1 USamuyeli 13
1 USawuli waba yinkosi eleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu ubudala bakhe, njalo wabusa u-Israyeli iminyaka engamatshumi amane lambili.
Soli'a 30'a kafu hu'neno Israeli vahe kinia mani'ne. Hagi Israeli vahe'mokizmi kinima mani'neana 42'a kafufi kinia mani'ne.
2 USawuli wakhetha abantu abazinkulungwane ezintathu ko-Israyeli; abazinkulungwane ezimbili babelaye eMikhimashi laselizweni lezintaba eleBhetheli, njalo abayinkulungwane babeloJonathani eGibhiya koBhenjamini. Bonke abasalayo wababuyisela emakhaya abo.
Hagi Soli'a 3 tauseni'a Israeli vene'nea sondia vahe mani'nazegu huhampri zmante'ne. Anampintira 2 tauseni'a vene'nea zamavarege'za Mikmasi kumate agrane mani'nazageno, 1 tauseni'a vene'nea huzamantege'za Jonatani'ene Gibea kumate'ene Beteli agona kumate Benzameni naga'mokizmi mopafi umani'naze.
3 UJonathani wahlasela inkamba yamabutho amaFilistiya eGebha, njalo amaFilistiya akuzwa lokho. Lapho-ke uSawuli wathi kakukhaliswe icilongo kulolonke ilizwe wathi, “AmaHebheru kawezwe!”
Hagi anama hute'za Jonatani'ene sondia vahe'amo'za Filistia vahera Geba kumapi ha' ome huzamante'za hara huzamagatere'naze. Hagi ana nanekea mago'a Filistia vahe'mo'za antahi'naze. Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za ke'a eme antahisazegu, Soli'a eri'za vahe'a huzamantege'za maka Israeli vahe kumapi ufenare'za vu'naze.
4 Ngakho u-Israyeli wonke wayizwa indaba yokuthi: “USawuli usehlasele inkamba yamabutho amaFilistiya, njalo u-Israyeli khathesi useyisinengiso kumaFilistiya.” Njalo abantu babizwa ukuba bayehlanganyela loSawuli eGiligali.
Hagi Soli'ma ha'ma Filistia vahe'ma huzmante nanekema miko Israeli vahe'mo'za nentahi'za, Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za eri hantage'za Solina Giliati ome age'naze.
5 AmaFilistiya abuthana ukuthi alwe lo-Israyeli ngezinqola zempi eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu, labatshayeli bazo abazinkulungwane eziyisithupha kanye lamabutho ayemanengi njengetshebetshebe ekhunjini lolwandle. Ahamba ayamisa eMikhimashi, empumalanga kweBhethi-Aveni.
Ana'ma hazage'za Filistia vahe'mo'za Israeli vahe'ma ha' huzmantenakura, 30 tauseni'a karisi e'neri'za, hosifima nevu'za ha'ma nehaza vahera 6 tauseni'agi, sondia vahera rama hu'za hagerinkenafi kahepankna hige'za haprigara osuga'a vahe Mikmasi mareri'za zage hanati kaziga Bet Aven seli nona emeki'za mani'naze.
6 Kwathi abantu bako-Israyeli bebona ukuthi umumo wabo wawusumubi lokuthi ibutho labo lalincindezelwe kanzima, bacatsha ezimbalwini lasemajukujukwini, laphakathi kwamadwala, emilindini lasemigodini.
Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za anazama nege'za antahi'zana, rama'a Filistia vaheki'za hara huragateregahaze'ma nehu'za, mago'amo'za havegampi ufrakizageno, mago'amo'za trampi ufrakizageno, mago'amo'za ranra havegampi frakizageno, mago'amo'za tinkerifi fraki'naze.
7 Amanye amaHebheru aze achaphela elizweni lakoGadi kanye leGiliyadi. USawuli wasala eGiligali, njalo wonke amabutho ayelaye ayeqhuqha ngenxa yokwesaba.
Hagi mago'amo'za Jodani timofo kantu kaziga takahe'za Gatine Giliati mopafi vu'naze. Hianagi Soli'a Gilgali kumate mani'nege'za agranema mani'naza sondia vahe'mo'za tusi koro nehu'za zamahirahiku hu'naze.
8 Walinda insuku eziyisikhombisa, isikhathi esasimiswe nguSamuyeli; kodwa uSamuyeli kezanga eGiligali; yikho abantu bakaSawuli baqalisa ukuchitheka.
Hagi ana kumatera 7ni'a zagegna Samuelima navega antenka manio hu'negu Soli'a avega anteno 7ni'a zagegna mani'ne. Hianagi Samueli'a ana kumatera omege'za Soli sondia vahe'mo'za atre'za vu'za e'za hu'naze.
9 Ngakho wathi, “Ngilethelani umnikelo wokutshiswa leminikelo yobuzalwane.” USawuli wanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa.
Ana hazageno Soli'a huno, Kre fananehu ofane rimpa fru ofane erita eho, hige'za eri'za ageno, anante agra'a kre fanane hu ofa hu'ne.
10 Kwathi khonokho nje eqeda ukunikela umnikelo wokutshiswa, uSamuyeli wafika, uSawuli waphuma wayambingelela.
Hagi Soli'a ana ofama huvaneregeno, Samueli'a egeno Soli'a azeri frufra huno avrenaku vu'ne.
11 USamuyeli wabuza wathi, “Kuyini osukwenzile na?” USawuli waphendula wathi, “Kuthe ngibona abantu sebechitheka, lokuthi kawufikanga ngesikhathi esimisiweyo, kanye lokuthi amaFilistiya abebuthana eMikhimashi,
Hianagi Samueli'a antahigeno, Na'a amazana nehane, huno Solina antahige'ne. Higeno Soli'a kenona huno, Nagra koge'za sondia vahe'mo'za atre'za vu'za e'za nehazageno, kagra kema hu'nana knarera eohanatinke'za, Filistia ha' vahe'mo'zama Mikmasima eri atruma hazage'na,
12 ngacabanga ngathi, ‘Khathesi amaFilistiya azakuzangihlasela eGiligali, njalo kangicelanga umusa kuThixo.’ Ngakho ngizwe ngincindezeleka ukuba nginikele umnikelo wokutshiswa.”
meni Filistia vahe'mo'za Gilgalia erami'za hara eme hunantegahaze hu'na nagra nagesa antahi'noe. E'ina hu'negu nagra'a Ra Anumzamofona antahi onke'nena ofa hanue hu'na ofa hu'noe.
13 USamuyeli wathi, “Wenze ubuthutha. Kawuwugcinanga umlayo uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho akupha wona; aluba ubukwenzile lokho, ubezamisa umbuso wakho phezu kuka-Israyeli kokuphela.
Higeno Samueli'a huno, Kagra neginagi vahekna hunka Ra Anumzana kagri Anumzamofo kasege'a ovaririne. Kagrama kasege'a avaririnka vantesina, Israeli vahe'mokizmi kinia kagrane naga'kamo'zane manivava huta vazasine.
14 Kodwa umbuso wakho kawuyikuqhubeka; uThixo usedinge indoda emthandayo ngenhliziyo yakhe wambeka ukuba ngumbusi wabantu bakhe, ngoba wena kawuwugcinanga umlayo kaThixo.”
Hianagi kagri nagapima kini eri'zama me'neana amare menina eme vagaregahie. Na'ankure kagra Ra Anumzamofo kasegea rutagre'nane. Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a ko mago nera Agri avesizama nevariria nera ko huhampri ante'neankino, ana ne'mo Ra Anumzamofo vahetera kinia manigahie.
15 Emva kwalokho uSamuyeli wasuka eGiligali waya eGibhiya koBhenjamini, uSawuli wasebala abantu ababelaye. Babengaba ngamakhulu ayisithupha.
Hagi Samueli'a ana huteno Gilgalia atreno vigeno, Soli'a agranema mani'naza sondia vahe'ma hampriana 600'a vaheke mani'naze.
16 USawuli lendodana yakhe uJonathani kanye labantu ayelabo babehlala eGibhiya koBhenjamini, amaFilistiya emise izihonqo eMikhimashi.
Hagi Soliki nemofo ne' Jonataniki, anama agranema mani'naza sondia vahe'mo'zanena Benzameni naga'mofo mopafi Geba kumate mani'nazageno, Filistia vahe'mo'za Mikmasi kumate seli nonku'ma eme ante'za mani'naze.
17 Amaqembu abahlaseli aphuma ezihonqweni zamaFilistiya ngezigaba ezintathu. Elinye laqonda e-Ofira eduze leShuwali,
Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za kuma'ma ankanire'za ha'ma hu vahera 3'afi refako hute'za, seli nonkuma'ma ante'za mani'nafintira atirami'za vu'naze. Hagi mago sondia kevumo'za Ofra kumara Suali mopa kaziga zamavugosa hunte'za vazageno,
18 elinye laqonda eBhethi-Horoni, kwathi elesithathu laqonda endaweni esemngceleni ngaphezu kweSigodi saseZebhoyimi malungana lenkangala.
mago kevumo'za Beta Horonima vu'nea kantega vazageno, mago kevumo'za ana mopa atuparegama vu'nea kantega vu'za Zeboimi agupofima hagage kokantega urami'nea avaparega urami'naze.
19 Akulamkhandi wensimbi owayengatholakala kulolonke elako-Israyeli, ngoba amaFilistiya ayethe, “Mhlawumbe amaHebheru azakwenza izinkemba kumbe imikhonto.”
Hagi ana knafina Israeli vahepina aenireti'ma ha'zantamima trohu vahera omani'naze. Filistia vahe'mo'za ha'zama aeniretima tro'ma hu'zana rempi huozamiho hu'za hunagru Israeli vahera huzmante'naze.
20 Ngakho u-Israyeli wonke waya kumaFilistiya ukuyalola amakhuba akhe, lamamatoki, lamahloka kanye amasikela.
Hu'negu Israeli vahe'mo'za hozama e'neri'za zantamina, witi hoza tinkama nesaza aenima, kazintamima, sa'umema, witi tagahu agena fagigi kazima, pikiruma kume'ma kanenakura, eri'za Filistia vahete vutere hu'naze.
21 Imbadalo yokulolisa amakhuba lamamatoki yayingokubili kokuthathu kweshekeli, njalo ingokukodwa kokuthathu kweshekeli ukulola amafologwe lamahloka kanye lokucijisa izijujo.
Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama ana zantamima kume'ma kanenakuma vazageno'a, Filistia vahe'mo'za 6gis kine hu'za miza agi ahezamante'naze.
22 Ngakho ngosuku lwempi akulabutho elaliloSawuli loJonathani elalilenkemba kumbe umkhonto esandleni salo; uSawuli loJonathani kuphela yibo ababelakho.
Hagi ha'ma hunaku'ma hazankna zupa Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za bainati kazine karugru kevenena e'ori'nazanki Soli'ene Jonatanike zanagrake ha'zana e'ri'na'e.
23 Ngalesisikhathi amaFilistiya ayesephume aya emkhandlwini waseMikhimashi.
Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za Mikmasima uhanati'nea kama amago'nama hu'nere seli nonkumara ome ante'za mani'naze.
