1 Mada aPhilistiya akk'Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ibinọkpaabyi abọkha atzima afona, bẹ atzọkha chẹ k'Ẹbẹneza, atzima achina k'Ashdọd. 2 Wa bẹ atzini chẹ atza ahok k'ọkhapa kwa bẹ ahokhi ọkha f'okpen Dagọn, bẹ ahok Ẹkkọhbhi nda, ẹbaanga ọgbatza kwa Dagọn. 3 Mada anọng p'Ashdọd an-aphyọbh k'ekpekpebha, bẹ an-are bi, Dagọn ọkk'ọtta okhubha itzitzikha k'irerek, m'itzitzikha s'Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, bẹ atzini Dagọn ahok k'ibe sẹ. 4 Yina, mada ewu ehobh, bẹ aphyọbha atza are bi, Dagọn okk'obiro ọtta okhubha itzitzikha k'irerek m'ibhokhi, k'itzitzikha s'Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, eho ẹkk'ẹkpaara, mbọhk nkk'mbiri mphyakhi, nyima m'ereremachi ch'ẹhọhmma, ọkkafor kẹ-khẹ on-omunga. 5 Kẹ wọ osi maa apyiri k'ewu cha mayina, k'obhon kw'Ashdọd, ode afọhnẹja pa Dagọn o, obiro ode anọng adọdọkh o, ọnọng kw'odimi k'ọkhapa kwa Dagọn kw'ọbari ereremachi ch'ẹhọhmma kode.

6 Wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang anọng p'Ashdọd, ọmmamma kw'ideden, obiro ọnang bẹ ettuma, osi ikhọmanna s'abirakpo imma anọng p'Ashdọd. 7 Mada anọng p'Ashdọd are idik s'itto ikhebha bẹ, bẹ aben bi, “Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'ọkha f'Israẹl, kẹkhaambi ewobha ma ttara man, okhuri bi, chẹ ekk'maman, ọmaana Dagọn kw'ode ọkha faman ọmmamma ẹnanga.” 8 Mẹ wọ, bẹ ayeri adabhi p'ẹkhọma cha Philistiya biphyir atzobha, abọbh bẹ bi, “Mosi yan ọmaana Ẹkkọhbhi nda ch'Echekhi ch'ọkha f'anọng p'Israẹl o?”

Wa bẹ abhina bi, “Bọng dini Ẹkkọhbhi nda ch'Echekhi ch'ọkha f'Israẹl atzima achina k'obhon kwa Gat.” Mẹ wọ e, bẹ atzini chẹ atzima achina ka Gat.

9 Yina, mada bẹ akk'chẹ atzini, ettem ebhem Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, okhe anọng p'obhon nwuma k'opoma f'ideden. Osi ọkhọhmmana f'abirakpo ọmma vava, ọmaana adeden-nọng. 10 Mẹ wọ, bẹ atzima Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ibinọkpaabyi achina k'Ẹkrọn.

Mada bẹ akk'Ẹkkọhbhi nda ch'Echekhi ch'Ibinọkpaabyi atzima achina k'Ẹkrọn, anọng p'Ẹkrọn abhom k'ẹrọng aben bi, “Bẹ akk'Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'ọkha f'Israẹl atzima akwu ka bi, chẹ ekwu efhu man, ọmaana anọng paman e.”

11 Wa bẹ ayeri adabhi pa Philistiya biphyir aben bẹ bi, “Tte Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'ọkha f'anọng p'Israẹl ebina ka man k'obhon, ẹkpa nnam k'obhon kw'anọng p'akhaam chẹ e, ifha eningi man, ọmaana anọng paman efhu e.” Da ojora f'obo ọkk'ọnyaami k'ebhonmọr biphyir. Wa Ibinọkpaabyi ọnangi anọng mba ọmmamma kw'ideden. 12 Anọng p'iwa ani ope-ope ape, an-abira awobha k'ọkhọkhọhmi kw'abirakpo, ebhonmọr biphyir en-ewobha k'obhoma kw'ogori maa opyiri k'ẹrọng.