¹ vaj Nahash the Ammonite ghoSta' Dung, je Dabta' Daq Jabesh Gilead: je Hoch the loDpu' vo' Jabesh ja'ta' Daq Nahash, “ chenmoH a lay' tlhej maH, je maH DichDaq toy' SoH.”

² Nahash the Ammonite ja'ta' Daq chaH, “ Daq vam condition jIH DichDaq chenmoH 'oH tlhej SoH, vetlh Hoch lIj nIH mInDu' taH lan pa'; je jIH DichDaq lay 'oH vaD a reproach Daq Hoch Israel.”

³ The quppu' vo' Jabesh ja'ta' Daq ghaH, “ nob maH Soch jaj, vetlh maH may ngeH Duypu' Daq Hoch the veHmey vo' Israel; je vaj, chugh pa' ghaH ghobe' wa' Daq toD maH, maH DichDaq ghoS pa' Daq SoH.”

⁴ vaj the Duypu' ghoSta' Daq Gibeah vo' Saul, je jatlhta' Dochvammey mu'mey Daq the qoghDu' vo' the ghotpu: je Hoch the ghotpu qengta' Dung chaj ghogh, je wept.

⁵ yIlegh, Saul ghoSta' following the chemvaH pa' vo' the yotlh; je Saul ja'ta', “ nuq roptaH the ghotpu vetlh chaH weep?” chaH ja'ta' ghaH the mu'mey vo' the loDpu' vo' Jabesh.

⁶ The qa' vo' joH'a' ghoSta' mightily Daq Saul ghorgh ghaH Qoyta' chaH mu'mey, je Daj QeH ghaHta' kindled greatly.

⁷ ghaH tlhapta' a yoke vo' chemvaH, je pe' chaH Daq pieces, je ngeHta' chaH throughout Hoch the veHmey vo' Israel Sum the ghop vo' Duypu', ja'ta', “ 'Iv ta' taH' ghoS vo' after Saul je after Samuel, vaj DIchDaq 'oH be ta'pu' Daq Daj chemvaH.” The dread vo' joH'a' pumta' Daq the ghotpu, je chaH ghoSta' pa' as wa' loD.

⁸ ghaH toghta' chaH Daq Bezek; je the puqpu' vo' Israel were wej vatlh SaD, je the loDpu' vo' Judah wejmaH SaD.

⁹ chaH ja'ta' Daq the Duypu' 'Iv ghoSta', “Thus SoH DIchDaq ja' the loDpu' vo' Jabesh Gilead, ‘ wa'leS, Sum the poH the pemHov ghaH hot, SoH DIchDaq ghaj deliverance.'” The Duypu' ghoSta' je ja'ta' the loDpu' vo' Jabesh; je chaH were Quchqu'.

¹⁰ vaj the loDpu' vo' Jabesh ja'ta', “ wa'leS maH DichDaq ghoS pa' Daq SoH, je SoH DIchDaq ta' tlhej maH Hoch vetlh seems QaQ Daq SoH.”

¹¹ 'oH ghaHta' vaj Daq the next jaj, vetlh Saul lan the ghotpu Daq wej companies; je chaH ghoSta' Daq the midst vo' the raQ Daq the po watch, je struck the Ammonites until the heat vo' the jaj: je 'oH qaSta', vetlh chaH 'Iv remained were scattered, vaj vetlh ghobe' cha' vo' chaH were poS tay'.

¹² The ghotpu ja'ta' Daq Samuel, “ 'Iv ghaH ghaH 'Iv ja'ta', ‘ DIchDaq Saul che' Dung maH?' qem chaH loDpu', vetlh maH may lan chaH Daq Hegh!”

¹³ Saul ja'ta', “ pa' DIchDaq ghobe' a loD taH lan Daq Hegh vam jaj; vaD DaHjaj joH'a' ghajtaH worked deliverance Daq Israel.”

¹⁴ vaj ja'ta' Samuel Daq the ghotpu, “ ghoS, je chaw' maH jaH Daq Gilgal, je renew the kingdom pa'.”

¹⁵ Hoch the ghotpu mejta' Daq Gilgal; je pa' chaH chenmoHta' Saul joH qaSpa' joH'a' Daq Gilgal; je pa' chaH nobta' nobmey vo' roj nobmey qaSpa' joH'a'; je pa' Saul je Hoch the loDpu' vo' Israel rejoiced greatly.