1 M'ogbe nwa, wa aPhilistiya atza arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ. Ajinọng p'Israẹl arọbh k'itzitzikha s'aPhilistiya. Wa anọng p'Israẹl haabhada ape k'egbegbeho cha Gilboa. 2 Wa aPhilistiya akhubh Saul ọmaana va pẹ p'ijinọng m'ẹkhoma-ẹkhọma, bẹ afhu va pa Saul p'ijinọng p'ade; Jonatan, ọmaana Abinadab, ttara Malki-Shua. 3 Egbong nduma echina ororo ẹgaangi maa ekhe Saul k'ottem. Mada abhar-ayuk akhọbh Saul, bẹ ammum-ẹ ekpo itzama-itzama.

4 Mẹ wọ e, Saul oben otzim-egbongkpo pyẹ bi, “Tzọr ọkkangkkaang kwọ akhum-m, oni mando ode, akpatzọr-nọng mba ákwu akhebh-m okhebha ma akhum afhu, bẹ abira aben-m ẹmma.”

Yina, otzim-egbongkpo pyẹ odik nwuma ojor-ẹ, kẹ kokher ofhu, ofona mẹ, Saul ọtzọkha ọkkangkkaang kwa kẹ khaam, otto ọkpẹkhi ofhu for sẹ. 5 Mada otzim-egbongkpo ore bi Saul ọkk'ọpa, kẹ obiro otto ọkpẹkhi ọkkangkkaang kwa kẹ kaam, ofhu for sẹ. 6 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọmaana va pẹ attaan, ọmaana otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ, ttara ajinọng pẹ biphyir, ape ewu nduma dani.

7 Mada anọng p'Israẹl p'arukhi k'okhubha nwonggo kw'ẹttẹr, ọmaana ayok p'arukhi ka Jọrdan okhubha, an-are bi agbong-nọng p'Israẹl akk'arọbha, ọmaana bi Saul ttara va pẹ akk'apa, bẹ abina aji ibhon sabẹ, arọbh afona. Wa aPhilistiya an-akwu atzọkha ibhon nnuma aruk.

8 Ewu ekhobh mẹ, mada aPhilistiya akwu bi akwu afhọhngi abukhi mbuma, bẹ are abukhi pa Saul, ọmaana va pẹ attaan p'atto ayima k'egbegbeho cha Gilboa. 9 Bẹ akpaara eho cha Saul, abira atzọkha egbongkpo pyẹ. Bẹ atzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha bi, bẹ asi ẹjaakhi k'ẹkhọma cha Philistiya bi waam, k'ọkhapa kw'akha pabẹ, ọmaana k'anọng pabẹ. 10 Bẹ atzọkha egbongkpo pya Saul ahok k'ọkhapa kw'agbatza p'Ashtọrẹt. Bẹ atzọkha obukhi kwẹ adabh k'echumi ch'obhon kwa Bẹt-Shan.

11 Mada anọng pa Jabẹsh-Gilead abhaang odik kw'aPhilistiya asi Saul, 12 akkakkaama pabẹ biphyir abina orenga m'erungi nduma achina ka Bẹt-Shan. Bẹ akhanga obukhi kwa Saul ọmaana pa va pẹ p'ijinọng k'echumi cha Bẹt-Shan, atzima bẹ atza akwọmi ka Jabẹsh. 13 Mẹ wọ e, bẹ atzọkha akhọbhi pabẹ anọhnga k'irekh-irek kw'echi cha tamarisk ka Jabẹsh. Bẹ atzim ọchattọhk k'iwu izenamfa.