1 Samuele
15:1 Samuele a boela a re ho Saule: "Morena o nthomile ho u tlotsa hore u be morena
ka baka la setjhaba sa hae, Iseraele; jwale, mamela lentswe
ka mantsoe a Jehova.
15:2 Kahoo o re: Jehova oa mabotho: Ke hopola seo Baamaleke ba se entseng ho
Iseraele, kamoo a neng a mo laletse kateng tseleng, mohla a nyolohang Egepeta.
15:3 Joale e-ea, 'me u bolaee Baamaleke, 'me ka ho feletseng timetsa tsohle tseo ba nang le tsona, le
u se ke ua ba qenehela; empa u bolaee monna le mosali, lesea le le anyang, le likhomo le
linku, likamele le esele.
15:4 'Me Saule o ile a bokella batho hammoho, 'me a bala ba ka Telaim, tse peli
ba likete tse lekholo la ba maoto, le banna ba likete tse leshome ba Juda.
15:5 'Me Saule a fihla motseng oa Baamaleke, 'me a lalla phuleng ea.
" 15:6 'Me Saule a re ho Bakene: "E-eang, tlohang, theoha o tloha har'a naha
Baamaleke, ke tle ke se ke ka le timetsa hammoho le bona, hobane le bile le mohau ho bohle
bana ba Iseraele, mohla ba nyolohang Egepeta. Kahoo Bakene
a tloha hara Baamaleke.
15:7 'Me Saule a hlola Baamaleke ho tloha Havila ho fihlela u fihla Shure.
e mabapa le Egepeta.
15:8 'Me a tšoara Agage, morena oa Baamaleke phela, 'me a timetsa ho hang
batho bohle ka bohale ba lerumo.
15:9 Empa Saule le batho ba ile ba qenehela Agage, le tse ntlehali tsa linku, le tsa
le likhomo, le liphoofolo tse nontšitsoeng, le likonyana, le tsohle tse ntle, le
ba ne ba sa batle ho ba timetsa: empa ntho e nngwe le e nngwe e manyala le
hana, hore ba timetse ho hang.
15:10 Joale lentsoe la Jehova la tla ho Samuele, a re:
15:11 Ke soabile hore ebe ke behile Saule ho ba morena, kaha o ne a fetohile
o khutlile ho ntatela, ’me ha a ka a phetha litaelo tsa ka. 'Me eona
a swabisa Samuele; a llela ho Jehova bosiu bohle.
15:12 'Me ha Samuele a tsoha hoseng ho ea kopana le Saule hoseng, ho ne ho tlaleheloa
Samuele a re: “Saule a fihla Karmele, ’me a fumana a mo emisitse sebaka.
a tsamaya, a tshela, a theohela Gilgale.
" 15:13 'Me Samuele o ile a tla ho Saule, le Saule a re ho eena: "Hlohonolofalitsoeng ho uena ho tsoa ho morena
Jehova: Ke phethile taelo ya Jehova.
" 15:14 'Me Samuele a re: "Ho lla hoo ho bolela'ng ha linku tsa ka?
ditsebe, le ho lla ha dikgomo tseo ke di utlwang?
15:15 Le Saule a re: "Ba ba tlisitse ho tloha ho Baamaleke
batho ba qenehela tse ntlehali tsa linku le likhomo, ho li etsetsa sehlabelo
Jehova, Molimo oa hao; mme tse di setseng re di senyeditse ruri.
" 15:16 Joale Samuele a re ho Saule: "Ema, 'me ke tla u bolella seo Jehova a se
o itse ho nna bosiung bona. A re ho yena: Bua.
" 15:17 'Me Samuele a re: "Ha u ne u sa le monyenyane mahlong a hao, u ne u se na."
o behile hlooho ya meloko ya Iseraele, mme Jehova a o tlotsa hore o be morena
holim’a Iseraele?
" 15:18 'Me Morena o ile a romela u leetong, 'me a re: "E-ea 'me u timetse ho hang
baetsalibe ba Baamaleke, ’me u ba loantše ho fihlela ba fela
chesitsoe.
15:19 Ka lebaka leo, ka nako eo, ha ua ka ua mamela lentsoe la Jehova, empa o ile a fofa
ka thopo, mme a etsa ho leng hobe mahlong a Jehova?
" 15:20 'Me Saule a re ho Samuele: "E, Ke mametse lentsoe la Jehova
ke tsamaile ka tsela eo Jehova a nthomileng ka yona, mme ke tlisitse Agage morena
ho Baamaleke, mme ba timeditse Baamaleke anathema.
15:21 Empa batho ba ile ba nka ho thepa e hapuoeng, linku le likhomo, ba ka sehloohong ba
lintho tse ka beng li felisitsoe, e le ho hlabela Jehova
Jehova, Molimo oa hao, Gilgale.
" 15:22 'Me Samuele a re: "Na Jehova o thabela linyehelo tsa secheso le
mahlabelo, joalo ka ha ho mameloa lentsoe la Jehova? Bonang, ho mamela ke
ho molemo ho feta sehlabelo, le ho mamela ho fetisa mafura a dipheleu.
15:23 Bakeng sa borabele e joaloka sebe sa boloi, le manganga a joaloka
bokgopo le borapedi ba ditshwantsho. Hobane u lahlile lentsoe la Jehova;
le wena o o lahlile, hore o se ke wa eba morena.
" 15:24 'Me Saule a re ho Samuele: "Ke entse sebe
taelo ya Jehova le dipolelo tsa hao, hobane ke ne ke tshaba setjhaba, le
a mamela lentsoe la bona.
15:25 Joale, ka kōpo, tšoarela sebe sa ka, 'me u sokolohe le 'na
Ke tla rapela Jehova.
" 15:26 'Me Samuele a re ho Saule, "Nke ke ka khutla le uena
o lahlile lentsoe la Jehova, ’me Jehova o u lahlile
e le morena wa Iseraele.
15:27 Le ha Samuele a reteleha ho tloha, o ile a tšoara moleka oa
kobo ya hae, mme ya taboha.
" 15:28 'Me Samuele a re ho eena: "Jehova o hahotse 'muso oa Iseraele ho tloha
kajeno, mme o e neile wa heno, ho molemo
ho feta uena.
15:29 Hape Matla a Iseraele a ke ke a bua leshano kapa a ikoahlaee: hobane ha a
motho, hore a bake.
15:30 Eaba o re: "Ke entse sebe
baholo ba setjhaba sa ka, le pela Iseraele, mme ke kgutla le nna, hore ke tle ke
o kgumamele Jehova, Modimo wa hao.
15:31 Kahoo Samuele a retelehela ho Saule. mme Saule a kgumamela Jehova.
" 15:32 Joale Samuele a re: "Ntlisetse Agage, morena oa Baamaleke.
Mme Agage a tla ho yena a thabile. Agage a re: Ruri ke ntho e babang
la lefu le fetile.
" 15:33 'Me Samuele a re: "Joalokaha sabole ea hao e entse basali ba se nang bana, kahoo e tla ba ea hao
mme a hloke bana hara basadi. Samuele a poma Agage pele
Jehova Gilgale.
15:34 Joale Samuele a ea Rama. Saule a nyolohela ha hae, Gibea
Saule.
15:35 'Me Samuele ha aa ka a hlola a bona Saule ho fihlela letsatsing la lefu la hae.
leha ho le jwalo, Samuele a llela Saule, mme Jehova a swaba ka baka la hae
a etsa Saule morena oa Iseraele.