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1 Nʼoge a ndị Filistia lụsoro ndị Izrel agha, ndị Izrel si nʼihu ha gbaa ọsọ, ma ọtụtụ nʼime ha nwụrụ nʼugwu Gilboa.
Now the Philistines warred against Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelbue.
2 Ndị Filistia ji ike chụso Sọl na ụmụ ya. Ha gburu ụmụ ya ndị ikom, Jonatan, Abinadab na Malkishua.
And the Philistines pursued after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Aminadab, and Melchisue, sons of Saul.
3 Agha ahụ siri ike nke ukwuu megide Sọl, mgbe ndị na-agba ụta chụkwutere ya ha merụrụ ya ahụ.
And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows.
4 Sọl gwara onye na-ebu ngwa agha ya, sị, “Mịpụta mma agha gị, were ya magbuo m ka ndị a a na-ebighị ugwu ghara ịbịa jiri m mee ihe egwuregwu.” Ma onye na-ebu ngwa agha ya ekweghị, nʼihi ọnọdụ oke egwu. Nʼihi ya, Sọl were mma agha nke ya, dakwasị nʼelu ya.
And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 Mgbe onye na-ebu ihe agha Sọl hụrụ na ọ nwụọla, ya onwe ya dakwasịkwara nʼelu mma agha nke ya, nwụọkwa.
And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.
6 Ya mere, Sọl na ụmụ ya ndị ikom atọ nwụrụ, ndị niile si nʼụlọ ya nwụkwara nʼotu mgbe ahụ.
So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his family died at the same time.
7 Mgbe ndị Izrel niile nọ na ndagwurugwu hụrụ na ndị agha agbaala ọsọ, na Sọl na ụmụ ya ndị ikom anwụọla, ha hapụrụ obodo ha niile gbapụ ọsọ. Ndị Filistia bịakwara bichie nʼime ha.
And all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, and they left their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 Nʼechi ya, mgbe ndị Filistia bịara iyipụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ ihe ha ga-achịkọrọ, ha hụrụ ozu Sọl na nke ụmụ ya ndị ikom ka ha tọgbọ nʼugwu Gilboa.
And it came to pass on the next [day] that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gelbue.
9 Ha yipụrụ ya ihe niile oyi, buru isi ya na ihe agha ya, zipụkwa ndị ozi gara nʼala ndị Filistia niile ikwusa akụkọ ihe mere nye ndị ha niile na arụsị ha niile.
And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.
10 Ha tinyere ihe agha ya nʼụlọ chi ha, kwụbakwa okpokoro isi ya nʼụlọ Dagọn.
And they put their armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon.
11 Mgbe ndị Jebesh Gilead niile nụrụ ihe ndị Filistia mere Sọl,
And all the dwellers in Galaad heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul and to Israel.
12 ndị ikom ha niile bụ ndị dimkpa, biliri gaa buru ozu Sọl na ụmụ ya, bulata ha na Jebesh. Ha liri ọkpụkpụ ha nʼokpuru osisi ukwu dị na Jebesh, buo ọnụ ụbọchị asaa.
And all the mighty men rose up from Galaad, and they took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabis, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabis, and fasted seven days.
13 Sọl nwụrụ nʼihi ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi ya nye Onyenwe anyị, o debeghị okwu Onyenwe anyị, karịsịa, ọ gara na nke onye na-ajụ mmụọ ọjọọ ase, nʼihi ịjụta ya ase,
So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he kept [it] not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to seek [counsel], and Samuel the prophet answered him:
14 ma ọ jụghị ase site nʼọnụ Onyenwe anyị. Ọ bụ nke a mere Onyenwe anyị ji gbuo ya, were alaeze ya nyefee Devid nwa Jesi nʼaka.
and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
