¹ Ishiwi lya kwa samuele lyaishile kubena Isreal bonse. Nomba Israel alile kukulwa naba pelishiti. Ba pangilei nkambi mu Afeke. ² Abapelishiti balitantamine umulongo pakulwisha Israel. Ilyo inkondo yasalangene, Israel alicimbile kuba pelishiti, aba peyepo abaume ba bulwi amakana yane. ³ Ilyo abuntu baishile munkambi abakalamba bamuli Israel basesele,'' cindo Yahew atucimfisha lelo kucinso caba pelishiti? Lekeni tubule cipao cacipangano ica kwa Yahew tucilete kuno ukufuma ku shiloh, pakuti cilekutucingilila ukufuma kumaboko yabalwani besu''. ⁴ Awe abantu batumine abaume ku shiloh; ukufuma kulya balisendele icipao cacipangano icakwa Yahweh wamabumba, uwaikala pamulu waba kerubi. Abana baume babili abakwa Eli, Hafini na finehasi eko bali kulyakwine pamo ne cipao cacipangano ica kwa lesa. ⁵ Ulo icipao cacipangano ica kwa Yahaweh caishile munkambi, abantu bonse aba mu israel bapundile sana, no mushili walitentele. ⁶ Ulo aba pelishiti baumfwile icongo cakupundisha, balisosele, ''Nga kanshi ici congo cakupundisha munkambi yaba Hebere cikopilibula ndo? ''Elo baishiba ukuti icipao cakwa Yahweh cilishile munkambi. ⁷ Aba pelishiti bali nomwenso; balisosele, lesa aisa munkambi. ''Belisosele; Webucushi kulifwe! icamusango uyu tacatala acicitikapo! ⁸ Webucushi we kulifwe! Bushe ninani akatucingilila ukufuma kuli aba balesa abamaka Aba eba abalwishishe abena Egypto kufikuko ifishaikulila ifyakupusana pusana mumatololo. ⁹ Koseni, nokuba abaume,mweba pelishiti, olo mukaba basha baHebere, ngefyo baba basha kuli mwe. Beni abaume,kabili lwisheni''. ¹⁰ SAba pelishiti balilwil, kabili abena israel balibacimfishe. Umwaume onse alibutukile ukuya kumwakwe, kabili ukwipaiwa kwali kulile sana; pantu abashilika amakana amakumi yatatu abenda pamakasa abena israel baliwile. ¹¹ Icipao cakwa lesa balicisendele,nabanabaume babili abakwa Heli Hafni na Fineas, balifwile. ¹² Umwaume umwina Benjamin walibutukile ukufuma mumalongo wankondo nokwisa ku shilo mubushiku bumo bwine, wafikile ne fyakufwalaifyakulepauka nolukungu mumutwe wakwe. ¹³ Ulo afikile ,Eli waikele pacipuna cakwe mumbali yanshila akotamba pantu mutima wakwe walisakamene palwa cipao cakwa lesa. ulo mwaume waingile mumusumba nokusosa ilyashi, umusumba onse walilililesana. ¹⁴ Ulo Heli waumfwile icongo cankuta, walilandile,''Ngeyo misowa yalola mwisa''. Umwaume bwangubwangu walishile nokulondolweku Heli. ¹⁵ Nomba Heli wali nemyaka amakumi pabula na cine konsekonse; amenso yakwe yalipofwile, kabili tayali kumona. ¹⁶ Umwaume wasosele kuli Heli,''Nineboneka uwishile ukufuma ku mulongo walubuli. Mbutukile ukufuma ku mulongo walubuli lelo''. Eli walisosele,''Bushe ulubuli lukoya shani, we mwana wandi?'' ¹⁷ Umwaume uwaletele ilyashi walyasukile nokusosa,''israel ulibutukile ukufuma kuba pelishiti. Kabili, abanabaume benu, Hofini na Fineas,nabafwa, kabili ne cipao cakwa Lesa cilisendelwe.'' ¹⁸ Ulo alumbwile icipao cakwa Lesa, Heli waliponene abunseme ukufuma pacipuna cakwe mumbali yamwinshi. Umukoshi wakwe walifunikile, kabili alifwile, kabili alifwile, pantu alikotele no kufina Apingwile Israel pamyaka amakumi yane. ¹⁹ Nomba umulokashi wakwe, muka Fineas ali pabukulu kabili ali mupepi nokupapa. Ulo aumfwile lyashi lyakuti icipao cakwa Lesa balicipokele nokuti wishifyala nomulume wakwe bali fwile, walifukeme panshi nokupapa, lelo ubukali bwapakupapa bwali kulishe kuliye. ²⁰ Panshita yakufwa kwakwe abanakashi abalikumwafwa ba limwebele ati,'' wiba no mwenso, pantu ulipapile umwana umwaume.'' Lelo tayasukile nangula ukubikako amano kufyo balikusosa kumutima wakwe. ²¹ Wainikile umwana ikabode, wasosa ati,''Ubukata bulile ukufuma muli israel! ''pantu icipao cakwa lesa cilipokelwe, napamulandu wakwa wishifyala no mulume wakwe. ²² Walisosele, ''ubukata bulile ukufuma muli israel, pantu icipao cakwa lesa cilipokelwe.''