16 Anamalipelela a Sawuli yaari oGibeya, elapo ya oBenyamini, yaawoonasa anakhotto ancipale a aFilisti etthawelaka mipatta sootheene.
Awosa elakaseyeke ntoko maahi ankhwalala; awosa yaatheteyaka muupa, nyuupasaya sikhaleke soohinoneya.
Nyuwo mwaalakaseihe ntoko epheyo enlakaseihaaya mwiixi. Ntokotho nnyoma nintothowaaya mukerekhere mooro, hiiho eriheye atakhali vamaithoni wa Muluku.
Kinoongwanawaniha ngwExipitu ni ngwExipitu: khula mutthu onoongwanano munneiye, mwaattamana ni mwaattamanaawe, esidade ni esidade, omwene ni omwene.
Erumakaru mapalapatta macira mararu, Yave aaheeriha weera waakonelingwe woothewene asilopwana yaarukunuwelana ni ekatana. Vaheera anakhotto ancipale yaatthawela oBeti-Xita, mpatta wa oZerera, mpaka omwiinanoni wa wAbeli-Mehola, waattamela oTabati.
Vano anakhotto ootheene a aFilisti yaapacera woova vancipale – yaale yaari waakonelingwe, mmatta, yaaweene yaari mmapuroni a anamalipelela, mpakatho yaale yaawana. Ni etthaya yaatetereya, onakhala orukureereya nyuru otokotoko waarumihiwe ni Muluku.
Vano Sawuli aaweerela anakhottwaawe: “Ngwaalikele anakhotto weera ngwoone yaakwanenle.” Ewaalikelakaru, yaahoona weera Yonatani ni mmiravowaawe aamukuxera kapwitthi khayaariwo.
Vahoolowaya Sawuli ni anakhoottwaawe ootheene yaathukumana, enarowa okhottoni. Yaaphwannye aFilisti oopupurumeene, evulalihanaka ni ikatanasaya.