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Abafirisuuti banyaga Esanduuku yʼEndagaano
1 Lulala Abayisirayiri batiina ohusoola nʼAbafirisuuti. Nga bata ekambi yaawe ohuupi ni Ebbeneeza, ngʼAbafirisuuti bata eyaawe mu Afeki. 2 NgʼAbafirisuuti bawaagala Abayisirayiri era olutalo ni lwatiina mu moni, beeta abaatu ekumi ene. 3 Abasirikale ni bagobola mu kambi, ngʼabaatu abahulu mu Yisirayiri bebuusa baati, “Lwahiina Musengwa aleehire Abafirisuuti ohutuŋangula baati? Leha hutiine e Siilo hutuseyo Esanduuku yʼEndagaano ya Musengwa yahatuyeeda ohuŋangula abalabe beefe.”
4 Olwʼehyo, batuma abaatu e Siilo batusayo Esanduuku yʼEndagaano eya Musengwa Omwene Maŋe owihala ŋagati wʼabakerubbi. Abasaani ba Eli, aba Hofini ni Fenekaasi bombi baali eyo nʼEsanduuku yʼEndagaano ya Hatonda.
5 Ni boosa Esanduuku yʼEndagaano eya Musengwa mu kambi, Abayisirayiri bosibosi bahubba oluhero olwʼamaani ehyalo hyateetema. 6 Abafirisuuti ni baŋulira oluhero nga bebuusa baati, “Hiina ehigira Ababbebbulaniya ni bahubba oguhero?”
Ne Abafirisuuti ni bategeera baati Esanduuku ya Musengwa bayireetire mu kambi yaawe, 7 basuna ohutya nga baloma baati, “Jitwageene! Abahatonda baajire mu kambi. Ehiitu hyehyo hibaaye sihibangaŋo. 8 Jitwageene! Njʼani oja hutuŋonia abahatonda abʼamaani abo? Abo nje abahatonda abaleeta haŋupuli hu Abamisiri mu lulafu. 9 Enywe Abafirisuuti, mube bagumu, musoole hisinde!” Ni mutasoole, huuja hufuuha beedu bʼAbabbebbulaniya ngʼolu babaaye beedu beefe olwʼehyo musoole hisinde.
10 NgʼAbafirisuuti basoola nga baŋangula Abayisirayiri era hiisi muutu ngʼaduluma ni gagama ewuwe. Bangi aba beeta era Abayisirayiri bafiira abasirikale abohu magulu emitwalo edatu. 11 Abafirisuuti banyaga Esanduuku ya Hatonda era abasaani ba Eli bombi, Hofini ni Fenekaasi bafa.
Ohufa hwa Eli
12 Hu ludaalo olwo yaaliyo omusinde ohuŋwa mu hiha hya Bbenjamini owaduluma mu lutalo gatiina e Siilo. Omusinde oyo gaali anabujuuye engoye jije nʼomutwe gugwe ni gwijuuye efuuhe ohulaga enaku eyi gaali ni nayo. 13 Ni goola mu hibuga, galomera abaatu ebyali ni bifa mu lutalo, bosibosi batemuha balira. Ŋaahani Eli gaali gehaaye hu tebe yiye hu tulo wʼengira nahuumiriiye ohuŋulira ebihya mu lutalo. Gahola atyo olwohuba omwoyo gugwe gwali mweralihirifu hu lwʼesanduuku ya Hatonda.
14 Eli ni gaŋulira amaliro gabuusa ati, “Amaliro ago gaŋwa hu hi?”
Ngʼomusinde oyo ganguŋaho atiina aŋa gaali, 15 Eli gaali aŋesa emyaha cenda namunaana era nʼemoni ni jitabona. 16 Omusinde oyo ngʼalomera Eli ati, “Ndulumire mu lutalo olwa leero luno.”
Nga Eli amubuusa ati, “Mwana wange, bitiinire biitye?”
17 Ngʼomusinde oyo amulomera ati, “Abafirisuuti baŋanguuye Abayisirayiri era hufiriiye abaatu bangi. Hiŋiriyeemo nʼabasaani babo bombi, Hofini ni Fenekaasi. Era batunyagireho nʼesanduuku ya Hatonda.”
18 Ni gahoonya hu sanduuku ya Hatonda ati pa, nga Eli aŋwa hu tebe agenguha magalamiriiye ohuupi nʼomulyango. Gaali musahulu era musito era olu gagwa ŋaasi, gabbwagiha egosi ngʼafa. Eli gaali atangiriiye Yisirayiri emyaha ane.
Ohufa hwʼomuhasi wa Fenekaasi
19 Omulya wuwe, muha Fenekaasi gaali ŋasito nʼali huupi husaala. Ni gaŋulira ati esanduuku ya Hatonda bayinyagire era muhwewe ni wamwe bafuuye, ebise byamutandiha era ngʼasaala aye yeesi gatiinirayo. 20 Ni gaali nʼafa, abahasi abasaalisa bamugumya baati, “Otatya, osaaye omwana museere.” Aye niye sigabasimula wayire hubaŋulirisa.
21 Gaguliha omwana oyo esiina ati Yikabboodi,* naloma ati, “Eŋono lya Yisirayiri litiinire.” Olwʼohunyaga esanduuku ya Hatonda ko nʼohufa hwa muhwewe ni wamwe. 22 Galoma ati, “Eŋono lya Yisirayiri litiinire olwohuba bayinyagire esanduuku ya Hatonda.”
* 4:21 Mu Lubbebbulaniya esiina eryo litegeesa liiti, “Ŋaŋuma eŋono.”