1 Wa Nahash kw'ọdabhi ẹkhọma ch'Ammọn ofon ọtza ọkhọri obhon kwa Jabẹsh-Gilead okhe k'ottem bi, orima bẹ abẹ. Mẹ wọ, ajinọng pa Jabẹsh biphyir aben-ẹ bi, “Si echekhi ttara man, ifha maman ón-owobha k'irekh-irek kwọ.”

2 Yina, Nahash kw'ofon Ammọn obhina bẹ bi, “Kaam ńsi echekhi ttara bọng, idikha bọng akher bi, nnọbha chen ch'odimbọhk ch'ọnọng kpenamkpen, ifha nge Israẹl biphyir ka mgbar.”

3 Mẹ wọ, adenho pa Jabẹsh aben-ẹ bi, “Kọ nang man iwu izenamfa, ifha mọtzọhm akkaabh-ẹkkaabha agbaak anọng p'Israẹl makhọra, idikha ọnọng manda wani on-okwu bi, ọkkaana man, maman ón-otte for saman ọbọhk ọnang-ọ.”

4 Mada akkaabh-ẹkkaabha mba apyiri Gibea, kw'ode obhon kwa Saul, bẹ atzọkha idik nna agbaak anọng. Anọng biphyir abhom abomọng k'ẹrọng. 5 M'ẹbaa mẹ, Saul om-ofona k'owoni okhuna, otzor abhaam pẹ nnam. Mada opyiri ọbọbh bi, “Mbọng vọ osi anọng mba a? Bẹ am-abhom mbọng o?” Mẹ wọ e, bẹ abira agbaakh-ẹ idik nna s'ira ajinọng pa Jabẹsh akk'agbaakha.

6 Mada Saul ọbhaang ẹkkaabha nda cha bẹ atzima akwu, ẹfa ch'Egwugwuma ch'Ibinọkpaabyi ẹnwẹ-ẹ, ettem en-ebhem-ẹ. 7 Mẹ wọ, ọtzọkha abhaam pẹ afa ọkpọhk k'abir-ibiri, ọtzọkha ọnang akkaabh-ẹkkaabha mba bi, bẹ atza akkema k'Israẹl makhọra, oben bi, “Manda wọ kwa bẹ asi abhaam p'ọnọng kpenamkpen kw'oni Saul, ọmaana Samwẹl, abẹ ọtzọni.” Mẹ wọ e, ojora f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnwa anọng, bẹ biphyir an-akhaama ochibhi wani. 8 Mada Saul oyeri bẹ ọkwa ka Bẹzẹk, ọnọng-mik kw'ajinọng p'Israẹl ode, nnọhna nnọhna obhiri arọbh chi obhiri afa obhiri jobh, ọnọng-mik kw'ajinọng pa Juda ode, nnọhna arọbh attaan obhiri chi.

9 Bẹ agbaak akkaabh-ẹkkaabha mba bi, “Bọng gbaak ajinọng pa Jabẹsh-Gilead bi, ‘Ophyini m'ogbe kw'ekpikhira ẹkk'ẹkhọma, bọng akhaama ẹnaanga ọkhaama.’ ” Mada akkaabh-ẹkkaabha mba afon atza agbaak ajinọng pa Jabẹsh ẹkkaabha nda, ettem ẹdaam bẹ. 10 Mẹ wọ, bẹ agbaak anọng p'Ammọn p'ade ajinọng pa Jabẹsh bi, “Ophyini maman ótte for saman ọbọhk otte ọnang bọng, bọng abira afha atzima man asi odik kpenamkpen kw'ọdaakhi bọng e.”

11 Ewu ekhobh mẹ, Saul ọbhaangi ajinọng pẹ ka ngaan nttaan. M'owukhobha, bẹ anwa k'ibhingabe s'ab'Ammọn, bẹ afhu bẹ maa apyiri mẹ da ewu ẹkk'ẹkhọma. Anọng p'iwa anaang araami, ọnọng-ọnọng ọrọbh ochina ọgbaho kwẹ.

12 Wa anọng an-abọbh Samwẹl bi, “Anyi wọ ode ọnọng nwuma kw'iwa ọbọbhi bi, ‘Saul wọ ón-ode man ọvaarnọng o?’ Bọng dima ajinọng mba ayin ka chenna man, mófhu bẹ.”

13 Yina, Saul oben bi, “Mma e, ọnọng manda wani kwa bẹ afhu k'ewu cha mayina kode, da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'Israẹl ọkkaana, k'ewu cha mayina e.”

14 Mẹ wọ, Samwẹl oben anọng bi, “Bọng kwu mochina ka Gilgal, mobiro ọtza okhera ttara ẹvaar nda kẹ.” 15 Mẹ wọ e, anọng biphyir achina ka Gilgal, atza akhera k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, Saul wọ ode ọvaarnọng. Bẹ afọhni nja sa nnaanga s'odidiri k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Mẹ wọ, Saul ọmaana anọng p'Israẹl biphyir asi ọdadaami kw'ideden.