¹ Nomba aba Filishiti bala lwikana na bena Israeli. Umuntu onse uwa mu Israeli alafisama ku cinso caba Filishiti no kulapona panshi no kufwa pa kufwa pa lupili lwa Giliba. ² Aba Filishiti basupila Saulo na baana bakwe abaume. Aba Filishiti baipeye Yonatani, Abinadabu, na Maliki-Shua, abana bakwe abaume. ³ Ulubuli lwatwalilile ukulwisha ukutikisha Saulo, na bakapoosa wa mifwi bamusanga, no ku mucena. ⁴ Elyo Saulo kuli kabaka wa fyanso wakwe atile, ''Somona ulupanga loobe no kushimpa kuli lwena. Epali. aba abashasembululwa baisa mu kuncusha.'' Leelo kaseenda wa fyanso wakwe tacitile fyo, pantu aali no mwenso nganshi. Ecalenga Salo abulile ulupanga lwakwe no kuponena pali lwena. ⁵ Ilyo kabaka wa fyanso fyakwe amwene ukuti Saulo aafwa, aponene pa lupanga lwakwe mu nshila imo yine no kufwa. ⁶ Kanshi efyafwile Saulo, na baana abaume baakwe batatu, kanshi bonse abalupwa lwa ng'anda yakwe bafwilile pamo. ⁷ Ilyo abantu bonse abena-Israeli abali mumupokapoka bamwene ukti nabafulumuka elyo kuti Saulo na baana bakwe abaume nabafwa, bashile imisumba yaabo no kufulumuka. Elyo aba Filishiti baishile no kulaikalamo. ⁸ Caali nipa bushiku ubwakonkelepo, ilyo aba Filishiti baishile mu kutape fyuma ku bafwile, basangile Saulo nabana bakwe abaume nabaponene nsansalila pa Lupili lwa Giliboa. ⁹ Bati bamutape bamufumyako umutwe wakwe basendela pamo ne fyanso fyakwe. Batuma inkombe mu Filishitiya monse ku kutwala ilyashi ku tulubi twabo naku bantu. ¹⁰ Ifyanso fyakwe bafibikile mwi tempele lyatu lesa twabo, no kwisalilo mutwe wakwe kwi tempele lyakwa Dagon. ¹¹ Ilyo abekashi ba mu Yabeshi Gileadi bonse baumfwile fyonse ifyo aba Filishiti bacitile kuli Saulo, ¹² abume ba bulwi bonse baile no kuyasenda icitumbi cakwa Saulo pamo ne fya baana bakwe abaume, no kufileta ku Yabeshi. Bashikile amafupa yabo mwisamba lya cimuti ca mu oki mu Yabeshi no kufunga inshikuciine lubali. ¹³ Kanshi Saulo alifwile pantu taali ne cishinka kuli Yawe. Talebeela ifyakukonka fyakwa Yawe, leelo aleipusha ukundapwa maano ukufuma ku balelaanda na bafwa. ¹⁴ Talekabila ubutungulushi ukufuma kuli Yawe, eco Yawe amwipaile no kutelushisha ubufumu kuli Davedi umwana mwaume wakwa Yese.