1 Opo nee ovalumenhu vokuKiriat-Jearim ve uya ndele va twala ko oshikefa shOmwene ndele ve shi tula mongulu yaAbinadab koshikulundu. Ndele omona waye omumati Eliaser ve mu yapulila okukala noshisho shoshikefa shOmwene.
Ovafilisti tava tewa
2 Okudja kefiku oshikefa sha tulwa muKiriat-Jearim opa pita efimbo lile nokutya omido omilongo mbali, neumbo alishe laIsrael la lila kOmwene.
3 Ndelenee Samuel okwa popya neumbo alishe laIsrael ndele ta ti: “Nye ngeenge tamu alukile kOmwene nomutima weni aushe, efeni hano oikalunga yokoilongo nooAstarot mokati keni, nomitima deni di kanyatelifeni kOmwene, ndele Oye aeke mu longeleni. Opo nee Ye ote ke mu xupifa momake Ovafilisti.” 4 Opo ovana vaIsrael va efa ooBaal nooAstarot ndele va longela Omwene aeke.
5 Samuel ta ti vali: “Shivileni Ovaisraeli aveshe kuMispa, opo nee ame ohandi ke mu indilila kOmwene.” 6 Va ongala muMispa ndele va teka omeva ndele tave a tileshi koshipala shOmwene, nefiku olo ve lidilika ndele tava ti: “Fye otwa nyona kOmwene.” Ndele Samuel okwa tokola eendjovo dovana vaIsrael muMispa.
7 Ovafilisti eshi va uda ovana vaIsrael va ongala muMispa, eehamba dOvafilisti da fikama di homone Israel. Novana vaIsrael ve shi uda ndele va tila Ovafilisti. 8 Novana vaIsrael va lombwela Samuel: Ino dimbuka oku tu indilila kOmwene Kalunga ketu, opo Ye e tu xupife mo momake Ovafilisti. 9 Opo nee Samuel okwa kufa okadjona taka nyamu ndele e ka yambela Omwene ngaashi exwikiloyambo inaka tukaulwa. Ndele Samuel okwa indilila Ovaisraeli kOmwene. NOmwene e mu uda. 10 Osheshi fimbo Samuel ta yambe exwikiloyambo nOvafilisti va ehena popepi va lwife Israel, mefiku tuu olo Omwene okwa ndundumifa ondaka inene kombada yOvafilisti, ndele Ye e va dongakanifa fiyo va tewa kOvaisraeli. 11 Nomatanga ovakwaita vaIsrael a dja muMispa ndele va shikula Ovafilisti ndele ve va taataela langhele kombinga yaBet-Kar. 12 Opo nee Samuel okwa kufa emanya ndele e li dika pokati kaMispa naSen, ndele e li luka Eben-Eser ndele ta ti: “Fiyo opapa Omwene e tu kwafa!” 13 NOvafilisti va ninipikwa, onghee inave uya mo vali moshilongo shaIsrael, neke lOmwene la kondjifa Ovafilisti omafiku aeshe aSamuel. 14 Noilando yOvafilisti ve i kufa kOvaisraeli ya aluka kuIsrael okudja kuEkron fiyo okuGat nomikunda dayo Ovaisraeli va kufa momake Ovafilisti. Nombili ya kala pokati kOvaisraeli nOvaamori. 15 Ndele Samuel okwa li omutokolipangeli waIsrael ashishe omafiku aeshe omokukala kwaye. 16 Omudo nomudo ye a endaenda kuBetel nokuGilgal nokuMispa nokwa tokola eendjovo dOvaisraeli meenhele adishe odo. 17 Opo nee ye okwa shuna kuRama. Osheshi oko kwa kala eumbo laye. Oko a tokola eendjovo daIsrael noko a tungila Omwene oaltari.
1 Nena aantu yokuKiriat-Jearim oya kutha po oshikethahangano shOmuwa e taye shi fala megumbo lyomusamane edhina lye Abinadab, ngoka a kala koshikulundundu. Oya yoolola omwana Eleasar, a kale omukeeleli gwasho.
Samuel ta pangele Israel
2 Oshikethahangano shOmuwa osha kala muKiriatJearim ethimbo ele, omimvo omilongo mbali nokuli. Methimbo ndika Aaisraeli ayehe oya kugile Omuwa ekwatho.
3 Samuel okwa ti koshigwana shaIsrael: “Ngele otamu ka galukila kOmuwa noomwenyo dheni adhihe, etheni iikalunga ayihe iikwiilongo niiyelekela yoshikalungakiintu Astarte. Igamekeni lela kOmuwa noye awike mu simanekeni, note ke mu mangulula miikaha yAafilisti.” 4 Onkee Aaisraeli oye etha iiyelekela yawo yaBaal naAstarte noya simaneke Omuwa.
5 Nena Samuel okwa tumu kAaisraeli ayehe, ya gongale muMispa ta ti: “Otandi ke mu galikanena koshipala shOmuwa.” 6 Oyo oya gongala ayehe muMispa. Oya teke omeya noye ga tilehi okuyambela Omuwa noyi idhilike iikulya esiku alihe. Oyi ihokolola ya ti: “Otwa yono kOmuwa.” (MuMispa omo Samuel u utha iihokolola yAaisraeli.)
7 Aafilisti sho ya kundana kutya Aaisraeli oya gongala muMispa, aakwaniilwa yatano oya zi ko naantu yawo, ye ya ponokele. Aaisraeli oye shi uvu noya tila. 8 Oya ti kuSamuel: “Dhiginina okugalikana Omuwa Kalunga ketu, e tu hupithe miikaha yAafilisti.” 9 Samuel okwa dhipaga onzigona e te yi fikile Omuwa omudhidhi. Nena okwa galikana Omuwa, a gamene Aaisraeli, nOmuwa okwa yamukula egalikano lye. 10 Samuel manga a li ta yamba omayambo, Aafilisti oya hedha ko oku ya ponokela, ihe Omuwa okwe ya ndundumine kegulu. Oya piyagana e taa tila. 11 Aaisraeli oya zi muMispa e taa tidha Aafilisti sigo okuBet Kar noye ya dhipagele mondjila.
12 Nena Samuel okwa kutha emanya e te li dhike pokati kaMispa naJeshana. Okwe li luku Ebenezer (Emanya lyekwatho) e ta ti: “Sigo oompaka Omuwa okwe tu kwatha.” 13 Osho ngaaka Aafilisti oya dhengwa. Omuwa okwe ya keelele okumatukila oshilongo shaIsrael, Samuel manga a li e na omwenyo. 14 Iilando ayihe yopokati kaEkron naGat, mbyoka Aafilisti ya li ye yi kwata po, oya shuna kAaisraeli. Osho ngaaka Israel okwa shunithilwa oshilongo she ashihe. Pokati kAaisrael nAakaanana opwa li pu na wo ombili.
15 Samuel okwa pangele Israel ethimbo alihe ndyoka a li e na omwenyo. 16 Omumvo kehe okwa yi kolweendo kuBetel, Gilgal naMispa, nomomahala ngaka okwa pulakene iihokolola nokugandja omatokolo. 17 Nena okwa shuna kaandjawo kuRama, naankoka wo oku utha iihokolola. MuRama okwa tungile Omuwa oshiyambelo.