1 Masu a Samuweli yaahiiwiwa ni aYixrayeli ootheene. Vano aYixrayeli yaarowa waawanano aFilisti. aYixrayeli yaakonela wEbenezeri ni aFilisti wAfeki.
Eyaakha yaattharelana, Beni-Hadai aahaathukumanyiha anakhotto variyari wa awArami, anarowa wAfeki weera aawaneno aYixrayeli.
Yaahanlaawo yaatthawela esidade ya wAfeki, mwa weiwo yaamorenlaayawo exiri atthu 27 000 a yaale. Vano Beni-Hadadi aatthawelatho osidade, aniipitha mpaani ekwartu ekwartu.
aGebali, awAmoni ni awAmaleki vamoha ni amaki a oFilistiya ni oTiro.
Olelo nyuwosa ootheene muri vamaithoni wa Yave Mulukwaanyu – mapwattapwatthaanyu ni asilopwana oothanliwa; ahooleelaanyu ni yaawo anoolamulani nitho aYixrayeli akinaawo
mwene a wAfeki, mwene a oLaxaroni,
Soohalatho okhuma ohitto mipatta sikina sa aKanaani okhuma wAra wa aZidoni mpaka wAfeki, mwiinano wa awAmori,
oYanimi, oBeti-Tapuwa, wAfeka
wUma, wAfeki ni oRehobi. Saari isidade miloko miili ni piili ni mittetthesaya.
Wa soothesene, nyuwosa moomukhootta Mulukwaanyu, mwa Yoowo ongwoopolani mwa sookacamihasanyu sootheene ni othananawanyu. Moheera: ‘Hoye, munivarele mwene.’ Vano mwiixoonihere vamaithoni wa Yave muttharihaka ipuumbasanyu ni mahimwaanyu.’”
aFilisti yaahaathukumanyiha anakhottwaaya ootheene wAfeki ni aYixrayeli yaakonenle ephattuwelo ya oYizereyeli.
Yave aamweerela Samuweli: “Moone, Miyo kihanle vakhaani opaka etthu mmulokoni mwa aYixrayeli yoottiiha iphumu yaathalihiwaka.
aFilisti yaahaareherera anakhottwaaya weera yaawaneno aYixrayeli. aFilisti yaahaawanano woolipaxa aYixrayeli ni aYixrayeli yaawinasiwa ekhwaaka mukhottoni anakhotto macira miloko mixexe.
aFilisti yaakuxaleene Arka* a Muluku, yaahaavenxa wEbenezeri yaaronghaka wAxidoti.
Vano Samuweli aakuxa nluku aniikaathi eriyari ya oMizepa ni oXeni. Aatteha nipuro nne Ebenezeri, eeraka: “Mpaka va Yave oonikhavihera.