16. Samuel, prophet of the Lord, beloved by the Lord his God, established a new government, and he anointed leaders over his people.
17. By the law of the Lord, he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob saw it, and so, by his fidelity, he was proven to be a prophet.
18. And he was known to be faithful in his words. For he saw the God of light.
19. And when fighting against the enemies, who stood against him on every side, he called upon the name of the Almighty Lord, with an offering of an inviolate lamb.
20. And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise, he made his voice to be heard.
21. And he crushed the leaders of the Tyrians, and all the commanders of the Philistines.
22. And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he offered testimony in the sight of the Lord and of his Christ, that he had not taken a bribe from any flesh, not even so much as a shoe, and that no man made an accusation against him.
23. And after this, he slept. And he made known to the king and revealed to him the end of his life. And he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to abolish the impiety of the people.