Old Testament

Samuele katola itenyana tje mafuta kaadila mu nsholo wa Saulo, kabe en'gumpatila ebe eti, “Yahwe bakubiga kube ntungamili we bathu babo Baiziraela. Unowobusa bathu ba Yahwe kakale unowobadusa mu maboko e zwita zwabo kupoteleka kose. Ngono ngwenu, etji nditjo tjinowobe tjilakidzo tjekuti Yahwe bakubiga kube ntungamili mu thaka yabo.

Kowoti udwa pandili nasi, unowoshangana ne balume babili pa ikumbu tja Rahele mu ntuthu wa Bhenjamini ku Zeleza, banowokudwa beti, ‘Madonki awakabe wanoshaka akabong'wa, tate babo abatjadziyidzika ngekwawo koga botjidziyidzika nge kuko beti, apa banowothamani ngekwe nkololo wabo kene?’

Ndizo ha udwa ipapo uyendile mbeli kudzina unoswika pa nti we pakayengemala we Tabori, unowoshangana ne balume batatu ipapo, betathila ku Ndzimu ku Bhetele, mmwe akasenga mbudzana thatu, mmwe akasenga zwiwunga zwitatu, ngono mmwe akasenga gukhwa le nkumbi we zhambi.

Banowokudumilisa bakakupa zwiwunga zwibili, ngono iwe uzwiamutjile.

Kudwa ipapo unowonoswika ku Dombo le Ndzimu, pana kampa ye babhayani be Bafilisitiya, ngono unowoti uswika ikweno ku nzi, unowoshangana ne goko le balebesambeli bedeluka mu bugalo gu pezhugwi belidza zwilidzo zwe dende ne thamborini ne nyele ne laya.

Ipapo meya ya Yahwe inowodelukila mukuli nge masimba, ngono unowolebesambeli nabo, ngono unowoshandugwa ukabe nthu upoga.

Ngono zwilakidzo izwezwi zwiti zwashingikala, uthame tjaunowobe ubona tjakalingisana ngothamwa, ngobe Ndzimu unawe.

Ngono udelukile ku Giligala kunditangila, ndizo ndokowokutobela kuwopisa zwibhayilo ne kupa zwipo zwe mbakiso, koga undimilile mazhuba ali kutendeka kuswikila ndizha ndikulakidza tjaunowothama.”

Kwakati Saulo efupatila edwa pana Samuele, Ndzimu ukashandula moyo uwe, zwilakidzo zose izwezwi zwikashingikala mu zhuba ilelo.

Kwakati beswika ku dombo, goko le balebesambeli likanshanganidza, ngono meya ye Ndzimu ikadelukila munli nge masimba, ngono kalebesambeli nabo.

Kwakati bose bagala benziba bembona elebesambeli ne balebesambeli, bathu bakabhuzwana bakati, “Apa nkololo wa Kishi wanging'wa ngeni kene? Apa Saulo na iyebo upakati kwe balebesambeli kene?”

Nlume wakabe egala ipapo kabe eti, “Ngono tate babo ndiani kene?” Ndizo kukabe kutangisa sumo inoti, “Apa Saulo na iyebo upakati kwe balebesambeli kene?”

Kati apedza nge bulebesambeli, kayenda ku bugalo gu pezhugwi.

Batatenini ba Saulo bakababhuzwa iye ne nlanda bakati, “Makabe mayenda ngayi kene?” Saulo kadabila eti, “Takabe tanoshaka madonki, ngono takati tibona tisingaabone, tikayenda kuna Samuele.”

Batatenini ba Saulo bakabe beti, “Undibudze kuti Samuele wakamubudzani.”

Saulo wakadwa batatenini babe kati, “Wakatibudza kati madonki akabong'wa.” Koga ngekwe matama e bushe, akalebgwa ndi Samuele kasitongo babudza iwo.

Samuele kadanila bathu be Iziraela kuna Yahwe ku Mizipha,

ngono kabadwa kati, “Etji nditjo tjakalebgwa ndi Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela, ‘Ndimi ndakadusa Baiziraela mu Egipiti, kakale amusungunula mu maboko e Baegipiti ne mu maboko e mibuso yose yakabe yakamutshambilidza.’

Koga imwi ngwenu makalamba Ndzimu wenyu, iwo unomutjidza mu mbatsha dzenyu dzose ne mu manikano dzenyu dzose, ngono makati, ‘Atidi! Koga mutibigile mambo. Ndizo ngwenu muzwilakidze mbeli kwa Yahwe nge njudzi dzenyu nenge misha yenyu.’ ”

Samuele kati esedzedza njudzi dzose dze Iziraela, ludzi gwa Bhenjamini gukashalugwa nge kukandila.

Ndizo kasedzedza mbeli ludzi gwa Bhenjamini nge misha yabo, nsha wa Materi ukashalugwa nge kukandila. Gwe bupelo kwakashalugwa Saulo nkololo wa Kishi nge kukandila. Koga bakati benshaka, bakansheta.

Ndizo bakabhuzwa Yahwe kakale bakati, “Apa nlume iwoyu watjizha ipapa kene?” Ngono Yahwe bakadabila beti, “Bonani, wakabgwata mu thundu.”

Bakalabukilako bakanontola, ngono wakati ema pakati kwe bathu, kadusa nsholo mu bathu bose, banontobela bemma pa thudzi.

Samuele wakadwa bathu bose kati, “Apa mombona nlume washalugwa ndi Yahwe kene? Akuna mmwe unonga iye pakati kwe bathu bose.” Ndizo bathu bose bakapululudza beti, “Mambo ngabalalame!”

Samuele kabudza bathu fanilo ne mishingo ye bushe, ebuya eikwala mu lukwalo, ebe egubiga mu mabiganyilo mbeli kwa Yahwe. Ndizo Samuele kapaladza bathu kuti bayende ku mizi yabo.

Saulo kayendabo ku nzi uwe ku Gibiya, wakapelekwa nge babhayani bakasima, bakabe bazunguziwa ne Ndzimu kuti bampeleke.

Koga bamwe basi be tjimwe bakati, “Apa nlume uwoyu unowotitjidza tjini kene?” Bakansola kakale bakasitongonzhisila zwipo. Koga Saulo kazwinyalalilazwe.