1Samweli 4: 1-2 ² Izu lya Samweli lyabhafishiye Israeli bhonti. Aisraeli bhafumile alwe na Filisti. Bhope bhabheha ikambe epo Ebenezeri, na Afilisti bhabheha ikambe ohwo Afeki. ¹ Bhope Afilisti bhahwipanjile kwa ajili ye vita vye bha Israeli. Evita navyapamba omwoto, Israeli bhamenwilwe na Afilisti, bhafwiye abhantu elfu zine hushibhanja she vita. 1 Samweli 4: 3-4 ³ Abhantu nabhahenzele hwi kambe, agogolo bhe Israeli bhajile, "Yenu O BWANA atishindile sanyono hwitazi lya Filisti? Ombe tilete epa empogoso ye lweteshelo olwa GOSI afume hu Shilo, aje libhe epa pandwemo nate, aje litibheshe shinza afumile mu nguvu zya haduwi bhetu." ⁴ Shesho bhabhatumile abhantu ohwo hu hilo; afumile ohwo bhanyemuye empogoso ye lweteshelo olwa GOSI we shikari, wakhala pamwanya ye makerubi. Hofni na Finehasi, abhana bhabhele bha Eli, bhali pandwemo nela empogoso ye lwetesho lwa Ngolobhe. 1 Samweli 4: 5-6 ⁵ Empogoso ye lweteshelo ewa GOSI nayafishile hwi kambe, abhantu bhonti bhakholile, ehoolo nensi yahavuma. ⁶ Afilisti nabhahomvwa eholo, bhajile, izu eli lye holo mwikambe lya bhe Brania libhonesya yenu?" Pamande bhahamanya aje empogoso ya GOSI efishile hwi kambe. 1 Samweli 4: 7-9 ⁷ Afilisti bhalwi ye tee, "Ongolobhe afinjiye mwi kambe." Bhajile, "Ole wetu! Ijambo nanshi eli seliwayile afumile ohwo khosi! ⁸ Ole wetu! Wenu wanzatilinde ashile enguvu zya Ngolobhe wali no uwezo? Ono yayono Ongolobhe wabhashambuliye Abhamisiri hu namuna tofauti zye homo enyinji hwipoli. ⁹ Amwe Mwafilisti, bhanji bhadandamu, na bhombi, eshilume, nkaseshashesho mubhabhe bha boyi bha Ebrania, nanshi shabhahali aboyi wenyu. Bhombi shilume, alwe nabho." 1 Samweli 4: 10-11 ¹⁰ Afilisti bhalwiye, na wabha Israeli bhahamenwa. Shila muntu ashembeleye akhaya yakwe ne mbuda zyali ngosi tee; asikari bhe Israeli elfu thelasini bhabhabhalile na hu vita, bhagwiye. ¹¹ Ela empogoso ya Ngolobhe yayahegwilwe na bhana bha Eli, Hofni no Finehasi bhafwiye. 1 Samweli 4: 12-13 ¹² Omuntu omo wa Benjamini ashembeye afume hushibhanja she vita ahenzele hu Shilo isiku elyo lyelyo, afishile na menda gakwe gazembushe na matoto mwitwe lyakwe. ¹³ Lwafihaga, O Eli ali akheye pitengo lyakwe peepe ne barabara ahenyaga afuatanaje omwoyo gwakwe gwaingaga hu sababu ye mpogoso ya Ngolobhe. Omuntu ola lwahinjilaga pa mjini nafumye etaarifa, ensi yonti yalilile. 1 Samweli 4: 14-15 ¹⁴ O Eli lwahomvaga eholo ye ndilo eyo, ajile, "Endilo eyo eli ne maana anshi?" Hu haraka omuntu ola ahenzele ahumwelekezye oEli. ¹⁵ O Eli ali no umuri we maha tisini na nane; amaso gakwe gapofushe, na sagawezizye alole. ¹⁶ Ola omuntu abhozya oEli, "Ane nene enchomoshe afume hu vita. Entoloshe afume hwibho sanyono." O Eli ayanga, "Amambo gabhalile bhole, mwana wane?" ¹⁷ Ola muntu waletile ezyo ehabari agomoye naje, "Abhaisraeli embanyilile Afilisti. Bhantu bhinji bhabhafwiye. Abhana bhaho, Hofni no Finehasi, ne mpogoso ya Ngolobhe eyegwilwe." 1 Samweli 4: 18-18 ¹⁸ Lwahayanga empogoso ya Ngolobhe, oEli agwiye galama afume pitengo lyakwe peepo no ndyiango. Abuduha ensingo yakwe, nafwe alengane naji ali gogolo nantele mwamu. Wope ali wahwamle hwa bhe Israeli hu maha arobaini. 1 Samweli 4: 19-20 ¹⁹ Basi okhoyi yakwe oshe wa Finehasi, ali ne vyanda apalamiye apapa. Ahoomvwezye ehabali aje empogoso ya Ngolobhe etekwilwe naje okhoyi no lume wakwe afwiye, akheye pansi wahwifunkula, ouchungu wakwe wakhete na wayanzizye tee. ²⁰ Lwapalamiye afwe, abhashe bhabha hudumilaga bhajile, "Oganje hwogope, maana ohwifunkuye omwana sahala." Ila sebhagomoye nkahamo hata hukhate habhabhozewe. 1 Samweli 4: 21-22 ²¹ Atanuye omwana Ikabodi, ajile, "Oumwamu usogoye hu Israeli!" Alengane naje empogoso ya Ngolobhe etekwilwe enyara na alengane nenfwa ya khoyi wa lume wakwe. ²² Na ajile, "Oumwamihwe usogoye afume hu Israeli, elengane empogoso ya Ngolobhe etekwilwe enyala."