¹Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

¹ Sawulu gonda jiiri waytaaci waato kaŋ a sintin ka may. A koytaray ŋwaayaŋ jiiri hinkanta mo,

²Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

² Sawulu na boro zambar hinza suuban Israyla izey ra. I ra mo boro zambar hinka go a banda Mikmas da Betel tudey ra, zambar fa mo go Yonata banda Jibeya, Benyamin wano ra. Jama cindo mo, a n'i sallama, boro kulu ma koy fu.

³And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

³ Yonata binde na Filistancey marga kaŋ go Geba kar, Filistancey maa baaru. Sawulu na kaakaaci kar laabo kulu ra ka ne: «Ibraniyancey ma maa!»

⁴And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

⁴ Israyla kulu maa mo ka ne: «Sawulu na Filistancey marga kar, hala mo Israyla ciya fanta hari Filistancey do.» Jama binde margu ka Sawulu gana ka koy Jilgal.

⁵And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.

⁵ Filistancey mo margu zama ngey ma Israyla wongu se, torko zambar waranza nda bari-kari zambar iddu, da boro jama kaŋ ga hima teeku me gaa taasi cine, baayaŋ se. I kaaru mo ka gata sinji Mikmas, Bayt-Aben wayna funay haray.

⁶When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

⁶ Saaya kaŋ cine Israyla alborey di ngey kankam (zama jama sakulla) kal i soobay ka tugu tondi guusey da gumbey ra, da tondey ra mo, da guusuyaŋ ra, da dayyaŋ ra.

⁷And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

⁷ Amma Ibraniyance fooyaŋ jin ka Urdun danandi. I kaa Gad da Jileyad laabo ra. Amma Sawulu go Jilgal jina, jama kulu mo n'a gana nda jijiriyaŋ.

⁸And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

⁸ A te jirbi iyye a goono ga batu, danga jirbey kaŋ yaŋ Samuwila ci, amma Samuwila mana kaa Jilgal. Sawulu windanta jama go ga say.

⁹And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.

⁹ A binde ne: «I ma kande ay se sargay kaŋ i ga ton da saabuyaŋ sargay mo.» Kal a na sarga kaŋ i ga ton salle.

¹⁰And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

¹⁰ Kaŋ a na sarga kaŋ i ga ton salle ka ban parkatak, kala Samuwila kaa. Sawulu mo koy zama nga ma Samuwila kubay se, nga m'a fo mo.

¹¹And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

¹¹ Samuwila ne a se: «Ifo no ni te wo?» Sawulu mo ne: «Zama ay di jama go ga say, i go ga fay da ay. Ni mo, ni mana kaa jirbey kaŋ i kosu yaŋ ra. Filistancey mo go, i margu Mikmas.

¹²Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.

¹² Woodin se no ay ne Filistancey ga kaŋ ay boŋ Jilgal, ay mana gomni ceeci Rabbi gaa mo. Kal ay n'ay fundo tilasandi ka sargay kaŋ i ga ton salle.»

¹³And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

¹³ Samuwila ne Sawulu se: «Ni na saamotaray goy te. Ni mana Rabbi ni Irikoyo lordo gana kaŋ a na ni lordi nd'a, zama doŋ Rabbi na ni mayra tabbatandi Israyla boŋ hal abada.

¹⁴But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

¹⁴ Amma sohõ ni mayra si tondo. Rabbi jin ka boro ceeci nga boŋ se kaŋ ga saba nd'a bina. Rabbi n'a daŋ mo a ma ciya jine boro nga jama se, za kaŋ ni mana haggoy da haŋ kaŋ Rabbi na ni lordi nd'a.»

¹⁵And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

¹⁵ Samuwila tun Jilgal ka ziji ka koy Jibeya, Benyamin wano. Sawulu mo na borey kaŋ yaŋ go nga banda kabu, boro zangu iddu cine no.

¹⁶And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

¹⁶ Sawulu mo, nga nda nga ize Yonata da jama kaŋ go i banda goro Geba, Benyamin wano ra. Amma Filistancey na gata sinji Mikmas ra.

¹⁷And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:

¹⁷ Soojey kaŋ yaŋ go ce gaa mo fun Filistancey gata ra, ka te sata hinza. Jama fa koy fonda kaŋ ga koy Ofra din gaa, ka koy Suwal laabo ra.

¹⁸And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

¹⁸ Sata fa mo zaa ka koy Bayt-Horon haray. Jama fa mo na hirro boŋ fonda gana, kaŋ ga Zeboyim gooro guna ka koy saajo gaa haray.

¹⁹Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

¹⁹ Israyla kulu ra sinda zam, zama Filistancey ne: «Ibraniyancey ma si yaaji wala takuba te ngey boŋ se.»

²⁰But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

²⁰ Amma Israyla borey kulu doona ka zulli ka koy Filistancey do ka ngey kumbey da ngey koomey da ngey deesey da ngey kalmey kaanandi.

²¹Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

²¹ I ga sekel jara bana addey, da koomey, da guuru kor-ganjey, da deesey, da jabuyaŋ hay fo kulu se.

²²So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

²² Kal a ciya daaga sinjiyaŋo hane, i mana takuba wala yaaji gar boro fo kulu se kaŋ yaŋ go Sawulu nda Yonata banda. Amma Sawulu nda nga izo Yonata, ngey wo gonda.

²³And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

²³ Filistancey soojey mo fatta Mikmas furanta.