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Okufa kwa Saulo

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Omu biro ebyo Abafilistia bakarwanisa Abaisraeli, Abaisraeli baabahunga, baitirwa aha kibungo kya Giliboa. 2Abafilistia baahambya Saulo n'abatabani, baita Yonasaani, Abinadabu na Malikishua beene Saulo. 3Orugamba rwaba orw'amaani ahari Saulo, abarasi baamugwaho, baamuhutaaza. 4Saulo nikwo kugira omukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye, ati: Ihayo rurara yaawe, oginteere, bariya bashaija batashazirwe batakaija, bakanshungisa. Kwonka omukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye yaayanga, ahabw'okuba akatiina mononga. Nikyo Saulo yaasyoreireyo rurara ye, akagyetungaho. 5Ogwo mukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye, ku yaareebire yaafa, nawe yaayetunga aha ye, yaafa. 6Okwo nikwo Saulo yaafiire; we n'abatabani bonshatu n'ab'omu ka ye boona bakafeera hamwe. 7Kandi Abaisraeli boona abaabaire bari omu ruhita, ku baareebire eihe ryahunga, na Saulo n'abatabani baafa, baatsigaho endembo zaabo, baahunga, Abafilistia baija baazituuramu.

8Ku bwaseesire, Abafilistia baija kucwijura emitumbi, baashanga Saulo n'abatani bagwire aha kibungo kya Giliboa, 9baamucwijura, baamucwaho omutwe, baatwara eby'okurwanisa bye, baatuma entumwa omu nsi yaabo yoona kubuzya amakuru omuri hekalu z'ebishushani byabo ebirikuramibwa. 10Eby'okurwanisa bye baabita omuri nyaruju za baaruhanga baabo, n'omutwe gwe baaguhanika omuri hekalu ya Dagoni. 11Kwonka aba Yabeshi-gileadi boona, ku baahuriire oku Abafilistia baagizire Saulo, 12abashaija boona amamanzi baimuka, baihayo omutumbi gwa Saulo n'ey'abatabani, baagitwara Yabeshi. Bwanyima baaziika amagufa gaabo ahansi y'omwela ogw'omuri Yabeshi, baamara ebiro mushanju nibeesiibyakwo. 132

Okwo nikwo Saulo yaafiire ahabw'ekicumuro kye, eki yaacumwire ahari MUKAMA; ahabw'okuba taroorobeire kigambo kya MUKAMA, kandi akeehanuuza aha muntu orikugambisa emizimu, 143 yaayanga kwehanuuza ahari MUKAMA. Nikyo MUKAMA yaamwitiire, obugabe akabuha Daudi mwene Yese.