¹ Abaume baku Kiriati Yarimu baishile balisendele imbokoshi yakwa Yahweh iya cipangano, elo nokuileta mu ng'anda yakwa Abinadabu mu kapili. Balipatwileko umwana wakwe umwaume Eleasari ukusunga imbokoshi yakwa Yahwah iya cipangano. ² Ukufuma pabushiku imbokoshi ya cipangano yaishile kushala mu Kiriati Yarimu, inshita iitali yalipitilepo, imyaka amakumi yabili. Bonse aba ng'anda yakwa Israeli baliloseshe elo balikufwaisha ukubwelela kuli Yahweh. ³ Samweli alilandile kuli bonse abamu ng'anda yakwa Israeli, ''Nga mwebo mwabwelela kuli Yahweh nemitima shenu shonse, fumyeni tu lesa twabena fyalo elo nokufumya aba Ashitoreti muli mwebo, pilibwileni imitima shenu kuli yahweh, elo nokushinshimuna ekafye, eluntu mwebo akesa kumipokolola ukufuma mu maboko ya bafilisiti.'' ⁴ Eluntu abantu bamu Israeli bafimishe ba Baali elo naba Ashitoreti, elo nokushinshimuna Yahweh ekafye. ⁵ Elo Samweli alandile ati, ''Leteni Isareli yonse ku Mizipa, elo nebo nkesakumipepelako mwebo kuli Yahweh.'' ⁶ Bakolonganine ku Mizipa, balitapile amenshi elo nokuyetila ku ntanshi yakwa Yahweh. Balifungile bulya bushiku elo nokulanda ati, ''Fwebo twalibembukila Yahweh.'' Nikulya kwine uko Samweli aishilekusala ukuba umupingushi wabantu bamu Israeli elo nokutungulula abantu. ⁷ Nomba uluntu aba Filisiti baishilekumfwa ati abantu bamu Israeli balikolongene ku Mizipa, bakatungulula baba Filisiti basanshile Isareli. Uluntu abantu bamu Isareli baishile kumfwa ifi, bena balitinine aba Filisiti. ⁸ Eluntu abantu bamu Israeli baishile kulanda kuli Samweli ati, ''Wileka ukutukutilako kuli Yahweh Lesa wesu, eico ena engatupusushako fwebo ukufuma kumaboko yaba Filisiti.'' ⁹ Samweli alibulile akana ka mpanga akashasumukile elo nokukapela ngelambo lya koca kuli Yahweh. Elo Samweli alilile kuli Yahweh pa bana bakwa Israeli, na Yahweh walimwasukile. ¹⁰ Ulo Samweli alikupela ilambo lya koca aba Filisiti balipaleme mukusansa Israeli. Nomba Yahweh alibulukwite necibulumo icikulu pali bulya bushiku kuba Filisiti elo nokubaposa mucimfulunganya, elo bena balifulumukile ukufuma ku bena Israeli. ¹¹ Abaume ba mu Israeli balile ukufuma ku Mizipa, elo nokupepeka abafilisiti elo nokubepaya ukwakulepa nga kumutentemuko wa Beti Kari. ¹² Eluntu Samweli aishilekubula ilibweelo no kulibika pakati ka Mizipa elo na Sheni. Ena alipenikile Ebenezer, ukulanda ati, Ukufika pano Yahweh alitwafwile.'' ¹³ Eico ab Pelishiti balinashiwe elo tabaingile pa mupaka wakwa Israeli. Ukuboko kwakwa Yahweh kwali pa ba Pelishiti munshiku shakwa Samwele shonse. ¹⁴ Imishika ya ba Pelishiti iyasendelwe ukufuma ku Israeli yalibwekeshiwepo kuli Israeli. Ukufuma ku Ekroni ukufika ku Gati; Israeli aishile ku bwesha imipaka umupaka ukufuma ku ba Pelishiti. Eluntu paishile kuba umutende pali Israeli elo na bena Amore ¹⁵ Imisumba isho abafilisiti bapokole ukufuma ku Israeli shalibwelele ku, ukufuma ku Ekiron ukufika ku Gati; Israeli alibwesesha incende shabo ukufuma ku bafilishit Eluntu kwali umutende pakati ka bena Israeli elo nabena Amori. Samweli alipingwile Israeli inshiku shonse isha mweo wakwe. ¹⁶ Cila mwaka alikuya mukushinguluka ku Betere, ku Giligali, elo naku Mizipa. Alisalile abakutungulula Israeli muli ishi ncende shonse. ¹⁷ Eluntu ena alikubwekele ku Roma, pantu ing'anda yakwe yali kulya; elo nakulyakwine alisalile abakutungula Israeli. Kabili ena alikulile no bulambo bwakwa Yahweh kulya.