4 AmaFilisti abuthana ayamisa inkamba yawo eShunemi.+ Ngakho uSawuli waqoqa wonke amabutho ako-Israyeli bayamisa inkamba yabo eGilibhowa.+

31 Ngalesosikhathi amaFilisti ayesilwa labako-Israyeli.+ Amadoda ako-Israyeli abaleka, kwabulawa amabutho awo amanengi entabeni iGilibhowa.+

6 Ijaha lelo laphendula lathi: “Ngithe ngisentabeni iGilibhowa+ ngabona uSawuli ebambelele emkhontweni wakhe futhi amabutho abegade amabhiza lezinqola abesezafika kuye.+

8 Ngelanga elilandelayo amaFilisti athi esezothatha impahla yalabo ababebulewe, athola uSawuli lamadodana akhe befile entabeni iGilibhowa.+ 9 Yikho amkhipha izigqoko njalo amquma ikhanda aselithatha, athatha lezigqoko zakhe zempi. AmaFilisti athumela ilizwi kulo lonke ilizwe lawo ukuze kubikwe ezithombeni zawo+ lasebantwini. 10 Afaka izigqoko zakhe zempi endlini kankulunkulu* wawo, abethela ukhakhayi lwakhe endlini kaDagoni.+

11 Bonke abantu beJabheshi+ eseGiliyadi bezwa ngakho konke amaFilisti ayekwenze kuSawuli.+ 12 Ngakho wonke amaqhawe asuka ayathwala isidumbu sikaSawuli lezidumbu zamadodana akhe abuya lazo eJabheshi. Angcwaba amathambo abo ngaphansi kwesihlahla esikhulu eJabheshi,+ asezila ukudla okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.