1Abantu b’e Kiriyati-Yarimi banacibunguluka bayisha barhôla gulya Mucîmba gwa Nyamubâho bagusôkana; bagendiguhira omu nyumpa ya Abinadabu oku karhondo, banaciyîmika omugala Eleyazari mpu ye wakalanga Omucîmba gwa Nyamubâho.
Abafilistini bahimwa na Israheli
2Kurhenga amango Omucîmba gwajaga aha Kiriyati-Yarimi, hagezire myâka erhali minyi, myâka makumi abirhi n’olubaga lwa Israheli lwadumûkira Nyamubâho.3Samweli anacibwîra bene Israheli boshi, erhi: «Akabà munayagalukire Nyamubâho n’omurhima gwinyu goshi, murhenzagye ekarhî kinyu banyamuzinda b’ahandi na ba-Astarte. Ci muyêrekeze Nyamubâho omurhima gwinyu munamukolere yênene, lyoki ankamulîkûza oku Bafilistini».4Okubundi bene Israheli banacîrhenza ekarhî kâbo banyamuzinda ba Bali, na ba-Astartè, bakarhumikira Nyamubâho yênene.5Enyuma ly’ahôla Samweli anaderha erhi: «Mushûbûlize olubaga lwa bene Israheli loshi aha Mispa. Nagendimushengera emwa Nyamubâho.»6Banacishûbûkira aha Mispa. Banashamarha amîshi bagashahuliza embere za Nyamubâho, banacishenga olwo lusiku, banaciderha mpu: «Rhwabîhîre Nyamubâho.» Samweli arhegeka ntyo bene Israheli aha Mispa.7Okubundi Abafilistini bamanya oku bene Israheli bashûbûzinye aha Mispa; Abarhambo b’Abafilistini basôka barhêzire bene Israheli. Bene Israheli bamanya omwanzi banayôboha bwenêne Abafilistini.8Bene Israheli banacibwîra Samweli mpu: «Mâshi orhalekaga, okûla kurhusengerera emwa Nyamubâho, Lungwè wîrhu, ly’arhulîkûza omu maboko g’Abafilistini.»9Samweli arhôla omwâna-buzi wacigoba amurherekêra yêshi Nyamubâho, Samweli ashengera bwenêne bene Israheli emwa Nyamubâho, na Nyamubâho ayumva omusengero gwâge.10Agôla mango Samweli akagihêra Nyamubâho, Abafilistini banaciyisha barhêzire bene Israheli, ci olwo lusiku Nyamubâho arhontomera bwenêne Abafilistini; ashakanya banacijamwo entemu, banacihimwa na Israheli.11Bene Israheli banacirhenga aha Mispa, bagenda bamininisire kw’Abafilistini babahima kuhika hôfi na Bet-Kar.12Okubundi Samweli anaciyanka ibuye aliyimânika ekarhî ka Mispa na Yoshana, analiyîrika izîno lya Ebeni-Ha-Azeri, kwo kuderha mpu kuhika aha Nyamubâho orhulwirire.13Kw’Abafilistini bahimirwe ntyôla, bagokola okukaziyisha barhêzire bene Israheli; okuboko kwa Nyamubâho kwahorheza Abafilistini amango ga Samweli goshi.14Emirhundu Abafilistini bali erhi banyazire bene Israheli yoshi, bene Israheli bayishubirana kurhenga aha Ekroni kuhika aha Gati. Bene Israheli barhenza ntyo ecihugo câbo omu maboko g’Abafilistini. Omurhûla gwabà ekarhî k’Israheli n’Abanyamoriti.15Samweli arhegesire bene Israheli amango g’akalamo kâbo kwoshi.16Ngasi mwâka àkazigenda, kurhenga e Beteli kugera e Gilgali na e Mispa erhi ye na murhegesi w’Israheli muli aho hantu hoshi.17Buzinda bwaho anashubira e Rama, ho enyumpa yâge yabaga, erhi n’aho anakagirhegekera Israheli, aliyûbasireho oluhêro lwa Nyamubâho.