¹And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

¹ Filistancey kande wongu Israyla gaa, Israyla borey mo zuru Filistancey jine. I maray wongo ra hal i kaŋ ka bu Jilbowa tondo boŋ.

²And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

² Filistancey na Sawulu nda nga izey ce kondo ŋwa hal i na Yonata kar ka wi, da Abinadab, da Malci-Suwa, Sawulu izey nooya.

³And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.

³ Tangamo sara Sawulu gaa, tongokoyey mo n'a hamnay k'a maray.

⁴Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

⁴ Gaa no Sawulu ne nga jinay jarekwa se: «Ma ni takuba foobu k'ay zorme nd'a, zama borey kaŋ si dambangu* wo ma si kaa k'ay taabandi.» Amma a jinay jarekwa wangu ka woodin te, zama a ga humburu gumo. Woodin sabbay se no Sawulu na nga takuba sambu ka kaŋ a boŋ.

⁵And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

⁵ Waato kaŋ jinay jarekwa di kaŋ Sawulu bu, kala nga bumbo kaŋ nga takuba boŋ ka bu.

⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

⁶ Yaadin cine no Sawulu nda nga ize hinza nda nga windi borey kulu bu d'a care banda.

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

⁷ Waato kaŋ Israyla borey kulu kaŋ go gooro jabo gaa di woodin, i zuru. I di mo kaŋ Sawulu nda nga izey bu, kal i na ngey kwaarey naŋ ka zuru. Filistancey mo kaa ka goro i ra.

⁸And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

⁸ A ciya mo, a wane suba, waato kaŋ Filistancey kaa zama ngey ma borey kaŋ yaŋ i wi din jinayey ku, kal i na Sawulu nda nga izey gar buukoyaŋ Jilbowa tondo boŋ.

⁹And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent [them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

⁹ I n'a kaa koonu mo, k'a boŋo d'a wongu guuru bankaarayey ku, ka diyayaŋ donton i ma windi Filistancey laabo ra, i ma konda baaro i toorey d'i laab'izey se.

¹⁰And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

¹⁰ I n'a wongu jinayey mo jisi ngey toorey windo ra, k'a boŋo kanji tooro Dagon windo ra.

¹¹And when all they of Jabesh-Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹¹ Waato kaŋ Yabes-Jileyad kulu maa hay kulu kaŋ Filistancey te Sawulu se,

¹²all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

¹² kal i soojey kulu tun ka koy ka Sawulu nda nga izey gaahamey sambu ka kand'ey Yabes. I n'i biriyey fiji noodin Yabes, shen* nya fo cire. I mehaw mo kala jirbi iyye.

¹³And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

¹³ Sawulu bu mo nga taalo kaŋ a te Rabbi se din sabbay se, zama a mana Rabbi sanno gana, zama mo a koy ka guna wayboro ziima do, ka ceeci.

¹⁴and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

¹⁴ Amma a mana ceeci Rabbi gaa. Woodin sabbay se no Rabbi n'a wi ka koytara ye Dawda Yasse izo kambe ra.