1 Ndi Chamwele ngatoila likopo lya mahuta, ngamiminila Sauli pamuto, ngankumbatila nukunnobholela, "Bhambo Chapanga ampaki mahuta kupala mme makilongoche kwa bhando bhake Akaichilahele." 2 Deleno pitupa kutabhukana, nankongana na bhando bhabhele pahina na mambe jha Lahele, kwenio ku Selisa kukilambo cha Benjamine, bheniya nabhannobholela maponda ghala ghimpaliya, ghabhonikine. Tate gwino alekite kuhwachi panane jha maponda, nambo kiholo chake panane jhino, kila kipinde akikonya, "Bho, naibhabho kwa mwanango?" 3 Kubhoke peniya, nunnyenda ade ku nkongo nkolongwa gwa mwalone gwa Tabole, chehemo jhenio nankongana na akanalome bhatato bhibhajhenda kumpiikiya Bhambo Chapanga litambiko, kwenio ku Beteli. Jhumo akamwii matohe matato gha mbuhe na jhonge agheghite mabumunda matato na jhu utato agheghite lihako lya divaye. 4 "Bheniya nabhannyambucha nukumpe mabumunda mabhele, na mwenga nampokela. 5 Pumpa kubhoka peniya, nannyenda ade ku muche gwa ku Gibeya elohimo, kitombe cha Chapanga, chehemo jhibhii na kighono cha Akafilichite, pumpa kubhandikii litangala lya muche, nankongana na nchambe gwa akalondola. Bheniya bhihelela kuhumii kukitombe chehemo jhu kujhinamila, kongo bhikihona inube na ng'oma na itolilo na lipenenga, nabhabha bhitenda kulotela. 6 Uhuke gwa Bhambo Chapanga naunhikila kwa makakala, na mwenga nannondola pamonga na bheniya nu kughalambulwa kubhehe mundo jhonge. 7 Kipinde pighapakubhonekana kwino, chochoha chumihoto kuhenga kihenga, nhwalo Bhambo Chapanga abhii pamonga na mwenga. 8 Naunongolela kujhenda kubomane ku Giligali, chehemo panipa kunkolela nukupiya matambiko ghu kukomelekelwa na matambiko ghu uteeke. Naunendelela peniya kwa kipinde cha machiko chaba ade pumbakuhika nukunnobholela limipalwa kutenda."

9 Sauli paghalambwika kupala anneke Chamwele, Bhambo Chapanga ngaghalambwiya mwojho gwa Sauli. Na ghala ghoha ghachimulilwe na Chamwele ngaghapitila lichiko lyenio. 10 Sauli na ntumiche gwake pubhahikita ku muche gwaku Gibeya, ngapokililwa na nchambe gwa akalondole. Uhuke gwa Chapanga ngunhikila kwa makakala, na jwenie ngalondwila pamonga na bheniya. 11 Bhando bhibhammanyita Sauli, pibhammonita palondwila, ngabhakonyina bhene chika, "Bho, kilebhe ghane kinkolii mwana jwa Kishi? Bho, Sauli najwenio ndi pakate jha akalondole?" 12 Mundo jhumo, nkolo muche gwa chehemo jhenio, ngakonyita, "Bho, tate gwabhe ndi ghane?" Yene ngalupitila luhomo lulonge, "Bho, ata Sauli ndi nnondole?" 13 Sauli pajhomolila kulondola, ngajhenda chehemo pi kitombe chukujhinamila.

14 Tate mundo unung'una ngankonyita Sauli na ntumiche gwake, "Bho, makibha kojhe?"

Sauli ngajhangwila, "Twakibha tupaliya maponda. Nambo tukaghawe jhe, yene ngatujhenda kwa Chamwele." 15 Tate mundo unung'una ngannobholila Sauli, "Chonde, unobholele chela channobholile Chamwele."

16 Sauli ngajhangwila, "Ngatulobholila hotuhotu kubhehe maponda ghabhonikine." Nambo Sauli akannobholi jhe tatemundo unung'una kubhehe Chamwele annobholile nabhaha munahota nkolongwa.

17 Chamwele ngabhakemita pamonga bhando, bhuku Ichilahele nnonge jha Bhambo Chapanga, kwenio ku Misipa. 18 Pubhahikita ngabhalobholila, "Bhambo Chapanga, Chapanga jhuku Ichilahele, ilonge naha, ‘Nakabhoite Akaichilahele kukilambo chuku Michile, nganaghombwila kubhoke kwa Akamichile na unahota ghonge ugwang'ahicha.’ 19 Nambo deleno unganite nenga Bhambo Chapanga gwino, jhuninkombola kubhoke mu malagho na mu mang'ahe ghino, na mangota nnongi, Naijhe! Tuhaghulila munahota nkolongwa jwito atulongoche. Ngohe nhwikangana nnonge jhango kwa makabila ghino nakwa ngolo ino."

20 Peniya, Chamwele ngakonganicha pamonga makabila ghoha ghuku Ichilahele, likabila lya Benjamine ndi ngalihaghulilwa kwa kihumbuumbu nnobhole. 21 Ngaliheghekiya nnonge likabila lya Benjamine, tela na ngolo yabhe, na lukolo lwa Matile nguhaghulilwa kwa kihumbuumbu nnobhole. Kujhomolela Sauli mwana jwa Kishi ngahaghulilwa kwa kihumbuumbu nnobhole. Nambo pibhampaliya, bhakamwe jhe. 22 Bhahe, ngabhajhendilila kunkonya Bhambo Chapanga, "Bho, mundo jwenio ahikite pamba?"

Bhambo Chapanga ngalongila, ahikite, Ajhobhite mu mihigho. 23 Ngabhabhutwika kajhombe nukunneta kubhoke kwenio, na pajhemita panakate jha bhando, akibha ntandamaho kupeta bhando bhoha. Bhando bhajhomokila mu mabhegha ghabhe. 24 Chamwele ngabhalobholila bhando bhoha, "Jhonjo ndi jwahaghulilwe na Bhambo Chapanga pakate jha bhando bhoha, abhii jhe jhojhoha jwabhii ngita jhonjo."

Ndi Bhando bhoha ngabhachobhila, kulonge, "Munahota nkolongwa atamikiya machiko ghoha ghangapeta." 25 Peniya, Chamwele ngabhalobholila bhando mahengo na ukindendeke gwa munahota nkolongwa. Ngaghajhandika mu kitabo nukubheka palonge jha Bhambo Chapanga. Chamwele ngabhatahwika bhando bhoha, kila mundo ajhenda kajhake. 26 Helahela Sauli ngajhenda kajhake, ku Gibeya, ngabhanchindikicha na bhando bhange bhangajhoghopa na bhina makakala, bheniya Bhambo Chapanga ngabhapila kilolo chukutenda yenio. 27 Nambo bhando bhange mandindilima ngabhalongila, "Bho, mundo jhonjo nahotola kutughombola?" Ngabhampuchita na bhakampii jhe hupo jhojhoha. Nambo Sauli akayomite jhe.