1 Ngoma
10: 1 Abafilisitiya barwanya Isiraheli; Abisiraheli barahunga
Kuva imbere y'Abafilisitiya, yikubita hasi yiciwe ku musozi wa Gilboa.
2 Abafilisitiya bakurikira Sawuli, n'abahungu be. na
Abafilisitiya bishe Yonatani, Abinadabu na Malikiya, abahungu ba
Sawuli.
3 Intambara irakomera kuri Sawuli, abarashi baramukubita, na we
yakomerekejwe n'abarashi.
10: 4 Sawuli abwira uwitwaje intwaro, ati: 'Kura inkota yawe, unkubite
binyuze muri yo; kugira ngo aba batakebwe baza kuntoteza. Ariko ibye
uwitwaje intwaro ntiyabikora; kuko yari afite ubwoba bwinshi. Sawuli afata inkota,
aragwa.
5 Intwaro ye abonye ko Sawuli yapfuye, na we aragwa
inkota, arapfa.
6 Sawuli arapfa, abahungu be batatu, n'inzu ye yose bapfira hamwe.
7 Abayisraheli bose bari mu kibaya babibonye
bahunze, kandi ko Sawuli n'abahungu be bapfuye, noneho baratererana
imigi, irahunga, Abafilisitiya baraza babaturamo.
8: 8 Bukeye bwaho, Abafilisitiya bambura
abishwe, basanga Sawuli n'abahungu be baguye kumusozi wa Gilboa.
10: 9 Bamaze kumwambura, bafata umutwe, n'intwaro ze ,.
boherejwe mu gihugu cy'Abafilisitiya hirya no hino, kugira ngo babagezeho ubutumwa
ibigirwamana byabo, no ku bantu.
10:10 Bashyira ibirwanisho bye mu nzu y'imana zabo, bakomekaho
umutwe mu rusengero rwa Dagoni.
10 Yabeshileadi yumvise ibyo Abafilisitiya bakoze
Sawuli,
12:12 Barahaguruka, abantu b'intwari bose, batwara umurambo wa Sawuli, n'Uwiteka
imirambo y'abahungu be, abazana i Yabeshi, bashyingura amagufwa yabo
munsi y'igiti cya Yabeshi, yisonzesha iminsi irindwi.
10:13 Nuko Sawuli apfa azira ibicumuro yakoreye Uwiteka,
ndetse no kurwanya ijambo ry'Uwiteka atubahirije, kandi na ryo
kubaza inama z'umuntu ufite umwuka umenyereye, kubabaza;
10:14 Ntibaza Uwiteka, nuko aramwica, ahindukirira Uhoraho
ubwami kuri Dawidi mwene Yese.