiyum nīngal seiya vēndum.+ isravēlin kadavulai magimaippaduttha vēndum. appōdhu, avar ungalaiyum ungaludaiya dheivatthaiyum dhēsatthaiyum oruvēlai dhandikkaamal vittuvidalaam.+ 6 egipthiyargaludaiya idhayamum paarvōnudaiya idhayamum irugippōnapōdhu+ enna nadandhadhendru ungalukku theriyaadhaa? avargalai avar kadumaiyaaga dhanditthaarē.+ adhanaal isravēlargalai avargal anuppa vēndiyadhaagivittadhē.+ nīngal ēn avargalai pōla nadandhukolgirīrgal? 7 ippōdhu nīngal oru pudhiya vandi seidhu, idhuvarai nugatthadiyil pūttappadaadha irandu pasu maadugalai adhil pūttungal. aanaal, avatrin kandrukkuttigalai avatrukku pinnaal pōgavidaamal tholuvatthil kattivaiyungal. 8 pinbu, yegōvaavin pettiyai andha vandiyil vaiyungal. kutra nivaarana kaanikkaiyaaga nīngal anuppum thanga saamaangalai oru pettiyil pōttu, adhan pakkatthil vaiyungal.+ adhanpin vandiyai anuppividungal. 9 adhu engē pōgiradhendru paarungal. adhu nedunjaalai valiyaaga beth-shimēsukku+ pōnaal, adhaavadhu nēraaga adhanudaiya idatthukkē pōnaal, indha miga periya dhandanaiyai isravēlin kadavuldhaan namakku kodutthirukkiraar enbadhai therindhukollalaam. adhu angu pōgaavittaal, avar nammai thaakkavillai, edhēchaiyaagatthaan idhu namakku nadandhirukkiradhu endru therindhukollalaam” endraargal.
10 pūsaarigal sonna aalōsanaippadiyē pelisthiyargal seidhaargal. irandu pasu maadugalai piditthu avatrai vandiyil pūttinaargal, avatrin kandrukkuttigalai tholuvatthil kattivaitthaargal. 11 pinbu, andha vandiyil yegōvaavin pettiyaiyum, thangatthaalaana sundeli uruvangalum mūlakkatti uruvangalum irundha pettiyaiyum vaitthaargal. 12 appōdhu, andha maadugal beth-shimēsukku pōgum paadhaiyil nēraaga pōyina.+ valadhu pakkamō idadhu pakkamō thirumbaamal, adhē nedunjaalaiyil katthikkondē pōyina. beth-shimēsin ellaivarai avatrin pinnaalēyē pelisthiya thalaivargal nadandhupōnaargal. 13 andha samayatthil, beth-shimēs janangal samaveliyilē gōdhumai aruvadai seidhukondirundhaargal. avargal nimirndhu andha pettiyai paartthapōdhu, avargalukku sandhōsham thaanga mudiyavillai. 14 andha vandi beth-shimēs ūrai sērndha yōsuvaavin vayalukku vandhu, angirundha oru paaraikku pakkatthil nindradhu. appōdhu, avargal vandiyin palagaigalai pilandhupōttu, andha maadugalai+ yegōvaavukku dhagana baliyaaga selutthinaargal.
15 yegōvaavin pettiyaiyum thanga saamaangal vaikkappattirundha pettiyaiyum lēviyargal+ edutthu andha paaraimēl vaitthaargal. andraikku beth-shimēsin+ aatkal dhagana baligalaiyum matra baligalaiyum yegōvaavukku selutthinaargal.
16 pelisthiyargalin aindhu thalaivargalum adhai paartthuvittu, andraikkē ekrōnukku thirumbinaargal. 17 kutra nivaarana kaanikkaiyaaga asthōtthukku+ ondru, gaasaavukku ondru, askalōnukku ondru, gaatthukku+ ondru, ekrōnukku+ ondru ena aindhu mūlakkatti uruvangalai yegōvaavukku pelisthiyargal anuppi vaitthirundhaargal.+ 18 aindhu thalaivargalukkum sondhamaana madhil sūlndha nagarangal matrum madhil illaadha graamangalin ennikkaippadi, thangatthaalaana sundeli uruvangalai anuppi vaitthirundhaargal.
yegōvaavin petti vaikkappattirundha paarai beth-shimēs ūrai sērndha yōsuvaavin vayalil indruvarai saatchiyaaga nirkiradhu. 19 beth-shimēs aatkal yegōvaavin pettiyai paartthadhaal, avargalil 50,070 pērai kadavul kondrupōttaar.+ atthanai pērai yegōvaa kondradhaal janangal dhukkam thaangaamal aludhaargal. 20 beth-shimēs aatkal, “parisuttha kadavulaagiya yegōvaavukkumun+ yaaraal nirka mudiyum? avar nammaivittu vēru yaaridamaavadhu pōga kūdaadhaa?”+ endru sollikkondaargal. 21 pinbu, kīriyaath-yeyaarīm+ ūrkkaarargalidam aatkalai anuppi, “yegōvaavin pettiyai pelisthiyargal thiruppi anuppiyirukkiraargal. vandhu adhai edutthukkondu pōngal”+ endraargal.