1In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, ‘You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the army.’
2David said, ‘Then you will see for yourself what your servant can do.’
Achish replied, ‘Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.’
Saul and the medium at Endor
3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land.
4The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa. 5When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart. 6He enquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. 7Saul then said to his attendants, ‘Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go and enquire of her.’
‘There is one in Endor,’ they said.
8So Saul disguised himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. ‘Consult a spirit for me,’ he said, ‘and bring up for me the one I name.’
9But the woman said to him, ‘Surely you know what Saul has done. He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?’
10Saul swore to her by the Lord, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, you will not be punished for this.’
11Then the woman asked, ‘Whom shall I bring up for you?’
‘Bring up Samuel,’ he said.
12When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and said to Saul, ‘Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!’
13The king said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid. What do you see?’
The woman said, ‘I see a ghostly figure28:13 Or see spirits; or see gods coming up out of the earth.’
14‘What does he look like?’ he asked.
‘An old man wearing a robe is coming up,’ she said.
Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.
15Samuel said to Saul, ‘Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?’
‘I am in great distress,’ Saul said. ‘The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.’
16Samuel said, ‘Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy? 17The Lord has done what he predicted through me. The Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbours – to David. 18Because you did not obey the Lord or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this to you today. 19The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.’
20Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel’s words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and all that night.
21When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, ‘Look, your servant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do. 22Now please listen to your servant and let me give you some food so that you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.’
23He refused and said, ‘I will not eat.’
But his men joined the woman in urging him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the couch.
24The woman had a fattened calf at the house, which she slaughtered at once. She took some flour, kneaded it and baked bread without yeast. 25Then she set it before Saul and his men, and they ate. That same night they got up and left.
Sawulo n’Omulabi w’e Endoli
128:1 1Sa 29:1Mu biro ebyo Abafirisuuti ne bakuŋŋaanya amaggye gaabwe okulwana ne Isirayiri. Akisi n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Kimanye nga ggwe ne basajja bo munaneegattako, tugende mu lutalo.” 2Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Olwo nno ojja kwerabirako omuweereza wo kyayinza okukola.” Akisi n’addamu nti, “Weewaawo, nzija kukufuula omukuumi wange ow’oku lusegere ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwange.”
328:3 a 1Sa 25:1 b 1Sa 7:17 c Kuv 22:18; Lv 19:31; 20:27; Ma 18:10-11; 1Sa 15:23Mu biro ebyo Samwiri yali amaze okufa, nga ne Isirayiri yenna bamukungubagidde, era nga yaggwa n’okuziikibwa mu kibuga ky’e Laama. Era Sawulo yali agobye abafumu n’abalogo okuva mu nsi.
428:4 a Yos 19:18; 2Bk 4:8 b 1Sa 31:1, 3Awo Abafirisuuti ne bakuŋŋaana, ne basiisira e Sunemu, ate Sawulo ye n’akuŋŋaanya Abayisirayiri bonna ne basiisira e Girubowa. 5Awo Sawulo bwe yalaba eggye ery’Abafirisuuti, n’atya, emmeeme n’emutyemuka. 628:6 a 1Sa 14:37; 1By 10:13-14; Nge 1:28 b Kbl 12:6 c Kuv 28:30; Kbl 27:21Ne yeebuuza ku Mukama, naye Mukama n’atamwanukula mu birooto, newaakubadde mu kwolesebwa kwa Katonda eri bakabona oba okuyita mu bannabbi. 728:7 a Bik 16:16 b Yos 17:11Awo Sawulo n’agamba abaweereza be nti, “Munnoonyezeeyo omukazi omufumu, ŋŋende mmwebuuzeeko.”
Ne bamugamba nti, “Waliwo ali Endoli.”
828:8 a 2By 18:29; 35:22 b Ma 18:10-11; 1By 10:13; Is 8:19Awo Sawulo n’ayambala engoye ezitali za bwakabaka ne yeebuzaabuza n’alaga ew’omukazi, ye n’abasajja abalala babiri. N’ayogera nti, “Ndagula, ombuulize omwoyo era onyimusize gwe nnaayogera erinnya.”
928:9 nny 3Naye omukazi n’amugamba nti, “Omanyi bulungi Sawulo kye yakola, bwe yazikiriza era n’agoba abafumu n’abalogo mu nsi. Kale lwaki oteeka obulamu bwange mu katego n’oyagala okunzisa?”
10Sawulo n’amulayirira eri Mukama ng’agamba nti, “Amazima ddala, nga Mukama bw’ali omulamu, tolibonerezebwa olwa kino.”
11Awo omukazi n’amubuuza nti, “Ani gwe mba nkuyimusiza?” N’addamu nti, “Nyimusiza Samwiri.”
12Omukazi bwe yalaba Samwiri, n’ayogerera waggulu, n’agamba Sawulo nti, “Lwaki onimbye? Ggwe Sawulo!”
13Awo kabaka n’amugamba nti, “Totya. Kiki ky’olaba?” Omukazi n’addamu nti, “Ndaba omwoyo nga guyimuka okuva mu ttaka.” 1428:14 1Sa 15:27; 24:8Sawulo n’amubuuza nti, “Gufaanana ani?” N’addamu nti, “Omusajja omukadde nga yeebisseeko omunagiro y’avaayo.” Awo Sawulo n’ategeera nga ye Samwiri, n’avuunama amaaso ge, ne yeeyala ku ttaka.
1528:15 nny 6; 1Sa 18:12Awo Samwiri n’agamba Sawulo nti, “Lwaki ontawanyizza n’onnyimusa?”
Sawulo n’addamu nti, “Nnina ennaku nnyingi nnyo, kubanga Abafirisuuti bannwanyisa, ate Katonda anvuddeko. Takyanziramu ng’ayita mu bannabbi newaakubadde mu birooto. Kyenvudde nkukoowoola ombuulire eky’okukola.”
16Samwiri n’amubuuza nti, “Ombuuliza ki, Mukama ng’amaze okukuvaako n’okufuuka omulabe wo? 1728:17 1Sa 15:28Mukama atuukirizza kye yayogera ng’ayita mu nze. Mukama akuggyeeko obwakabaka bwo, n’abuwa omu ku baliraanwa bo, Dawudi. 1828:18 a 1Sa 15:20 b 1Bk 20:42Kubanga tewagondera Mukama newaakubadde okutuukiriza bye yakulagira okukola Amaleki ng’amusunguwalidde, Mukama kyavudde akukola kino leero. 1928:19 1Sa 31:2Mukama alikuwaayo gwe n’Abayisirayiri eri Abafirisuuti, era enkya ggwe ne batabani bo munaaba nange eno gye ndi. Era Mukama anaawaayo eggye lya Isirayiri mu mukono gw’Abafirisuuti.”
20Awo Sawulo n’agwira ddala wansi ekigwo kya bugazi, ng’ajjudde okutya olw’ebigambo Samwiri bye yayogera. N’ataba na maanyi kubanga yali talina ky’alidde olunaku olwo lwonna n’ekiro ekyakeesa olunaku olwo.
2128:21 Bal 12:3; 1Sa 19:5; Yob 13:14Awo omukazi n’asembera okumpi ne Sawulo, n’alaba ng’atidde, n’amugamba nti, “Laba, omuweereza wo akugondedde, ne mpaayo obulamu bwange, ne nkola kye wansabye. 22Kaakano nkwegayiridde owulirize omuweereza wo, okkirize nkuwe ku mmere olyeko ofune amaanyi okukwata olugendo lwo.”
2328:23 2Bk 5:13N’agaana n’ayogera nti, “Sijja kulya.”
Naye abasajja be ne bayamba omukazi mu kukubiriza Sawulo okulya, n’abawuliriza. N’ayimuka mu ttaka n’atuula ku kitanda.
24Omukazi yalinawo ennyana ensava, n’agiteekateeka mu bwangu. N’ateekateeka n’eŋŋaano, n’akanda obuwunga, n’afumba emigaati egitali mizimbulukuse. 25N’alyoka abiteeka mu maaso ga Sawulo ne basajja be, ne balya. N’oluvannyuma ekiro ekyo ne bagolokoka ne beetambulira.
