1 Samuele
15 Joale Samuele a re ho Saule: “Jehova o ile a romela ’na ho u tlotsa+ hore u be morena oa batho ba hae ba Iseraele, ’me joale mamela lentsoe la litaelo tsa Jehova.+ 2 Sena ke seo Jehova oa mabotho+ a se boletseng, ‘Ke tla batla boikarabello+ ka seo Baamaleke ba ileng ba se etsa ho Baiseraele ha ba ne ba ipehile khahlanong le bona tseleng ha ba ne ba tsoa Egepeta.+ 3 Joale e-ea, ’me u hlasele Baamaleke+ le ho ba nehela timetso+ le tsohle tseo ba nang le tsona, ’me u se ke ua ba qenehela, u ba bolaee,+ monna hammoho le mosali, ngoana hammoho le ea anyang,+ poho hammoho le nku, kamele hammoho le esele.’”+ 4 Ka lebaka leo Saule a bitsa sechaba eaba o se bala a le Telaime,+ banna ba likete tse makholo a mabeli ba tsamaeang ka maoto le banna ba likete tse leshome ba Juda.+
5 Saule a fihla motseng oa Baamaleke ’me a lalla phuleng ea molapo o phoroselang. 6 Ho sa le joalo Saule a re ho Bakene:+ “Tsamaeang, tlohang,+ theohang le tlohe har’a Baamaleke, e le hore ke se ke ka le felisa hammoho le bona. Ha e le lōna, le ile la bontša mosa o lerato ho bara bohle ba Iseraele+ nakong ea ha ba tsoa Egepeta.”+ Kahoo Bakene ba tloha har’a Baamaleke. 7 Ka mor’a moo Saule a qala ho bolaea Baamaleke+ ho tloha Havila+ ho ea fihla Shure,+ e leng ka pel’a Egepeta. 8 A tšoara Agage+ morena oa Amaleke a ntse a phela, ’me batho ba bang bohle a ba nehela timetso ka bohale ba sabole.+ 9 Empa Saule le sechaba ba qenehela Agage le tse ntlehali tsa mohlape oa likhutšoane le tsa mohlape oa liphoofolo tse khōlō+ le tse nonneng le lipheleu le sohle se neng se le molemo, ’me ha baa ka ba lakatsa ho li nehela timetso.+ Ha e le thepa eohle e eisehang le e lahliloeng, eona ba e nehela timetso.
10 Joale lentsoe la Jehova la tla ho Samuele, la re: 11 “Ke soabile+ hore ebe ke entse hore Saule a buse e le morena, hobane o tlohetse+ ho ntatela, ’me ha aa phetha mantsoe a ka.”+ Hoo ha bakela Samuele mahlomola,+ ’me a ’na a hoeletsa ho Jehova bosiu bohle.+ 12 Joale Samuele a tsoha hoseng haholo ho ea kopana le Saule hoseng. Empa ha tlaleheloa Samuele, ha thoe: “Saule o tlile Karmele,+ ’me, bona! o ne a itlhomela sefika,+ joale a reteleha a tšela ’me a theohela Gilgale.” 13 Qetellong Samuele a tla ho Saule, ’me Saule a qala ho re ho eena: “U hlohonolofalitsoe+ ke Jehova. Ke phethile lentsoe la Jehova.” 14 Empa Samuele a re: “Joale molumo oo oa mohlape oa likhutšoane litsebeng tsa ka o bolela’ng, le molumo oa mohlape oa liphoofolo tse khōlō oo ke o utloang?”+ 15 Eaba Saule o re: “Ba li tlisitse li tsoa ho Baamaleke, hobane sechaba+ se ile sa qenehela tse ntlehali tsa mohlape oa likhutšoane le tsa mohlape oa liphoofolo tse khōlō, ka morero oa ho etsetsa Jehova Molimo oa hao sehlabelo; empa se ileng sa sala re se nehetse timetso.” 16 Eaba Samuele o re ho Saule: “Butle! Ke tla u bolella seo Jehova a mpoleletseng sona bosiung bo fetileng.”+ Kahoo a re ho eena: “Bua!”
17 Samuele a tsoela pele ho re: “Na hase ha u ne u le monyenyane mahlong a hao+ u ileng ua ba hlooho ea meloko ea Iseraele, ’me Jehova a u tlotsa+ hore u be morena oa Iseraele? 18 Hamorao Jehova a u roma ka thōmo ’me a re, ‘E-ea, ’me u nehele baetsalibe bao,+ Baamaleke, timetso, ’me u ba loantše ho fihlela u ba felisitse.’+ 19 Kahoo ke hobane’ng ha u sa mamela lentsoe la Jehova empa u potlaketse ka meharo thepeng e hapuoeng+ le ho etseng se sebe mahlong a Jehova?”+
20 Leha ho le joalo, Saule a re ho Samuele: “Empa ke mametse lentsoe la Jehova ka hore ebe ke ile ka ea thōmong eo Jehova a neng a nthomile ka eona ’me ke tlisitse Agage+ morena oa Amaleke, empa Baamaleke ke ba nehetse timetso.+ 21 Thepeng e hapuoeng sechaba+ sa qala ho nka linku le likhomo, tse ntle ka ho fetisisa tsa tsona e le ntho e nehetsoeng timetso, ho etsetsa Jehova Molimo oa hao sehlabelo+ Gilgale.”+
22 Eaba Samuele o re: “Na Jehova o thabela linyehelo tsa secheso+ le mahlabelo joalokaha a thabela ho mameloa ha lentsoe la Jehova? Bona! Ho mamela+ ho molemo ho feta sehlabelo,+ ho ela hloko ho molemo ho feta mafura+ a lipheleu; 23 etsoe borabele+ bo tšoana le sebe sa bonohe,+ ’me ho iketelletsa pele ka ho inkela molao matsohong ho tšoana le ho sebelisa matla a boselamose le terafime.+ Kaha u lahlile lentsoe la Jehova,+ ka lebaka leo oa u lahla hore u se ke ua ba morena.”+
24 Joale Saule a re ho Samuele: “Ke entse sebe;+ kaha ke tlōtse taelo ea Jehova le mantsoe a hao, hobane ke ile ka tšaba batho+ ’me ka mamela lentsoe la bona. 25 Joale, ka kōpo, tšoarela+ sebe sa ka ’me u khutle le ’na e le hore nka itihela fatše ka sefahleho+ ho Jehova.” 26 Empa Samuele a re ho Saule: “Nke ke ka khutla le uena, etsoe u lahlile lentsoe la Jehova, ’me Jehova oa u lahla hore u se ke ua tsoela pele u le morena oa Iseraele.”+ 27 Ha Samuele a reteleha hore a tsamaee, kapele-pele a tšoara moleka oa seaparo sa hae se se nang matsoho, empa sa hahoha.+ 28 Eaba Samuele o re ho eena: “Jehova o hahotse+ bobusi ba Iseraele ho uena kajeno, ’me ka sebele o tla bo fa oa heno ea molemo ho u feta.+ 29 Ntle ho moo, Mohlomphehi ea Khabane oa Iseraele+ e ke ke ea e-ba ea se nang ’nete,+ ’me A ke ke a ikoahlaea, etsoe Eena hase motho oa lefatše hoo a ka ikoahlaeang.”+
30 Eaba o re: “Ke entse sebe. Joale ka kōpo, ntlhomphe ka pel’a banna ba baholo ba sechaba sa heso le ka pel’a Baiseraele u khutle le ’na, ’me ka sebele ke tla itihela fatše ka sefahleho ho Jehova Molimo oa hao.”+ 31 Kahoo Samuele a khutla a setse Saule morao, eaba Saule o qala ho itihela fatše ka sefahleho ho Jehova. 32 Ka mor’a moo Samuele a re: “Atametsang Agage morena oa Amaleke ho ’na.” Joale Agage a ea ho eena a le leqe, eaba Agage o qala ho ipolella ho re: “Kannete phihlelo e bohloko ea lefu e tlohile.” 33 Leha ho le joalo, Samuele a re: “Feela joalokaha sabole+ ea hao e amohile basali bana, ka tsela eo ’m ’ao+ o tla amohuoa bana ho feta basali ba bang.”+ Eaba Samuele o qala ho poma Agage likoto ka pel’a Jehova Gilgale.+
34 Joale Samuele a ea Rama, ’me Saule a nyolohela ntlong ea hae Gibea+ ea Saule. 35 Samuele ha aa ka a bona Saule hape ho fihlela letsatsing la lefu la hae, hobane Samuele o ne a siame+ ka lebaka la Saule. Ha e le Jehova, a soabela hore ebe o ne a entse Saule morena oa Iseraele.+