¹Zvino vaFirisitia vakarwa navaIsiraeri varume vaIsiraeri vakatiza pamberi pavaFirisitia, vakawira pasi vaurawa pagomo reGiribhoa.

¹Eb laj filisteo queßpletic riqßuineb laj Israel. Ut eb laj Israel yôqueb chi êlelic chiruheb. Nabaleb laj Israel queßcamsîc saß li tzûl Gilboa.

²VaFirisitia vakateverera Sauro navanakomana vake kwazvo, vaFirisitia vakauraya Jonatani, naAbhinadhabi, naMarikishua, vanakomana vaSauro.

²Ut eb laj filisteo queßrâlinaheb laj Saúl ut eb li ralal. Queßcamsîc li ralal laj Saúl. Aßaneb laj Jonatán, laj Abinadab, ut laj Malquisúa.

³Sauro akakurirwa kwazvo pakurwa; vapfuri vouta vakamubata, akatambudzika kwazvo nokuda kwavapfuri vouta.

³Cau yôqueb chi pletic nachß riqßuin laj Saúl. Eb laj filisteo queßxtau chi tzimaj laj Saúl. Ut cßajoß nak qui-oc xxiu.

⁴Ipapo Sauro akati kunowaibata nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, Vhomora munondo wako, undibaye nawo, kuti ava vasina kudzingiswa varege kusvika vandibaye, nokundidadira. Asi mubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo wakaramba, nekuti wakange achitya kwazvo. Naizvozvo Sauro akatora munondo wake, akazviwisira pauri.

⁴Laj Saúl quixye re li cuînk li nacßamoc re lix chßîchß re pletic: —Chap chak lâ chßîchß ut tinâcamsi. Incßaß nacuaj nak eb laj filisteo tineßxseße nak tineßxcamsi. Eb li cristian aßan incßaß nequeßxpâb li Dios, chan. Abanan li cuînk incßaß quiraj xban nak tâxucuak. Joßcan nak laj Saúl quixchap lix chßîchß ut quixcut rib saß xbên.

⁵Zvino mubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo wakati achiona kuti Sauro wafa, naiye akazviwisira pamunondo wakewo, akafa pamwechete naye.

⁵Li cuînk quiril nak camenak chic laj Saúl. Quixchap lix chßîchß ut quixcamsi rib. Rochben laj Saúl nak quicam.

⁶Naizvozvo Sauro akafa, pamwechete navanakomana vake vatatu, nomubati wenhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, navanhu vake vose nomusi iwoyo.

⁶Joßcaßin nak quicam laj Saúl saß li cutan aßan rochbeneb li oxib chi ralal, ut li cuînk li nacßamoc re lix chßîchß re pletic ut rochbeneb ajcuiß lix soldados.

⁷Zvino vanhu vaIsiraeri, vakanga vari mhiri komupata, navakanga vachiona kuti vanhu vaIsiraeri vatiza, uye kuti Sauro navanakomana vake vakanga vafawo, vakabva pamaguta, vakatiza; vaFirisitia vakasvika, vakagaramo.

⁷Eb laj Israel li cuanqueb jun pacßal li ru takßa ut eb li cuanqueb jun pacßal li nimaß Jordán queßril nak queßêlelic lix soldâdeb laj Israel. Queßrabi nak quicamsîc laj Saúl rochbeneb li ralal. Queßxcanab lix tenamiteb ut queßêlelic. Ut eb laj filisteo queßoc saß lix tenamiteb ut aran queßcana chi cuânc.

⁸Zvino fume mangwana vaFirisitia vakati vachiuya kuzokusunungura vakaurawa, vakawana Sauro navanakomana vake vatatu vafa pagomo reGiribhoa.

⁸Saß li cutan jun chic eb laj filisteo queßcôeb chixxocbal li cßaßru reheb li camenak. Queßxtau laj Saúl ut eb li oxib chi ralal jiljôqueb chi camenak saß li tzûl Gilboa.

⁹Vakagura musoro wake, nokusunungura nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo, vakatuma nhume kumativi ose enyika yavaFirisitia, kundozivisa mashoko iwayo kuimba yezvifananidzo zvavo, nokuvanhu.

⁹Queßxset xcux laj Saúl ut queßxcßam lix jolom rochben lix chßîchß re pletic ut queßxtaklaheb laj takl saß chixjunil lix tenamiteb laj filisteo re nak teßrabi resil nak camenak chic laj Saúl. Queßxye ajcuiß resil saß rochocheb lix dioseb.

¹⁰Vakaisa nhumbi dzake dzokurwa nadzo muimba yaAshitaroti, vakasungira chitunha chake pamadziro eBhetishani.

¹⁰Chirix chic aßan queßxqßue lix chßîchß laj Saúl saß li rochoch lix Astarot, lix dioseb. Ut queßxtßuyub li camenak chiru li tzßac aran Bet-sán.

¹¹Zvino vakanga vagere JabheshiGiriyadhi vakati vachinzwa zvakanga zvaitirwa Sauro navaFirisitia,

¹¹Eb li cuanqueb aran Jabes re Galaad queßrabi li cßaßru queßxbânu re laj Saúl eb laj filisteo.

¹²mhare dzose dzikasimuka, dzikafamba usiku hwose, dzikatora chitunha chaSauro nezvitunha zvavanakomana vake pamadziro eBhetishani, vakaenda Jabheshi vakazvipisapo.

¹²Queßxchßutub rib chixjunileb li cuînk li cauheb xchßôl chi pletic ut queßcôeb. Chixjunil li kßojyîn queßbêc. Nak queßcuulac aran Bet-sán, queßrisiheb li camenak chiru li tzßac, laj Saúl joß eb ajcuiß li oxib chi ralal. Queßxcßameb li camenak toj Jabes ut aran queßxcßat.Queßxxoc lix bakel ut queßxmuk aran Jabes rubel jun li nimla cheß. Ut queßayunic chiru cuukub cutan.

¹³Vakatora mafupa avo, vakaaviga pasi pomuti womutamarisiki paJabheshi, vakatsanya mazuva manomwe.

¹³Queßxxoc lix bakel ut queßxmuk aran Jabes rubel jun li nimla cheß. Ut queßayunic chiru cuukub cutan.