17 Qetellong a mmolella nnete, a re ho yena: “Hlooho ya ka ha e eso ka e beolwa, hobane haesale ke le mokgethwa wa Modimo ho tloha popelong ya mme. Haeba nka beolwa, matla ana a ka a tla fela, ke fokole, ke be jwaloka monna e mong le e mong.”
18 Ha Delila a bona hore o mmoleletse nnete yohle, a romela maqosa ho bitsa mahosana a Bafilesita, a re: “Kajeno tloong, hobane o mpoleletse nnete.” Jwale mahosana a Bafilesita a tla ho yena, a nkile tjhelete.
19 Delila a sika Samosone, a mo robatsa. Yaba o bitsa monna e mong, mme eo a beola dithapo tse supileng tsa moriri o hloohong ya Samosone. Jwale Delila a qala ho hlokofatsa Samosone, hobane o ne a feletswe ke matla.
20 Delila a howa, a re: “Samosone, Bafilesita ke bao!”Samosone a phaphama borokong, a re: “Ke tla phonyoha jwaloka kamehla, mme ke tla itokolla.” Empa o ne a sa tsebe hore Morena o mo furaletse.
21 Bafilesita ba mo tshwara, ba mo honya mahlo, ba mo theolela Gasa. Ba mo tlama ka mahlaahlela a lethose, mme mosebetsi wa hae tjhankaneng, ya eba wa ho sila ka lelwala.
22 Kamora hoba hlooho ya hae e beolwe, moriri wa hae wa qala ho mela hape.
23 Mahosana a Bafilesita a kopana, ho etsetsa Dagone, modimo wa wona, nyehelo e kgolo ya sehlabelo, le ho ithabisa, hobane a ne a re: “Modimo wa rona o neelane ka Samosone, sera sa rona, matsohong a rona.”