16 hikokwalaho Yehovha, Hosi leyi Lawulaka u te: “Waswivo, ndzi tshambulutela voko ra mina ehenhla ka Vafilisita,+ ndzi ta herisa Vakereti,+ ndzi lovisa lavan’wana hinkwavo va le ribuweni ra lwandle.+
4 “Nakambe, xana mi na yini na mina, N’wina Tiri na Sidoni+ na n’wina hinkwenu swifundzha swa Filisita?+ Xana mi ndzi hakela hi ku ndzi khoma hi ndlela yoleyo? Loko mi ndzi khoma hi ndlela yoleyo, hi rivilo, hi ku hatlisa swinene ndzi ta tlherisela ku tikhoma ka n’wina etinhlokweni ta n’wina.+
6 “Yehovha u te, ‘“Hikwalaho ka swiendlo swinharhu swa Gaza swa ku pfukela,+ ni hikwalaho ka mune wa swona, a ndzi nge byi tlherisi, hikwalaho ka leswi va yisaka ntlawa hinkwawo wa makhumbi evukhumbini,+ wu nyiketiwa aEdomu.+
4 Hikuva, loko ku ri Gaza, wu ta va muti lowu tshikiweke;+ Axikeloni wu ta va rhumbi.+ Loko ku ri Axidodo,+ wu ta hlongoriwa ninhlikanhi lowukulu;+ kasi loko ku ri Ekroni, wu ta simuriwa.+
5 Axikeloni wu ta swi vona kutani wu chava; loko ku ri Gaza, na wona wu ta va ni switlhavi leswikulu ngopfu; na Ekroni,+ hikuva ntshembo lowu wu wu languteleke+ wu ta khomiwa hi tingana. Kunene hosi yi ta lova eGaza, Axikeloni wu ta pfumala vaaki.+