¹ Samwele aishile kulanda kuli Shauli ati, ''Yahweh alintmine ukusuba webo imfumu pa bantu bakwe abakwa Israeli. Nomba kutika ku mashiwi yakwa Yahweh. ² Ifi efyo Yahweh wa mabumba alanda ati, 'Nebo ndi bwene ifyo Amaleki acitile kuli Israeli ilyo ali munshila no kumutalikisha, uluntu baishile ukufuma mu Egypto. ³ Nomba kabiye elo no kulwisha Amaleki no konaula fyonse ifyo bena bakwata. Tecakwehsa ukubashapo bena, lelo kwi paya bonse abaume elo na banakashi umwana elo na kacece, ing'ombe elo ne mpaanga, imgamila elo na punda.'' ⁴ Shauli aishile kwita abantu elo no kubapenda pa musumba wa Telaimu-amana imyanda ibili abaume aba makasa, elo na makana ikumi limo abaume bakwa Yuda. ⁵ Eluntu Shauli aishile kuya mu musumba wa bena Amaleki no kupembela ku mukonko. ⁶ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulanda ku bena Keni ati, ''Kabiyeni, patukeniko, fumeni mukati mu bena Amaleki mu bena Amaleki, epakuti nebo ni myonauwila pamo na bo. Pantu mwebo mwalilangile uluse ku bantu bonse aba kwa Israeli, uluntu baishile ukufuma mu Egypto.'' Eico abena Keni balifuminemo mu bena Amaleki. ⁷ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulwisha abena Amaleki, ukufuma ku Hafila ukufikafye ku Shuri, iyaba ku kabanga ka Egypto. ⁸ Eluntu ena apiitile Agagi imfumu ya bena Amaleki iituntulu; ena aishile kwi paya umupwilapo bonse abantu ku lupanga. ⁹ Lelo Shauli elo na bantu balisungile Agagi, pamo penefye ne sha bune impanga elo ne ng'ombe, inama ishakwina elo no twana twa mpanga. Fyonse ifyali ifya bune, bena tabafyonawile. Lelo bena umupwilapo icintu conse ico cali ica kusulwa elo ne citakwete icinto. ¹⁰ Eluntu ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh lyaishile kwisa kuli Samwele, no kulanda ati, ¹¹ ''Cilapela ubulanda nebo pakubika Shauli imfumu, pantu ena napilibuka ukufuma mukunkunka elo taikete ne fipope fyandi.'' Samwele alikalipile; ena aishile kuli Yahweh ubushiku bonse. ¹² Samwele aishile kubuka ku macaca mu kukumanya Shaul mu lu celo. Samwele baishile kumweba ati, ''Shauli aishile ku Kameli elo ena alimikile ica kumwibukishapo umwine, elunyu ayalukile elo no kulola ku Giligali.'' ¹³ Eluntu Samwele aishile kuya kuli Shauli, elo aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Walipalwa webo kuli Yahweh! Nebo ndifikilishe amafunde yakwa Yahweh.'' ¹⁴ Samwele aishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe ngo uku ukulila kwa mpanga nkoumfwa mu matwi yandi, elo no kulila kwa ng'ombe uko nebo nkoumfwa?'' ¹⁵ Shauli aishile kwasuka ati, ''Fwebo tuletele ukufuma ku bena Amaleki. Pantu abantu bacileka impanga ishakuwamisha elo ne ng'ombe, mu kupela ilambo kuli Yahweh Lesa obe. Ishashala tulshipeye umupwilapo.'' ¹⁶ Eluntu Samwele aishile kulanda kuli Shauli ati, ''Pembela, elo mebo nalakweba ifyo Yahweh aci njeba ubushiku.'' Shauli aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Landa.'' ¹⁷ Samwele aishile kulanda ati, ''Nangu uli munono muku ibona we mwine, bushe tawaba umutwe pa mutundu wakwa Israeli? Eluntu Yahweh akusubile ukuba imfumu pali Israeli, ¹⁸ elo Yahweh akutumine no ku kweba ati, 'Kabiye elo onaule abasambi umupwilapo, abena Amaleki, no kulwa nabo mpakafye bena bonaulwe.' ¹⁹ Cindo ntaumfwilile ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh, lelo mucifulo ici webo walisendele ifya kwina elo no kucita ifya bubi ku menso yakwa Yshweh?'' ²⁰ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulanda kuli Samwele ati, ''Nebo nalikwete ukunakila kwi shiwi lyakwa Yahweh, no kuya uko Yahweh antumine. Nebo nalikete Agagi, ifmumu ya bena Amaleki, elo ndyonawile abena Amaleki umupwilapo. ²¹ Lelo abantu baishile kubulapo fimo ifya kwina-impanga elo ne ng'ombe, ifya wamishe ifya lingilwe ukonaulwa, mu kupela ilambo kuli Yahweh Lesa obe ku Giligali.'' ²² Samwele aishile kumwasuka ati, ''Bushe Yahweh alitemwa imitulo ya koca elo ne fya malambo, mukucila ukumfwila ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh? Ukunakila kwa wama ukucila ilambo, elo no kumfwila kwa wama ukucila amafuta ya kuba sukusuku. ²³ Pantu bucisanguka bwaba ukubati li sambi lya kubuka, no kuitutumuna cino cine no kucita ifya bubi elo na masambi. Pantu ulikene icebo cakwa Yahweh, na ye wine alikukene ukuba imfumu.'' ²⁴ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulanda kuli Samwele ati, ''Nebo ndi bembukile; pantu nebo ndi tobele amafunde yakwa Yahweh elo na mashiwi yobe, pantu nebo nalitinine abantu elo no kukonka ishiwi lyabo. ²⁵ Nomba, napapata belela isambi lyandi elo no kubwelela pamo nandi pakuti nebo njekushinshumuna Yahweh.'' ²⁶ Samwele aishile kulanda kuli Shauli ati, ''Nebo ntabwekelemo pamo nobe; pantu walikene ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh, elo Yahweh naye alikukene ukuba imfumu pali Israeli. ²⁷ Ulo Samwele aishile kupilibuka ukuti alekuya, Shauli aishile kwi kata ku cisempe ca mwingila wakwe, elo caishile kulepuka. ²⁸ Samwele aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Yahweh alipokele ubufumu bwa bena Israeli ukufuma kuli webo lelo elo alipele ku mwinamupalamano obe, uyo uuli bwino pali webo. ²⁹ Kabili, uwakukosa uwakwa Israeli takabepe nangu ukupilibula amatontonkanyo yakwe; pantu ye tali muntu, uyo uwingapilibula amatontonkanyo yakwe.'' ³⁰ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulanda ati, ''Nebo ndibembukile. Lelo napapata ncindikako nomba pa menso ya bakalamba aba bantu bandi elo na pa menso yakwa Israeli. Twende nakabili kobe, pakuti nde kuya ku shinshimuna Yahweh Lesa obe.'' ³¹ Eico Samwele aishile kupilibuka na kabili kli Shauli, elo Shauli aishile kushinshumuna Yahweh. ³² Eluntu Samwele aishile kulanda ati, ''Leta Agagi imfumu ya bena Amaleki kuno kuli nebo.'' Agagi aishile kuli ye alikakilwe ne minyololo elo no kulanda ati, ''Mucishinkafye ubukali bwamfwa bulipiitile.'' ³³ Samwele aishile kwasuka ati, ''Ngefyo ulupanga lobe lwa lengele bana mayo ukushala ukwabula abana, eico na noko obe akaba uwabula umwana muli bana mayo.'' Eluntu Samwel apatwile Agagi mutupimfya pa cinso cakwa Yahweh pa Giligali. ³⁴ Samwele aishile kuya ku Rama, elo Shauli aishile kuya pamulu ku ng'anda yakwe mu Giligali wakwa Shauli. ³⁵ Samwele takwete uku bona Shauli mpakafye na pa bushiku bwa mfwa, pantu ena aishile kuya ku kulosha Shauli. Yahweh aishile kulanguluka ukuti ena alibikile Shauli ukuba imfumu pali Israeli.