From Saul to David
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
Basi Wafilisti wakapigana juu ya Israeli; nao watu wa Israeli wakakimbia mbele ya Wafilisti, wakaanguka wameuawa katika mlima Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
Nao Wafilisti wakamfuatia sana Sauli na wanawe; Wafilisti wakawaua Yonathani, na Abinadabu, na Malkishua, wana wa Sauli.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
Tena vita vilikuwa vikali sana juu ya Sauli, na wapiga upinde wakampata; hata akafadhaika sana kwa sababu ya wapiga upinde.
4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Ndipo Sauli akamwambia yule mchukua silaha zake, Futa upanga wako, unichome nao, wasije watu hawa wasiotahiriwa wakanisimanga. Lakini huyo mchukua silaha zake akakataa; kwa sababu aliogopa sana. Basi Sauli akautwaa upanga wake, akauangukia.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
Na mchukua silaha zake alipoona ya kuwa Sauli amekufa, yeye naye akauangukia upanga wake, akafa.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
Hivyo Sauli akafa, na wanawe watatu; na nyumba yake yote wakafa pamoja.
7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
Kisha watu wote wa Israeli, waliokuwa huko bondeni, walipoona ya kuwa wamekimbia, na ya kuwa Sauli na wanawe wamekufa, wakaiacha miji yao, wakakimbia; nao Wafilisti wakaenda wakakaa humo.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
Hata ikawa siku ya pili yake Wafilisti walipokwenda kuwateka nyara hao waliouawa, walimwona Sauli na wanawe wameanguka juu ya mlima Gilboa.
9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
Wakamvua mavazi, wakamtwalia kichwa, na silaha zake, kisha wakapeleka wajumbe kwenda nchi ya Wafilisti pande zote, ili kutangaza habari kwa sanamu zao, na kwa watu.
10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
Wakaziweka silaha zake nyumbani mwa miungu yao, wakakikaza kichwa chake nyumbani mwa Dagoni.
11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Na watu wote wa Yabesh-gileadi waliposikia hayo yote Wafilisti waliyomtenda Sauli,
12 they arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
wakainuka mashujaa wote, wakautwaa mwili wake Sauli, na miili ya wanawe, wakaileta Yabeshi, wakaizika mifupa yao chini ya mwaloni huko Yabeshi, nao wakafunga muda wa siku saba.
13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it ;
Basi Sauli alikufa kwa sababu ya kosa lake alilomkosa Bwana, kwa sababu ya neno la Bwana, asilolishika; na tena kwa kutaka shauri kwa mwenye pepo wa utambuzi, aulize kwake,
14 and enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
asiulize kwa Bwana; kwa hiyo akamwua, na ufalme akamgeuzia Daudi, mwana wa Yese.
