1 SAMUELI 7 - BIBILLYA Mareiyo Meele a Iruva

¹ Na vandu yewo Kiriath-yearimu vakashoondwa isanduku llya lya Nndumi Iruva vakalyifita mmba kwa Abinadabu ando a ifumbu-u, nawo vakasauwa mwana wakwe evaangwaa Elieseri naambo naringe isanduku llya lya Nndumi Iruva.

Samweli Ashillya Israeli

² Uka nkonu isanduku lyilekaa Kiriath-yearimu kileva kyeeri kyaasha, myaaka makumi avii sele. Na Vaisraeli woose vakaiya na Nndumi Iruva.

³ Naasa Samweli kavia Vaisrali woose, “Kwakooya mwawuiya Nndumi Iruva na mirima yaany myoose, na yuuta-fo maruva yoo mutiri, nng'u Maashtoreti alakani neeni, muniingye Nndumi Iruva mirima yaany nenndundya we muni, nawe mmbo ashemutaa maakony a Vafilisti.”

⁴ Nalyo Vana va Israeli vakootafo mabaali na Maashitoreti, vakarundya Nndumi Iruva muni.

⁵ Samweli kaamba, Sang'iryeny Vaisraeli woose kulya Mispa naambo shiimuterevye kwa Nndumi Iruva.

⁶ Vakakusang'irya-fo, vakaraa mura vakeende mbee ya Nndumi Iruva, vakakootoya, vakaamba, “Mmbo lulelyamarya Nndumi Iruva.” Samweli kavaterevya kulya Mispa.

⁷ Vafilisti vekiita Vaisraeli nkulya Mispa vakai woose, vashilyi vawo vakarwa naambo vandekapana na Vaisraeli. Nawo vana va Israel veekiita vakairyaa Vafilisti.

⁸ Vana va Israeli vakavia Samweli, “Luterevye Nndumi Iruva weeru nalwaauwe maakony a Vafilisti.”

⁹ Naasa Samweli keepoo ngurana ya suva kootya Nndumi Iruva kiraso kyeekora na muro. Samweli katerevya Israeli, nawe Nndumi Iruva kamwaaranya.

¹⁰ Kyeeri Samweli ekeeyuuta kiraso ekyo, Vafilisti vakakooya vansha kufii ishekapa Vaisraeli. Nalyo Nndumi Iruva keende iruruma lya ntiri nnu, kasaveesa Vafilisti nnu, vakasarunnya Vaisraeli veelollye

¹¹ Vaisraeli vakooka alya Mispa vakavingya Vafilisti, vakavakapa vakavafuna vakavafita Beth-kari.

¹² Naasa Samweli keepoo iwe kalyisaleesa alya nnang'ani ya Mispa na Sheni kalyivaanga “Eben-ezeri,” nkyo kyaamba, “Fikainu ni Nndumi Iruva alelweekya.”

¹³ Naasa Vafilisti vakavingwa neerumbuya deny isora Israeli urukeny lwawo. Nawe Nndumi Iruva karovya Vafilisti nnu kyeeri kyoose kya Samweli.

¹⁴ Nayo miri ilya myoose Vafilisti vensoka Vaisraeli ikaviirwa, pookya Ekron fika Gathi, neevasoka minyanu myoose ventira. Na kyo kyeeri eki kukavekaafo ufoo kwa Vaisraeli na Vaamori.

¹⁵ Nawe Samweli kaleta Israeli kyeeri kyoose kya muu wakwe.

¹⁶ Wo mwaaka kava ashendaa Betheli na Gilgali na Mispa, kaleta Vaisraeli efo koose.

¹⁷ Kafika Rama nng'u kyeny kwakwe alekaa eeshillyaa Israeli, nafo katannya-fo Nndumi Iruva ando eerasya.