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1 Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za eza Israeli vahera hara eme huzmante'za zamarotago hazage'za fre'za vu'naze. Hagi rama'a vahera bainati kazinknonteti zamahage'za Gilboa agonafi fri'naze.
AmaFilistiya alwa lo-Israyeli; abako-Israyeli babaleka, njalo abanengi bafela eNtabeni yase Gilibhowa.
2 Hagi Soli'ene mofavrezaga'amo'za fre'nazanagi, Filistia vahe'mo'za hanaveti'za zamarotago hu'za, mika Soli mofavrezaga'a Jonatanima Abinadabuma Malkisuanena zamahe'naze.
AmaFilistiya axotshana kanzima loSawuli kanye lamadodana akhe, abulala amadodana akhe uJonathani, lo-Abhinadabi kanye loMalikhi-Shuwa.
3 Hagi Solina tusi'a ha' hugagintazageno ha'mo'a hanavetigeno, mago'a vahe'mo'za kevea ahazageno ra hazenke eri'ne.
Impi yatshisa macele wonke kuSawuli, njalo kwathi abatshoki bemitshoko sebemxhumile, bamlimaza kubi.
4 Ana'ma higeno'a hankoare'ma eneria nera asamino, Ru oku zamavufaga taga osu Filistia vahe'mo'za esu'za kiza zokago ke eme hunante'za nata nenami'za nahe frisagi, bainati kazinka'a erinka nare frio. Hianagi hazama'are erinentea ne'mo'a tusi koro nehuno, ahe ofrine. Ana higeno Soli'a bainati kazima'a erino ana kazinte agra'a taruheno fri'ne.
USawuli wathi kumthwali wezikhali zakhe, “Hwatsha inkemba yakho ungigwaze, hlezi abantu laba abangasokanga bafike bangigwaze bangenze ihlazo.” Kodwa umphathi wezikhali zakhe wesaba, akaze akwenza lokho; ngakho uSawuli wathatha inkemba yakhe waziwisela phezu kwayo.
5 Hagi Solina hankoare'ma azerinentea ne'mo'ma keama Soli'ma frigeno'a, agranena kazima'a erino agra'a kazinte taruheno Soli'ene fri'na'e.
Kwathi umphathi wezikhali ebona ukuthi uSawuli wayesefile, laye waziwisela phezu kwenkemba yakhe wafa kanye laye.
6 Ana higeno Solima, 3'a mofavre'ama, ha'zama'are'ma azerinentea ne'ma, miko Israeli sondia vahe'ma Soli'enema vu'naza vahe'mo'za ana zupage fri vagare'naze.
Ngakho uSawuli lamadodana akhe amathathu lomphathi wezikhali zakhe kanye labantu bakhe bonke bafa ndawonye ngalo lolosuku.
7 Hagi Israeli vahe'ma agupofima nemani'za vahe'mo'zane, Jodanima mani'za vu'naza vahe'mo'zama kazama, Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za frazageno, Soli'ene maka mofavre'aramine, hanko'are'ma azerinentea ne'ma, agranema vu'naza vahetamima fri vagarazage'za, kumazamia atre'za frazageno, Filistia vahe'mo'za ana kuma'zmia eme eri'za mani'naze.
Kwathi abako-Israyeli ababesekele isigodi lalabo ababengaphetsheya kweJodani bebona ukuthi ibutho lako-Israyeli lalibalekile lokuthi uSawuli kanye lamadodana akhe basebefile, batshiya imizi yabo babaleka. AmaFilistiya afika ahlala kuyo.
8 Hagi ha'ma haza knamofo anante knazupa Filistia vahe'mo'za Israeli vahe ha'zane kukenazami zoginaku ha'ma hu'nazafi e'za eme kazana, Soli'ene 3'a mofavre'aramina Gilboa agonafi fri'nage'za eme ke'naze.
Ngelanga elalandelayo, amaFilistiya esefikile ukuba akhuthuze abafileyo, afica uSawuli lamadodana akhe amathathu befile eNtabeni yase Gilibhowa.
9 Hagi zamagra Solina agenopa nekafri'za ha' kukena'a hate'za eri'naze. Hagi anama nehu'za zamagra ke erino vu vahe huntageno mika Filistia kokampine, havi anumzamofo mono hunentafi Soli'ma fri'nea zamofo musenkea ome hu'ama hu'za zmasami'naze.
Amquma ikhanda lakhe athatha lezikhali zakhe, basebethuma izithunywa kulolonke ilizwe lamaFilistiya ukuthi zimemezele lindaba ethempelini lezithombe zawo lasebantwini bakibo.
10 Hagi Solina ha'zama'a Astaroti havi a' anumzamofo mono nompi ome nente'za, avufga'a eri'za Bet-seni rankuma keginare ome hanti'naze.
Abeka izikhali zakhe ethempelini lama-Ashithorethi. Kwathi isidumbu sakhe asibethela emdulini weBhethi-Shani.
11 Hagi Jabes-giliati kumate'ma nemaniza vahe'mo'zama, Filistia vahe'mo'zama Soline mofavre'amokizmima huzmantaza zamofo ke'ma nentahi'za,
Kwathi abantu baseJabheshi Giliyadi sebezwile ngokwakwenziwe ngamaFilistiya kuSawuli,
12 maka hanave vahe'amo'za kenage Bet-seni kumate vu'za, Soline mofavre'arami zamavufaga ome eri'za, Jabesi kumate eme krerasage'naze.
wonke amaqhawe abo alezibindi ahamba ubusuku bonke esiya eBhethi-Shani. Ethula isidumbu sikaSawuli lezamadodana akhe emdulini weBhethi-Shani aya eJabheshi, lapho azitshisela khona.
13 Ana'ma hute'za zaferinazami eri'za tamaris zafa agafafi asenente'za, 7ni'a zagegnafi ne'zana a'o hu'za zamasunkura hu'naze.
Athatha amathambo abo awembela ngaphansi kwesihlahla somthamarisiki eJabheshi, asezila insuku eziyisikhombisa.
