1 Samueli 31 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Abafilisiti bakarwanisa Abaisiraeli, Abaisiraeli baabahunga, Abafilisiti baabaitira omu rushozi rwa Giliboa.

² Kandi Abafilisiti baahambya Saulo n'abatabani, baita Yonataani na Abinadabu na Malikishua, batabani ba Saulo.

³ Orugamba Saulo rwamuremesa. Abarasi baamugwaho, baamuhutaaza munonga.

⁴ Saulo nikwo kugira omukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye ati: Syorayo rurara yaawe ogincumitise; abo batashazirwe batakaija, bakancumita, bakanshungisa. Kwonka omukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye kimugumira, ahabw'okuba akatiina munonga. Saulo nikwo kukwata rurara ye ahabwe, akagyetungaho.

⁵ Omukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye ku yaareebire Saulo yaafa, nawe yaayetunga ahari rurara ye, bombi baafa.

⁶ Saulo yaafa atyo n'abatabani bonshatu n'omukwatsi w'eby'okurwanisa bye n'abashaija be. Boona baafa eizooba rimwe.

⁷ Abaisiraeli abaabaire bari seeri y'oruhanga, n'abaabaire bari seeri ya Yorudaani, ku baareebire Abaisiraeli baahunga, na Saulo n'abatabani baafa, baaruga omu ndembo zaabo, baahunga; Abafilisiti baija, baazituuramu.

Abafilisiti okushungisa omutumbi gwa Saulo

⁸ Omu kasheeshe kaakuratsireho, Abafilisiti ku baizire kucwijura abu baitsire, baashanga Saulo n'abatabani bonshatu bagwire omu rushozi rwa Giliboa.

⁹ Baamutemaho omutwe, baamucwijura eby'okurwanisa; kandi baayohereza entumwa omu nsi y'Abafilisiti yoona kubuzya enkuru nungi omu ndaaro z'ebishushani byabo ebirikuramibwa, n'omu bantu.

¹⁰ Eby'okurwanisa bye baabita omu ndaaro ya Ashitarooti, n'omutumbi gwe baaguhanika aha rugo rwa Betishani.

¹¹ Abatuuzi b'omuri Yabeshi-Gileadi ku baahuriire oku Abafilisiti bagizire Saulo,

¹² abashaija baayo boona amamanzi baimuka, baagyenda ekiro kyona, baahanura aha rugo rwa Betishani omutumbi gwe n'ey'abatabani, baagaruka Yabeshi. Ku baagihikizeyo, baagyotsya.

¹³ Bwanyima baatwara amagufa gaabo, baagaziika Yabeshi ahansi y'omunyinya; kandi baamara ebiro mushanju nibeesiibyakwo.