1 Samuel ga dahi mai dana lolo olib ga hagatulu adu di libogo o Saul mo di hongi adu a mee ga helekai, “Ma go Dimaadua dela gu hagatulu goe belee hai di king o digau Israel. Goe gaa dagi digau Israel, gaa daa digaula gi daha mo nadau hagadaumee huogodoo. Gei aanei laa nia haga modongoohia o do hilihili aga go God bolo goe dela gaa dagi digau Israel: 2 Do hagatanga i dogu baahi dangi nei, gei goe ga heetugi gi nia daane dogolua i baahi taalunga Rachel i Zelzah i tenua Benjamin. Meemaa ga helekai adu bolo nia ‘donkey’ ala nogo halahala kooe, la guu kida. Do damana gu hagalee haa manawa i nia maa, dela hua gu haa manawa i di goe huoloo, e heheeu boloo, ‘Dehee dagu hai gaa hai gi dagu dama daane deelaa?’ 3 Goe ga hagatanga labelaa i golo, ga hanadu gi di laagau dabu dela i Tabor, gei goe ga heetugi gi nia daane dogodolu e hula gi Bethel belee hai di nadau tigidaumaha. Tangada i digaula e dagi ana damaa kuudi e dolu, gei tangada e dahi e kae ana palaawaa e dolu, gei tangada e dahi e kae ana waini i lodo di budehede gili manu. 4 Digaula ga hagaaloho adu, ga gowadu nadau palaawaa e lua gi di goe, gei goe geina nia maa. 5 Nomuli gei goe gaa hana gi di gonduu a God dela i Gibeah, di gowaa dela e iai di waahale laa o digau Philistia e noho ai. Malaa, i di ngudu hua di bontai di waahale deelaa, gei goe ga heetugi gi di hagabuulinga soukohp e lloo ia i di gowaa hai tigidaumaha i di gonduu, e dadaahili gi nadau ‘harp’, aip, mee ngiingii iliili, mo nadau ‘lyre’. Digaula e gagaalege gei e wwolowwolo i nia helekai kokohp. 6 Di Hagataalunga a Dimaadua ga ulu gi oo lodo, gei goe ga gagaalege dalia digaula mo di helekai kokohp, gei goe gaa hai tuai dangada. 7 Di madagoaa nia mee aanei ga kila aga, gei goe la gi haga gila ina aga nia mee huogodoo a God ala ma gaa haa gi oo lodo. 8 Gei goe hana i ogu mua gi Gilgal i di gowaa dela e heetugi iei au adu gi di goe e hai ai tau tigidaumaha dudu, mo tigidaumaha o di hagadaubuni. Taalia au i golo i nia laangi e hidu, au ga hanadu ga hagi adu gi di goe dau mee dela belee hai.”

9 Di madagoaa hua Saul dela ne huli dono dua gi Samuel dela bolo gaa hana, gei God guu huli lodo o Saul. Nia mee huogodoo Samuel ne hagi anga gi mee guu kila huogodoo i di laangi deelaa. 10 Saul mo dana hege ma gaa dau i Gibeah, gei di hagabuulinga soukohp ga heetugi gi meemaa, gei di Hagataalunga o God gu ulu gi lodo Saul, gei mee gu gagaalege mo di wolowolo i nia helekai kokohp dalia digaula. 11 Nia daangada ala e iloo ginaadou a mee i mua, gaa mmada gi mee dela e madalia nia soukohp aalaa, ga heheeu, “Di aha laa dela guu hai ang gi tama daane a Kish? Saul la guu hai soukohp labelaa?” 12 Tangada i digau ala e noho i golo ga heeu aga, “Gei ogo nia soukohp ala i golo, goodou e hagabau bolo nia damana digaula la koai?” Malaa, deenei di gowaa ne daamada aga telekai dela e hai boloo, “Saul la guu hai soukohp labelaa?”* 1 Samuel 19.23-24 13 Di madagoaa hua Saul ne lawa i dono wolowolo mo di gagaalege i nia helekai kokohp, gei mee gaa hana gi di gowaa hai tigidaumaha dela i hongo di gonduu.

14 Tuaahina tamana Saul ga heeu gi Saul mo dana hege, “Goolua nogo i hee?”

Gei Saul ga helekai, “Nogo halahala hua mau ‘donkey’, digi gidee, gei gimaua gaa hula gi baahi Samuel.”

15 Tuaahina tamana Saul ga heeu labelaa, “Malaa gei mee gu helekai adu bolo aha?”

16 Saul ga helekai anga, “Mee ne hai mai hua bolo nia ‘donkey’ la guu kida.” Gei Saul digi hagi anga ina gi tuaahina o dono damana nia helekai Samuel bolo ia gaa king.

17 Samuel ga haga dagabuli nia daangada Dimaadua gi Mizpah e hai daumaha i golo, 18 ga helekai gi digaula, “Dimaadua go di God o digau Israel e helekai, ‘Ko Au dela ne laha mai goodou gi daha mo Egypt, gei Au dela ne haga dagaloaha goodou i digau Egypt, mo digau huogodoo ala nogo dadaaligi goodou. 19 Ko Au dela go di God dela e haga dagaloaha goodou gi daha mo godou haingadaa mo nia hagaduadua huogodoo, gei dolomeenei goodou guu hudu Au gi daha bolo Au gi gowadu di godou king e dagi goodou. Deenei laa, goodou gi dagabuli mai gi mua o Dimaadua i di hagatau ia i nua di godou madawaawa mo godou madahaanau.’ ”

20 Samuel ga hagatau nia madawaawa huogodoo, malaa Dimaadua gu hilihili aga di madawaawa Benjamin. 21 Samuel ga gahigahi di madawaawa Benjamin, malaa go di madahaanau o Matri dela ne hilihili aga, gei nia daane huogodoo o di madahaanau o Matri gaa hula gi mua. Malaa, go Saul, tama daane a Kish dela ne hilihili aga. Digaula ga halahala a Saul, gei Saul la hagalee. 22 Gei digaula ga heeu labelaa gi Dimaadua, “Tangada i golo ai?”

Gei Dimaadua ga helekai, “Deenaa Saul dela e balabala hagammuni i lodo nia goloo aanaa.”

23 Gei digaula ga limalima hua gaa hula ga laha mai a mee gi baahi digau ala i golo. I dono duu hua i lodo digaula, gei Saul e looloo di piidi e dahi i hongo digaula. 24 Samuel ga helekai gi digaula, “Deenei taane a Dimaadua dela ne hilihili aga. Deai tangada i gidaadou e hai be mee ai.”

Malaa, digau huogodoo gaa wwolo gi nua ga helekai, “Tadau king gi mouli waalooloo!”

25 Samuel ga hagi anga gi digaula, di tonu mo di hai o nnegau o di king, gaa lawa ga hihi gi lodo di beebaa e dugu i lodo di gowaa dabu. Nomuli gei mee ga haga maaheu digaula gi nadau guongo. 26 Saul guu hana labelaa gi dono hale dela i Gibeah. Hunu gau manawa maaloo ala gu haga ngalua nadau lodo go God, guu hula madalia a Saul. 27 Gei hunu gau manawa haga dogolege e helekai boloo, “E hai behee, tangada deelaa le e mee di daa gidaadou?” Digaula e de hiihai gi Saul, gei hagalee di nadau mee e wanga gi mee ai.