1 Samweli 11: 1 Nahashi Umunyamoni arazamuka, akambika i Yabeshileadi: Abagabo bose b'i Yabeshi babwira Nahash, bagirana amasezerano natwe, natwe izagukorera. 2 Nahashi Abamoni arabasubiza ati: "Nanjye nzakora a kugirana amasezerano nawe, kugira ngo nkure amaso yawe yose iburyo, maze ndambike kubera Isiraheli yose. 3 Abakuru ba Yabeshi baramubwira bati: “Duhe ikiruhuko cy'iminsi irindwi, kugira ngo twohereze intumwa ku nkombe zose za Isiraheli: hanyuma, niba ntamuntu wadukiza, tuzagusanga. 4: 4 Hanyuma haza intumwa i Gibeya ya Sawuli, babwira inkuru yo muri Uhoraho amatwi y'abantu: abantu bose barangurura amajwi, bararira. 11: 5 Dore Sawuli yaje gukurikira ubushyo avuye mu gasozi; Sawuli aravuga ati: Ni iki abantu barira? Bamubwira inkuru ya Abagabo b'i Yabeshi. 11: 6 Umwuka w'Imana agera kuri Sawuli yumvise ayo makuru, kandi uburakari bwe bwaka cyane. 7 Afata umugogo w'inka, arawucamo ibice, arabohereza hirya no hino ku nkombe za Isiraheli hakoreshejwe intumwa, baravuga bati: Umuntu wese udasohoka akurikira Sawuli na Samweli, ni ko bizagenda Yakoreye ibimasa bye. Gutinya Uwiteka byaguye mu bantu, kandi basohotse babyumvikanyeho. 8 Abarura i Bezek, Abisirayeli bari batatu ibihumbi ijana, n'abagabo b'u Buyuda ibihumbi mirongo itatu. 9 Babwira intumwa zaje bati: 'Nimubwire Uwiteka.' abagabo ba Yabeshgilead, Ejo, icyo gihe izuba rizaba rishyushye, uzaba fasha. Intumwa ziraza ziyereka abagabo ba Yabeshi; Barishima. 10 Abagabo b'i Yabeshi baravuga bati: Ejo tuzasohokera, kandi muzadukorera ibintu byose bisa neza kuri wewe. Bukeye bwaho, Sawuli ashyira abantu muri batatu ibigo; nuko binjira hagati yabakiriye mugitondo witegereze, wice Abamoni kugeza ubushyuhe bwumunsi: buraza kurengana, ko abasigaye batatanye, ku buryo babiri muri bo bari ntibisigara hamwe. 11:12 Abantu babwira Samweli bati: “Ni nde wavuze ati Sawuli azategeka?” hejuru yacu? uzane abo bagabo, kugira ngo tubice. 11:13 Sawuli aravuga ati: "Uyu munsi nta muntu uzicwa, kuko umunsi Uwiteka yakijije agakiza muri Isiraheli. 11:14 Samweli abwira abantu ati: “Ngwino, tujye i Gilugali, dusubiremo ubwami bwaho. Abantu bose bajya i Gilugali. Aho ni ho bagize Sawuli umwami mbere Uhoraho i Gilugali; kandi niho batambye ibitambo by'amahoro Amaturo imbere y'Uhoraho; Ngaho Sawuli n'abasiraheli bose barishima cyane.