1 Sǝ cau mala [Yahweh nǝ kún] Samuyila yiu aban amǝ Isǝrayila kat. A bàkú mǝno ka, amǝ'Isǝrayila wari a munǝo arǝ amǝ'Filisti. À kya tsǝk kàttì malea a Ebeneza, sǝ amǝ'Filisti tsǝk kàttì malea a Afek. 2 Amǝ'Filisti tsaɗi a kúnarǝia a nzong ban-je munǝo ace ká arǝ Isǝrayila. Lang munǝo candǝ ka, amǝ'Filisti gandǝ amǝ'Isǝrayila, à wal-lú aburana mala amǝ'Isǝrayila kǝla aɓwana á-ine a ɓawan lwa.

3 Lang amǝ'lwa nyarǝna a kàttì ka, aɓwana-mǝgule mala Isǝrayila bang ama, <<Palang sǝ Yahweh eari amǝ'Filisti sǝ à li sǝm a munǝo yalung? Ɓǝ̀ sǝm kyane ɓǝ̀ sǝm twal Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh a Shilo, ɓǝ̀ sǝm yinǝi kani, ace mǝnana ɓǝ̀ pà atà sǝm, sǝ ɓǝ̀ amsǝ sǝm a ɓabù aɓisǝm amǝbura.>>

4 Nda à tùr aburana a Shilo, sǝ à kya twal Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh Mǝtala Abangŋo, mǝnana do a buno-murǝm a nre ka *4:4 Ɓalli gbal aɓa: Pur 25:22; 2Sam 6:2; Ang 80:1; 99:1.acerup ka. Amuna-burana ɓari mala Eli, yià Hofni andǝ Finehas ka, à nda kano atà Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli. 5 Lang à yinanǝ Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh aɓa kàttì ka, Isǝrayila kat ɓuà-gāwàn mǝcandǝe gandǝa nzali gǝggǝli. 6 Sǝ lang amǝ'Filisti ok gì ɓuà-gāwàn ngga, à bang ama, <<Mana nda ɓá mǝnia yi gāwàn mǝcandǝe aɓa kàttì mala amǝ'Ibǝru ka?>> Lang à yi sǝlǝa ama, Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh yina aɓa kàttì ka, 7 ɓangciu pàkki amǝ'Filisti, acemǝnana à bang ama, <<Aɓakuli yina a kàttì malea! Caukwanban nǝ sǝm! Kǝgìr kǝla man kum sǝm a kǝ fara ɗàng! 8 Caukwanban nǝ sǝm! Yana nǝ̀ amsǝ sǝm a ɓabù aɓakuli mǝ'rǝcandǝe man? Amǝnia ka, à nda ka aɓakuli mǝnana à wal amǝ'Masar nǝ koya ulang agir'murmwana a ɓabondo ka! 9 Wu cam kàngkàng, wu duk aburana,†4:9 wu duk aburana ko <<cam wara kǝla aburana>> wun amǝ'Filisti, ɓǝ̀ ana raka wun nǝ̀ duk aguro mala amǝ'Ibǝru, kǝla mana à duk aguro ma'wun ngga! Wu duk aburana sǝ wu munǝo!>>

10 Nda amǝ'Filisti munǝo, sǝ à gandǝ Isǝrayila, sǝ koya ɓwabura ka, ɓangŋa nyare a gumli male. À wal-lú amǝ'Isǝrayila kǝ̀rkǝ́r: asoje-kusǝu á-lumi-tàrú (30,000) wù a kun-munǝo. 11 Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, Amǝ'Filisti é à umnǝi, sǝ amuna-burana mala Eli ɓari, yià Hofni andǝ Finehas ka, à wal-luia.

12 Akǝ pwari mǝno ka, ɓè ɓwabura ɓwa'Benjami ɓangŋa a kun-munǝo sǝ yiu a Shilo nǝ gìr'nggūrǝu mǝsange arǝì nǝ tú a ɓamuri. 13 Lang yi bik ka, Eli naban do yak, amúr buno male a gírí kun-nda aban sǝn njar, ɓalǝi kǝ kasǝki atàcau mala Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli. Lang ɓwabure kùtí aɓa nggea-là sǝ bangce gìr mǝnana kumban ngga, nggea-là kat so ɓua gǝu. 14 Eli ok ɓua-woi'woi sǝ ɗìban ama, <<Mana nda ɓá mǝnia yì zunggǝli mala ban ngga?>> Pǝlǝa ɓwabure larri yiu, sǝ banggi Eli cê. 15 (Eli ka ndanǝ apǝlǝa lumi-tongno-nong-ine-bwamdǝ-tongno-nong-tàrú (98), sǝ anggur-mǝsǝì wuna, acemani ka kǝ sǝnban pepè ɗàng.) 16 Ɓwabure ne Eli ama, <<Mǝ nda ɓwa mǝnana ǝn pur a kun-munǝo ka; ǝn ɓangŋa a kun-munǝo yalung.>>

Eli ɗì ama, <<Mana kumban, munem?>>

17 Ɓwabure eari wi ama, <<Isǝrayila ɓangŋa a ɓadǝmba amǝ'Filisti, sǝ à wal-lú amǝ Isǝrayila nǝ nggea walban! Amuna-burana mô ɓari, Hofni andǝ Finehas ka à walnia, sǝ Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, amǝ'Filisti angŋǝni!>>

18 Lang bangcau mala Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, kara Eli nyare kpa nǝtakwari amúr buno male a nkanggari bankutio, myali ɓunno, sǝ wǔ, acemǝnana enà sǝ dǝmbǝrya. Eli ka nda mǝɓashi amúr Isǝrayila mala apǝlǝa lumi-ine.

19 Nkil Eli, mālá Finehas ka ndanǝ muna a bumi, sǝ pwari gbashi male gbashìna tù. Lang ok cau ama Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka à angŋǝni, sǝ nkili-mǝɓwabure andǝ burí ka à wuna ka, kara kùndǝ a nzali sǝ gbashi. Sǝama kwanban mala gbashi ɓākì.‡4:19 kara kùndǝ a nzali sǝ gbashi. Sǝama kwanban mala gbashi ɓākì. ko <<kara kùndǝ a nzali sǝ gbashi, acemǝnana kwanban mala gbashi ɓākì.>> 20 Sǝ lang malanǝ̀ wù ka, amamǝna mǝnana à ndaban came amurí ka à ne wi ama, <<Cè ɓangciu pàkkô ɗàng! A ɓǝlna muna-ɓwabura!>> Sǝ yì ka, nyesǝia wia kǝcau ko tsǝkiri ɗàng. 21 Pǝlǝa tsǝki mune lullǝu ama Ikabot,§4:21 Sǝni gbal aɓa: 1Sam 14:3. ɓālǝi ama, <<Ɓoarɓwa mala Ɓakuli nyìngŋǝ̀nà Isǝrayila.>> Pà mǝnia yi lullǝu ka acemǝnana à gbamina Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli arǝ amǝ'Isǝrayila, sǝ ace lú mala nkili-mǝɓwabure andǝ burí. 22 Bang ama, <<Ɓoarɓwa mala Ɓakuli nyìngŋǝ̀nà Isǝrayila, acemǝnana Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, à gbamini.>>