Saulo a tshi kunda Vhaamoni
1Nahashi wa Muamoni a gonya a govhela muḓi wa Jabeshe kha ḽa Giliadi. Vhanna vhoṱhe vha Giliadi vha mu vhudza vha ri, “Nga vha vhofhe mulanga na riṋe, riṋe ri ḓo tenda u vhuswa nga vhone.”
2Huno Nahashi wa Muamoni a fhindula a ri, “Ndi ḓo vhofha mulanga na inwi arali ndo nongola ḽiṱo ḽa tshauḽa ḽa muṅwe na muṅwe waṋu uri ndi shonise Vhaisraele vhoṱhe.”
3Vhahulwane vha Jabeshe vha amba nae vha ri, “Nga vha ri fhe maḓuvha maṱanu na mavhili uri ri kone u ruma vhaḓinḓa kha ḽoṱhe ḽa Israele, arali ha sa vhe na a no ḓa u ri lamukisa ri ḓo ḓikumedza vhone.”
4Musi vhaḓinḓa vha tshi swika Gibia wa Saulo vha swikisa mafhungo ayo kha vhathu, vhathu vha lila vha tou ṱavha mukosi. 5Zwenezwo Saulo o vha a tshi khou vhuya a tshi bva masimuni, a tshi khou khada phulu dzawe, a vhudzisa a ri, “Ho tshinyala mini? Ndi mini vhathu vha tshi lila?” Ndi hone vha tshi mu toololela zwe vhanna vha Jabeshe vha amba. 6Saulo a ri u pfa zwine vha amba, Muya wa Mudzimu a mbo ḓa khae e na maanḓa, Saulo a tou duga nga mbiti. 7A dzhia phulu mbili a dzi pandakula, a ruma vhaḓinḓa vha isa iyo miraḓo kha ḽoṱhe ḽa Israele, vha tshi ḓivhadza vha tshi ri, “Hezwi ndi zwine zwa ḓo itwa phulu dza muṅwe na muṅwe ane a si thetshelese Saulo na Samuele.” Ndi hone Muṋe washu a tshi ita uri vhathu vhoṱhe vha farwe nga nyofho, vha vhumbana vha vha tshithu tshithihi. 8Saulo a vha kuvhanganya Bezeke. Henefho vha no bva Israele vho vha vhe 300 000, na 30 000 vha no bva Juda.
9Vha vhudza vhaḓinḓa vho rumiwaho vha ri, “Vhudzani vhanna vha Jabeshe kha ḽa Giliadi ni ri, ‘Matshelo ḓuvha ḽi tshi ṱavha ni ḓo vha no lamukiswa.’ ” Ḽa vha dakalo. 10Vha vhudza Vhaamoni vha ri, “Matshelo ri ḓo ḓikumedza inwi na ḓo konou ri ita zwine na funa.”
11Nga matshelo Saulo a khethekanya vhanna vhawe vha bva zwigwada zwiraru, mapfuvhi a tshi tswuka vha tshoṱhela mishashani ya Vhaamoni vha vha vhulaha ḓuvha ḽa vhuya ḽa ṱavha. Vho ponyokaho vha balangana, ha si vhe na vho salaho vhe vhavhili.
12Ndi hone vhathu vha tshi vhudza Samuele vha ri, “Ndi vhonnyi vhe vha vhudzisa vha ri, ‘Saulo u ḓo ri vhusa?’ Vhanna vhenevho nga vha ḓiswe ngeno ri vha vhulahe.”
13Huno Saulo a ri, “Hu songo vhulawa muthu ṋamusi, ngauri musi uno Muṋe washu o lamukisa Vhaisraele.”
14Ndi hone Samuele a tshi amba na vhathu a ri, “Nḓarieni Giligala, ri khwaṱhise vhuhosi henefho.” 15Vhathu vhoṱhe vha ya Giligala vha khwaṱhisa uri Saulo ndi khosi vha tshi pfiwa nga Muṋe washu. Vha ṱhavha zwiṱhavhelo, vha ṋekedza Muṋe washu nduvho dza u konana nae. Saulo na Vhaisraele vhoṱhe vha ita vhuṱambo vhuhulu vho takala.
