8 Chotero ana a Isiraeli anauza Samueli kuti: “Usakhale chete, koma utipempherere kwa Yehova Mulungu kuti atithandize,+ kuti atipulumutse m’manja mwa Afilisiti.”

19 Zitatero, anthu onse anayamba kuuza Samueli kuti: “Pempherera+ atumiki ako kwa Yehova Mulungu wako, chifukwa sitikufuna kufa. Pakuti tawonjeza choipa china pa machimo athu onse, mwa kupempha kuti tikhale ndi mfumu.”

4 Mwina Yehova Mulungu amva mawu onse a Rabisake,+ amene mbuye wake mfumu ya Asuri yamutuma, kuti adzatonze+ nawo Mulungu wamoyo. Ndipo mwina amulanga chifukwa cha mawu amene Yehova Mulungu wanu wamva.+ Inuyo mupereke pemphero+ m’malo mwa otsalira amene alipo.’”+

16 Choncho muululirane machimo anu poyera+ ndi kupemphererana, kuti muchiritsidwe.+ Pembedzero la munthu wolungama limagwira ntchito mwamphamvu kwambiri.+