1 USamuyeli 31
1 AmaFilisti alwa-ke loIsrayeli; lamadoda akoIsrayeli abaleka phambi kwamaFilisti, awa efile entabeni yeGilibowa.
and Philistine to fight in/on/with Israel and to flee human Israel from face: before Philistine and to fall: kill slain: killed in/on/with mountain: mount [the] (Mount) Gilboa
2 AmaFilisti asenamathela kuSawuli lamadodana akhe; amaFilisti abulala uJonathani, loAbinadaba, loMaliki-Shuwa, amadodana kaSawuli.
and to cleave Philistine [obj] Saul and [obj] son: child his and to smite Philistine [obj] Jonathan and [obj] Abinadab and [obj] Malchi-shua Malchi-shua son: child Saul
3 Lempi yaba nzima kuSawuli, abatshoki bamfica, amadoda edandili; wasesiba lobuhlungu kakhulu ngabatshoki.
and to honor: heavy [the] battle to(wards) Saul and to find him [the] to shoot human in/on/with bow and to twist: writh in pain much from [the] to shoot
4 USawuli wasesithi kumthwali wezikhali zakhe: Hwatsha inkemba yakho, ungigwaze ngayo, hlezi laba abangasokanga bafike bangigwaze, badlale kubi ngami. Kodwa umthwali wezikhali zakhe kavumanga, ngoba wesaba kakhulu. Ngakho uSawuli wathatha inkemba, waziwisela phezu kwayo.
and to say Saul to/for to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his to draw sword your and to pierce me in/on/with her lest to come (in): come [the] uncircumcised [the] these and to pierce me and to abuse in/on/with me and not be willing to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his for to fear much and to take: take Saul [obj] [the] sword and to fall: fall upon her
5 Lapho umthwali wezikhali zakhe ebona ukuthi uSawuli usefile, laye waziwisela phezu kwenkemba yakhe, wafa kanye laye.
and to see: see to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his for to die Saul and to fall: fall also he/she/it upon sword his and to die with him
6 Wafa-ke uSawuli lamadodana akhe amathathu lomthwali wezikhali zakhe labo bonke abantu bakhe ngalolosuku ndawonye.
and to die Saul and three son: child his and to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his also all human his in/on/with day [the] he/she/it together
7 Lapho amadoda akoIsrayeli ayengaphetsheya kwesigodi layengaphetsheya kweJordani ebona ukuthi amadoda akoIsrayeli abalekile, lokuthi uSawuli lamadodana akhe sebefile, atshiya imizi, abaleka; amaFilisti asefika, ahlala kiyo.
and to see: see human Israel which in/on/with side: beside [the] valley and which in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan for to flee human Israel and for to die Saul and son: child his and to leave: forsake [obj] [the] city and to flee and to come (in): come Philistine and to dwell in/on/with them
8 Kwasekusithi kusisa lapho amaFilisti efika ukuhlubula ababuleweyo, afica uSawuli lamadodana akhe amathathu bewile entabeni yeGilibowa.
and to be from morrow and to come (in): come Philistine to/for to strip [obj] [the] slain: killed and to find [obj] Saul and [obj] three son: child his to fall: fall in/on/with mountain: mount [the] (Mount) Gilboa
9 Asequma ikhanda lakhe, ahlubula izikhali zakhe, athumela elizweni lamaFilisti inhlangothi zonke ukumemezela imibiko endlini yezithombe zabo lebantwini.
and to cut: eliminate [obj] head his and to strip [obj] article/utensil his and to send: depart in/on/with land: country/planet Philistine around: whole to/for to bear tidings house: home idol their and [obj] [the] people
10 Abeka izikhali zakhe endlini kaAshitarothi. Abophela isidumbu sakhe emdulini weBeti-Shani.
and to set: put [obj] article/utensil his house: temple Ashtaroth and [obj] body his to blow in/on/with wall Beth-shean Beth-shean
11 Kwathi abahlali beJabeshi-Gileyadi sebezwile ngalokho amaFilisti akwenze kuSawuli,
and to hear: hear to(wards) him to dwell Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead [obj] which to make: do Philistine to/for Saul
12 asukuma wonke amaqhawe, ahamba ubusuku bonke, athatha isidumbu sikaSawuli lezidumbu zamadodana akhe emdulini weBeti-Shani, eza eJabeshi, azitshisa khona.
and to arise: rise all man strength and to go: went all [the] night and to take: take [obj] body Saul and [obj] body son: child his from wall Beth-shean Beth-shean and to come (in): come Jabesh (Gilead) [to] and to burn [obj] them there
13 Asethatha amathambo abo, awangcwaba ngaphansi kwesihlahla setamarisiki eJabeshi, azila ukudla insuku eziyisikhombisa.
and to take: take [obj] bone their and to bury underneath: under [the] tamarisk in/on/with Jabesh (Gilead) [to] and to fast seven day
