¹Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

¹ Kala Filistancey goono ga Israyla wongu. Israyla borey binde zuru Filistancey jine. I maray wongu ra hal i kaŋ ka bu Jilbowa tondo boŋ.

²And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.

² Filistancey na Sawulu da nga izey ce kondey ŋwa. Filistancey binde na Sawulu izey Yonata da Abinadab da Malci-Suwa wi.

³And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

³ Wongo binde sara Sawulu do haray. Tongo farmey mo n'a to hal tongo farmey n'a maray gumo.

⁴Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

⁴ Saaya din no Sawulu ne nga wongu jinay jarekwa se: «Ni takuba foobu k'ay zorme nd'a. M'ay fun, zama borey kaŋ si dambangu wo ma s'ay fun, k'ay wow d'a.» Amma a jinay jarekwa wangu, zama a humburu gumo. Sawulu binde na nga bumbo takuba foobu ka kaŋ a boŋ.

⁵And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

⁵ Waato kaŋ a jinay jarekwa di kaŋ Sawulu bu, nga mo kaŋ nga takuba boŋ ka bu a banda.

⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

⁶ Yaadin cine no Sawulu bu d'a, nga nda nga ize hinza kulu, d'a jinay jarekwa da nga borey kulu me folloŋ han din hane.

⁷And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

⁷ Waato kaŋ Israyla borey kaŋ yaŋ go gooro jabo gaa ya-haray, da Urdun ya-haray kambo gaa waney di kaŋ Israyla borey zuru, Sawulu da nga izey mo bu, kal i na ngey kwaarey naŋ ka zuru. Filistancey kaa ka goro i ra.

⁸And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

⁸ A suba mo waato kaŋ Filistancey kaa zama ngey ma borey kaŋ yaŋ bu jinayey ku, kal i na Sawulu nda nga ize hinza gar ga furu Jilbowa tondo boŋ.

⁹And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

⁹ I na Sawulu boŋo pati, k'a wongu jinayey foobu ka kaa a gaa, k'i samba nangu kulu Filistancey laabo ra noodin windanta, zama i ma konda baaro ngey tooru windey ra da laab'izey do.

¹⁰And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

¹⁰ I n'a wongu jinayey daŋ Astarot tooru windo ra. I na Sawulu gaahamo naagu Bayt-San cinaro gaa.

¹¹And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

¹¹ Waato kaŋ Yabes-Jileyad gorokoy maa haŋ kaŋ Filistancey te Sawulu se,

¹²All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

¹² kala wongaarey kulu tun, i hanna ka dira. I na Sawulu gaahamo d'a izey mo gaahamey sambu Bayt-San cinaro gaa. I kand'ey Yabes. I binde n'i ton noodin.

¹³And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

¹³ I n'i biriyey sambu k'i fiji boosay nyaŋo cire Yabes ra, ka mehaw jirbi iyye.