¹ Nomba ba Pelishiti balwile na Israeli, onse umwaume wakwa Israeli alibutukile ukufuma ku ba Pelishiti elo bali ponene panshi no kufuma pa lupili lwa Giliboa. ² Aba Pelishiti bali mupepifye mukubutusha Shauli elo no mwana mwaume wakwe. Aba Pelishiti baishile kwi paya Yonatani, Abinadabu, elo na Mali-kishua, abana bakwe abaume. ³ Ubulwi bwalikoesele elo na Shauli, elo na bakaposa wa misumbo bali musangile, elo bali mucenene. ⁴ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulanda ku kusenda ifyanso fyakwe ati, ''Somona ulupanga lobe no kundasa. Pantu, aba abatasembululwa kuti baisa mukuncusha.'' Nomba uwali kusenda ifyanso fyakwe alikene, pantu ali no mwenso. Eico Shauli aishile kubula ulupanga lwakweelo aishile kuwilapo. ⁵ Uluntu uwalikusenda ifyanso fyakw aishile kubona ukuti Shauli afwa, aishile kuwila pa lupanga lwakwe mu nshila imoine elo afwile. ⁶ Eico Shauli alifwile, elo na bana bakwe abaume batatu, eico bonse aba mu ng'nda yakwe bafwilile pamo. ⁷ Uluntu abaume bonse abena Israeli abali muwi shika ba bwene ukuti bena na babutuka elo ali Shauli na bana baume bakwe na bafwa, baishile kufuma mu misumba no kubutuka. Eluntu aba Pelishiti baishile elo kwikalamo. ⁸ Caishile kwisa pa bushiku bwa konkelepo, uluntu aba Pelishiti baishile ku kupiita ifipe fya bafwile, efyo basangile Shauli na bana baume bakwe bawilile pa lupili lwa Giliboa. ⁹ Baishile kumufula elo no kumupiita umutwe wakwe elo ne fyanso fyakwe. Baishile kutuma bakabilo mu calo conse icaba Pelishiti ku kwishibisha ku tulubi twabo elo na ku bantu. ¹⁰ Baishile kubika ifyanso fyakwe mwi tempele lya tu lesa twabo, elo balikobekele umutwe wakwe kwi tempele lya kwa Dagoni. ¹¹ Uluntu bonse mu Yabeshi Gileadi baishile kumfwa ifyo aba Pelishiti bacitile kuli Shauli, ¹² bonse abaume ba bulwi baishile kuya elo bapiitile umubili wakwa Shauli elo ne ya bana baume bakwe, baishile kuleta ku Yabeshi. Bali bashikile na mafupa yabo munshi a oaki mu Yabeshi elo bafungile ishinku cine lubali. ¹³ Eico Shauli alifwile pantu tali na cishinka kuli Yahweh. Ena tali kunakila ifyo Yahweh ali kumweba, nomba, nomba ali pwishe ifya kucita ukufuma ku muntu uwali kulanda no wafwa. ¹⁴ Tali kufwaya ukwipusha kuli Yahweh, eico Yahweh ali mwi peye elo aishile kubwesesha ubufumu kuli Davidi umwana mwaume wakwa Yese.