¹ Mulya shilya nshiku aba Filishiti baishile kulonganya abashilika babo ukuti balwishe abena Israeli. Akishi aishile kulanda kuli Davidi ati, ''ishibe icishinka ukuti uli nokuya na nebo na bashilika webo ba baume bobe.'' ² Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Akishi ati, ''Pamulandau waici, muli nokwishiba ifyo umubomfi wenu enga cita.'' Akishi aishile kulanda kuli Davidi ati, ''Eluntu ndi nokukucita kalinda wandi inshiku shobe shonse.'' ³ Nomba Samwele alishile kufa, elo abena Israeli bonse balimuloseshe no kumushika mu Rama, mu musumba wakwe. Nakabili, Saul aishile kulesha no kutmfya abalikulanda na bafwa nangula ne mipashi ukufuma mu calo. ⁴ Eluntu aba Filishiti baishile kulongana capamo elo nokucita inkambi pa Shunemu; elo Saul aishile kukolonganika abena Israeli bonse capamo, elo bacitile inkambi pa Gilboa. ⁵ Uluntu Saul aishile kubona abashilika baba Filishiti, aishile kuba no mwenso, elo nomutima wakwe walitutwimenganshi. ⁶ Saul aishile kupepa kuli Yahweh ku kwafwilishiwa, lelo Yahweh tamwasukile-nangulafye ni muciloto, nangu muli Urimu, nangu muli kasesema. ⁷ Eluntu Saul aishile kulanda ku ba bomfi bakwe ati, ''Mfwaileniko uwanakashi uulanda na bafwa, eko nkoya bukisha.'' Aba bomfi bakwe baishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Bona, kuli umwanakashi mu Eni Dori uubuka.'' ⁸ Eluntu Saul aishile kuifulunganya, afwele ifya kufwala fimbi no kuya, ena elo na baume ba bili. Baishile kuya ku manakashi ubushiku. Aishile kulanda ati, ''Mbukilako ku mipashi elo ndetelako uyo nalalanda ishina.'' ⁹ Umwanakashi aishile kulanda ati, ''Bona, walishiba ifyo Saul acita,ifyo abinda mu calo abo abalanda na bakufwa nangula ne mipashi. Nga kanshi cindo ukobikila iciteyo ku mweo wandi, pakuti undenge imfwe?'' ¹⁰ Saul ekulapa kuli ye pali Yahweh alo aishile kulanda ati, ''Napalifye Yahweh uwa mweo, webo tawakapelwe umulandu pali ici cintu. ¹¹ Eluntu umwanakashi aishile kulanda ati, ''Nina uyo nalakwimisha?'' Saul aishile kulanda ati, ''Njimishako Samwele.'' ¹² Uluntu umwanakashi aishile kubona Samwele, aishile kulila ne shiwi ilikulu elo nokwisa kulanda kuli Saul ati, ukuti, ''Cindo wa mbepela? Pantu niwebo Saul.'' ¹³ Imfumu yaishile kulanda ati, ''Wiumfwa umwenso. Findo ukobona?'' umwanakashi aishile kulanda kuli Saul ati, ''Nkobona umulungu ukofuma mu mushili.'' ¹⁴ Aishile kulanda kuli ye, ''Ukoboneka shani?'' Umwanakashi aishile kulanda ati, ''Umwaume umukote eukoisa pa mulu; afwele umukansu.'' Saul ekwishiba ukuti ali ni Samwele, elo akontamine icinso cakwe panshi no kulanga umucinshi. ¹⁵ Samwele aishile kulanda kuli Saul ati, ''Cindo wa mfulunganishisha no kumbusha?'' Saul aishile kwasuka ati, ''Nebo ndisakamene apakalamba, aba Filishiti bakolwa na nebo, elo na Lesa alifumine kuli nebo elo kabili takonjasuka nangula pamo, nangufye ni muli ba kasesema, nangula mufiloto. Eico na kwitila, ukuti undenge njishibe ico ndi no kucita.'' ¹⁶ Samwele aishile kulanda ati, ''Nomba elo ukoipusha nebo, apo Yahweh ulifumine pali webo, elo nayaluka o mulwani obe? ¹⁷ Yahweh aishile kucita ico alandile kale ukuti ali no kucita. Yahweh alipokolwele ubufumu mu maboko yobe elo ulibupele na kuli umbi-kuli Davidi. ¹⁸ Pantu tawanakile kwi shiwi lyakwa Yahweh elo tawacitile ubukali bwakwa Lesa pali Amaleke, eico wacitila ici kuli webo ilelo. ¹⁹ Yahweh akapela Israeli pamo nobe mu maboko ya baFilishiti, elo mailo webo na bana bobe baume mukaba na nebo pamo. Yahweh na kabili uli no kupela abashilika ba bena Israeli mu maboko ya Filishiti.'' ²⁰ Eluntu Saul palyapenefye aliwile ukutambalala panshi elo wali no mwenso uukalamba pa mulandu na mashiwi aishile kumfwa ukufuma kuli Samwele. Tamwali no bukose muliye, pantu talilepo ne fya kulya muli kalya kasuba konse, nangufye ubushiku bonse. ²¹ Umwanakashi aishile kuli Saul no kubona ukuti wali mu bwafya, umwanakashi aishile kuli ye ati, ''Boneni, umubomfi wenu umwanakashi ulyumfwile kwi shiwi; nacibika umweo wandi mu maboko yandi elo no kumfwa ku mashiwi ayo mulandile kuli nebo. ²² Eico nomba, nkomupapata, umfweni na mwebo kwi shiwi lya momfi wenu umwanakashi, lekeni mpekanye utufyakulya ku ntanshi yenu. Mulye pakuti mu kwateko amaka pantu uluntu mukoya pa lwendo lwenu.'' ²³ Lelo Saul alikene no kulanda ati, ''Ntalye.'' Lelo ababomfi bakwe, pamopene no mwanakashi, baishile kumupatikisha, elo aishile kumfwa ku mashiwi yabo. Eico aishile kwima ukufuma panshi no kwikala pa busanshi. ²⁴ Umwanakashi alikwete umwana wa ng'ombe iilume iyakwina pa ng'anda; alile bwangu bwangu no kwipaya; aishile kubula no bunga bwa fulaulo, alikandwile, elo aishile ku pangamo no mukate uutatumuka pamo. Aishile kuleta kuli Saul elo na ba bomfi bakwe, elo nabo balilile. ²⁵ Eluntu baishile kwima nokuya ubushiku bwine bulya.