¹ Elyo Nahashi umwina Amoni aile nokucita inkambi ku Jabeshi batile kuli Nahashi, ''Panga icipangano naifwe, kabili tukakubombela.'' ² Nahashi umwina Ammoni abaswike, mulifyo caba nalapanga icipangano na imwe, nalafumya amenso yenu ayakukulyo, namuli iyi nshila nkaleta umusebanya kubena Israeli bonse.'' ³ Elyo abakalamba bamu Jabeshi bamwaswike, ''Tushe fweka panshiku cine lubali, pakwebaati tutume amenshi mumimpaka yonse mu Israeli. Elyo,ngatakwakabe nangu umo uwakutupususha, tukankula kuli iwe.'' ⁴ Nenkombe shaile ku Gibeali, ukwaikele Shauli,nokweba abantu ici titike.Abantu bonse balilishishe. ⁵ Nomba Shauli alekonko in'gombe ukufuma kwibala.Shauli atile,''Finshi filubene kubantu ifyo balelilila?''Baebele Shauli ifyo abaume baku Jabesh balandile. ⁶ Ilyo Shauli aumfwile fintu ba bundile, umupashi wakwe Lesa waponene pali ena, kabili alifulilwe. ⁷ Abulile ing'ombe shakwikoli,ashiputula mutu pimfya,abikile Monse umwapela umumpaka yamu Israeli nenkombe.Alile,'' Uushafume panuma yandi napanuma yakwa Samuel, ifi efikacitika ku ng'ombe shakwe ishilume.'' Elyo umwenso wakutina yawe waishile pabantu, kabili baishile pamo ngo muntu umo. ⁸ Elyo abapendele mu Bezeki, abantu bamu Israeli baali amakana imyanda itatu, nabaume bamu Yuda imyanda amakumi yatatu. ⁹ Batiile kunkombe shaishile,''kebeni abaume Jabesh Gilead, 'mailo, pashita iyo akasuba kakabala, mukapusuka.'' Kanshi inkombe shabwelelemo nokueba abaume bamu Jabesh, kabili balisansamwike. ¹⁰ Eyo abaume bamu Jabesh balile kuli Nahash, ''Mailo tukakunkula kuli iwe, kabili ukatite conse icikamoneka icisuma kuli iwe.'' ¹¹ Ubushiku bwakonkelepo Shauli abikile abantu mumabumba yatatu. Baishile pakati kankambi mushita yalucelo, basanshile no kuuma abena Ammoni mpaka akasuba kakaba.Abalwishishe balisalangene, mukuti takwali nelyo babili muli bena ebo bashile pomo. ¹² Elyo abantu batile kuli Samuel, ''Na'ni uwatile,'Shauli akabe imfumu yesu? 'baleteni abaume,pakuti tubepaye.'' ¹³ Lelo Shauli atiile, ''Tapale nangu umo uuleipaiwa pali buno bushiku, pantu lelo yawe napususha Israeli.'' ¹⁴ Elyo Samual atiile kubantu, iseeni,katuleya ku Gilyalieko lubweshe ubufumu kulya.'' ¹⁵ kanshi abantu bonse baile ku Gilgli.nokubika Shauli imfumu kulanshi yakwe yawe mu Gilgali.Kulya eko baipaile amaalambo umutende ku cinso cakwe yawe,nashauli nabonse abaume mu Israeli basangalele apakalamba.