Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
6 Mushete wa Yehowa nkushala mu nsenga ya bena Filistine munda mua mieshi musambobidi. 2 Bena Filistine nkuitanyina ba tshite muakuidi na bantu ababukaa, nkuibepusha’shi: “Tukite kinyi na Mushete wa Yehowa? Etulunguleyi biatudia kuiwalusha kubaudi.” 3 Abo nkuibaluula’shi: “Su anukumiina kualusha Mushete wa kilombeno wa Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele, tanuiwalushanga kushi mulambu. Abitungu nuiwalushe na mulambu wa kushimisha nao miluisho. Anka su nubakitshi biabia nyi nupaashibue, na anukauku buakinyi ekeele muinunyookie mu uno mushindo.” 4 Bena Filistine nkuibayipusha’shi: “Mmulambu kinyi wa kushimisha nao miluisho watudia kumutumina?” Abo nkuibaluula’shi: “Muyile bungi bua ba nfumu ba bena Filistine, tumayi nsadi ya ôlo itano, na mpuku ya ôlo itano, muanda kino kipupa kimune nkikuate oso a kuanudi na ba nfumu benu. 5 Abitungu nukite bintu bi bu nsadi na bintu bi bu mpuku, biabia abinufuishila malua muiumbo, na nutumbishe Efile Mukulu a Isalele. Pangi e kuleka kuinukiengiesha na kukiengiesha efile eenu mpa na eumbo dienu. 6 Buakinyi anupapisha mashimba eenu bu bibaadi bena Ejipitu na Faraone bapapishe mashimba aabo? Pabaadi Efile Mukulu muibanyokie, babaadi baposole bena Isalele na abo nkuenda. 7 Binobino lumbuulayi etempu dipia na ngombe ibidi i na bana yabash’elele kikumbo mu nshingo. Akupu nuanye ngombe kuitempu, anka nuiyikaashe bana bayo, nuibalushe ku nshibo. 8 Atayi Mushete wa Yehowa nuiutule kuitempu, na nuele bintu bia ôlo bi’anumutumina bu mulambu wa kushimisha nao miluisho mu ka mushete na nuikatuule ku lupese luao. Akupu nuiutume 9 na nutale akikitshika: Su wayila muishinda dia ku Bete-shemeshe ngutadiile muiumbo diao, paapa atuuku’shi nnaye muitukitshine uno muanda wi bubi. Kadi su ta mbikitshikie biabia, atuuku’shi ta naye muitukiengieshe; mbikitshikile.”
10 Bena Filistine babaakitshine nka biabia. Babaatshile ngombe ibidi i na bana, abo nkuiyanya kuitempu, na abo nkuela bana mu kikutu. 11 Akupu babatuudile Mushete wa Yehowa kuitempu, na kashete kabaadi mpuku na nsadi ya ôlo. 12 Na ngombe ibayile ngitadiile muishinda dia ku Bete-shemeshe. Ibashadile nka mu diadia eshinda ikuete kuenda na kudila; tayibaadi iipengie ku mboko ibalume sunga ku ibakashi. Mu yaaya nsaa yoso, ba nfumu ba bena Filistine babaadi abatambuka kunyima kuayo mpa na ku mikalo ya ku Bete-shemeshe. 13 Bantu ba mu Bete-shemeshe babaadi abaumbula blé muibanda, pabababushishe meso, abo nkumona Mushete, babasankile ngofu. 14 Etempu nkutuela muifuba dia Yoshua a ku Bete-shemeshe na adio nkuimana pepi n’ebue dikata. Na babatanyine mabaya a etempu, abo nkulambula ngombe bu mulambu wa kushiika kaalo kui Yehowa.
15 Bena Levi babayishile Mushete wa Yehowa na kashete kabaadi pepi nao, mubaadi bintu bia ôlo, abo nkuibituula p’ebue dikata. Bantu ba mu Bete-shemeshe nkutuusha milambu ya kushiika kaalo na abo nkulambula Yehowa milambu mu diadia efuku.
16 Pabaadi ba nfumu batano ba bena Filistine bamone biabia, babalukiile ku Ekrone mu diadia efuku. 17 Ino nyi nsadi ya ôlo ibaadi bena Filistine batumine Yehowa bu mulambu wa kushimisha nao miluisho; imune bua Ashedode, imune bua Gaza, imune bua Ashekelone, imune bua Gate, na imune bua Ekrone. 18 Na bungi bua mpuku ya ôlo bubaadi muyile bungi bua bibundi bioso bia bena Filistine bibaadi bia ba nfumu batano, biabikala bibundi bibaadi binyingishibue, sunga tu bibundi.
Ebue dikata kubaabadi batuule Mushete wa Yehowa, ndikale bu kamonyi mpa na lelo uno muifuba dia Yoshua a ku Bete-shemeshe. 19 Kadi Efile Mukulu bayipayile bantu ba mu Bete-shemeshe, muanda babatadile Mushete wa Yehowa. Munkatshi mua muilo bayipayile bantu 50 070,* na muilo nkutuela mu maalo muanda Yehowa bayipayile bantu ba kuabadi bakile bungi. 20 Biabia bantu ba mu Bete-shemeshe babayipuishe’shi: “A nnanyi mulombene kuimana pepi na Yehowa, uno Efile Mukulu eselele, na su akatuka kuatudi ende kui ba nnanyi?” 21 Biabia babatumine mikiendi kui bantu ba mu Kiriate-yearime bua kuibalungula’shi: “Bena Filistine mbalushe Mushete wa Yehowa. Alaalayi nuiwate buanudia kukaamina nao.”