Saul ta sindi Aayammoni
1 Konyala omwedhi gumwe sho gwa piti po, Nahash, omukwaniilwa gwaAmmon, okwa ka kondjitha Jabesh shomuGilead nokwe shi kondeke. Aantu yomuJabesh oya ti kuNahash: “Uvathana natse, notatu ku taamba, u ninge omuleli gwetu.”
2 Nahash okwa yamukula a ti: “Otandi ka uvathana nane, ngele tamu zimine, ndi tsipule mo eho lyokolulyo lyomuntu kehe, opo ndi sithe Aaisraeli ayehe ohoni.”
3 Aawiliki yomuJabesh oya ti: “Tu pa omasiku gaheyali, tu tume aatumwa noshilongo ashihe shaIsrael. Ngele kape na ngoka te tu kwatha, nena otatu ningi aantu yoye.”
4 Aatumwa oya thiki kuGibea, nkoka kwa kala Saul. Sho ya tseyitha oshinima shika, aantu oya tameke okulila. 5 Saul okwa adhika opo te ya ta zi kepya noonani dhe nokwa pula: “Oshike ano? Omolwashike aantu taa lili?” Oye mu hokololele elaka lyaatumwa mboka ya zi kuJabesh. 6 Saul sho e shi uvu, ombepo yaKalunga oye ya muye, nokwa geye noonkondo. 7 Okwa kutha oonani mbali e te dhi tetagula iintimbu nokwa tumu aatumwa ya humbata iintimbu taye ende noshilongo ashihe ye na elondodho ndika: “Shaa ngoka itaa landula Saul naSamuel molugodhi, oonani dhe osho tadhi ka ningwa ngeyi!”
Aaisraeli oya tilithwa kushoka Omuwa ta vulu okuninga, onkee aantu ayehe oya gongala. 8 Saul okwe ya gongele puBesek. Okwa li aantu 300 000 ya za kuIsrael na 30 000 ya za kuJuda. 9 Oya lombwele aatumwa mboka ya zi kuJabesh: “Ka lombweleni yakweni kutya ngula pokati komutenya otaa ka kala ya hupithwa.” Aantu yokuJabesh sho yu uvu elaka ndika, oye li nyanyukilwa 10 e taa ti kuNahash: “Ngula otatu igandja miikaha yeni, notamu vulu oku tu ninga, ngaashi mwa hala.”
11 Ongula onene yesiku lya landula, Saul okwa topola aantu ye momatanga gatatu noya matukile ontanda yaatondi e taa ponokele Aayammoni. Edhipago olya tsikile sigo opokati komutenya. Aahupipo oya halakana, shaa ngoka okwi iyukile.
12 Nena Aaisraeli oya ti kuSamuel: “Aantu mboka ya tile kutya Saul ita ningi omukwaniilwa gwetu, oye li peni? Naa ye kutse, tu ya dhipage!”
13 Ihe Saul okwa ti: “Kape na muntu ta dhipagwa nena, oshoka esiku ndika Omuwa okwa hupitha Israel.” 14 Samuel okwa ti kuyo: “Natu yeni atuhe kuGilgal, tse tu koleke elangeko lyaSaul muukwaniilwa.” 15 Onkee ayehe oya yi kuGilgal, nokoshipala shOmuwa oya langeke Saul muukwaniilwa. Oya yamba omakwatathanondjambo, naSaul nAaisraeli ayehe oya dhana oshituthi shenyanyu enenenene.
Saul ta taataa Ovaammoni ndele ta xupifa Ovajabes
1 Ndele Nahas, Omuammoni okwa ya a ka kondeke Jabes muGilead. Noonakukalamo aveshe muJabes va lombwela Nahas tava ti: “Ninga ehangano nafye, opo nee hatu ku longele.” 2 Ndelenee Nahas Omuammoni okwe va lombwela: “Ame ohandi ka ninga ehangano nanye ashike ngeenge handi mu twiyula eisho lokolulyo leni amushe nosho handi fifa Israel ashishe ohoni.” 3 Opo nee ovakulunhu vaJabes tava ti kuye: “Tu efa manga omafiku aheyali opo tu shiive okutuma ovatumwa moshilongo ashishe shaIsrael. Opo nee kwinya ngeenge kaku na ou te tu xupifa, fye ohatu ke uya kwoove.” 4 Novatumwa ve uya kuGibea shaSaul ndele va hepaululila ovanhu eendjovo davo momatwi avo. Opo nee ovanhu aveshe va yelula ondaka yavo pombada ndee tava lili. 5 Opo nee Saul a dja kepya, ta shingi eenhani, ndele Saul ta ti: “Ovanhu ove na shike, eshi tava lili?” Ndee tave mu hepaululile eendjovo dovalumenhu vokuJabes. 6 NOmhepo yaKalunga ye uya kombada yaSaul, fimbo ta udu eendjovo odo, ndele ye okwa handuka shili. 7 Ndele ye okwa kufa eenhani mbali ndele e di shashaula nombelela okwe i tuma novatumwa moshilongo ashishe shaIsrael va tye: “Ou ita fikama ndele ta shikula Saul naSamuel, eengobe daye osho tadi ka ningwa.” Opo nee ehaluko lOmwene la kwata ovanhu ndele va fikama ngaashi omunhu umwe. 8 Ndele e va ongela muBesek: ovana vaIsrael omayovi omafele atatu, novalumenhu Ovajuda omayovi omilongo nhatu. 9 Ndele va lombwela ovatumwa ovo ve uya ndee tava ti: “Lombweleni ovalumenhu vaJabes muGilead, tamu ti: ‘Mongula moshanga shomutenya nye otamu ka mona ekwafo.’ ” Ovatumwa eshi va ya mo ndele ve shi lombwela ovalumenhu vomuJabes, vo ova hafa. 10 Novalumenhu vomuJabes tava ti: “Mongula ohatu liyandje kunye, ndee tamu dulu oku tu ningila ngaashi tashi mu wapalele.” 11 Ndelenee ongula yefiku la shikula, Saul okwa tukula ovakwaita meengudu nhatu, ndele vo ova totela mo monhanda pefimbo lenangelo longula, ndele va taataa Ovaammoni fiyo omonhungununu yomutenya. Ava va xupa po ova halakanifwa, inapa kala nande vavali ve li pamwe.
12 Opo ovakwaita tava ti kuSamuel: “Oolyelye ovo va tile: ‘Hatu dulu tuu tu ka pangelwe kuSaul mbela?’ ” Ovalumenhu ovo nava yandjwe, tu va dipaa. 13 Ndelenee Saul ta nyamukula: “Mefiku tuu eli itapa dipawa omunhu, osheshi nena eli Omwene a xupifa Israel.” 14 Opo nee Samuel ta lombwele ovanhu: “Tu yeni kuGilgal tu ka pamekululeni ouhamba.” 15 Novanhu aveshe va ya kuGilgal ndele va ninga Saul ohamba koshipala shOmwene muGilgal. Ndele oko va toma omapanduloyambo koshipala shOmwene. Ndele Saul novalumenhu aveshe vaIsrael va hafa pombada.
