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Nzita na vaFilisitiya
1Saulu wakele na myaka makumi atatu#13:1 MAKUMI ATATU: Saulu wakele na myaka...omo washwanene, co washwanene mu Isalele myaka ivali. Oku kukekwo kununguluka kwa majwi awa mu ciHevelu oloni majwi awa kuvawazivisisile mwamuvwa a vyuma evi vivali mu kaangununo aka. omo washangumukile kushwana, co washwanene mu Isalele myaka makumi awana na myaka ivali.
2Saulu waangwile vanalume 3,000 mu Isalele. Vanalume 2,000 vakele amo na Saulu ku Mikemashe mu lifuti lya malundu a ku Mbetele, co watumine vanalume 1,000 vaile na munendi Yonatana ku Ngimbeya, mu lifuti lya muyati wa Mbenjemani. Co vaje vasaleleo Saulu wavatumine munu na munu kuya ku mbalaka yendi.
3Yonatana watsiile muka-kushika nzita ya Filisitiya mu Ngemba, voshe vaFilisitiya vazivile vyuma evi. Co Saulu watumine miluwa kusana vaHevelu ku nzita akwimba lupembo mu lifuti mwoshe. 4Co vaIsalele voshe vavalekele ngwavo Saulu natsii muka-kushika nzita ya Filisitiya, ngeci vaFilisitiya vazindile Isalele. Co vanu vaile nakuliwana na Saulu ku Ngilingale.
5Co vaFilisitiya valikungulwile kulinga nzita na vaIsalele, vakele na matemba 30,000, co vanu 6,000 vaka-kwendela a tuvalu, cooni vungi vwa mashwalale vwapwile ngwe lishen̄avu lya ku ngenge ya mema a kalunga. Vaile ku Mikemashe, mu ngangela ya Mbetevane, co vatungile cilombo cavo kuje. 6VaFilisitiya valwisile vaIsalele manene, vavaakele mu vukalu vwakama. Co vamo va vaIsalele vavandele mu manzenzengoma a mamanya, na mu viteke, na mukati ka vimbulu vya mamanya, na mu masima. 7Vamo vajavukile Ndonga ya Yondau vaile musambwa ku mafuti a Ngande, na Ngilyande.
Oloni Saulu wakele ku Ngilingale, co vanu vaje vakele amo nendi vazivile lyova. 8#1 Sam 10:8 Saulu wavandamenene Samwele matangwa atanu na avali, ngwe mwamushikile Samwele kulingamo, oloni Samwele kezile vwasi ku Ngilingale. Co vanu vashangumukile kuseza Saulu, 9co ikeye wendekele kuli vakevo ngwendi, “Njineneleni vin̄ombelo vya kwenyeka, na vin̄ombelo vya kulitombola.” Co wakombelelele n̄ombelo ya kwenyeka, 10co acimanese ngacije, Samwele wetele. Co Saulu waile mukuliwana nendi nakumutambula, 11oloni Samwele wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, “Vika unalingi?”
Co Saulu wamukumbulwile ngwendi, “Vanu vakele nakunjiseza, co yove lalo kuwezile vwasi ngwe muwendekele, co kuwezelelako lalo, vaFilisitiya valinakulikungulwila ku Mikemashe. 12Ngecivene, njayongwele ngwange, ‘VaFilisitiya vaija nakunjilwisa kuno ku Ngilingale, co kunjalombele ngozi ya Shukulu Kalunga.’ Ngecivene, njakombelelele n̄ombelo ya kwenyeka.”
13Co Samwele wamukumbulwile ngwendi, “Eci cinapu cuma cavulema ciwunalingi. Kuwononokele lishiko lije lyakwanene Shukulu Kalunga Njambi yove. Nga unononokele, nga nakwasesa yove na vatekulwila vove kushwana Isalele myaka yoshe. 14#Vil 13:22 Oloni ololo kushwana kwove kukahwa. Omwo kuwamwononokele, Shukulu Kalunga akaliwanena munu wakumuya ku mbunge, co akamupwisa muka-kushwana vanu vendi.”
15Ngecivene, Samwele watundile ku Ngilingale waile. Vanu voshe vaje vasaleleo vakavele Saulu omo waile nakuliwana na mashwalale vendi. Co vatundile ku Ngilingale vaile ku Ngimbeya mu lifuti lya Mbenjemani. Co Saulu walavele mashwalale vendi, vapwile vanalume 600. 16Saulu, na munendi Yonatana, na vanu vavo, vakele mu Ngemba, mu lifuti lya Mbenjemani, co vaFilisitiya vatungilile cilombo cavo ku Mikemashe. 17Mashwalale va vaFilisitiya vatundile mu cilombo cavo mu vimbunga vitatu, mbunga imo yakengeselele ku ngila ya ku Ofela mu lifuti lya Shuwale, 18co ikwavo yakengeselele ku ngila ya ku Mbete Holone, co ikwavo lalo yaile ku nginga yakukengesa ku Cana ca Zemboime na ku mambo. 19Mu Isalele kumwakele vaka-kufula omwo vaFilisitiya vavindikile vaHevelu kufula mikwale, na makunga. 20(VaIsalele vakele nakuya kuli vaFilisitiya nakwambatako matemo akulimisa na vingombe, na matemo, na vinjaviti, na vimoko vyakuvambuka, 21fweto yakushemuna vinjaviti nakuvwaesa myumba yapwile yaindondo manene, co lalo vakele na fweto yakuvwaesa litemo lyakulimisa na vingombe, nambe matemo.) 22Ngecivene, a litangwa lya nzita, naumo lishwalale wai wakele na mikwale, na makunga kuvanga lika Saulu na munendi Yonatana.
23Co vaFilisitiya vatumine mbunga ya mashwalale kukemana ku ngila ya ku Mikemashe.
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