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13 Bena Isalele babaadi dingi bakite mianda ibubi ku meso kua Yehowa, na Yehowa nkuibatuula mu maasa a bena Filistine munda mua bipua 40.
2 Mu aa mafuku, kubaadi muntu a mu Soreya a mu kifuko kia bena Dane, eshina diaye dibaadi Manowa. Mukashi aaye baadi nkunga, tabaadi na muana. 3 Dingi efuku muikeyilu a Yehowa nkumuenekiela yawa muana mukashi na nkumulungula’shi: “Tala, we nkunga na tue na muana. Anka okayimita na okatanda muana mulume. 4 Binobino, dimuka totomanga nfinyo sunga kintu kioso kiakia akikoluanaa, na todianga kintu su nkimune ki butete. 5 Tala, Okayimita na okatanda muana mulume, t’abitungu’shi ka buembe kakume ku mutue waye, muanda muana akekala Munazi a Efile Mukulu kubanga ku butandua* buaye, akabanga kupaasha Isalele mu maasa mua bena Filistine.”
6 Akupu yawa muana mukashi bayile na alungula mulume aaye’shi: “Muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi bafiki kuandi, na amuenekanga nka bu muikeyilu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, akaanyishanga ngofu. Ntshi mumuipushe kuakatukilanga, aye namu ta mmundungule eshina diaye. 7 Anka bandungula’shi: ‘Tala, Okayimita na okatanda muana mulume, totomanga kintu kioso kiakia akikoluanaa, na todianga kintu su nkimune ki butete, muanda muana akekala Munazi a Efile Mukulu kubanga ku butandua* buaye mpa na kuifuku dia lufu luaye.’”
8 Manowa nkusendeela Yehowa na nkuamba’shi: “Nfuile namu lusa, Yehowa. Muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi obokatuka mu kutuma afikie namu dingi bua’shi etulongieshe pabitale abitungu’shi tukite na muana atandikua.” 9 Biabia Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi nkuteemesha Manowa, na muikeyilu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi nkufika dingi kui yawa muana mukashi pabaadi mushale muifuba; mulume aaye Manowa tabaadi naye nya. 10 Yawa muana mukashi nkuenda lubilo na nkulungula mulume aaye’shi: “Tala, Yawa muntu ekeele mummuenekiele diadia efuku, bafiki kuandi dingi.”
11 Akupu Manowa nkuibua na nkuenda na mukashi aaye. Aye nkufika kui yawa muntu na nkumuipusha’shi: “Nnobe esambile na mukashi ande?” Aye nkualula’shi: “Nnami.” 12 Nyi Manowa nkumulungula’shi: “Mayi oobe akumbane! Muana ekala na nshalelo e naminyi, na ekala na mufubo kinyi? 13 Biabia muikeyilu a Yehowa nkulungula Manowa’shi: “Abitungu mukashi oobe elame ku bintu bioso bianekeele mumulungule. 14 T’abitungu’shi adie kintu su nkimune akituukila ku tukuba tua nfinyo, t’abitungu atome nfinyo sunga kintu su nkimune akikoluanaa, na t’abitungu adie kintu su nkimune ki butete. Abitungu atumikile mianda yoso yandi mumutumine eyi.”
15 Manowa nkulungula muikeyilu a Yehowa’shi: “Shala namu tukuteekiele muana a mbushi.” 16 Anka muikeyilu a Yehowa nkulungula Manowa’shi: “Sunga nashala ntandi bia kudia biobe, anka su okumiina kulambula Yehowa mulambu wa kushiika kaalo, we kuiulambula.” Manowa tabaadi auku’shi yawa muntu baadi muikeyilu a Yehowa. 17 Akupu Manowa nkuipusha muikeyilu a Yehowa’shi: “Eshina diobe nnanyi, bua’shi tukutumbishe apalombana mayi oobe?” 18 Anka muikeyilu a Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Buakinyi oyipusha eshina diande, aku namu ndia kukaanya?”
19 Akupu Manowa nkuata muana a mbushi na mulambu wa ntete na nkuibilambula kui Yehowa p’ebue. Na Efile Mukulu baadi akitshi muanda wa kukaanya pabaadi Manowa na mukashi aaye abatala. 20 Pabaadi ndimi ya kaalo ya ku kilambuilo ayikaamina muiyilu, muikeyilu a Yehowa bakaamine mu ndimi ya kaalo ya ku kilambuilo pabaadi Manowa na mukashi aaye abatala. Mususa umune abaponene bakupila mapala aabo paashi. 21 Muikeyilu a Yehowa tabaadi dingi mumuenekiele Manowa na mukashi aaye. Nyi Manowa nkutundula’shi yawa muntu baadi muikeyilu a Yehowa. 22 Manowa nkulungula mukashi aaye’shi: “Atufu binyibinyi, muanda nyi Efile Mukulu atubamono.” 23 Anka mukashi aaye nkumulungula’shi: “Su Yehowa akimbanga kuituipaa, tabadia kukumiina mulambu wa kushiika kaalo na mulambu wa ntete wa ku maasa eetu, tabadia kuitulesha ino mianda yoso na tabadia kuitulungula su ngumune wa ku ino mianda.”
24 Kunyima yawa muana mukashi nkutanda muana mulume na nkumuudika bu Samishonyi; na pabaadi muana ende na kukula, Yehowa baadi atungunuka na kumuelela miabi. 25 Muenda mafuku, kikudi kia Yehowa kibabangile kumutakula bua kukita mianda mu Mahane-dane pankatshi pa Soreya na Eshetaole.