Aleka Lyatolwa
“Lino aleka lya cizuminano ca Mwami nolyakasika mu zivuka zya bana ba Israeli, bana ba Israeli boonse bakatalika kuyobeka kapati, kwakaba kuyobeka kupati kwakateelela kulaale. Bama Filisitaini nobakatelela kuyobeka kwa bana ba Israeli, bakaamba kuti, Hena nkuyobeka nzi ooku kupati kucitwa ku civuka ca bana ba Israeli? Ndilyona bakateelela kuti aleka lya Leza lyasika ku civuka ca bana ba Israeli. Bana Filisitaini bakayoowa; nkaambo bakaamba kuti, Maawe kuli ndiswe! nkaambo kunyina nokwakali cintu cili boobu kusikila ku ciindi eeci. Maawe kuli ndiswe! hena nguni uya kutwaangulula kuzwa mu maanza a ba leza aaba bayumu? Bakati, mba leza bakajaya bama Gipite kwiinda mu mpenzyo. Amuyume, mulibambe mbuli balombwana, Oo nywebo noma Filisitaini, ikutegwa mutakabi batwanga bama Hebbulu, mbuli mbo bali batwanga kuli ndinywe: amulibambe mbuli balombwana, mulwane. Bama Filisi- taini bakalwana, eelyo bana ba Isreali bakakomwa, bakatija, muntu omwe omwe wakaunka mutente lyakwe: kwakaba kujayigwa kupati kwa bana ba Israeli; nkaambo kwakajayigwa bana ba Israeli bali zyuulu zili makumi otatwe 30,000. Aleka lya Leza lyakatolwa; bana ba Eli bobilo ba Hafini a Finihesi bakajayigwa”KKP 192.1
Bama Filisitaini bakali kuyeeya kuti eeli aleka wakali ngo leza wa bana ba Israeli. Teebakazyi kuti Leza upona, iwakalenga majulu a nyika, iwakapa milawo yakwe a cilundu ca Sinayi, ngowakali kukonzya kucita bantu kuti bakome, nakuba kuti bakomwe, nkaambo kakutateelela kwabo, alimwi wakali kubacita kuti bakome bana ba Israeli ku ciindi ncobakali kubamba milawo ya Leza lyoonse iyakali mu aleka eeli lisetekene.KKP 193.1
Lino bana ba Israeli bakajayigwa kapati. Eli wakali kede munsi anzila, wakali kulindila kumwi kakankama, wakali kuyanda kuti a tambule makani akali kuzwa ku nkondo. Wakali kuyoowa kuti aleka lya Leza inga lilatolwa ama Filisitaini, ikuti bakalibisyebisye. Lino mutumwa wakazwa ku nkondo wakali kutijaana kuya ku Syilo, ndilyona nakasika kuya wakaambila Eli kuti bana bakwe bobilo bajayigwa. Eli wa kaumuna biyo, nkaambo eeci cakujayigwa kwa bana bakwe wakali kucilangila. Pesi mutumwa nakaamba kuti alimwi, “Aleka lya Leza lyatolwa,” ndilyona Eli wakatalika kubutauka a cuuno mpakakede, wakaba mu kuusa kupati, ndilyona wakawida kunze, wakafwa. Awalo wakatambula bukali bwa Leza bwakasika ku bana bakwe. Eli wakali amulandu akaambo ka bana bakwe bakabisya, nkaambo tanakali kubalaya ku ciindi ncobakali kucita cibyaabi. Lino kutolwa kwa aleka lya Leza ku ciyuka cama Filisitaini, akali nga mapenzi mapati akasika ku bana ba Israeli ku ciindi eeco. Mukayintu wa Finihesi, nakayanda kufwa, wakaulika mwana wakwe kuti ngu IKabbodi (Ichabod) ooko nkokuti, “Bulemu bwazwa ku bana ba Israeli: nkaambo aleka lya Leza lyakatolwa.”KKP 193.2