Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
5 Pabaadi bena Filistine banyengie Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi ku Ebenezere, babayile nao ku Ashedode. 2 Bena Filistine babaatshile Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi beutuula mu ntempelo a Dagone, pepi na nkishi a Dagone. 3 Pababuukile bena Ashedode efuku dibalondele ku namashika, babasangene Dagone mmupone akupila mpala paashi kumpala kua Mushete wa Yehowa. Abo nkuata Dagone nkumualusha pa mbalo yaye. 4 Pababutokiele dingi ku namashika muifuku dibalondele, babasangene dingi Dagone mmupone akupila mpala paashi kumpala kua Mushete wa Yehowa. Mutue wa Dagone na maasa aaye oso abidi bibaadi bitshibibue biatudibua mu kibelo. Anka penda kipindi kiaye kibaadi bu mushipa nyi kibaadi kishale kishima. 5 Nyi buakinyi mpa na lelo uno, mu Ashedode ba tshite muakuidi ba Dagone, na baba boso abatuelaa mu ntempelo a Dagone, t’abashinaa pa kibelo kia ntempelo a Dagone.
6 Mboko ya Yehowa nkunyoka bena Ashedode, aye nkuibakiengiesha bi bukopo, nkutumina Ashedode na bibundi bibefunyishe nsadi. 7 Pabaadi bantu ba mu Ashedode bamone kibakitshikile, babakuile’shi: “Ta bibuwa tulekie Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a Isalele ushale netu, muanda betukiengiesha atue n’efile eetu Dagone.” 8 Akupu abo nkuitamisha ba nfumu boso ba bena Filistine, nkuibepusha’shi: “Tui kukita kinyi na Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a Isalele?” Abo nkuibaluula’shi: “Abitungu kutuma Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a Isalele ku Gate.” Paapa abo nkutuma Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a Isalele kuakua.
9 Pabafikile Mushete kuakua, Yehowa banyokiele bantu ba mu kiakia kibundi, abo nkukuatshika moo wi bukopo. Aye nkunyoka bantu ba mu kiakia kibundi kubanga ku bantu bashadile mpa na ku bantu bakata, p’aye kuibatumina nsadi. 10 Paapa abo nkutuma Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi ku Ekrone. Biabia, anka Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi ukiaufi ku Ekrone, bena Ekrone bababangile kuela misaase’shi: “Babatuala Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a Isalele kuatudi bua kuituipaa na muilo wetu!” 11 Akupu abo nkuitanyina ba nfumu boso ba bena Filistine, nkuibalungula’shi: “Alushayi Mushete w’Efile Mukulu a Isalele, walukiile kubaudi bua’shi atue na muilo wetu tatufuanga.” Muanda bantu boso ba mu kibundi babaadi na moo wa lufu; Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi baadi muibakiengieshe bi bukopo, 12 na bantu bashibaadi bafue babaadi bakuatshikie nsadi. Na kudila kua bena kibundi bua kukimba bukuashi kubakaamine mpa na muiyilu.