Mbugwilo 4
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[Maya masugu Bafilisti basumbile yulu ya ulwa bita na Isilaeli,] nabo Baisilaeli bagile u Bafilisti ugya u bita; bashamine hoka na Ebenezeli, Bafilisti nabo bashamine uya Afeki.
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Nabo Bafilisti babiile itunga yulu ya Isilaeli; na habalwile bita, Isilaeli bachingilwe u mnele wa Bafilisti; bahagilwe basolokoto babo bene babele u mlubugu nahi batu uki china.
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Biyo batu habahiile u bushamo, miungu gya Isilaeli giganine, Yulu yai Mlume gwatuhula lino u mbele wa Bafilisti? Tugye ulilusha lindo lya malagano lya Mlume uhuma uya Shilo uchwa nalyo uno, lichwe hawingi hetu, na lituhogonone mnda maboo ma tumangu twetu.
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Bibyo batumine batu ugya Shilo, nabo balilushishe lindo lya malagano lya Mlume gwa bilume pambwa, mine gusushama hegulu ha makelubi; na Hofni na Finehasi, baana babili ba Eli, babeleho hamwechi na lindo lya malagano lya Abetcha.
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Na lindo lya malagano lya Mlume haligingile u bushamo, Isilaeli yose batele bigelegele wa liidi lyata, na sii gidigile.
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Nabi Bafilisti habahuliche lwindo lwa mdodo, baganine, Noo ugana bihi lwindo lwa mdodo guno gwiingi u bushamo bwa Baeblania? Bamanine ugana lindo lya Mlume lyahuhiya u bushamo bwa Isilaeli.
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Bafilisti bamonine booba, yulu baganine, Abetcha agingila u bushamo. Baganine, Luhanga lubii lwetu! Bululi hashibe naba ikoko nahi ino utula aala.
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Luhanga lubii lwetu! M nanyi gwituhogonona na uboo wa tuno tubetcha twine tubalwile Bamisili wabihulo bya mioga giingi mlwanaganywa.
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Lihewe mitima, na ulihamba ilumyana benywe Bafilisti, mushichwe uba bcha ba Baeblania, nahi boo byabele bacha benyu; lihambwe ilumyana, mulwe nabo.
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Bafilisti balwile nabo, Isilaeli bahulilwe, basinine mtu ge gese u ndu gyage; bahagilwe batu beengi abisa; yulu Isilaeli bagwile batu uki maumi matatu bene bagile u bita na magulu.
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Lilyo lindo lya Abetcha Liguhilwe; na Hofni na Finehasi, baya baana babili ba Eli, bahagilwe.
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Bino, gumwe mtu gumwechi gwa Benyamini guhingile abilo uhuma mya m basolokoto guhiile Shilo luka luya lusugu, na bichwalaganywa byage bigulibu, na ihwili u mswe gwage.
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Halihiile, loola, Eli gubele mshame wisuba yage mibamba mwa ndila, gulihuhemba; bululi mtima gwage gubele hudanda yulu ya lindolya Abetcha. Na guya mtu helihiile m mbuga, guhanane mwano, mbuga gyose gililile.
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Nage Elihelihuliche mdodo gwa liya lilo, guganine, Guno mdodo m gwai na ino ihulo? Guya mtu guitile abilo, gugile, gumsambie Eli.
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Eli gusibele na myaa maumi yahabula na inana gyubuswa; meeso mage masibele mabelebu gushihuosha umona.
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Guya mtu gumsambile Eli, Nene noo gwahuma u bita, nene bino lino noo nasina uhuma u bita. Nage guganine, Byagiliya wii! mwananyi?
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Guya mine guchwile na mwano gugaile, gubanine, Isilaeli yasina u mbele wa Bafilisti, iyaka batu beengi abisa bahagwa, ata na baana bobe babili, Hofni na Finehasi, bawa nabo, na lindo lya Abetcha lyaguhwa.
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Haya helilumbule lindo lya Abetcha, Eli gugwile uhuma wisuba yage ugwila kuungu, mibamba mwa mchango, ushi lyage linogeye, gee nuuwa; Nage gubele hubaluliya Isilaeli myaa maumi mana.
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Iyaka mnage buo, mmachigwa guya Finehasi, gubele na gumo, hoka na ubuta; haya, helihuliche mwano gwa uguhwa wa lindo lya Abetcha, na ugana sabe buo na mlumyage baawa, guliginaminye, nuubuta, yulu busungu bwage bumyile.
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Na mengo ma lubu lwage, baya baachna bene babele bagimanyu hoka nage bamsambile, Ushimonyi booba, yulu wahubuta mwana gwa mlumyana. Alakini gushigaile, na gushimlolile.
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Gumgitile guya mwaana Ikabodi, guganine, Ubo ugengeda wahunyiwa mnda Isilaeli; bululi lindo lya Abetcha libele liguhwe, na wa yulu ya sage buo na mlumyage.
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Ehe, guganine, Ubo ugengeda wa Isilaeli; yulu lindo lya Abetcha lyaguhwa.