¹ Abaume baku Kiriati Yearimu balishile basendele icipao cakwa Yahweh, ukwisa kucileta mu nganda yakwa Abinadabu pa cuuluy bapatwilepo no mwana wakwe umwaume Eleasari ukubaka cipao cakwa Yawe. ² Ukufuma ubushiku icipao calindile mu Kiriati Yearimu, palipitile inshita iikulu, imyaka amakumu yabili. inganda yonse iyakwa Israeli yaliloseshe nokufwaisha ukuloal kuli Yawe. ³ Samwele alandile nakuli bonse aba nganda yakwa Israeli, "umfwa mukobwelela kuli Yawe nemitima yenu yonse, nokufumya imilungu imbi naba Astarte ukufuma pakati kenu, nokulosha imitima yenu kuli Yawe, nokumupepa ekafye epela, elo akamupokolola ku maboko yaba pelishiti." ⁴ Elo abantu bamu Israeli batumishe ba Baali na ba Astarte, kabili bapepele yawe ekafye. ⁵ Elo Samuele alndile, "longanyeni Israeli yonse ku Mispa, kabili nkomipepelako kuli Yawe. ⁶ Balongene pa Mispa, balitapule amenshi nokutetila kucinso cakwa Yawe. Balishilishe pali bulya bushiku nokulanda, "Tulibembukile Yawe" Nipali cilya cifulo Samwele apingwile ukukansana pa bantu bamu Israeli nokubatungulula. ⁷ Nomab ulo aba Pelishiti baumfwile abantu bamu Israeli ukuti balikolongene pa Mispa, intungulushi sha ba Pelishiti sha sanshile Israeli. Ulo abantu bamu Israeli baumfwile ici, balitinine aba pelishiti. ⁸ Elo abantu bamu Israeli balandi kuli Samwele "wileka kutukutilako Yawe Lesa wesu kuli ifwe ukuleka atupusushe ku kuboko kwaba pelishiti. ⁹ Samwele asendele umwana wampanga uonka nokupela ilambo lyacakoca kuli Yawe. Elo Samwele alilileko abena Israeli kuli Yawe, na Yawe alimwasukile. ¹⁰ Ulo Samwele alikupeela ilambo lyakoca abapelishiti baishile saansa Israeli, Lelo Yawe alibutikile neciunda cikalamba pali bulya bushiku ku ba pelishiti nokubabika mu cimfulunganya, kabili balisalangene naku cinso cakwa Israeli. ¹¹ Abaume bamu Israeli bafumine ku Mispa nokusupial aba Pelishiti nokubepaya ukuya kufika kwisamba lya Bete-kara. ¹² Elo Samuele asendele ilibwe nokulibika pakati ka Mispa na Yeshana. Alinike ati Eben-esere ekulanda, "ukufiak apa Yawe alitwafwile fwebo." ¹³ Kanshi abapelishiti balengele ukubeela nokukana ingial mumupaka waba Israeli ukuboko kwa kwa Yawe kwalimine aba Pelishiti inshiku shonse shakwa Samwele. ¹⁴ Imisumba iyo aba Pelishiti bapokele kubena Israeli ukufuam ku Ekrone ukuya kufiak ku Gati, Aba Israeli babweseshe icifulo cabo ukufuma ku bapelishiti. Elo pali umutende pakati ka Israeli na bena Amore. ¹⁵ Samwele apingwile Israeli inshiku shonse isha mweo wakwe. ¹⁶ Cila mwaka aleya mukushinguluka ku Betele, ku Gilgali, naku Mispa. Alikupingula pamilandu yonse ya Israeli muncende shonser ishi. ¹⁷ Elo alikubwelela ku Rama, pantu ekwali inganda yakwe; nokokwine alepingwilako imilandu ya bena Israeli. Alikulile ulufuba kuli Yawe kulya.