3 Jonathane a qhala ba qhobosheaneng ya Bafilesta, e leng Gibea, mme Bafilesta ba utlwa. Ebile Saule o letsa terompeta naheng yohle, a re: Baheberu ba utlwe!
4 Baiseraele bohle, ha ba utlwa hobane Saule o qhadile ba qhobosheaneng ya Bafilesta, le hobane Baiseraele kaofela ba fetohile ntho e nkgang hampe ho Bafilesta, setjhaba sa memelwa ho Saule, Gilgale.
5 Haele Bafilesta, ba phutheha ho futuhela Iseraele ka dikete tse mashome a mararo tsa makoloi, le kete tse tsheletseng tsa bapalami, le ka setjhaba se ka ka lehlabathe le lebopong la lewatle. Ba tla, ba emisa Mikmashe, ka botjhabatsatsi ho Bethe-Avene.
6 Eitse Baiseraele ha ba bona tsietsi eo ba leng ho yona, kahobane setjhaba se tsietswe, ba ipata mahaheng, le merung, le mafikeng, le diqhobong, le mangopeng.
7 Baheberu ba bang ba tshela Jordane, ba tshelela naheng ya Gade, le Gileade; Saule yena a dula Gilgale, le setjhaba kaofela sa sala ho yena ka thothomelo.
8 A lebella tshiu tse supileng, ka ho lekanya motsotso o beilweng ke Samuele, empa Samuele a se ke a fihla Gilgale, le setjhaba sa qhalanela Saule ke hona.
9 Jwale, Saule a re: Ntlisetseng setjheso le mahlabelo a teboho. Ebile o etsetsa Jehova setjheso.