¹ Nomba aba Pelishi balwile na bena Israeli. Abaume bakwa Israeli baishile kubutuka ukufuma ku cinso ca ba Pelishiti elo bawile no kulwa pa lupili lwa Giboa. ² Aba Pelishiti balikupalamina kuli Shauli elo na bana bakwe abaume, aba Pelishiti baishile kwipaya Yonatani Abinadabu, elo na Malki-Shua, abana baume bakwe. ³ Ubulwi bwalikosele pali Shauli, elo na bali kupose mifwi bali musangile. Ali mu kukalipwa ukukulu pa mulandu wabo. ⁴ Elo Sauli aishile kulanda ku wali kumupiitila ifyanso ati, ''Bula kakwampa obe upushe muli nebo, Pantu limbi epali, abo abatasembululwa baisa no kungonaula.'' Lelo uwali kumupiitila ifyanso alikene, pantu ali no mwenso uukulu. Eico Shauli aishile kubula ulupanga lwakwe no kuwila pali lo. ⁵ Ulo uwalukupita ifyanso fyakwe aishile kubona ukuti Shauli alifwile, nao aishile kuwila palu panga lwakwe mu musango umo wine no kufwa pamo na ye. ⁶ Eco Shauli alifwile, abana bakwe abaume babtatu, elo no wali kumupiitila ifyanso-abo abaume bafwile capamo pali kalyakene kasuba. ⁷ Ulo abaume bakwa Israeli abali kubushilya kumbi mu mupoka poka na bali kunuma ya Yodani, baibwenene ukuti abaume bakwa Israeli balibutukile elo ukuti Shauli na bana baume bakwe ba lifwile, baishile kusha imisumba yabo no kubuta, elo na ba Pelishiti baishile no kwikala muli iyo misumba. ⁸ Ubushiku bwaishile kukonkapo, ulo aba Pelishiti baishile mukubona abafwile palya baishile kusanga Shauli elo na bana bakwe abaume batatu bawilile a lupili lwa Gilboa. ⁹ Baile ukuputula umutwe wakwe elo ba bulile ne fyanso fyakwe, elo batumine ne ntumi mu calo ca ba Pelishiti ukushingausha ukutwala imbila yabune kuma temepele ya tulubi twabo na ku bantu. ¹⁰ Baishile kubika ifyanso fyakwe mwi tempele lya kwa Ashitole, ne citumbi cakwe baile ukucipampamika ku cibumba ca musumba wa Beti Shani. ¹¹ Ulo abekashi ba mu Yabeshi Gileadi baishile kumfwa ifyo aba Pelishiti bacitile kuli Shauli, ¹² bonse abaume babulwi balimine no kuya ubushiku bonse no kubula icitumbi cakwa Shauli elo ne fitumbi fya abana bakwe abaume batatu ukufumya ku cibumba ca Beti Shani. Baile ku Yebeshi elo baishile kuboca nkulya. ¹³ Elo baishile kubula amafupa yabo no ku yashika mwisamba lya citi ca mutaliski mu Yabeshi, no kuleka ukulya pa nshiku cine lubali.