1Now 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.
2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
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.
3The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
3 Tangamo sara Sawulu gaa, tongokoyey mo n'a hamnay k'a maray.
4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his 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.
5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his 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.
7When all the men of Israel who 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 lived 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.
8It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that 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.
9They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news 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.
10They put his armor in the house of their gods, 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.
11When all Jabesh Gilead heard 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 away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in 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.
13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn’t keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire,
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 didn’t inquire of Yahweh: therefore he killed him, and turned 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.