1 Mẹ wọ, Samwẹl oben anọng p'Israẹl biphyir bi, “Kaam nkk'itzọhng nyonga k'odik kpenamkpen kwa bọng agbaakh-m, nkk'bọng ọvaarnọng mbiri nnanga kw'ọ́dabh bọng. 2 Mẹ wọ, bọbọng akk'ọvaarnọng akhaama kw'otzima bọng. On-ode kaam, nkk'ndama mbiri mmen ahọbh, va paam p'ijinọng awobh ma ttara bọng. Kaam nkk'bọng ndabha ttẹwọr k'edikkobh chaam maa apyiri k'ewu cha mayina. 3 M'ẹbaa nda cha mbe ma, bọng gbaak-m m'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọmaana m'itzitzikha s'ọtzọhmnọng nwa kwẹ, kwa kẹ okk'ana obyengi k'eho. Anyi wọ kwa kaam nkk'ẹbhaam chẹ ndọkha? Anyi wọ kwa kaam nkk'ẹnyanyaang chẹ ndọkha? Anyi wọ kwa kaam nkk'chen nsa? Anyi kwa kaam nkk'ihem nhokha? Anyi wọ oben bi, kaam nkk'ngwu ka mbọhk sẹ ndọkha, kw'orenga mẹ kaam eponga-kpaara ch'etzor-otzor ka nnang o? Idikha kaam nkk'ottotto manda wani ngaama m'idik nna, kaam ńsi-osi kwẹ otzor.”

4 Bẹ abhina bi, “Man chen atzima asa, man k'ihem kabira ahok, mada ogbe odede ọttọhk f'ọnọng katzọk.”

5 Samwẹl oben bẹ bi, “Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọmaana ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ kw'okk'ana obyengi k'eho, bọ ade awobhare p'attaanga anang bọng m'odik nwa, k'ewu cha mayina e, bi kaam ottotto manda wani k'itzitzikha sabọng kingaam.”

Bẹ abhina bi, “Kẹ wọ ode owobh-ore kwaman.”

6 Mẹ wọ, Samwẹl ọgbaak bẹ bi, “Wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ otzek Mosẹs ọmaana Aarọn. Kẹ wọ iwa obiro otzima abatte obina k'Ijip. 7 Mẹ wọ e, bọng be mẹ, ifha kaam ndima ẹkhọhkha mpyima bọng k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, k'idik s'itzor-otzor biphyir sa kẹ ọkk'ọsa ọnang bọng ttara abatte.

8 “Mada Jekọb ọnwa k'Ijip, bẹ abhom ẹkkaana anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọtzọhm Mosẹs ọmaana Aarọn, p'atzim abatte abina k'Ijip akwu ahok bẹ m'ibe nna.

9 “Yina, bẹ araama Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kwabẹ. Mẹ wọ, Ibinọkpaabyi otte bẹ ọbọhk ọnang Sisẹra, kw'ode odenho kw'agbong-nọng pa Hazọr, obiro otte bẹ ọbọhk ọnang aPhilistiya, ttara ọvaarnọng kwa Moab, p'arim bẹ abẹ. 10 Wa bẹ abhom anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, aben bi, ‘M'okk'ẹkhọngkwuri ọsa, m'okk'nnam ọkpa ọbọra Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, mon-okpobha akha pa Baal, ọmaana agbatza p'Ashtọrẹt. Yina, rọbha man ka mbọhk s'attattaanga-nọng paman, ifha mókpobh-ọ.’ 11 Mẹ wọ, iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọtzọhm Jerubaal, ọmaana Barak, ọmaana Jẹphta, ttara Samwẹl, obiro ọrọbha bọng ka mbọhk s'attattaanga-nọng pabọng, k'eden kpenamkpen, ifha bọng aruk k'odidiri.

12 “Yina, mada bọng an-are ọvaar Nahash kw'ọdabhi ab'Ammọn da om-okwu bi okwu orima bọng abẹ, bọng an-aben bi, ‘Mma e, maman orori ọvaarnọng kw'ọdabh man e’ kaambi ode bi Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng wọ ode bọng ọvaarnọng. 13 Mẹ wọ, bọng kkeri ọvaarnọng kwa bọng akk'atzekha mẹ, nwuma kwa bọng arori. Bọng kker e, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'bọng ọvaarnọng kw'ọdabh bọng ọnanga e. 14 Idikha ira bọng akhaam ojora f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, bọng akpobh-ẹ, abira ahakha eho anang asana pẹ, idikha bọbọng ttara ọvaarnọng kw'ọdabhi bọng, akher k'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng, ira ojibh-ojibh ọnang bọng. 15 Yina, idikha bọng ani eho ahak anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, bọng an-agaangi eho anang asana pẹ, kẹ ọ́nang bọng ettuma mach'iwa ọnangi abatte.

16 “Mẹ wọ, bọng wobha bi sẹẹbh atzima chen pabọng are odik barambar kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi om-oben bi osi o. 17 Ogbe kw'ipha s'awit arang ma? Kaam ńyeri Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi otte ẹbhaangkpon ọbọhk etto etzum, obiro otte ẹrọng ọbọhk etzebh. Mẹ wọ kwa bọng atzima atzin itzama-dema sa bọng asi k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, da bọng arori ọvaarnọng abọbh-ẹ.”

18 Mẹ wọ e, Samwẹl oyeri Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Mẹ ewu nduma dani, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi otte ẹbhaangkpon ọbọhk etto etzum, obiro otte ẹrọng ọbọhk etzebh. Ofona mẹ, anọng biphyir an-awobha k'ojora f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọmaana fa Samwẹl.

19 Anọng biphyir an-aben Samwẹl bi, “Zi njọhm anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ, ka nho sa maman atzọhmnọng pọ e, ifha moningi ópe e, kkeri mokk'itzama ọsa ttara ka ngọngkwuri saman biphyir e, bi moror ọvaarnọng ọbọbh-ẹ e.”

20 Samwẹl obhina bẹ bi, “Oningi bọng ojor e. Bọng akk'itzama nna biphyir asa; yina, bọng nnam kàkpa abọra Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, bọng na kpobha Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ttara ettem obungichẹ. 21 Bọng agbatza kàkpobha kkeri bẹ k'eden kayini. Agbatza ejibha katzim achena bọng, bẹ bọng kabira afha akkaana, okhuri bi, bẹ k'eden kayini. 22 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi órenga abarada pa che chẹ abẹbẹ, bọng kóbhum, okhuri bi, wa ode odik kw'ọdaami Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ettem bi, otzima bọng osi anọng pẹ. 23 On-ode kaam, tzọmi-tzọmi okponga k'idachen bi, kaam nsi ẹkhọngkwuri k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, cha kaam nni njọhm nzi ka bọng ka nho. Kaam ḿbiri ḿkpebhi bọng idik s'ijibh-ojibh, ibiri itzor-otzor. 24 Yina, bọng konga akhaama ojora f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, bọng abira akpobh-ẹ ka nnam-ophephe ttara ettem obungichẹ. Bọng jima idik-barada s'ọkk'ọsa ọnang bọng. 25 Yina, bọng an-achin ororo k'itzama, bọbọng ọmaana ọvaarnọng kwabọng, bẹ ádimi bọng odimi biphyir-phyir.”