15. AbaLevi bayithula ityesi yomnqophiso kunye naloo bhokisi yayinemifuziselo eyenziwe ngegolide, bazibeka phezu kwelo litye likhulu. Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe benzela uNdikhoyo iminikelo kunye namadini atshiswayo.
16. Emva kokuba zibukele iinkosi zamaFilistiya zabuyela e-Ekron kwangaloo mini.
17. AmaFilistiya ayethumele imifuziselo yamathumba emihlanu enziwe ngegolide, engxengxeza ngayo kuNdikhoyo. Umfuziselo ngamnye wawumele isixeko. Ezo zixeko yayiyiAshdode, iGaza, iAshkelon, iGati, kunye ne-Ekron.
18. Bathumela kwanemifuziselo yeempuku ezenziwe ngegolide. Impuku nganye yayimele isixeko ngasinye sezo nkosi zintlanu zamaFilistiya, nditsho izixeko ezibiyelweyo kunye neziphaluka zazo. Elo litye lalisentsimini kaYoshuwa waseBhete-shemeshe lisemi apho unanamhla oku, libubungqina bento eyehla apho.
19. UNdikhoyo wababetha abemi baseBhete-shemeshe, kwafa abangamashumi asixhenxe, kuba kaloku basuka bayijonga ityesi yomnqophiso. Kwazilwa ngabemi balapho, kuba uNdikhoyo ebhubhise abantu abaninzi kangaka.
20. Abemi baseBhete-shemeshe bathi: “Kambe ke ngubani onako ukuma phambi *koNdikhoyo, lo Thixo wahluke kangaka? Singayithumela phi ityesi yakhe ukusuka apha?”
21. Bathumela izigidimi eKiriyati-yarim ukuba ziye kuthi kubemi balapho: “Ayibuyisile amaFilistiya ityesi yomnqophiso. Yizani niyiphuthume.”