2 Uka nkonu isanduku lyilekaa Kiriath-yearimu kileva kyeeri kyaasha, myaaka makumi avii sele. Na Vaisraeli woose vakaiya na Nndumi Iruva.
Naambo luidimi iviira-se isanduku lya Iruva weeru, mashika kyeeri kya mangyi Sauli llwevesa mbony ta vayo-fo.”
Naasa Davidi kaumbya vandu va Israeli woose, kupookya Shihori, kimureny kya Misri, kundefika alya mwaangon weyaanga Hamati, naambo vaidimi yeende isanduku lya Iruva lyuuka Kiriati-yearimu.
Kwekaafo nndu ungyi eawuya fisuku kwa irina lya Nndumi Iruva, Uria mwana wa Shemaya va taari ya Kiriati-yearimu. Kaawuya fisuku kyilasha kya muri yeu na uruka yelu na marero sha yaa Yeremia.
Kureeke ukasha lwafo tapa, sheelyi kulekaba mungo Nndumi Iruva, Iruva wafo. Kwiirikye sheelyi kulefiirya ndi sindeny ya miri kwa marua yoo, kwara iindya mavavaso akwa. Nnyeny Nndumi Iruva shakuvia indo.
Vandu vakwa mmbo vashewuya veshiiyaa, vatereve shivatetere veewuyaa. Nshevateteryaa mgyusokeny ta mura, shieny shisha valasinga-singa. Yeny mmbo shikee nde kwa Israeli, na Efraimu kava mwana wakwa mmbe.”
Ngoma yewo vatirwa mfyoova, mashika mmbo vakaa vaviirywa muu.
Nalyo vandu va Israeli vakaiboo kyaaro kya mikonu iraru vakafika efo kwawo, nayo ni Giveon, Kefira, Beeroti na Kiriat-yearimu.
Naasa nsu wa Nndumi Iruva ekimaa ivia vandu va Israeli woose marero yoo nawo vakakapa kiiyo.
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.
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.”