1 Ndele Samuel okwa kufa oshanga yomaadi nokwe a tila komutwe waye nokwe mu fipa komilungu ndele ta ti: “Omwene e ku vaeka u ninge ohamba yovanhu vaye Ovaisraeli. 2 Nena, eshi to di po pwaame, oto ka shakena novalumenhu vavali pombila yaRakel pongaba yaBenjamin muSelsah, ovo tave ku lombwele: ‘Eendongi edi wa ka kongele, oda monika.’ Ndele tala, xo ita diladila vali eendongi, ndelenee e noshisho sheni ndele ta pula: ‘Omumwange ohandi mu ningi ngahelipi?’ 3 Ndele ngeenge to i, to ehene ndele to uya komwandi waTabor, ovalumenhu vatatu tave ku shakeneke, ava tava i kuBetel koshipala shaKalunga: umwe ta humbata oukombwena vatatu, nomukwao ta humbata omingome nhatu nomutitatu oshako yomaviinyu. 4 Ndele vo otave ke ku pula nhumbi u li ndele tave ku pe omingome mbali. U noku di tambula momake avo. 5 Opo nee to uya komhunda yaKalunga, oko ku na onhanda yovakwaita Ovafilisti. Ndele ove eshi to uya moshilando to ka shakeneka ongudu yovaxunganeki ava tava di koshikulundu shokuyambela, tava tetekelwa komesho keenyalilo nouxumbafeta noungoma noushandje, fimbo voovene tava xunganeke. 6 Ndele Omhepo yOmwene tai uya kombada yoye, opo naave yo to ka xunganeka ndele to lunduluka omunhu omupe. 7 Nomadidiliko aa eshi a wanifwa, ninga hano eshi u noku shi ninga, osheshi Kalunga e li pamwe naave. 8 Ndele ove u nokutetekela nge mokuya kuGilgal, ndele tala, ame ohandi ke uya kwoove ndi yambe omaxwikiloyambo nokutoma omapanduloyambo. U nokuteelela omafiku aheyali fiyo ame handi uya kwoove, ndele ame ohandi ku shiivifile osho u noku shi ninga.” 9 Ndele ye eshi a pilamena ko a dje po puSamuel, Kalunga okwa lundulula omutima waye, nomadidiliko oo aeshe a ningwa mefiku tuu olo. 10 Vo eshi ve uya kuGibea, ongudu imwe yovaxunganeki ye mu shakeneka, nOmhepo yaKalunga ye uya kombada yaye, opo ye a xunganeka mokati kavo. 11 Naaveshe ovo va li ve mu shii shito, eshi va mona nokutya, ye ta xunganeke pamwe novaxunganeki, ova pulafana, umwe naumwe: “Omona waKis oshike she mu ningilwa? NaSaul yo oku li movaxunganeki hamba?”
12 Ndelenee umwe womovalumenhu venya okwa nyamukula ta ti: “Xe olyelye?” Onghee osho sha ninga eyeletumbulo: “NaSaul yo oku li movaxunganeki hamba?” 13 Ye eshi a mana okuxunganeka, okwa ya koshikulundu shokuyambela. 14 Ndele xekulu yaSaul okwe va pula nomupiya waye: “Omwa ile peni?” Opo nee ye ta ti: “Otwa ka kongele eendongi. Ndele eshi inatu di mona ko kwinya, twa ya kuSamuel.” 15 Naxekulu yaSaul ta ti: “Hepaululile nge odo mwe di lombwelwa kuSamuel.” 16 Opo nee Saul ta ti kuxekulu: “Ye e tu lombwela nokutya, eendongi da monika.” Ndelenee ine mu lombwela odo Samuel e mu lombwela kombinga youhamba.
MOvaisraeli aveshe oshihoololifo tashi kwata po Saul
17 Ndele Samuel okwa shivila ovanhu kuMispa koshipala shOmwene, 18 ndele ta ti kovana vaIsrael: Omwene Kalunga kaIsrael ta ti ngaha: Ame nda pitifa Israel muEgipiti nde va xupifa momake Ovaegipiti nomomake oilongo aishe oyo ye va fininika. 19 Ndelenee nena eli tamu ekeleshi Kalunga keni, ou e mu xupifa mo moiponga yeni aishe nomomahepeko, ndele tamu ti: Ahowe, ove u noku tu pa ohamba, oyo tai tu pangele. Kaleni hano ofika koshipala shOmwene pamapata eni nopamaludi eni. 20 Samuel eshi a ehenifa po omapata aeshe aIsrael, oshihoololifo sha kwata po epata laBenjamin. 21 Ndele ye eshi a ehenifa po epata laBenjamin pamaludi alo, oshihoololifo sha kwata po oludi laMatri. Opo nee Saul yaKis a kwatwa po koshihoololifo. Ndele vo ove mu konga, ndelenee ye ina monika. 22 Opo nee va pula vali kOmwene tava ti: “Umwe okwe uya po vali?” NOmwene ta ti: “Tala, ye okwa hondama pokati komatemba eenghutwa.” 23 Opo va ya ko ndele ve mu eta ko. Ndele ye eshi a kala ofika mokati kovanhu, oule waye okudja komapepe aye, wa li u dule ovanhu aveshe. 24 Ndele Samuel ta lombwele ovanhu aveshe ta ti: “Taleni ou a hoololwa kOmwene! Osheshi movanhu aveshe muhe na nande umwe e fike puye.” Opo nee ovanhu aveshe va hafa ndele tava ti: “Ohamba nai kale nomwenyo!” 25 Opo Samuel okwa shiivifila ovanhu eenghedimhango dohamba nokwe di shangela membo, ndele e li tula koshipala shOmwene. Ndele Samuel okwa lekela ovanhu aveshe, keshe umwe a ye keumbo lavo. 26 Ndele Saul okwa ya yo keumbo lavo muGibea. Novaladi omitima davo Kalunga e di kuma, va ya pamwe naye. 27 Ndelenee eemhote da tya: “Omulumenhu ou ota dulu ngahelipi oku tu xupifa?” Ndele vo ve mu dina ndele inave mu etela omilongelo. Ndelenee ye ine va yavala.
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