1Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?10:1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance: 2When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?” ’
3“Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. 4They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.
5“After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. 6The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. 7Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
8“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”
Saul Made King
9As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. 10When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. 11When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13After Saul stopped prophesying, he went to the high place.
14Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where have you been?”
“Looking for the donkeys,” he said. “But when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
15Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
17Samuel summoned the people of Israel to the Lord at Mizpah 18and said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the power of Egypt and all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’ 19But you have now rejected your God, who saves you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said, ‘No, appoint a king over us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”
20When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found. 22So they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”
23They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others. 24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 27But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.
110:1 1Sam 16:1; 9:16; 2Fal 9:1; Kut 29:7; 34:9; 1Sam 9:16; 1Fal 1:39; 2Sam 20:19; Za 78:62-71; Kum 32:9; Yer 10:16Ndipo Samweli akachukua chupa ndogo ya mafuta na kuyamimina juu ya kichwa cha Sauli, akambusu, akisema, “Je, Bwana hakukutia mafuta uwe kiongozi juu ya watu wake Israeli? 210:2 Mwa 35:20; 1Sam 9:4-5; Yos 18:28Utakapoondoka kwangu leo, utakutana na watu wawili karibu na kaburi la Raheli, huko Selsa kwenye mpaka wa Benyamini. Watakuambia, ‘Punda wale uliotoka kwenda kuwatafuta, wamekwisha kupatikana. Sasa baba yako ameacha kufikiri kuhusu punda na sasa ana hofu kukuhusu wewe. Anauliza, “Nitafanyaje kuhusu mwanangu?” ’
310:3 Mwa 35:8; 28:22; Yos 19:22; Amu 4:6, 12; 8:18; Za 89:12“Kisha utakwenda mbele kutoka hapa mpaka uufikie mwaloni wa Tabori. Watu watatu wanaopanda kwa Mungu huko Betheli watakutana nawe hapo. Mmoja atakuwa amechukua wana-mbuzi watatu, mwingine mikate mitatu, na mwingine kiriba cha divai. 410:4 1Sam 16:20; Mit 18:20; Amu 18:15Watakusalimu na kukupa mikate miwili, ambayo utaipokea kutoka kwao.
510:5 1Sam 11:4; 15:34; 13:3; Hes 11:29; 1Fal 20:35; 2Fal 2:3; 4:1; 6:1; 9:1; 3:15; Amo 7:14; Law 26:30; Mwa 31:27; Yer 31:4; 1Fal 1:40; Isa 30:29; 1Sam 16:16; 18:10; 19:9; 19:20; Za 92:3; 1Nya 25:1; 1Kor 14:1“Baada ya hayo utakwenda Gibea ya Mungu, ambapo hapo kuna kambi ya Wafilisti. Unapokaribia mji utakutana na kundi la manabii wakiteremka kutoka mahali pa juu wakiwa na vinubi, matari, filimbi na zeze vikipigwa mbele yao, nao watakuwa wakitoa unabii. 610:6 Hes 11:25; 1Sam 19:23-24; Mt 7:22Roho wa Bwana atakuja juu yako kwa nguvu, nawe utatoa unabii pamoja nao; nawe utageuzwa kuwa mtu wa tofauti. 710:7 2Sam 7:3; 1Fal 8:17; 1Nya 22:7; 28:2; 2Nya 6:7; Mhu 9:10; Amu 9:33; Yos 1:3; Lk 1:28; Ebr 13:5Mara ishara hizi zitakapotimizwa, fanya lolote mkono wako upasao kufanya, kwa kuwa Mungu yu pamoja nawe.
810:8 Yos 4:20; 10:43; 1Sam 7:16; 11:14; 13:4“Tangulia kushuka mbele yangu mpaka Gilgali. Hakika nami nitateremka nikujie ili kutoa dhabihu za sadaka za kuteketezwa na dhabihu za amani, lakini lazima ungoje kwa siku saba hata nitakapokujia na kukuambia likupasalo kufanya.”
Sauli Afanywa Mfalme
910:9 Kum 13:2Ikawa Sauli alipogeuka kumwacha Samweli, Mungu aliubadilisha moyo wa Sauli, na ishara hizi zote zikatimizwa siku ile. 1010:10 Hes 11:25; 1Sam 11:6; 19:20; Mt 7:21-23Walipofika Gibea, akakutana na kundi la manabii. Roho wa Mungu akaja juu yake kwa nguvu, naye akajiunga nao katika kutoa unabii kwao. 1110:11 Mt 13:54; Yn 7:15; 1Sam 19:24; 2Fal 9:11; Yer 29:26; Hos 9:7Ikawa wale wote waliomfahamu hapo mwanzo walipomwona akitoa unabii pamoja na manabii, wakaulizana, “Ni nini hiki kilichomtokea mwana wa Kishi? Je, Sauli naye pia yumo miongoni mwa manabii?”
1210:12 Isa 54:13; Yn 3:8Mtu mmoja ambaye aliishi huko akajibu, “Je, naye baba yao ni nani?” Basi ikawa mithali, kusema, “Je, Sauli pia yumo miongoni mwa manabii?” 1310:13 1Sam 19:23Baada ya Sauli kumaliza kutoa unabii, alikwenda mahali pa juu.
1410:14 1Sam 14:50; 9:3Basi babaye mdogo akamuuliza Sauli na mtumishi wake, “Je, mlikuwa wapi?”
Akajibu, “Tulikuwa tukiwatafuta punda. Lakini tulipoona hawapatikani, tulikwenda kwa Samweli.”
15Babaye mdogo Sauli akasema, “Niambie Samweli amekuambia nini.”
1610:16 1Sam 9:3, 20Sauli akajibu, “Alituhakikishia kwamba punda wamepatikana.” Lakini hakumwambia babaye mdogo kila kitu Samweli alichomwambia kuhusu ufalme.
1710:17 1Sam 7:5; Amu 20:1; 1Sam 11:15Samweli akawaita watu wa Israeli kuja kwa Bwana huko Mispa, 1810:18 Kut 1:14; Hes 10:9; Amu 6:8-9; Kum 4:34; Neh 9:9-12naye akawaambia, “Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli: ‘Niliwatoa Israeli kutoka Misri, nami niliwaokoa toka nguvu za Misri na falme zote zilizowaonea.’ 1910:19 Hes 11:20; Kum 33:5; Za 7:10; 18:48; 68:20; 145:19; 1Sam 8:5; Kum 17:14; Yos 7:14Lakini sasa mmemkataa Mungu wenu, ambaye anawaokoa toka katika maafa yenu yote na taabu zenu zote. Nanyi mmesema, ‘Hapana, tuteulie mfalme atutawale.’ Sasa basi, jihudhurisheni wenyewe mbele za Bwana kwa kabila zenu na kwa koo zenu.”
2010:20 Yos 7:14; Mdo 1:24Samweli alipoyasogeza makabila yote ya Israeli, kabila la Benyamini likachaguliwa. 2110:21 Es 3:7; Mit 16:33Kisha akalisogeza mbele kabila la Benyamini, ukoo kwa ukoo, nao ukoo wa Matri ukachaguliwa. Mwishoni Sauli mwana wa Kishi akachaguliwa. Lakini walipomtafuta, hakuonekana. 2210:22 Mwa 25:22; Amu 18:5Wakazidi kuuliza kwa Bwana, “Je, huyo mtu amekwisha kufika hapa?”
Naye Bwana akasema, “Ndiyo, amejificha katikati ya mizigo.”
2310:23 1Sam 9:2Wakakimbia na kumleta kutoka huko, naye aliposimama katikati ya watu, alikuwa mrefu kuliko watu wengine wote. 2410:24 Kum 17:15; 2Sam 21:6; 1Sam 9:2; 1Fal 1:25, 34, 39; 2Fal 11:12Samweli akawaambia watu wote, “Je, mnamwona mtu ambaye Bwana amemchagua? Hayupo aliye kama yeye miongoni mwa watu wote.”
Ndipo watu wakapiga kelele, wakasema, “Mfalme na aishi maisha marefu.”
2510:25 1Sam 8:9; Kum 17:14-20; 1Sam 8:11-18; 2Fal 11:12; 1Sam 11:14Samweli akawaeleza watu madaraka ya ufalme. Akayaandika kwenye kitabu na kuweka mbele za Bwana. Kisha Samweli akawaruhusu watu, kila mmoja aende nyumbani kwake.
2610:26 Amu 19:14; 20:44Sauli pia akaenda nyumbani kwake huko Gibea, akisindikizwa na watu hodari ambao Mungu alikuwa amegusa mioyo yao. 2710:27 Kum 13:13; 1Sam 20:7; 1Fal 10:25; 2Nya 32:23; 17:5; Za 68:29; Mdo 7:35, 51, 52; 2Sam 8:2; 1Fal 4:21; 10:25; Za 72:10; Mt 2:11Lakini baadhi ya watu wakorofi walisema, “Huyu mtu atawezaje kutuokoa?” Wakamdharau na wala hawakumletea zawadi. Lakini Sauli akanyamaza kimya.
