1 [Saul ne motolu ono ngadau gei mee gaa hai di king, gaa dagi Israel i lodo nia ngadau e madahaa maa lua,] 2 gei mee ga hilihili aga ana daane e dolu mana (3,000) mai digau Israel, lua mana (2,000) i dono baahi i Michmash mo i tenua gonduu i Bethel, gei e mana (1,000) i baahi o dana dama daane go Jonathan i Gibeah i tenua o di madawaawa Benjamin, gei digau ala i golo huogodoo gu hagau gii hula gi nadau hale.

3 Jonathan gu daaligi di buini dauwa o digau Philistia ala i Geba, gei digau Philistia gu longono ginaadou. Saul ga hagau ana gau dauwa bolo gi iliili nadau buu gi haga iloo gi digau Hebrew gi dagabuli mai gi tauwa. 4 Digau Israel huogodoo gu longono bolo Saul gu daaligi di buini dauwa Philistia, mo digau Philistia e hagahuaidu digau Israel, malaa, digau Israel huogodoo gu dagabuli mai gi baahi o Saul i Gilgal.

5 Gei digau Philistia ga dagabuli mai belee heebagi gi digau Israel. Nadau goloo heebagi i golo: nia waga hongo henua e dolu mana (3,000) ge ono mana (6,000) daane llele i nia hoodo, mono daangada hai dauwa dogologowaahee be nia gelegele o tongotai. Digaula ga lloomoi ga haga duu aga nadau hale laa i Michmash i baahi gi dua Beth Aven. 6 Digaula gu heebagi gi digau Israel, gei digau Israel guu too gi lodo di haingadaa huoloo. Hunu gau i digaula gu palapala hagammuni i lodo nia bongoo hadugalaa, mo i lodo nia bongoo, mo i mehanga nia hadugalaa, mo lodo nia monowai geli ala ono wai ai, mo i lodo nia aloalo. 7 Hunu gau gu tuu adu laa lodo di Monowai Jordan gi baahi i golo, e llele adu i lodo tenua o Gad mo Gilead.

Saul e noho hua igolo i Gilgal, gei digau dauwa ala i baahi o mee gu mmaadagu, gu polepole huoloo. 8 Saul e talitali hua a Samuel i nia laangi e hidu, be di hai a Samuel dela ne helekai ang gi mee, gei Samuel digi hanimoi gi Gilgal. Gei nia daangada gu daamada ga hulahula gi daha mo Saul.* 1 Samuel 10.8 9 Gei Saul ga helekai gi digaula, “Goodou gaamai gi di au nia goloo hai tigidaumaha dela e dudu, mo tigidaumaha o di hagadaubuni.” Malaa, Saul gaa hai tigidaumaha dela e dudu. 10 Mee dogo haga lawa tigidaumaha deelaa, gei Samuel ga dau mai. Saul gaa hana gi mee ga hagaaloho gi mee. 11 Gei Samuel ga helekai gi mee, “Goe ne hai dau aha?”

Saul ga helekai, “Ko au hua ne mmada gi nia daangada ala gu daamada gaa hula gi daha. Gei goe dela digi gila mai i dau madagoaa dela ne dugu kooe. Gei au guu mmada labelaa gi digau Philistia ala gu dagabuli mai i Michmash. 12 Gei au nei guu hai bolo digau Philistia ga lloomoi ga heebagi mai gi di au i ginei i Gilgal, gei au deai dagu mee ne hai bolo Dimaadua gi hila mai gi di au ai. Deenei laa gei au guu hai tigidaumaha deenei.”

13 Samuel ga helekai, “Di hai huaidu dela ne hai kooe! Goe digi haga gila ina aga di mee a Dimaadua go doo God, dela guu lawa di haga noho ga gowadu gi di goe. Goe nei bolo ne haga gila aga, gei Dimaadua ga dumaalia adu gi di goe mo do madawaawa gi dagia Israel gaa hana hua beelaa. 14 Malaa, do madagoaa e dagi la hagalee waalooloo, idimaa, i do de hagalongo gi Dimaadua, Mee ga halahala labelaa dana daane dela e hiihai gineia, ga haga noho aga e dagi ana daangada huogodoo.”* Nnegau 13.22

15 Samuel ga hagatanga i Gilgal gaa hana, gei digau ala i golo ga daudali a Saul i dono hanadu gi baahi dana buini dauwa. Digaula ga hagatanga i Gilgal gaa hula gi Gibeah i tenua o Benjamin. Saul ga hagadina ana gau dauwa ala madalia ia, la digau e ono lau (600). 16 Saul mo dana dama daane go Jonathan mo nau gau dauwa aalaa guu noho i Geba i tenua o Benjamin, gei digau Philistia nadau waahale laa i Michmash. 17 Nia buini dauwa e dolu gu hagatanga mai i di waahale laa o digau Philistia. Dahi buini gu hanadu gi Ophrah i lodo tenua go Shual, 18 di lua buini gu hanadu gi Beth Horon, ge tolu buini gu hanadu gi di mada o tenua adu gi di gowaa mehanga gonduu o Zeboim i lodo henua.

19 I di madagoaa deelaa, deai tangada hai baalanga i lodo tenua o Israel ai, idimaa, digau Philistia guu bule digau Hebrew gi de heia nia hulumanu mono daalo digaula. 20 (Digau Israel e hulahula gi tangada hai baalanga o digau Philistia gi olohia nadau goloo ngalua, nadau goloo geli gelegele, nadau dalai, mo nadau kamaa. 21 Di hui o di olo o talai mo taalo kau la di bahihadu silber dulii e dahi, di hui o di olo nnagadilinga mee haga maluu gelegele la nia bahihadu silber lligi e lua.) 22 Deelaa laa e hidi mai ai deai tangada dauwa o Israel e dagidagi ana goloo dauwa i lodo tenua ai, aalaa hua go Saul mo dana dama daane go Jonathan.

23 Digau Philistia gu hagau nadau buini dauwa gi hagaloohia di Ala Nnoonua o Michmash.