Ovafilisti tava kwata ko oshikefa shehangano, nefyo laEli novana vaye
1 Nondjovo yaSamuel ya ya kuIsrael ashishe. NOvaisraeli va fikama va homone Ovafilisti ndele va onga onhanda puEben-Eser, ndelenee Ovafilisti va onga onhanda puAfek. 2 Ovafilisti eshi va tanda ombinga ve ke lidenge nOvaisraeli, nolwoodi la li linene, Ovaisraeli va tewa kOvafilisti. Ndele va dipaa monhele yolwoodi ovalumenhu ve fike ngeno pomayovi ane. 3 Ovakwaita fimbo tave uya monhanda, ovakulunhu vOvaisraeli tava ti: Omolwashike Omwene e tu taataifa nena kOvafilisti? Natu ka taleni oshikefa shehangano shOmwene muSilo shi kale mokati ketu ndele tashi tu xupifa momake ovatondadi vetu. 4 Opo nee ovakwaita va tuma ko kuSilo, ndele va eta ko oshikefa shehangano lOmwene womatanga ovakwaita, ou ta kala kombada yovakerubi. Novana ovamati vavali vaEli, Hofni naPinehas, va li poshikefa shehangano laKalunga. 5 Ndele nee oshikefa shehangano lOmwene eshi she uya monhanda, Ovaisraeli aveshe va yelula ondaka tava ingida va hafa, nedu la kakama. 6 NOvafilisti va uda ondaka yehafo ndee tava ti: “Ondaka inene yeuyaano tai udika monhanda yOvaheberi oyashike?” Opo nee va shiivifilwa nokutya, oshikefa shOmwene she uya monhanda, 7 nOvafilisti va tila, osheshi va tya: “Kalunga e uya monhanda! Woo fye, osheshi oshinima sha tya ngaha inashi ningwa shito. 8 Woo fye! Olyelye te ke tu xupifa momake oikalunga ei oinaenghono? Oikalunga oyo tuu oyo ya hepeka Ovaegipiti mombuwa noiponga i lili nai lili. 9 Nye Ovafilisti, kaleni mwa nyatipala, kaleni ngaashi ovalumenhweelela, nye muha longele kaude Ovaheberi, ngaashi vo ve tu longela. Kaleni hano nokulwa ngaashi ovalumenhweelela!” 10 Opo nee Ovafilisti va lwa, nOvaisraeli va tewa fiyo va ya onhapo, keshe umwe kofaila yaye. Nolwoodi la li linene shili. Ovakwaita voposhi Ovaisraeli omayovi omilongo nhatu va dipawa. 11 Oshikefa shaKalunga sha iwa yo nasho, novana ovamati vavali vaEli, Hofni naPinehas, va dipawa.
12 Opo nee Omubenjamin umwe a dja monhele yolwoodi nokwa tondoka ndele ta fiki efiku tuu olo kuSilo, oikutu ya pombauka nedu komutwe waye. 13 Fimbo ye te uya, Eli okwa li omutumba kolukalwa pondjila ndele ta tale, osheshi okwa li e noshisho shoshikefa shaKalunga. Nomulumenhu e uya ndele ta hepaulula moshilando osho sha ningwa, noshilando ashishe sha weelela. 14 Eli eshi a uda ondaka yeweelelo, ye ta ti: “Eweelelo olo olashike?” Nomulumenhu e uya diva ndele te shi lombwele Eli. 15 Omido daEli da li 98, nomesho aye a kulupa, ye ke wete ko vali. 16 Nomulumenhu okwa lombwela Eli: “Ame nda dja konhele yolwoodi. Heeno, onena eli nda dja onhapo konhele yolwoodi.” Ndele ye ota pula: “Omumwange, oshike sha ningwa ko?” 17 Nomutumwa okwa nyamukula ta ti: “Ovaisraeli va tewatewa kOvafilisti, ndele ovakwaita vahapu va dipawa, novana voye vavali, Hofni naPinehas, va dipawa yo, noshikefa shaKalunga sha iwa nasho.” 18 Naanaa winya eshi ta hepaulula ta tongo oshikefa shaKalunga, Eli okwa wa ongali konima kolukalwa poshivelo, ta teka ofingo ndele ta fi, osheshi ye okwa li omulumenhu munene nomudjuu. Ndele ye a pangela Israel omido omilongo nhee. 19 Ndele oshitenya shaye, omwalikadi waPinehas, okwa li popepi nokudala. Ye eshi a uda eenghundana nokutya, oshikefa shaKalunga osha iwa nasho naxemweno nomulumenhu waye va fya, ye okwa wila poshi ndele ta dala, osheshi efeto ledimo le mu hanga. 20 Ndele fimbo e li pokufya, ovakainhu ava va li ofika puye, tava ti: “Ino tila, osheshi owa dala okaana okalume.” Ndelenee ye ine shi yavala, 21 ndelenee okwa luka okaana okalume Ikabod ndele ta ti: “Efimano laIsrael la xula po!” Ye a diladila okwiiwa nako kwoshikefa shaKalunga naxemweno nomulumenhu waye. 22 Ndele okwa tya: “Efimano laIsrael la xula, osheshi oshikefa shaKalunga sha iwa nasho.”
Ovafilisti mave huura Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe
1 Moruveze ndo Ovaisrael va sekama okukarwisa Ovafilisti, nave katona ozondanda zawo mOeben-Eser; nungwari Ovafilisti va katona ozondanda zawo mOafek. 2 Ovafilisti ve rirongera okukarwa; motjirwa otjizeu hi Ovaisrael va haverwa i Ovafilisti, nu pa ṱa ovarumendu mangara omayovi yane. 3 Ovarwe wovita tji va kotoka kozondanda, ovanane vOvaisrael otji va tja nai: “Okutjavi Muhona tja tjiti kutja Ovafilisti ve tu havere ndino? Ngatu kaete Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona kOsilo kutja Muhona a kare mokati ketu ne tu yame momake wovanavita na eṱe.” 4 Owo opu va tumina ovahindwa kOsilo nave kaeta Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona Omunamasaaehe, ngu haama kotjihavero tje tjouhona kombanda yovakerubi. Novazandu vevari va Eli ooHofni na Pinhas va yenda puna Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe.
5 NOtjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona tji tja hita mozondanda, Ovaisrael avehe otji va tjita ondavaerero yondjoroka nga ehi tji ra tjita omungunda. 6 Ovafilisti wina va zuva ondavaerero ndji yondjoroka nave tja: “Ondavaerero ndji onamasa mozondanda zOvaheberi, mai hee tjike?” Nowo va zuva kutja Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona tja kahita mozondanda. 7 Ovafilisti va uruma ave tja: “Ndjambi wOvaisrael weya mozondanda! Owee ku eṱe! Kape na pu pa tjitirwe otjiṋa otja ihi rukuru. 8 Owee ku eṱe! Owaṋi ngu me tu yama ku Ndjambi omunamasa ngwi? Eye onguri Ndjambi tjingeye ngwi ngwa hihamisire Ovaengipte noviwonga ovingi mokuti onguza. 9 Rireye ozombanḓe nu mu ritjinde otja ovarumendu, oweṋe Vafilisti, kutja amu ha karere Ovaheberi tjimuna owo tji va karera eṋe; ritjindeye otja ovarumendu nu mu rwe!”
10 Ovafilisti otji va rwa nomasa, nOvasirael va haverwa nave tupuka, auhe koyawo. Notjiṱiro tja ri otjinene; mOvaisrael mwa ṱa ovarwe wovita omayovi omirongo vitatu. 11 Nu wina Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Ndjambi tja pundwa i ovanavita, novazandu va Eli aveyevari ooHofni na Pinhas va ṱa.
Onḓiro ya Eli
12 Omubenjamin umwe wa tupuka motjirwa na kavaza kOsilo meyuva tjingero ndo, e nozombanda nḓa tauka, nehi motjiuru. 13 Tja kavaza ngo, Eli tjandje wa haama kotjihavero pomahitiro wotjihuro ama nanḓinḓa kondjira. Omutima we wa ri nongurunguse mena rOtjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona. Nomurumendu ngwi tja eta ombuze ndji kotjihuro, otjihuro atjihe otji tja ura. 14 Eli tja za nokuzuva ondavaerero onene ndji, wa pura a tja: “Ondavaerero onene ndji mai hee tjike?” Omurumendu ngwi wa hakahana okuya ku Eli na kora ombuze ndji. 15 Eli wa ri nozombura omirongo muvyu na hambondatu nu wa poṱuparere. 16 Nomurumendu ngwi wa tja nai ku Eli: “Owami ngu mba taura motjirwa, nu mba tupuka ondjira aihe ndinondi.”
Nu Eli we mu pura a tja: “Kwa tjitwa tjike, muatje wandje!”
17 Ingwi omutaure wa zira a tja: “Ovaisrael va taura kOvafilisti, notjimbumba tjovita tja haverwa; novazandu voye aveyevari ooHofni na Pinhas va ṱu, nOtjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Ndjambi tja huurwa.”
18 Omurumendu ngwi tja tamuna Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Ndjambi, Eli otja wa ondonya okuza kotjihavero tje pomuvero worumbo. Neye wa teka engoti na koka, orondu eye wa kurupire tjinene, nu wa ri omurumendu omutwezu. Neye wa kara omunane mOisrael oure wozombura omirongo vine.
Onḓiro yomuhepundu wa Pinhas
19 Nomusuko omukwe wa Eli, omukazendu wa Pinhas, wa ri otjingundi otjinene. Neye tja za nokuzuva ombuze yokutja Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona tja huurwa, noyonḓiro yomukwe we ihe noyomurumendu we, kamanga arire tja vere ozongama na panduka. 20 Nu tja ri pokukoka, ovakazendu mbaa ve mu vatere, va tja nai ku ye: “O tira! Ove wa panduka okazandu!” Eye ka zirire ko, nu ka ningire ko na tja. 21 Nungwari eye wa ruka okazandu ke ena Ikabod, okutja “Ondatero ya Ndjambi ya zu mo mOisrael,” ama heere komahuuriro wOtjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Muhona na konḓiro yomukwe we ihe noyomurumendu we. 22 Neye wa tja: “Ondatero ya Ndjambi ya zu mo mOisrael, orondu Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Ndjambi tja huurwa.”
