Samuweli Oopacerya 31:1-13
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Okhwa wa Sawuli ni anaawe araru (1-13)
31 Vano afilisti yaahiwana ni atthu a Isarayeli. Nto atthu a Isarayeli yaahaatthyawa afilisti, nave atthu anceene yaahikhwa omwaako Xilbowa.
2 Afilisti yaahimutthimakela Sawuli ni anaawe. Afilisti awo yaahimwiiva Yonathani, Abinadabi ni Malikixuwa, anamwane a Sawuli.
3 Ekhotto yaahinviherya vanceene Sawuli. Ale yaavonya mattheere yaahimulukama, nto owo aahivulalihiwa vanceene.
4 Moottharelana, Sawuli aahimuhimeerya mulipa aamukhaliherya oteexa eskuutu awe, wiira: “Mukumihe espaata anyu, mukiive, wiira atthu ale oohinnuwihiwa ahikiirihe etthu yootakhala nuumala-vo akiive”. Masi mulipa aamukhaliherya oteexa eskuutu khaaphavenle, okhala wiira aanoova vanceene. Vano Sawuli aahikuxa espaata,* iimorihela vasulu vaya.
5 Okathi mulipa aamukhaliherya oteexa eskuutu oonale awe wiira Sawuli aahikhwa, owo nave aahitholola espaata awe iimorihela vasulu vaya, okhwa vamosa ni Sawuli.
6 Siiso, Sawuli, anaawe araru, mulipa aamukhaliherya oteexa eskuutu, ni arumeyi awe ootheene yaahikhwa nihiku nle.
7 Okathi atthu a Isarayeli, yaakhala opuro woowaataleya ni muttetthe wa oYordani yaasuwenle aya wiira anakhotto a Isarayeli yaahitthyawa ni wiira Sawuli vamosa ni anaawe yaahikhwa, awo yaahipacerya ohiya ipooma saya anatthyawa. Nto afilisti yaanikuxa ipooma iyo anakhala memmo.
8 Mmeeloni mwaya, okathi afilisti yaarwiiye aya wiira akuxe itthu sa atthu ale yaawiivale aya, yaahimphwanya Sawuli ni anaawe araru ookhwa ene omwaako Xilbowa.
9 Vano, awo yaahimwiikittha muru ni yaahimurula ikaruma sawe sa ekhotto, nave yaahaaruma atthu orowa elapo yootheene ya afilisti olaleya ihapari iyo, mpaani mwa amuluku aya ni eriyari ya atthu.
10 Moottharelana yaahipweha ikaruma sawe sa ekhotto mpaani mwa elatarato ya Astoreti, nave yaahithomeya murutthu awe vasulu va exiri ya oBethi-Xani.
11 Okathi atthu a oYabexi-Xileyadi yaiwale aya etthu afilisti yaamwiirinhe aya Sawuli,
12 anakhotto ootheene yaahivenya, yeetta ohiyu wootheene, akuxa murutthu wa Sawuli ni wa anaawe, saathomeiwale vaxirini va oBethi-Xani. Nuumala-vo, yaahitthikela oYabexi, apaha mirutthu iyo weiwo.
13 Moottharelana, yaahikuxa makhuva aya, avitha vathi va mwiri oniihaniwa tamarikeira, oYabexi. Nave yaahitthukwa mahiku 7.
Inoota
^ Aahiiso, “xoowa”.
