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Saulu alwîsa Abafilistini anarhangira okugoma
1 Saulu ali akola agwêrhe emyâka erhi abà Mwâmi. Ayîmire myâka ibirhi ali mwâmi omu Israheli*. 2 Saulu anacicîshoga bantu bihumbi bisharhu omu bene Israheli: Bihumbi bibirhi byakazagibêra boshi naye aha Mikimasi n’oku ntondo ya Beteli, n’abandi ba cihumbi bàbâga boshi na Yonatani aha Gibeya emwa bene Benyamini. Abandi basigalaga omu lubaga abarhuma ngasi baguma omu mwabâbwè. 3 Yonatani ayîrha owali murhambo w’Abafilistini wabâga aha Gibeya n’Abafilistini bamanya ogwo mwanzi. Saulu abûhisa omushekera omu cihugo coshi, na Bene Israheli boshi bayumva ogwôla mwanzi oku: 4 Saulu anayîsire omurhambo w’Abafilistini, n’Israheli yêshi akola ahigîrwe n'Abafilistini. Olubaga lwoshi lwashûbûkiraho Saulu aha Giligali. 5 Abafilistini banacishûbûzanya mpu bagendilwîsa bene Israheli; bali badwîrhe ngâlè bihumbi makumi asharhu, na bihumbi ndarhu bya basirika balwîra oku nfarasi n’eyindi ngabo y’abantu bali banji nka mushenyi gw’oku nyanja. Banaciyisha batwa olugerêro aha Mikimasi olunda lwa Beti-Aweni. 6 Erhi abantu b’Israheli babona oku ntaho bacîfunyûkira bulya bali erhi bagosirwe enyunda zoshi, barhondêra okucîfulika baguma omu nyâla, abandi omu malumba, abandi omu mabuye, abandi omu nyenga n’abandi omu mîna y’okulega amîshi, abandi omu mahwa. 7 Abahabraniya bayikira ciru Yordani kuhika e Gadi n’e Gileadi.
Samweli na Saulu barhenganakwo
Agôla mango erhi Saulu† aciri e Gilgali n’olubaga erhi ludwîrhe lwajugumira e burhambi bwâge. 8 Alinda nsiku nda nka kulya amango omulêbi Samweli anali atwîre. Ci Samweli arhayishaga duba aha Gilgali. Olubaga lwarhondêra okuyâka n’okucîjira kuli na Saulu. 9 Lêro ahôla Saulu aderha, erhi: «Nderheri enterekêro y’embâgwa n’enterekêro y’okushenga omurhûla. Yêne anacihêra enterekêro.» 10 Oku ayûsihêra ntya, naye Samweli ayisha, Saulu ahuluka mpu agendimuyankirira anamulamuse. 11 Samweli anacimubwîra, erhi: «Kurhi wajizire?» Saulu ashuza, erhi: «Ene mbona oku olubaga lukola ludwîrhe lwandeka, lwanayâkira kulî, n’erhi ôbà orhayishaga lulya lusiku watwâga, n’ene mbona oku Abafilistini bamahanda aha Mikimasi, 12 “naderha nti Abafilistini ene bakola banyandagalirakwo aha Gilgali na ciru ntanacishenga Nnâmahanga. Okubundi namarhôla omuhigo namarherekêra enterekêro y’embâgwa”». 13 Samweli anashuza Saulu erhi: «Wajizire nka musirhe; ocishimbaga irhegeko lya Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe anakuhâga, Nyamubâho anali ayimânika obwâmi bwâwe omu Israheli ensiku zoshi. 14 “Ci kwônene obwâmi bwâwe ntà misî bwacijira. Nyamubâho analongize owundi olya oli n’omurhima gwâge, olya wankahasha okukacîkubagira ye, oyo ye anajizire mwâmi w’olubaga lwâge, bulya orhashimbire oku Nyamubâho anali akurhegesire”». 15 Samweli ayimuka e Gilgali ajà e Geba emwa bene Benyamini. Saulu aganja abantu bali bacisigîre boshi naye, bahika omu bantu magana gali ndarhu.
Okucîrheganya oku ntambala
16 Saulu n’omugala Yonatani n’olubaga lwàli lucisigîre boshi nabo, babêra aha Geba emwa bene Benyamini, nabo Abafilistini bajitwa olugerêro aha Mikimasi. 17 Omurhwe gw’Abafilistini balya banali b’entwâli barhenga omu birâlo bayisha bigamba bisharhu: cigamba ciguma cayisha omu njira y’e Ofra ebwa cihugo ca Shuwala. 18 Ecindi cigamba cayisha omu njira y’e Betoroni, n’ecindi cigamba carhôla enjira cayisha burhambirhambi oku kabanda ka Sebayini, olunda lw’irungu. 19 Muli agôla mango, omu Israheli murhabâga mutuzi n’omuguma, bulya Abafilistini bali erhi bàdesire mpu irhondo mumanye Abayahudi bakatula engôrho nîsi erhi amatumu. 20 Na ntyo bene Israheli bakagigendishâshula ngasi muntu: oyûla omugushu gwâge, ola enfuka yâge, ola embasha yâge erhi kabangûlo kâge emwa Abafilistini. 21 Na ntyôla lêro, ebyoji byâbo byoshi byàli erhi byatuhire: ebigembe, emisholo, emigera, emishurhi, embasha nsungunu n’enênênè byoshi byàli bihûnyire okushâshulwa. 22 Ciru na mw’olwo lusiku lw’okulwa lwonênè, omu lubaga murhali owaligwêrhe itumu nîsi erhi ngôrho omu maboko gâge. Saulu n’omugala Yonatani bône bali babigwêrhe. 23 Murhwe muguma gw’Abafilistini gwakanya gwagendikubikira omu njira y’e Mikimasi.
* 13:1 Omwandisi arhalimanyire emyâka ya Saulu erhi abà Mwâmi, kandi kubè erhi kuhera yamuhezire. Omwandisi arhamanyiri bwinjinjà erhi nêci myâka ibirhi arhegesire Israheli. Buzinda bwanyuma bacîkêbirwe mpu Saulu ayîmire myâka makumi anni (Ebj 13, 21). 13, 7: Saulu alicîshozîrwe na Nyamuzinda, afungira Israheli; bunzinda Saulu alikirirwa na Nyamubâho. Omu bulonza bwâge, Nyamubâho azigira Yakôbo, aleka Ezau; acîshoga Israheli ekarhî k’agandi mashanja. Nyamubâho agendekera ntyo erhi acîshoga entumwa, erhi ahamagala Paolo, erhi ahamagala ngasi mukristu. Ci kwône, Nyamubâho arhuyigîrizize oku anagendekere okurhushobôza engalo zâge amango rhumuyêmîre. Saulu arhashuzagya oku izù lya Nnâmahanga, ntyo Nnâmahanga amuleka (Lolà 1 Sam 15, 10-23). † 13:7 Saulu alicîshozîrwe na Nyamuzinda, afungira Israheli; bunzinda Saulu alikirirwa na Nyamubâho. Omu bulonza bwâge, Nyamubâho azigira Yakôbo, aleka Ezau; acîshoga Israheli ekarhî k’agandi mashanja. Nyamubâho agendekera ntyo erhi acîshoga entumwa, erhi ahamagala Paolo, erhi ahamagala ngasi mukristu. Ci kwône, Nyamubâho arhuyigîrizize oku anagendekere okurhushobôza engalo zâge amango rhumuyêmîre. Saulu arhashuzagya oku izù lya Nnâmahanga, ntyo Nnâmahanga amuleka (Lolà 1 Sam 15, 10-23).