¹ Saulo wali nemyaka amakumi yatatu ulo watampile ukuteka; ulo watekele imuyaka amakumi yane, pali Isreali, ² wali sontele amakana yatatu abaume aba Isreali. Amakana yabili yali nankwe ku Mikimashi na mucalo campiliica Betele, ilyo ikana limo lyali na Yonatani mi Gibea uwakwa Benjamini. Abashelepo abashilika wabatumine ku myabo cilaumo kwi hema lyakwe. ³ Yonatani wacimfishe ibumba lyabashilika abena Filishiti ilyo lya pa Geba na ba Filishitibalyufeie pali co. Elo Saulo walishishe amapenga ukufumina icalo conse, wasosele, ''Lekeni aba Hebere bpmfwe.'' ⁴ Onse Isrewali walyumfwile ukuti Saulo ali cimfishe ibumba lyaba Filishieti, kabili na ye Isrealiwalishile kuba icena cakubala kuba Filisiti. Elo abashilika bali kutilwe pamo kukuya kuba pamo na Saulo ku Gilgali. ⁵ Aba Filishiti bolongene pamo ukuti balwe na Isreali, bali na maceleta amakana yatatu, amakana mutatnda abaume aba koensha amaceleta, na mamubumba ayengi aya fita ngo musesenga wapa lulamba. Kabili balishile nokwikala pa mikimashi ku kabanga kaku Bete-Abene. ⁶ Ulo abaume ba Isreli bamwene ukuti bali mubwafya- icakuti abantu balitompweke, abantu bali fiseme mu ncengo, mu fimilala, mu mabwe, mufishima, kabili mu filindi. ⁷ Bamo aba Hebere balitapukile Yodani ukuya ku calo ca Gadi. Lelo Saulo wali ku Gilgali, nabantu bonse balimunkonkele ba kotutuma. ⁸ Walilolele inshiku cine lubali, panshita Samweli wapekenye. Lelo Samweli tawwwaishile ku Gilgali, na bantu batampile ukusalangana ukufuma kuli Shauli. ⁹ Shauli walandile, ''Ndeteleni ilambo lyakoca na malambo ya mutende.'' Elo watulile ilambo lya koca. ¹⁰ Ilyoline fye wapwilishe ukutula umutulo uwakoca Samweli walifikile. Shaulu walifumine kuku kumanya wo no kumuposha. ¹¹ Elo Samweli walandile, ''Çindo ucitile ?'' Shalu walyasukile, ''Ulo namwene abantu bankosha, kabili tawishile pa nshita mwali no kwishilapo, kabili ukuti ba Filishiti balikolongene pa Mikmashi, ¹² Nali landile , ''Nomba aba Filishiti bakesa kuli nebo mukundwisha ku Gilgali, kabili ntalau fwa ubule bwa kwa Yahweh.' Eco ndipatikishe ukutula ilambo lya koca.'' ¹³ Elo Samweli walandile kuli Shauli uli bopmbele bungwa bungwa. Tausangile ukukonkomesha kwa kwa Yahweh Lesa obe ukuti alikupele webo pantu Yahweh wali no ku pampamika ubutungulushi bobe pali Isreali umuyayaya. ¹⁴ Lelo nomba ubutungulushi bobe tabwakatwalilile. Yahweh ulifwaile uwamibele iimusansamwishe umutuima, kab ili Yahweh alimusonytele ukuba imfumu pa bantu bakwe, pantu tawacumfwa ifyo wakukonomeshe webo.'' ¹⁵ Elo Samweli waimine nokuya ukufuma ku Gilgali ukya Gibeah uwa Benjamini. Elo Shauli wapendele abantu abo wasangilwe naye, abakufuka umwanda umo. ¹⁶ Shauli umwana wakwe umwaume Yonatani, kabili na bantu abo wali nabo baikele mu Geba wa Benjamin. Lelo aba Filishiti baikele inkambi ki Mikamashi. ¹⁷ Ne bumba lyabakupokolola ifipe lyalikufuma ku nkambi yaba Filishiti mu mabumba yatatu. ibumba limo lyalipilibukile ku Ofrara, ku calo cakwa Shauli. ¹⁸ Nebumba limbi lyapilibukile ukulola ku Betehohoni, kabili nalimbi ibumba lyapilibukile ku mupaka uwalolenkana no mupaka walola ku Seboyimu ukulungama iciswebele. ¹⁹ Takwali kafula wafyela mu Isreali monse, pantu aba Filishiti balandile , ''Nga kukonka aba Hebere kuti baipangila abene ulupanga elo ne mifwi'' ²⁰ Lelo abaume bonse abene abena Isreali balikuya kuba Filishiti, cilaumo ukunona icakulimako, piki yakwe, isembe lyakwe, ne cikwakwa cakwe. ²¹ Ubupingushi bwali fibili-mu cafitatu icamuli Shekele pali ca kuliminako, na piki, na cimo mucafitatu icamuli shekele waku wakunonenamo amasembe no wakololwela ifikansa. ²² Eco mubushiku bwabulwi , tamwali uwali no lupanga nangula ifumo ulwasangilwe mu minwe yauli umushilika uwali na Shauli na Yonatani; kano fye Shauli no mwana wakwe Yonatani ebakwete. ²³ Ibumba lya ba Filishiti lyafumine nokupita ku Mikmashi.