16. UmkaSamsoni wakhala phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Uyangizonda kuphela, awungithandi; unikile abakithi imfumbe, awungitshelanga yona.”Wathi kuye: “Bheka, angibatshelanga ubaba nomame, ngiyakukutshela wena na?”
17. Wakhala phambi kwakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, lisekhona idili labo; kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa wayesemtshela, ngokuba wamcindezela kakhulu; wayisho imfumbe kwabakubo.
18. Abantu bomuzi bathi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa, lingakashoni ilanga:“Kuyini okumnandi kunezinyosi?Kuyini okunamandla kunengonyama na?”Wathi kubo:“Uma beningalimanga ngesithokazi sami,ngabe ningayiqandelanga imfumbe yami.”
19. UMoya kaJehova wafika kuye ngamandla, wehlela e-Ashikeloni, wabulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu kubo, wathatha isambatho sabo, wabanika abayiqandele imfumbe izingubo zokuphendulela. Intukuthelo yakhe yavutha, wenyukela endlini kayise.
20. Kepha umkaSamsoni wanikwa kumngane wakhe owabe ngomunye wabayeni bakhe.