Saulu waangwile vanalume 3,000 mu Isalele. Vanalume 2,000 vakele amo na Saulu ku Mikemashe mu lifuti lya malundu a ku Mbetele, co watumine vanalume 1,000 vaile na munendi Yonatana ku Ngimbeya, mu lifuti lya muyati wa Mbenjemani. Co vaje vasaleleo Saulu wavatumine munu na munu kuya ku mbalaka yendi.
A litangwa lije vaIsalele vafungulwile vaFilisitiya, vavalwisile ngila yoshe kutunda ku Mikemashe nakweta ku Ainjalone. A simbu ije vaIsalele vazeyele manene na njala.