¹ Sauli anali na zaka thirti musinkhu pamene anayamba kulamulila : Atalamulila kwa zaka fote mu Israeli , ² anasankha amuna thri sauzande amu Israeli . Thu sauzande anali na yeve mu Michmash na mu ziko ya malupili ya Bethele , apo pamene ni ushi chibelengelo cha sauzande imozi chinali na Jonathani mu Gibeya yaku Benjamini . Wonse wosalapo masoja anawatumiza kumanyumba , munthu aliyonse kunyumba kwake . ³ Jonathani anagonjesa ija garrisoni yama Philistini yamene inali pa Gibeya ndipo a Philisti anamvela za ichi . Pambuyo pake Sauli analiza lupenga kupita muziko yonse , nati ''Lekani a Heberi amvele.'' ⁴ Israeli yonse inamvela kuti Sauli anagonjesa garrisoni ya ma Philisti , ndiponso kuti Israeli inasanduka chifungo chowola kuli ma Philisti . Apo masoja wanayitaniwa pamozi kukakumana na Sauli pa Giligali. ⁵ A Philiasti anakolongana pamozi kuti na Israeli , nama ngolo yankhondo yali thri sauzande amuna okwana sikisi sauzande amuna woyendesa ngolo , ndipo magulu ankhondo oyenda pansi okwane monga kupaka kwa michenga mumbali mwa nyanja. Anakwela na ku yika misasa pa Michmash , kumawa kwa Bethi Aveni. ⁶ Pamene banthu baku Israeli anaona kuti ali mumavuto - pakuti banthu banali munkawa ikulu kwakuti wanabisana mu vilindi vamumyala, pansi pavichamba , pakati pa myala yong'ambika , mu visime , na mumigodi. ⁷ Benangu bakuli ma Heberi wana tauka kushilya kwa Yolodano ku malo ya Gadi na Gileadi . Koma Sauli enze akati ku Giligali , ndipo banthu bonse wanamu konkha apo wanjenjema. ⁸ Anayembekeza masiku seveni , nthawi yamene Samweli anayika . Koma Samweli sanabweleko ku Giligali, ndipo banthu wanali kumwazi kana kuchoka kuli Sauli. ⁹ Sauli anati , ''Nileteleni chopeleka cho shoka na zopeleka zamtendele .'' Ndipo anapeleka nsembe yoshoka . ¹⁰ Pamene ana siliza chabe kupeleka chopeleka choshoka Samweli anafika . Sauli anatulukila panja kuyenda kukamuposha. ¹¹ Apo Samueli anati , ''Whachita chani ? Sauli anayankha , ''Pamene nenze mona kuti banthu wamali kuchoka kuli ine , nakuti iwe siunabwele mukati mwa nthawi yamene unakonza , ndipo kuti a Philisiti banali watasonkhana pa Michmish, ¹² Ninakamba kuti, '' Apa a Philisiti azaseluka kubwela kumenyana na ine pa Giligali , ndipo kuti ine sininapemphe chifundo cha Mulungu ,' apo ninazikakamiza neka kupeleka nsembe ya chopeleka choshoka.'' ¹³ Apo Samueli anati kwa Sauli , ''Wachita zopusa . Siana sunge lamulo ya Yehova Mulungu wako yamene iye anakupasa iwe . Pakuti Yehova pokonkhapo sembe ayendo nkhazika ulamulilo wako kwamuyaya. ¹⁴ Koma nomba apa ulamulilo wako siuzapitiliza . Yehova asakila mau thu wamene mutima wake wakonda , ndipo Yehova ana sankhula nakumuyika mfumu yakuti asogolere banthu wake , chifukwa siunamvele chamene anaku lamula ine.'' ¹⁵ Apo Samueli anayankha kuchokela ku Giligali kuyenda ku Gibeya yaku Benjamini . Apo Sauli anawelenga banthu wamene wanali panali eve wanakwane chiwelengelo capa fupi - fupi sikisi hundredi bamuna . ¹⁶ Sauli , Jonathani , mwana wake mwamuna wa banthu bamene wanalipo pamozi naye , ana salila ku Gebala ya ku Benjamini . Koma ma Philisiti anamanga misasa yawo pa Michmishi. ¹⁷ Woyamba nkhondo wanachokela ku misasa yama Philisiti mumagulu yatatu . Gulu imozi inatembenukila chaku Ophana , ku malo ya Shuala. ¹⁸ Gulu inangu inachayila kona kuyenda chaku sayidi kunali Bethi Haroni , ndipo gulu inangu ina tembenukila kuyenda chakuboda yamene iyang'anana na malo yakumbali kwa manzi ya Zeboyima kuyang'ana cha ku sanga. ¹⁹ Kunalibe wapanga visulo vansimbi wamene wanalikupezeka mu Israeli yonse , chifukwa a Philisiti anakamba kuti . ''Kapena ma Heberi wangazipangile ma panga na mikondo yawoyawo.'' ²⁰ Koma onse amuna aku Israeli anajaila kukondo kuyenda kuli ma Philisiti , aliyense kuyenda kunola milomo na ma layeni ya geje, mapiki yawo , katemo kawo namajeko yawo. ²¹ Mutengo unali mipimo yamagulu yabili katatu pasikelo kuti unoleshe mu lomo wa pulawu namapiki , ndipo mnyenso umozi katatu pasikelo kuti unoleshe tukatemo na pakuyondololesha vobowolelako. ²² Apo pasiku ya kumenyana , sikunali kupezeka ma panga na mikondo mumanja mwa m'silikali uli yonse wamene enze na Sauli na Jonathani ; pokhapo Sauli na Jonathani mwana wake ndiye anali kupezeka navo ivi vida. ²³ Garrisoni asilikali ankhondo achi Philisiti inayenda kuchokela panja kukampata kopitilapo kaku Michmashi.