1 Abantu b’e Kiriyati-Yarimi banacibunguluka bayisha barhôla gulya Mucîmba gwa Nyamubâho bagusôkana; bagendiguhira omu nyumpa ya Abinadabu oku karhondo, banaciyîmika omugala Eleyazari mpu ye wakalanga Omucîmba gwa Nyamubâho.

2 Kurhenga amango Omucîmba gwajaga aha Kiriyati-Yarimi, hagezire myâka erhali minyi, myâka makumi abirhi n’olubaga lwa Israheli lwadumûkira Nyamubâho. 3 Samweli anacibwîra bene Israheli boshi, erhi: «Akabà munayagalukire Nyamubâho n’omurhima gwinyu goshi, murhenzagye ekarhî kinyu banyamuzinda b’ahandi na ba-Astarte. Ci muyêrekeze Nyamubâho omurhima gwinyu munamukolere yênene, lyoki ankamulîkûza oku Bafilistini». 4 Okubundi bene Israheli banacîrhenza ekarhî kâbo banyamuzinda ba Bali, na ba-Astartè*7, 4 Hali na Astartè: bwo banyamuzinda (bazimu banabinji) b’emahanga., bakarhumikira Nyamubâho yênene. 5 Enyuma ly’ahôla Samweli anaderha erhi: «Mushûbûlize olubaga lwa bene Israheli loshi aha Mispa. Nagendimushengera emwa Nyamubâho.» 6 Banacishûbûkira aha Mispa. Banashamarha amîshi bagashahuliza embere za Nyamubâho, banacishenga olwo lusiku, banaciderha mpu: «Rhwabîhîre Nyamubâho.» Samweli arhegeka ntyo bene Israheli aha Mispa.

7 Okubundi Abafilistini bamanya oku bene Israheli bashûbûzinye aha Mispa; Abarhambo b’Abafilistini basôka barhêzire bene Israheli. Bene Israheli bamanya omwanzi banayôboha bwenêne Abafilistini. 8 Bene Israheli banacibwîra Samweli mpu: «Mâshi orhalekaga, okûla kurhusengerera emwa Nyamubâho, Lungwè wîrhu, ly’arhulîkûza omu maboko g’Abafilistini.» 9 Samweli arhôla omwâna-buzi wacigoba amurherekêra yêshi Nyamubâho, Samweli ashengera bwenêne bene Israheli emwa Nyamubâho, na Nyamubâho ayumva omusengero gwâge. 10 Agôla mango Samweli akagihêra Nyamubâho, Abafilistini banaciyisha barhêzire bene Israheli, ci olwo lusiku Nyamubâho arhontomera bwenêne Abafilistini; ashakanya banacijamwo entemu, banacihimwa na Israheli.

11 Bene Israheli banacirhenga aha Mispa, bagenda bamininisire kw’Abafilistini babahima kuhika hôfi na Bet-Kar. 12 Okubundi Samweli anaciyanka ibuye aliyimânika ekarhî ka Mispa na Yoshana, analiyîrika izîno lya Ebeni-Ha-Azeri, kwo kuderha mpu kuhika aha Nyamubâho orhulwirire. 13 Kw’Abafilistini bahimirwe ntyôla, bagokola okukaziyisha barhêzire bene Israheli; okuboko kwa Nyamubâho kwahorheza Abafilistini amango ga Samweli goshi. 14 Emirhundu Abafilistini bali erhi banyazire bene Israheli yoshi, bene Israheli bayishubirana kurhenga aha Ekroni kuhika aha Gati.

Bene Israheli barhenza ntyo ecihugo câbo omu maboko g’Abafilistini. Omurhûla gwabà ekarhî k’Israheli n’Abanyamoriti. 15 Samweli arhegesire bene Israheli amango g’akalamo kâbo kwoshi. 16 Ngasi mwâka àkazigenda, kurhenga e Beteli kugera e Gilgali na e Mispa erhi ye na murhegesi w’Israheli muli aho hantu hoshi. 17 Buzinda bwaho anashubira e Rama, ho enyumpa yâge yabaga, erhi n’aho anakagirhegekera Israheli, aliyûbasireho oluhêro lwa Nyamubâho.