¹ Eluntu Nahashi umwina Amoni aishile kuya elo no kuya kuteya iciteyo ku Yabeshi Gileadi. Bonse abaume baku Yabeshi baishile kulanda kuli Nahashi ati, ''Panga icipangano na fwebo, elo tukakubombela.'' ² Nahashi umwina Amoni aishile bkwasuka ati, ''Muli ici cipope tukapanga umutende na webo, ukuti milobole yonse amenso ya ku kulyo, elo muli iyi inshila leta umusebanya pali Israeli.'' ³ Eluntu abakalamba baku Yabeshi baishile kwasuka ati, ''Tusheni fweka panshiku cine lubali, pakweba twingatuma ntumi ku mpuka shonse isha ku Israeli. Eluntu, nga takuli uwakutupususha, tukopela kuli mwebo. ⁴ Intumi shaishile kwisa ku Gibeah, uko ukwalikwikala Shauli, elo no kweba abantu ifya citikile, Abantu bonse baishile kulila mukupundisha. ⁵ Nomba Shauli alikukonka ing'ombe ukufuma mu mpanga. Shauli aishile kulanda ati, ''Bwafya ndo buli na bantu pakuti bakolila?'' Baishile kweba Shauli ifyo abaume baku Yabeshi balandile. ⁶ Uluntu Shauli aishile kumfwa ifyo balandile, Umupashi wakwa Lesa waishile kufuma pali ye, elo alifulilwe. ⁷ Aishile kubula ikoli lya ng'ombe, noyaputula mu tupimfya, elo nokwisa kuyatuma mu mpuka yonse iya Israeli ne ntumi. Aishile kulanda ati, ''Uyo onse uutaise panuma yakwa Shauli elo na panuma yakwa Samwele, ifi efikocitika ku ng'ombe shakwe.'' Eluntu ubukali bwakwa Yahweh bwaishile kuponena pa bantu, elo baishile kwisa pamo ngo muntu umo. ⁸ Uluntu aishile kubeshiba pa Beseki, abantu bwakwa Israeli bali amakana imyanda itatu, elo abaume bakwa Yuda bali amakumi yatatu. ⁹ Baishile kulanda ku ntumi isho ishaishile ati, ''Mukebe abaume baku Yabeshi Gileadi ati, 'Mailo, ulo akasuba kakabile, mukapusushiwa.''' Eico intumi baishile kuya elo no kweba abaume baku Yabeshi, elo balisansamwike. ¹⁰ Eluntu abaume baku Yabeshi baishile kulanda kuli Nahashi ati, ''Mailo tukacimba kuli mwebo, elo kuti mwacite conse ico icaboneka icisuma kuli mwebo.'' ¹¹ Ubushiku bwaishile kukonkapo Shauli aishile kubika abantu mu mabumba ya tatu. Baishile kwisa pakati ka nkambi munshita ya lucelo, elo baishile kutaasha elo no kucimfya abena Amoni mpaka icikabilila cakasuba. Abo abapuswike baishile kusalangana, pakweba takuli babili muli abo abashale pamo. ¹² Eluntu abantu baishile kulanda kuli Samwele ati, ''Ni nani uwaishile kulanda ati, 'Bushe Shauli akatuteka?' Leteni abaume, pakwebati twingabepaya.'' ¹³ Lelo Shauli aishile kulanda ati, ''Takuli nangu umo uufwile ukufwa buno bushiku, pantu lelo Yahweh alipuswishe Israeli.'' ¹⁴ Eluntu Samwele aishile kulanda ku bantu ati, ''Iseni, natukoya ku Giligali elo no kupanga umutebeto kulya.'' ¹⁵ Eico abantu bonse baishile kuya ku Giligali elo no kupanga Shauli ukuba imfumu ku cinso cakwa Yahwe mu Giligali. Uko eko baishile kupela ilambo umutulo wa mutende ku cinso cakwa Yahweh, elo Shauli elo na baume bonse abaku Israeli baishile kusansamuka apakalamba.