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Engamba za Saulo n'Abafilistia

1Saulo akaza aha ngoma aine emyaka makumi ashatu, yaamara emyaka ebiri naategyeka Israeli. 2Bwanyima Saulo yaatoorana abashaija enkumi ishatu omu Baisraeli; enkumi ibiri zaaguma na Saulo Mikimaashi n'aha kibungo kya Beseeli; kandi orukumi rwaguma na Yonasaani omuri Gibea eya Benyamiini; abandi boona yaabaraga, buri muntu yaataaha omu ka ye. 3Bwanyima Yonasaani yaateera ekigo ky'Abafilistia ekyabaire kiri Gibea; Abafilistia baakimanya. Bwanyima Saulo yaaragiira kuteera enzamba omu nsi yoona, naagira ati: Abaheburaayo bahurire. 41 Abaisraeli boona baahurira ngu Saulo ateire ekigo ky'Abafilistia, kandi ngu Abaisraeli bahindukire ekirikunugwa aha Bafilistia. Abantu baahuruzibwa kushanga Saulo Gilugaali.

5Kandi Abafilistia baayeteerana kurwanisa Abaisraeli, baine ebigaari obukumi bushatu, n'ab'aha mbaraasi enkumi mukaaga, n'ezindi ngabo nyingi, eziri nk'omusheenyi gw'aha rubaju rw'enyanja; bainamuka, baasiisira Mikimaashi, aha burugwa-izooba bwa Besaveeni. 62 Abashaija ba Israeli ku baareebire bari omu kabi, (ahakuba abantu bakaba batuntuziibwe) baayeshereka omu nyanga n'omu bishaka n'omu nkiri n'omu nengo kandi n'omu biina. 7Kandi Abaheburaayo abamwe bakaba bambukire Yorudani, nibaza omu nsi ya Gaadi na Gileadi; kwonka Saulo akaba akiri Gilugaali, abantu boona baamukuratayo nibatetema.

Okurahukiriza kwa Saulo n'okushobya kwe kw'okubanza

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Saulo yaamarayo ebiro mushanju, ebi Samueli yaabaire amuragiire; kwonka Samueli tiyaija; n'ahabw'ekyo abantu baatandika kutaataana nibamurugaho mporampora. 94 Saulo nikwo kugira ati: Mundeetere ekitambo ky'okwotsya n'empongano z'okusiima ahabw'obusingye. Atyo yaatamba ekyo kitambo ky'okwotsya. 10Ku yaabaire yaaheza ati kukitamba, Samueli yaija. Saulo yaashohora kumubugana, ngu amuramutsye. 11Samueli yaamubuuza ati: Eki waakora ki? Saulo yaamugarukamu ati: Ku ndeebire abantu baatandika kutaataana nibampwaho, naiwe otaizira mu biro bi ongambiire, kandi n'Abafilistia baateeraniire Mikimaashi, 12naanye nikwo kugira nti: Hati Abafilistia baaza kushuuma, banteerere Gilugaali, ntakeeshengyereize MUKAMA kumpa omugisha. Nikyo nyegyemeserereize kutamba ekitambo ky'okwotsya. 135 Samueli yaagambira Saulo ati: Waakora eky'obushema; tiwaakwata kiragiro kya MUKAMA Ruhanga waawe, eki yaakuragiire; reeba MUKAMA yaaba ari ow'okuhamya obugabe bwawe omuri Israeli ebiro byona. 146 Kwonka mbwenu obugabe bwawe tiburigumaho. MUKAMA yaaheza kwesherurira omuntu ori nk'omutima gwe oku gurikwenda, kandi niwe yaataho kuba omugabe w'abantu be, ahakuba tokwatsire ki MUKAMA yaakuragiire. 15Samueli yaimuka, yaaruga Gilugaali, yaaza Gibea eya Benyamiini. Saulo yaabara abantu abu yaabaire aine, baaba nka magana mukaaga. 16Saulo n'omutabani Yonasaani n'abantu abu baabaire baine baaguma Geeba eya Benyamiini; kwonka Abafilistia baaguma omu rusiisira Mikimaashi.

17Kandi abanyagi b'omu Bafilistia baaruga omu rusiisira rwabo, baayecwamu emitwe eshatu; ogumwe gwatoora omuhanda ogurikuza Ofura omu nsi ya Shuali; 18ogundi gwatoora omuhanda ogurikuza Besi-horoni; n'ogundi gwatoora omuhanda ogw'aha mwatano ogurikureeba omu ruhanga rwa Zeboimu haihi n'eihamba. 197

Omu biro ebyo hakaba hatariho muheesi n'omwe omu nsi ya Israeli; ahabw'okuba Abafilistia bakagira bati: Abaheburaayo batakaayeheeshera zaarurara n'amacumu. 20Kandi Abaisraeli boona bakaba bashuuma omu Bafilistia, buri muntu kutyazayo efuka ye, oruhabyo rwe, empango ye, n'omuhoro gwe; 21kwonka bakaba baine eityazo ry'okutyazaho emihoro n'empabyo, n'efuka z'amaino n'empango, n'eby'okutyazaho ebihosho. 228 N'ahabw'ekyo aha izooba ry'orugamba omu bantu abu Saulo n'omutabani Yonasaani baabaire baine, tihariho n'omwe owaabaire agira rurara nari eicumu; kureka bikaba bigirwa Saulo n'omutabani Yonasaani. 23Bwanyima ab'omu kigo ky'Abafilistia baashohora, baaza omu nkiro ya Mikimaashi.