¹ Ishiwi lyakwa Samuele lyaishile kuli Israeli onse. Nomba Israeli aile kuli ku kulwa naba Pelishiti. Bacitile inkambi pa Ebenesa, aba Pelishiti nabo baccitile inkambi pa Apeki. ² Kabili aba Pelishiti batantamine ku kulwa na Israeli. Ilyo ubulwi bwa kulile, Israeli bali mucimfishe kuba Pelishiti, abaipeyepo abaume nalimo amakana yane mu mpanga yabulwi. ³ Ilyo abantu baishile mu nkambi abakalamba bakwa Israeli, "cinshi Yawe atucimfisha, lelo pa cinso caba Pelishiti? Natulete icipailo ca cipangano cakwa Yawe kuno ukufuma ku shilo, ukuti cibe naifwe kuno, pakuti citupusushe mu minwe yaba lwani besu." ⁴ Eico abantu batumine abaume ku Shilo; ukufuma kulya basendele icipao ca cipangano cakwa Yawe wa milalo, uwaikala pamulu waba Kerubi. Abana baume babili bakwa Eli, Hofini na Finehasi, eko bali ne cipao ca cipangano cakwa Lesa. ⁵ Ilyo icipao ca cipangano cakwa Yawe caishile mu nkambi, abantu bakwa Israeli bonse bapundile apakalamba, ne sonde lyaliwelele. ⁶ Ilyo aba Pelishiti baumfwile icongo caku punda, batile, "cinshi uku ukupunda kukalamba mu nkambi yaba Hebere kulepilibula?" Elyo baishile ukuti icipao ca kwa Yawe calishile mu nkambi. ⁷ Aba Pelishiti balitinine; batile, Lesa naisa mu nkambi." Batile, "webulanda kuli ifwe! ica musango uyu tacacitikapo! ⁸ Webulanda kuli ifwe! Nani akatuususha ku maka yaba Lesa babulamba aba? Aba eba Lesa abasanshile abena Egupti ne fikunko ifingi ifya pusana pusana mu matololo. ⁹ Shangileni kabili beni abaume, mwe ba Pelishiti nga teifyo mukaba abasha kuba Hebere; ngefyo baali abasha kuli imhwe. Beni abaume, no kulwa." ¹⁰ Aba Pelishiti balilwile, na Israeli alicimfiwe. Cila muntu abutukile kwi tenti lyakwe, kabili ukwipaya kwali ukukalamba nganshi; Pantu abashilika bakwa Israeli aba pa makasa bafwile amakana yatatu. ¹¹ Icipao cakwa Lesa calisendelwe, na bana baume bakwa Eli babili, Hofini na Finehasi balifwile. ¹² Umwina Benyamini umwaume afulumukile ukufuma ku bulwi no kufika ku Shilo bulya bwine bushiku, afikile ne fyakufwala ifyalepulwa ne loba pa mutwe wakwe. ¹³ Ilyo afikile, Eli aikele pa cipuna cakwe ku musebo alelolesha pantu umutima wakwe wale tutuma no kusakamana pa cipao cakwa Lesa. Ilyo umwaume aingile mu musumba no kushimika ilyashi, umusumba onse walililile. ¹⁴ Ilyo Eli aumfwile icongo ca misowa, atile, "Nga inkunta iyi ilepilibula nshi?" Umwaume aangufyenye ukwisa no kweba Eli. ¹⁵ Nomba Eli aali ne myaka amakumi pabula-na cine konse konse; amenso yalipofwile, kabilli alefilwa ukumona. ¹⁶ Umwaume atile kuli Elo, "ninebo uwishile ukufuma kubulwi. Ni mfulumuka ukufuma ku bulwi lelo." Eli atile, "Caciba shani, wemwana wandi?" ¹⁷ Umwaume uwaletele ilyashi alyaswike kabili atile, "Israeli afulumukileaba Pelishiti. Kabili, kwa ciba ku cimfiwa ukukalamba pa bantu. Kabili, nabana baume benu babili, Hofini na Finehasi, nabafwa ne cipao cakwa Lesa na cisendwa. ¹⁸ Ilyo icipao cakwa Lesa, Eli aponenr ubuseneme ukufuma pa cipuna cakwe mu mbali ya mpongolo. Umukoshi wakwe walifunike, nokufwa aalifwa pantu aali mukote kabili uwafina. Alipingwilwe Israeli pa myaka amakumi yane. ¹⁹ Nomba nafyala muka Finehasi, ali pa bukulu kabili mupepi nokupapa. Ilyo aumfwile imbila ukuti icipao cakwa Lesa na cisendwa kabili shifyala no mulume wakwe nabafwa, afukeme panshi no kupapa, lelo ubukali bwa paku papa bwalimu pumikishe. ²⁰ Panshita alefwa abanakashi abale mwafwa batile kuli ena, "witina, pantu naufyala umwana umwaume." Lelo taaswike nangu ukusakamana ico ba mwebele. ²¹ Ainike umwana ishina lya Ikabodi, ekutila, "ubukata na bufuma mu Israeli!" Pantu icipao cakwa Lesa na cikatwa, na pamulandu wakwa shifyala no mulume wakwe. ²² Atile, "ubukata na bufuma mu Israeli, pamulandu icipao cakwa Lesa na cikatwa."