1 Abafirisiti banayiji teera Abahisiraheeri ku mugazi Giribowa. Yiryo izibo lyanakungula bweneene, halinde Abahisiraheeri bingi banayitwa. Na ábakafuuka, banapuumuka.

2 Ikyanya bâli ki gweti bagaalwa, Abafirisiti banalandiriza Sahuli na bagala baage, banayita bagala baage Yonataani, na Habinadabu, na Malikishuwa. 3 Izibo lyanakungula bweneene ku Sahuli. Abasirikaani boꞌkulwisa imiheto, iri bakamúbona, banamúvurumika imyambi, yanamúhahaza bweneene.

4 Lyeryo, Sahuli anabwira umwambali wage úwâli mútwaziizi ibilwaniiso: «Uyomolage ingooti yawe, gira umboleereze. Ndaloziizi kwo yaba bapagaani bayiji mboleereza neꞌngooti, mu kunjekeereza.»

Kundu kwokwo, uyo mwambali anayoboha, analahira ukumúyita. Lyeryo Sahuli, anayami yomola ingooti yage, yenyene anagigwira. 5 Uyo mwambali, iri akabona kwo Sahuli keera afwa, naye anagwira ingooti yage, anayami fwa. 6 Kwokwo, kwo Sahuli na bagala baage bashatu bakafwa. Kiri noꞌlya woꞌkumútwaza ibyugi, naꞌbaabo basirikaani bingi, booshi banaherera kuguma ku lwolwo lusiku.

7 Abahisiraheeri ábâli tuuziri i kajabo keꞌndekeera, na ábâli tuuziri uluhande lweꞌsheere lwoꞌlwiji Yorodaani, iri bakabona kwaꞌbasirikaani bapuumuka abagoma, na kwo Sahuli kuguma na bagala baage keera bafwa, banayami bunga mu twaya twabo, nabo banapuumuka. Abafirisiti, banayiji tutuula mwo.

8 Iri bukakya, ikyanya Abafirisiti bakagendi shahula ibindu bya ábakafwa ku mugazi Giribowa, banagwana ikirunda kya Sahuli neꞌbya bagala baage bashatu.

9 Uyo Sahuli, banamúsingula itwe, banayabiira neꞌbilwaniiso byage. Banabuli tuma indumwa mu kihugo kyoshi kyeꞌBufirisiti, gira bamenyeese imyazi mu bandu, kiri na mu mbeero zeꞌmigisi yabo. 10 Yibyo bilwaniiso bya Sahuli, banabisingula mu luheero lwa Hashitarooti. Ha nyuma, banabamba ikirunda kyage ku luzitiro kyaꞌkaaya keꞌBeeti-Shaani.

11 Ikyanya abatuulaga ba mu kaaya keꞌYabeeshi-Giryadi bakayuvwa ngiisi kwaꞌBafirisiti bakagirira Sahuli, 12 ibikalage byoshi byanayimuka, byanayami genda ubushigi bwoshi, halinde bwanabakyera ku magulu.

Iri bakahika i Beeti-Shaani, zirya ndwani zanalyosa ikirunda kya Sahuli ku luzitiro, kiri neꞌbya bagala baage. Yibyo birunda, banabileeta i Yabeeshi, banabisingoola. 13 Amavuha gaabo, banagakuumania, banagaleeta mu kaaya keꞌYabeeshi, banagaziika mwiꞌdako lyeꞌkiti kyoꞌmushishi, babuli yishalisa isiku zirinda.