Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele

31 Bena Filistine babaadi abalu ngoshi na bena Isalele. Basalayi ba bena Isalele babaadi basuukie kumpala kua bena Filistine, bena Filistine nkuipaa bebungi ba kuabadi ku Muengie wa Ngilboa. 2 Bena Filistine babaabangile kuilondena na Saule na bana baye, abo nkuipaa Yonatane, Abinadabe na Malaki-shuwa, bana ba Saule. 3 Ngoshi ibaadi inunkile Saule, beedi ba mikietue babamuene mbalo ibaadi Saule, abo nkumutapa ngofu. 4 Akupu Saule nkulungula muntu baadi amutuadila bina ngoshi’shi: “Ata lupete lobe lua ngoshi ongipee, tala bano bantu bashi basadiibue bafika mu kunkitshina mianda kushii lusa, na bangipaa.” Kadi muntu baadi amutuadila bina ngoshi tabaadi mukumiine, muanda baadi apusha moo wi bukopo. Biabia Saule nkuata lupete, nkuiyipaa aye nabene. 5 Pabamuene yawa muntu baadi amutuadila bina ngoshi’shi Saule baafu, batshile lupete luaye, aye nkuiyipaa namu. 6 Biabia Saule na bana baye balume basatu, muntu baadi amutuadila bina ngoshi, na bantu baye boso babafuile boso mu diadia efuku. 7 Pabaadi bena Isalele babaadi bashale mu nsenga ya mabanda na mu nsenga ya Yordane bamone’shi basalayi ba bena Isalele babasuuku, na’shi Saule na bana baye babaafu, bababangile kusuuka na kuleka bibundi biabo; akupu bena Filistine babafikile, abo nkuimushala.

8 Efuku dibalondele, pabayile bena Filistine mu kuata bintu bia bantu bababayipayile, babapetele Saule na bana baye balume basatu mbafue ku muengie wa Ngilboa. 9 Paapa babatshibile mutue wa Saule na nkumuata bina ngoshi biaye, abo nkutuma eyi mu nsenga ishima ya bena Filistine bua’shi bapalakashe wawa mukandu mu mashibo* a ma nkishi aabo na kui muilo. 10 Akupu babatuudile bina ngoshi biaye mu ntempelo a Ashitorete na abo nkupudika kitanda kiaye ku kimano kia Bete-shane. 11 Pabaadi bantu ba mu Yabeshe-gileade bapushe bibaadi bena Filistine bakitshine Saule, 12 bilobo bioso bia ngoshi bibebuele, abio nkuenda bufuku bushima na nkuata kitanda kia Saule na bia bana baye balume ku kimano kia Bete-shane. Babalukiile nabio ku Yabeshe, abo nkuibiela kaalo kuakua. 13 Kunyima babaatshile mifufua yabo, abo nkuiyishiika muushi mua mutshi wa tamarise mu Yabeshe, na abo nkuishidika munda mua mafuku musambobidi.