¹ Tafara ty nafahate Saoly, le nihere bakagne amity fanafiha reo Amalekita ty Davida naho nijano tao Ziklaga zisike ty roe andro. ² Tamity andro fahatelo, le nisy lahilahy raike niarake tamity siky tsiatre vaho maloto teo amity lohane ro avy bakagne amity tobe Saoly. Laha fa niavy teo amy Davida re le nihohoke tamity tane naho nagnodreke ty vatane. ³ Hoe ty Davida tamine hoe:" Bakaia riha?" Namale re hoe:" Nilay bakagne amity tobe Israely raho." ⁴ Hoe ty Davida tamine hoe:" Ambarao ahy rie ty natao ze zaka zay." Namale re hoe:" Nilay tamity aly reo vahoake. Maro ro lavo naho maro ro mate. Saoly vaho Jonatana anadahine avao kea le mate." ⁵ Hoe Davida tamity ajalahy hoe:" Nagnino ro hainao fa mate ty Saoly vaho Jonatana anane?" ⁶ Namale ty ajalahy hoe:" Kindraike ro naha-teo amity vohitse Gilboa ahy, naho ingo Saoly nitehe tamity lefone, naho reo Kalese vaho reo mpitikitse aze le teo ampitsepaha aze. ⁷ Niodin-kody Saoly naho nahisake ahy ka nikaike mafe ahy. La namale raho ty hoe:' Intoy raho.' ⁸ Hoe re tamiko ty hoe:' Ia riha?' Namale aze raho hoe:' Amalekita raho.' ⁹ Hoe re tamiko hoe:' Mitsangana rie agnilako eto naho vono raho, fa fijalea bey ro manjo ahy, kanefa mboe ato amiko ty fiay.' ¹⁰ Laha zao le namonje teo amine raho naho namono aze, satria haiko fa tsy ho velo re tafara ty naha-tonta aze. Bakeo le nalaeko ty satro-boninahetre ze teo amity lohane vaho ty fehen-tagna teo amity sandrine, naho reo nienteko teo aminao reo, tompoko." ¹¹ Bakeo le nandriatre reo sikine ty Davida, naho nanao hoe zay kea reo ndaty iaby niarake tamine. ¹² Nandala iereo, nitagny, naho nifaly hane ho ahy Saoly zisike hariva, ho ahy Jonatana anadahine, ho ahy reo vahoake Yaveh, naho ho ahy ty foko Israely satria lavo tamity meso iereo. ¹³ Hoe ty Davida tamity ajalahy ty hoe:" Bakaia riha?" Namale re ty hoe:" Ana ty mbahiny raike eo amity tane raho, Amalekita raike." ¹⁴ Hoe ty Davida hoe:" Nagnino riha ro tsy natahotre namono ty mpanjaka voahoso Yaveh tamity tagnanao avao?" ¹⁵ Nikaike ty raike tamireo ajalahy ty Davida naho nanao ty hoe:" Mindehana naho vono re." Ka nindeha ze lahilahy zay naho nagnisy aze, ka mate ty Amalekita. Bakeo le nirehake tamity fate ty Amalekita ty Davida hoe:" Eo amity lohanao ty lionao satria ty vavanao avao ro vavolombelo nandietse anao naho nanao hoe:' Namono ty mpanjaka voahoso Yaveh raho."' ¹⁷ Bakeo le niantsa ty antsa fandala momba Saoly vaho Jonatana anadahine toy ty Davida. ¹⁸ Nibaiko ty vahoake re mba hagnanatre ze antsa ty Tsipika zay reo anadahy Joda, ze voasoratre ao amity boke Jasara. ¹⁹ "Ty hasinao, ry Israely, le mate, vinono teo amity toeranao abo! He ty fahavalo ty mahere! ²⁰ Ko rehafe ao Gata zay, ko ambara egne amireo lily i Askelona, mba tsy ho afake hifale reo anak'ampela ty Filistina, mba tsy hankalaza reo anak'ampela tsy vita savatse. ²¹ Ry vohitse Gilboa, tsy hisy mika vaho ora anie eo aminao, na baibo misy voane ho fagnatetre, satria teo ty fiarova ty mahere ro voaloto. Ty fiarova Saoly le tsy voahosotre amity menake sase. ²² Bakamity lio reo ze vinono, bakamity fate reo mahere, le tsy nihere ty folese Jonatana, naho tsy niheren-koa ty meso Saoly. ²³ Saoly vaho Jonatana le tea vaho mpamindra-arofo teo amity fiaigna, naho tsy nisahira iereo tamity fate iereo. Malaika noho ty voromahere iereo, natanjake noho ty liona. ²⁴ Nareo ry anak'ampela Israely, mitagnia Saoly, ze nampisiky Jaky vaho ravake anareo, naho ze nametrake ravake volamena teo amity akanjonareo. ²⁵ He ty fahavalo ty mahere teo agnivo ty aly! Vinono teo amity toera abo ty Jonatana. ²⁶ Ore noho ty aminao raho, ry Jonatana rahalahiko. Tena malala tamiko riha. Mahisake ty fiteanao ahy, mihoatre noho ty fitea ty ampela. ²⁷ He ty fahavalo ty mahere, vaho ty fahavalo reo zaka-fialia ty aly!