Sauli ge Amonǁîna ra dan
1 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Nahas ti ǀon hâ Amonǁîba toroǂnubis âb ǀkha ǃās Jabes, Gileadi ǃnâ ǂnôas ǃoagu khâi tsî ǁîsa ge xāǂgā. On ge Jabes khoen hoana Nahasi ǃoa ge mî: “Sida ǀkha ǃgaeǀhao-e dī re, o da ge sa ǃnaka nî ǃgamǃgamsen.”
2 Xaweb ge Nahasa ǁîn ǃoa ge mî: “Ti ǂgaoǀkhāsa du ga dī, o ta ge sadu ǀkha ǃgaeǀhao-e nî dī. Tita ge sadu hoadu di amǀkhāb mûde nî ǁhoroǂui, îs nēsa Israeli hoab di taosib ase ī.”
3 O gu ge Jabes di ǂgaeǂgui-aoga ǁîb ǃoa ge mî: “Hû tsēdi ǁaeba mā ge re, î ge sîsabega Israeli hoab ǃnâ sî. Hui da nî khoe-i xare-i ga ǀkhaio, o da ge satsa nî māǁnâsen.”
4 Sîsabegu ge Sauli ǃās, Gibeas tawa sī tsî nē ǃkhaisa ǁaesa ǂanǂan, os ge ǁaes hoasa ge ǃau-ā. 5 ǁNā ǁaeb ǁkhāb aib ge Saula ǃhanaba xu gomagu ǀkha ge hā, tsîb ge ge dî: “Tare-e go ī, on khoena nēti ra ā?” On ge Jabesa xu ge hā sîsabegu go mîna ge mîba bi. 6 Nēsab ge ǁnâu ob ge Elob di gagaba ǀgaisase Sauli ǃnâ ge sîsen tsîb ge kaise ge ǁaixa. 7 Ob ge ǀgam gomakha ū, ǁîkha ǃâdi ǃnâ ǁhāǃā tsî ǁîb sîsabega nē ǃâdi ǀkha Israeli hoab ǃnâ nē ǃkhâikhoms ǀkha ge sîma: “Sauli tsî Samueli tsîkha ga torob ǃoa saoǂoa tama i-i di goman ǀkha i ge nēti nî dīhe.”
Os ge Israelǁaes hoasa ge ǃao ǃKhūb nî dī ǁkhā xū-i xa tsîn ge hoatsama ǀgui khoeb khami ge ǂoaxa. 8 Sauli ge ǁîna Beseks ǃnâ ge ǃgôa, Israelǁîn xa ǃnonakaidisiǀoadisiga tsî Judab din xa ǃnonadisiǀoadisiga. 9 ǃNubain ge ǁnā sîsabegu, Jabesa xu ge hāgu ǃoa ge mî: “Nēti go ge Jabes, Gileadi dis aoga nî mîba: ‘ǁAri, sores ǀgaisase nî ǀgams aiǃâ du ge nî huiǂuihe.’ ” Nē ǂhôasa gu ge sîsabegu xa sī a mîbahe, o gu ge Jabes aoga kaise ge ǃgâiaǂgao. 10 ǁÎgu ge Nahasi ǃoa ge mî: “ǁAri da ge sado nî māǁnâsen, î du ǂgao du ra khami dī-ū da.”
11 ǁNā ǃuiab ge Saula toroǃkhamaogu âba ǃnona ǃnandi ǃnâ ge ǀgoraǂgā. Tsî gu ge ǁgoaǃaroma Amonǁîn di hâǃkhaiba ǁnāǂam tsî ǁîna tsēǃgâǁaeb kōse ge hîkākā. Ûiǃgau gen xa i ge mâ-i hoa-e ǀguri hâ ǀkhāb ai ge ǃkhoe.
12 O gu ge Israeli aoga Samueli ǃoa ge mî: “Mâpan hâ ǁnān, Sauli ge sida ǂama a gao ǁoa, ti ge mîna? ǁÎna ūhā, î ge ǁîna ǃgam.”
13 Xaweb ge Saula ge mî: “Khoe-i xare-i ge nētsē ǃgamhe tide, ǃKhūb go nētsē Israelǁaesa huiǂui amaga.” 14 Samueli ge ǁîgu ǃoa ge mî: “A ge hoage Gilgals ǃoa ǃgû, î ge Sauli gaosisa ǁkhawa ǀgaiǀgai.” 15 O gu ge hoatsama Gilgals ǁga ǃgû tsî ǁnāpa Sauli gaosisa ǃKhūb aiǃâ ge ǀgaiǀgai. Tsî gu ge ǂkhîbagusǁguibade ǃKhūb aiǃâ ge hā-ū; tsî Sauli tsî Israeli khoen hoan tsîn ge kaise gere ǃgâiaǂgao.
Saul ta taataa Ovaammoni ndele ta xupifa Ovajabes
1 Ndele Nahas, Omuammoni okwa ya a ka kondeke Jabes muGilead. Noonakukalamo aveshe muJabes va lombwela Nahas tava ti: “Ninga ehangano nafye, opo nee hatu ku longele.” 2 Ndelenee Nahas Omuammoni okwe va lombwela: “Ame ohandi ka ninga ehangano nanye ashike ngeenge handi mu twiyula eisho lokolulyo leni amushe nosho handi fifa Israel ashishe ohoni.” 3 Opo nee ovakulunhu vaJabes tava ti kuye: “Tu efa manga omafiku aheyali opo tu shiive okutuma ovatumwa moshilongo ashishe shaIsrael. Opo nee kwinya ngeenge kaku na ou te tu xupifa, fye ohatu ke uya kwoove.” 4 Novatumwa ve uya kuGibea shaSaul ndele va hepaululila ovanhu eendjovo davo momatwi avo. Opo nee ovanhu aveshe va yelula ondaka yavo pombada ndee tava lili. 5 Opo nee Saul a dja kepya, ta shingi eenhani, ndele Saul ta ti: “Ovanhu ove na shike, eshi tava lili?” Ndee tave mu hepaululile eendjovo dovalumenhu vokuJabes. 6 NOmhepo yaKalunga ye uya kombada yaSaul, fimbo ta udu eendjovo odo, ndele ye okwa handuka shili. 7 Ndele ye okwa kufa eenhani mbali ndele e di shashaula nombelela okwe i tuma novatumwa moshilongo ashishe shaIsrael va tye: “Ou ita fikama ndele ta shikula Saul naSamuel, eengobe daye osho tadi ka ningwa.” Opo nee ehaluko lOmwene la kwata ovanhu ndele va fikama ngaashi omunhu umwe. 8 Ndele e va ongela muBesek: ovana vaIsrael omayovi omafele atatu, novalumenhu Ovajuda omayovi omilongo nhatu. 9 Ndele va lombwela ovatumwa ovo ve uya ndee tava ti: “Lombweleni ovalumenhu vaJabes muGilead, tamu ti: ‘Mongula moshanga shomutenya nye otamu ka mona ekwafo.’ ” Ovatumwa eshi va ya mo ndele ve shi lombwela ovalumenhu vomuJabes, vo ova hafa. 10 Novalumenhu vomuJabes tava ti: “Mongula ohatu liyandje kunye, ndee tamu dulu oku tu ningila ngaashi tashi mu wapalele.” 11 Ndelenee ongula yefiku la shikula, Saul okwa tukula ovakwaita meengudu nhatu, ndele vo ova totela mo monhanda pefimbo lenangelo longula, ndele va taataa Ovaammoni fiyo omonhungununu yomutenya. Ava va xupa po ova halakanifwa, inapa kala nande vavali ve li pamwe.
12 Opo ovakwaita tava ti kuSamuel: “Oolyelye ovo va tile: ‘Hatu dulu tuu tu ka pangelwe kuSaul mbela?’ ” Ovalumenhu ovo nava yandjwe, tu va dipaa. 13 Ndelenee Saul ta nyamukula: “Mefiku tuu eli itapa dipawa omunhu, osheshi nena eli Omwene a xupifa Israel.” 14 Opo nee Samuel ta lombwele ovanhu: “Tu yeni kuGilgal tu ka pamekululeni ouhamba.” 15 Novanhu aveshe va ya kuGilgal ndele va ninga Saul ohamba koshipala shOmwene muGilgal. Ndele oko va toma omapanduloyambo koshipala shOmwene. Ndele Saul novalumenhu aveshe vaIsrael va hafa pombada.
