OSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe nabantu ababe naye bahlala eGeba lakwaBenjamini, kepha amaFilisti amisa eMikimashi.

AmaFilisti abutha izimpi zawo ukuba alwe ; abuthana eSoko lakwaJuda , amisa phakathi kweSoko ne-Azeka e-Efesi Damimi.

AmaFilisti abuthana afika , amisa eShunemi ; uSawule wabutha wonke u- Israyeli, wamisa eGilibowa.

Izwi likaSamuweli lafika kuye won ke u -Israyeli. U-Israyeli waphuma ukulwa namaFilisti, wamisa ngase-Ebeni Ezeri; amaFilisti amisa e-Afeki.

Umkhuleko wakhe, nokunxuswa kukaNkulunkulu nguye, nazo zonke izono zakhe, nazo zonke iziphambeko zakhe , nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo, amisa kuzo o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo, engakazithobi, bheka, lokho kulotshiwe ezindabeni zikaHozayi.

AmaFilisti akhuphuka, amisa kwaJuda, ahlakazeka eLehi.

Nguwena ow amisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba ; nguwe owenza ihlobo nobusika.

Kepha uphondo lwami uyaluphak amisa njengolwenyathi , ngigcotshwa ngamafutha amasha.

Wo kuwe Ariyeli , Ariyeli, umuzi lapho amisa khona uDavide . Yengezelani umnyaka emnyakeni, imikhosi iyingilize,

Amabutho akhe afika kanyekanye, alungise indlela ukuba angisukele; amisa nxazonke zetende lami.

Ngalokho amakhosi ayisihlanu ama -Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi , nenkosi yaseLakishi , nenkosi yase - Egiloni, ahlangana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabandla awo , amisa malungana neGibeyoni, alwa nalo.

Onke lawo makhosi ahlangana , eza amisa nd awonye ngasemanzini aseMerome ukuba alwe no-Israyeli.

Labo ab amisa phambi kwetabernakele ngasempumalanga , ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngasekuphumeni kwelanga , bayakuba ngoMose no - Aroni namadodana akhe, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele, begcina imfanelo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.