¹ Apo ma Philisiti anamenyana nkhondo na Israeli . Wanthu waku Israeli wanathawa kuchoka kuli ma Philisiti nakugwa kufelatu pa phili ya Gilibowa . ² MaPhilisiti wanapitikisa Sauli na mwana wake anyamata . Ma Philisiti wana paya Jonathani , Abinadabu , na Maliki - Shuwa , wana wake wamuna . ³ Nkhondo inamuyendela moyipa maningi Sauli , ndipo woponya muviwa uta anamu pambana kuthamanga . Anali mu ululu ukulu chifukwa cha mivi. ⁴ Nipo Sauli anakamba na onyamula zida zankhondo wake kuti , '' Solola panga yako ndipo unilasenayo ndawa mkaleka , awa wosadulidwa wazabwela wani chite vamu sewanya .'' Koma wonyamula zida wake sanachite ico , pakuti anali kumuyopa maningi Sauli . Choncho Sauli anatenga lupanga yake mwine nakugwelapo. ⁵ Pamene wonyamula zida wake anaona kuti Sauli wamwalila , anagwela pa panga yake mwanjila imozimozi nakufa naye. ⁶ choncho Sauli anafa , wana wake watatu , na wonyamula zida wake , awa banthu wonse wanafa pamozi siku imozi yamene ija . ⁷ Pamene wanthu waku Israeli wamene wanali kumbali inangu vale , na waja wenze kutali kupitilila Jordani wanaona kuti wanthu waku Israeli wenze wanathawa nakuti Sauli na wana wake wanafa , wanasiya mizindo yawo nakuthawila kunja , ndipo a Philisiti wanabwela nakunkhalamo. ⁸ Chinachitika pa siku yokonkhapo , kuti pamene ma Philisiti wanabwela kuvula mitemitembo , wanapeza Sauli na wana wake watatu wanagwa nakufa palupili lwa Gilibowa. ⁹ Wanamujuwa mutu wake nakumuvula zida zake zankhondo , nakutuma athenga mu malo yonse yama Philisiti ziko yonse kuti apeleke uthenga kutulubi twawo muma tempile naku wanthu . ¹⁰ Wanayika zida zake zankhondo mu tempile ya Ashtorethisi , ndipo wanakambatika thupi yake ku chiwumba cha muzinda wa Bethi Shani. ¹¹ Pamene wanthu wonkhala mu Jabeshi Gileadi wanamvela chamene ma Philisiti wanachita kuli Sauli, ¹² masoja wonse wananyamuka nakuyenda usiku wonse ndipo wanatenga mtembo wa Sauli na mathupi ya wana wake kuchosa kuchiwumba cha Beth Shani. Wanayenda ku Jabeshi nakuya shoka kwamene kuja . ¹³ Pambuyo pake wanatenga mabonzo yawo nakuya shika munsi mwa mutengo wa tamanisiki mu Jabeshi , ndipo wanasala zakudya kwa masiku seveni.