4 Afilisti yaahithukumana, amaka oXunemi.+ Vano Sawuli aahaathukumanya aisarayeli ootheene, amaka oXilbowa.+

31 Vano afilisti yaahiwana ni atthu a Isarayeli.+ Nto atthu a Isarayeli yaahaatthyawa afilisti, nave atthu anceene yaahikhwa omwaako Xilbowa.+

6 Mulopwana owo aahaakhula oriki: “Kaari omwaako Xilbowa,+ ni kaahimoona Sawuli iimorihenle ene vasulu va nivaka nawe, ikaaro sa ekhotto ni anakhavalo yaanimwaattamela.+

8 Mmeeloni mwaya, okathi afilisti yaarwiiye aya wiira akuxe itthu sa atthu ale yaawiivale aya, yaahimphwanya Sawuli ni anaawe ookhwa ene omwaako Xilibowa.+ 9 Vano, awo yaahimurula ikuwo sawe, amwiikittha muru ni akuxa ikaruma sawe sa ekhotto. Nave yaahaaruma atthu orowa elapo yootheene ya afilisti olaleya ihapari iyo wa amuluku aya+ ni eriyari ya atthu. 10 Moottharelana yaahipweha ikaruma sawe sa ekhotto mpaani mwa muluku aya, nave yaahithomeya muru awe mpaani* mwa Dagoni.+

11 Okathi atthu ootheene a oYabexi,+ oXileyaadi, yaiwale aya itthu sootheene afilisti yaamwiirinhe aya Sawuli,+ 12 anakhotto ootheene yaahivenya, akuxa murutthu wa Sawuli ni mirutthu sa anaawe. Awo yaahiroiha mirutthu iyo oYabexi, avitha makhuva aya vathi va mwiri muulupale waari oYabexi.+ Nave yaahitthukwa mahiku 7.