1 Samwele

7 Awe abena Kiriati-yearimu+ baliileko no kuninika icipao ca kwa Yehova ukucitwala ku ng’anda ya kwa Abinadabu+ pa kapili, na Eleasari umwana wakwe e o basalile ukuti alelinda icipao ca kwa Yehova.

2 Nomba ukufuma pa bushiku Icipao caishile ku Kiriati-yearimu inshiku shaile shilefula, mpaka shaisaba imyaka amakumi yabili (20), na ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele bonse baleloosha, balefwayafwaya Yehova.+ 3 E lyo Samwele asosele ku ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele bonse ati: “Nga mulebwelela kuli Yehova+ ne mitima yenu yonse, pooseni+ balesa bambi bambi na baAstarte+ abo muli nabo no kubika imitima yenu pali Yehova ukwabula ukunenuka kabili e o mulebombela eka fye,+ na o akamupokolola ku baPelishiti.”+ 4 Na bana ba kwa Israele bapoosele baBaali+ na baAstarte+ abo bali nabo no kutampa ukubombela Yehova eka.

5 E lyo Samwele atile: “Longanikeni abena Israele bonse+ ku Mispa,+ pa kuti imupepele+ kuli Yehova.” 6 Awe bonse balongene ku Mispa, kabili batapile amenshi no kulayetila pa ntanshi ya kwa Yehova no kuleka ukulya muli bulya bushiku.+ Kabili balesosa abati: “Natubembukila Yehova.”+ Na Samwele atendeke ukupingula+ abana ba kwa Israele ku Mispa.

7 Ilyo abaPelishiti baumfwile ukuti abana ba kwa Israele nabalongana ku Mispa, e lyo bakateka+ ba baPelishiti baimine ukuti baye balwishe Israele. Kabili ilyo abana ba kwa Israele baumfwile, batiinine abaPelishiti.+ 8 E ico abana ba kwa Israele baebele Samwele ati: “Mwileka ukutupapaatilako kuli Yehova Lesa wesu ukuti atwafwilishe,+ pa kuti atupusushe ku baPelishiti.” 9 E lyo Samwele abuulile umwana wa mpaanga uonka no kutuula umutuulo wa koca+ kuli Yehova; kabili Samwele atendeke ukulililako abena Israele+ kuli Yehova ukuti abafwilishe, na Yehova alimwaswike.+ 10 Kabili ilyo Samwele aletuula umutuulo wa koca, abaPelishiti balipaleme ukuti balwe na Israele. Na o Yehova pali bulya bushiku alengele icibulukutu cikalamba+ ukubulukutila abaPelishiti, ukuti abafulunganye,+ kabili balicimfiwe ku bena Israele.+ 11 E lyo abena Israele bafumine ku Mispa no kukonka abaPelishiti kabili baile balebepaya ukufika na ku kapinda ka ku kulyo aka Beti-ka. 12 Awe Samwele abuulile ilibwe+ no kulibika pa kati ka Mispa na Yeshana no kulinika ati Eben-esere. E lyo atile: “Ukufika na nomba Yehova acili alatwafwa.”+ 13 E fyo abaPelishiti bacimfiwe, kabili tababwekeshepo ukwisa mu calo ca bena Israele+ na kabili, no kuboko kwa kwa Yehova kwatwalilile ukulwisha abaPelishiti mu nshiku shonse isha kwa Samwele.+ 14 Ne misumba iyo abaPelishiti bapokele kuli Israele yalebweshiwa kuli Israele ukufuma ku Ekrone ukufika ku Gati, ne fitungu fya iko Israele alipokolwele ukufuma ku baPelishiti.

Kabili kwaishileba umutende pa kati ka kwa Israele na bena Amore.+

15 Na Samwele ali umupingushi mu Israele inshiku shonse isha mweo wakwe.+ 16 Kabili umwaka no mwaka aleshinguluka ukuya ku Betele+ na ku Gilgali+ na ku Mispa+ no kupingula Israele+ mu fifulo ifi fyonse. 17 Lelo alebwelela ku Rama,+ pantu e kwali ing’anda yakwe, kabili e ko alepingwila Israele. Kabili kulya e ko akuuliile Yehova iciipailo.+