Samuweli Oopacerya
11 Vano Nahaxi, mwene a wAmoni,+ aahirwa ni anakhotto awe omaka epooma ya oYabexi,+ oXileyaadi. Alopwana ootheene a oYabexi yaahimuhimeerya Nahaxi wiira: “Mpake nivarihano ni hiyo, nto nnimoorumeelani”. 2 Nahaxi aahiwaakhula wiira: “Aayo, kinoopaka nivarihano ni nyuwo, vakhala wiira ootheene anyu kinimookumihani maitho oolopwana. Kinoopaka eyo wiira aisarayeli ootheene yoone ehaaya”. 3 Makhulupale a oYabexi yaahimwaakhula wiira: “Munivahe mahiku 7, wiira naarume alopwana orowa mittetthe sootheene sa aisarayeli. Aahikhumelele mutthu oonoopola, nnimoorumeelakani”. 4 Alopwana awo yaahirowa oXibeya,+ epooma aakhala awe Sawuli, ni yaahaaleela atthu moolumo awo. Vano, atthu ootheene yaahipacerya wunla vanceene.
5 Okathi ene yoowo, Sawuli iira okhumaka omatta, oomolelaka inama, onakoha wiira: “Exeeni ekhumelenle? Xeeni atthu aninla aya?” Nto, aahileeliwa ele alopwana a oYabexi yaahimmye aya. 6 Nuumala wiiwa moolumo ala, ikuru sa Muluku saahinvaha owerya Sawuli,+ ni aahinanariwa vanceene. 7 Owo aahikuxa ipooyi piili, othikilasa ipetaaso sene, ni aaruma alopwana oroiha ipetaaso iyo muttetthe wa Isarayeli, ariki: “Ela ti etthu enrowa aya wiirihiwa, ipooyi sa atthu yaale ahinrowa omutthara Sawuli ni Samuweli!” Vano Yehova aahiwiiriha atthu woova. Tivo atthu ootheene yaahivenya moowiiwanana.* 8 Sawuli aahaakontari atthu oBezeki. Aisarayeli yaari 300.000, nave alopwana a nihimo na Yuda yaari 30.000. 9 Moottharelana, Sawuli ni anakhotto awe yaahaaleela alopwana yarwaale wiira: “Mwaaleele alopwana a oYabexi, oXileyaadi wiira: ‘Meelo okathi nsuwa ninrowa aya oviha, munimoopoliwa’”. Siiso, alopwana awo yaahirowa waaleela alopwana a oYabexi, nto awo yaahihakalala vanceene. 10 Alopwana a oYabexi, yaahimuleela Nahaaxi wiira: “Meelo nnimwiivahererya wa nyuwo, wiira muniiriheke ele enoona anyu oreerela”.+
11 Mmeeloni mwaya, Sawuli aahaakawanya atoropa ikurupu tthaaru. Nto oxaka,* Sawuli ni anakhotto awe, yaahaatuphela awanani aya, ni yaahiwiiva atthu a wAmoni+ mpakha waattamela othana eriyari. Ale yooponwe yaahimwara-mwareya, ahinaphwanyaneya anli-anli. 12 Atthu yaahimukoha Samuweli wiira: “Ari vai alopwana ale yaahimya wiira: ‘Niireke Sawuli onoowerya okhala mwene ahu?’+ Munivahererye alopwana awo wiira niwiive”. 13 Masi Sawuli aahaakhula wiira: “Nihiku nla khuuvo mutthu onrowa wiiviwa,+ okhala wiira olelo Yehova oowoopola atthu a Isarayeli”.
14 Samuweli aahaaleela atthu wiira: “Nrowe oXiligali,+ wiira natthikele olaleya wiira Sawuli ti mwene”.+ 15 Vano, atthu ootheene yaahirowa oXiligali, weiwo yaahimukhaliha mwene Sawuli ohoolo wa Yehova. Moottharelana, yaahivaha mikuttho sa opatthani ohoolo wa Yehova.+ Nto Sawuli ni alopwana ootheene a Isarayeli, yaahitthapa atteeliwe ene murima vanceene.+