¹ Icebo cakwa Samwele caishile kwisa konse ku Israeli. Nomba Israeli aishile kuya ku bulwi na ba Pelishiti. Baishle kubika inkambi pa Ebenesa, elo na ba Pelishiti baishile kubika inkambi pa Afeki. ² Aba Pelishiti bishile kutantama pa bulwi na Israeli. Uluntu ubulwi bwaishile kusalangana, Israeli alicimfishiwe na ku ba Pelishiti, abo baipeye abaume amakana yane pa mpanga ya bulwi. ³ Uluntu abantu baishile kwisa mu nkambi, abaklamba ba mu Israeli baishile kulanda ati, ''Nindo Yahweh atucimfisha lelo ku cinso ca ba Pelishiti? Natuleto imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Yahweh kuno ukufuma ku Shilo, pakweba ingaba kuno na fwebo, pakwebati limbi kuti yatusanga umutende ukufuma ku maboko ya balwani besu.'' ⁴ Eico abantu baishile kutuma abaume ku Shilo; ukufuma kulya baishile kusenda imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwe Yahweh wa milalo, uyo uwaikala pamulu wakwa kerubi. Abana baume bwakwa Eli babili, Hofini elo Finehasi, bali kulya kwine ne mbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Lesa. ⁵ Uluntu imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Yahweh yaishile kwisa mu nkambi, abantu bonse abamu Isreli baishile kupunda apakalamba, elo ne calo caishile kupunda. ⁶ Uluntu aba Pelishiti baishile kumfwa icongo cakupunda, baishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe uku ukupunda mu nkambi ya ba Hebere kukopilibula indo?'' Eluntu baishile kwibukisha uku imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Yahweh ilishile mu nkambi. ⁷ Aba Pelishiti balitinine; baishile kulanda ati, ''Lesa alishile mu nkambi.'' Baishile kulanda ati, ⁸ ''Akalanda kuli fwebo! Takwaba icamusango uyu icacitikapo kuli fwebo! Akalanda kuli fwebo! Bushe ni nani akatucingilila ukufuma ku bukose bwa utu tulesa twa maka? Utu etulesa utwa taashishe abena Egypto ne finkunka ifyapusanapusana mu ci swebebe. ⁹ Koseni, elo no kuba abaume, mwebo mwe ba Pelishiti, limbi mwalaba abasha ku ba Hebere, ngefyo baba abasha kuli fwebo. Beni abaume, elo no kulwa.'' ¹⁰ Aba Pelishiti baishile kulw, elo na Isreli aishile kucimfiwa. Onse umwaume aishile kubutukulila ku ng'anda yakwe, elo no kukoma kwali ukulamaba; pantu abashilika amakana amakumi ya tatu ukufuma mu Israeli balifwile. ¹¹ Imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Lesa yalisendelwe, elo na bana baume babili abakwa Eli, Hofini elo Finehasi, balifwile. ¹² Umwaume wakwa Benjamini aishile kubutuka ukufuma mu ncende ya bulwi ukuya ku Shilo ubushiku bumo bwine, aishile kufika nefyakufwala fykwe ifyalepauka elo ne calo pamutwe wakwe. ¹³ Uluntu aishile kufika, Eli aikele pacipuna cakwe pa musebo akotamba pantu umutima wakwe walikututuma palwa mbokoshi yakw Lesa. Uluntu umwaume aishile kwingila mu musumba elo aishile kulanda imbila, umusumba onse waishile kulosha. ¹⁴ Uluntu Eli aishile kumfwa icongo cakulila, aishile kulanda ati, ''cikopilibula indo ici icongo?'' Umwaume bwangu bwangu aishile kwisa elo no kweba Eli. ¹⁵ Nomba Eli ali ne myaka amakumi pabula elo na cine konse konse. ¹⁶ Umwaume aishile kulanda kuli Eli ti, ''Ni nebo ne fumine kubulwi. Mfulumwike ukufuma ku bulwi lelo.'' Eli aishile kulanda ati, ''Caciba shani, we mwana mwaume wandi?'' ¹⁷ Umwaume uwaletele ilyashi aishle kwasuka ati, ''Israeli alifulumwike ukufuma ku ba Pelishiti. Kabili, kuli ukucimfiwa ukukalamba mu bantu. Kabili, abana baume bobe babli, Hofini elo Finehasi, balifwile, elo ne mbokoshi yakwa Lesa ilisendelwe.'' ¹⁸ Uluntu aishile kulumbula imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Lesa, Eli aishile kuponena kunuma ukufuma pa cipuna cakwe ku lubali lwa mpongolo. Umukoshi wakwe waishile kutobeka, elo aishile kufwa, pantu ali umukote elo uwafina. Alipingwile Israeli pamyaka amakumi yane. ¹⁹ Nomba umupongoshi wakwe umwanakashi, umukashi wakwa Finehasi, ali ne fumo elo alipaalamine mukupapa. Uluntu aishile kumfwa ilyashi ukuti imbokoshi yakwa Lesa ilisendelwe elo nokuti wishi fyala elo no mulume wakwe balifwile, aishile kufukama panshi elo no kupapa, lelo ubukali bwa kupapa bwali mutinishe. ²⁰ Pakashita kakufwa kwakwe abanakashi balikumwafwa baishile kulanda ati, ''Witina, pantu wapapa umwana umwaume.'' Lelo taaswike nangula ukubika ifyobalandile mu mutima. ²¹ Aishile kwinika umwana ati Ikabodi, ekutila, ''Ubukata bulifumine pali Israeli!'' pantu imbokoshi yakwa Lesa ilisendelwe. ²² Aishile kulanda ati, ''Ubukata bulifumine pali Israeli, pantu imbokoshi yakwa Lesa ilisendelwe.''