¹ Chinabwela kuchitika masiku amene ayo kuti A Philisiti anasonkhana masoja wawo pamozi kuti achite nkhondo kumenyana na Israeli. Achishi anati kuli Davide , ''Uchiziwe ichi mopanda chikayiko kuti uzayenda na iwe mugulu ya bankhondo , iwe na masoja wako. '' ² Davide anati kuli Achishi , '' Ngati niso , muzaziwa chamene kapolo wanu angachite .'' Achishi anti kuli Davide , ''Nishi ine nizakupanga bodigadi wanga masiku yako yonse yaumoyo.'' ³ Apa Samueli anali atamwalila , ndipo Israeli yonse inamulila eve nakumuika mumanda yaku Rama , mumuzinda wakwao. Naye Sauli , anali atapitikisa kuwachosa muziko wonse wanthu wamene wanali kukamba nawakufa kapena kukamba na mizimu. ⁴ Apo a Philisiti anazikolonganika pamozi nakubwela ndipo anankhoma misasa yawo pa Shunemu ; ndipo Sauli anasonkhanisa Israeli yonse pamozi , ndipo anamanga misasa pa Gilubowa ⁵ Pamene Sauli anaona gulu ya wankhondo yama Philisiti , anachita mantha , ndipo mutima wake unanjenjemela maningi. ⁶ Sauli anapemphela kwa Yehova kufuna thandizo, koma Mulungu sanamuyankhe - osati kupitila mumaloto kapena mu chimubuluso kapena aneneli. ⁷ Apo Sauli anati kuli atumiki wake , '' Nipezelenikoni muzimayi wa mizimu , pakuti ningayende kuli eve nakufunsa malangizo wake .'' Atumiki wake anati kuli eve , ''Onani aliko mukazi wa ku Endo wamene na zimvela kuti anakambisana na wakufa.'' ⁸ Nchifukwa chake Sauli anazibisa , pakuvala vovala vachabe chabe nakuyenda , eve na wamuna awili anali naye . Anayenda kuli uja mukazi usiku. Anati , '' Niwombezeleko namuzimu ndipo uniwukisileko kuchokela kuli wakufa wamene nizatomola.'' ⁹ Uja mukazi anati kuli eve , '' Ona , uziwa zamene Sauli anachita , mwamene analesela nakupitikisila kuchokela muziko waja wamene wakamba na wokufa na mizimu . Manje nichani uteya musampha pa moyo wanga , kuti unipayise?'' ¹⁰ Sauli analapila kuli eve mzina ya Yehova nakunena kuti , ''Malingana Yehova niwamoyo , kulibe chilangiso chizakuchitikila iwe kamba ka ichi chinthu.'' ¹¹ Apo muzimayi anati , '' Nikuwushila ndani kuchokela kwa akufa ?'' Sauli anati , ''Niushileko Samueli ine.'' ¹² Pamene muzimu anaona Samueli , anapunda na mau yokwela nakukamba na Sauli, kuti , '' Waninamizila chani ? Pakuti ndiwe Sauli.'' ¹³ Mfumu anati kuli eve,'' Osayopa . Waona chani? '' Muzimayi anati kuli Sauli , ''Niona mulungu achoka kunja kuchokela mudothi.'' ¹⁴ Anati kuli eve , '' aoneka bwanji ? '' Eve anayankha kuti, '' Mwamuna wakalamba afukuluka ; niwovalikiwa mukhanjo .'' Sauli anaziwa kuti anali ni Samueli , ndipo anawelama nkhope yake kuchita kufika pansi , nakumuonesa ulemu. ¹⁵ Samueli anati kuli Sauli ,'' Wanisokoneza na kuniwushila chani? '' Sauli anayankha , '' Nine wotekeseka maningi , pakuti a Philisiti akonzekela kuchita nkhondo naine , ndipo Mulungu anithawa nakuti aleka kuniyankha vilivonse , kosati kupitila muli aneneli , nangu kupitila mumaloto . Nchifukwa chake nakuyitanani imwe ,kuti munganiziwise ine vamene nizachita.'' ¹⁶ Samueli anati , ''Nanga ine nishi unipempha chani pakuti Yehova akuthawa nakusanduka ndani wako? ¹⁷ Yehova achita kwa iwe chamene anakamba kuti azakachita . Yehova ang'ambaku ufumu kuchosa mukwanja kwako nakupasa weve kuli munthu winangu - kuli Davide. ¹⁸ Chifukwa iwe suuna mvelelele mau ya Mulungu nakuti siunachite mkwiyo wake woyofya ma Ameleki , nchifukwa chake achita ichi kuli iwe lelo. ¹⁹ Yehova azapeleka Israeli pamozi na iwe mumanja yama Philisiti , ndipo mailo iwe na bana wako wamuna muzayamba kunkhala na ine kuno.Yehova azapeleka nayeve gulu ya masoja ya Israeli mumanja mwa ma Philisiti.'' ²⁰ Ndipo Sauli pamene apo anagwa nyutu pansi ndipo anakomoka chifukwa cha mau a Samueli . Anasila mphamvu chifukwa sanadye kanthu ija siku , angankhale uja usiku wonse. ²¹ Uja muzimayi anabwela kuli Sauli nakuona kuti anali wovutika maningi , anati kuli eve , ''Ona , kapolo wako mukazi akumvela mau yako; naika moyo wanga mukwanja kwanga ndipo namvela mau yako yamene wakamba kuli ine . ²² Manje nichifukwa chake , niku papata iwe , naiwe mvelelela mau yakapolo wako mukazi , ndipo leka nikupase tuchakudya tung'ono pali iwe . Udye pakuti unkhale namphamvu pakuti ukayende njila yakwanu.'' ²³ Koma Sauli anakana nakunena kuti , '' Sinizadya .'' Koma wanchito wake pamozi na uja muzimayi ,wamamufosing'a , ndipo anamvela kuli mau yao. Apo anauka kuchokela pansi nakunkhala pa bedi. ²⁴ Muzimayi anali na kang'ombe koyina panyumba ; anafulumila nakukapaya ; anatenga unga wa tilingu , nakuwukanya tuma bola , nakupanga buledi ilibe chotumphisila muli tumabola twamene . ²⁵ Analeta vija vakudya pali Sauli na wanchito wake , ndipo wanadya . Ndipo wananyamuka na kuyambapo wamene uja usiku.