1 Iwa anọng p'Israẹl abira asi ebibya k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Mẹ wọ osi, wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi otte bẹ ọbọhk, bẹ awobha k'irekhirek kw'anọng pa Philistiya, ka cho arọbh afa.

2 Iwa ojinọng wani kw'okpen Manoa kw'ofon Zora, k'ẹkhọma cha Dan, ọkhaam kwanọng kw'ode ojididima, nnwa kọfha ọmaan. 3 Wa oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oyin kwanọng nwa abẹ, oben bi, “Kọ ade ojididima, nnwa kakhaam, yina, kọ atzima ibhọr otzima amaan nwa kw'ijinọng. 4 Mẹ wọ, kọ atzuk manda bani, kaambi abhinga-tzuk bọ, kàgwo, ọttọhk fa bẹ aphaangi-ọphaangi kàbira achi. 5 Kọ átzima ibhọr otzima amaan nnwa kw'ijinọng kw'ẹkpẹr en-eho chẹ ẹttọhmi, okhuri bi, odikkobh nwa atzuk p'agaangi-ọgaangi kogwo, ẹkpẹr kẹ k'eho kẹ́ttọhmi*13.5 K'eHiburu, ọnọng kw'oni atzuk p'agaangi-ọgaangi ogwo, ẹkpẹr kẹ k'eho kebire ẹttọhmi bẹ ayer-ẹ Nazirit., óde nnwa kwa bẹ attẹwọr k'ibhọr átte ọbọhk anang Ibinọkpaabyi. Kẹ wọ ótzima anọng eden, ọrọbha anọng p'Israẹl ka mbọhk s'anọng pa Philistiya.”

6 Mando kwa kwanọng nwa ofon ọtza ọgbaak odim bi, “Ọsẹjaakhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi oyin-m abẹ. Kẹ okheri oreng-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ojor-ojora. Kaam kẹ ibe s'ofon okwu kimbọbhi, kaam che chẹ kobiro ọgbaak. 7 Yina, kẹ oben-m bi, ‘Kọ átzima ibhọr otzima ámaan nwa kw'ijinọng. Mẹ wọ osi, kọ atzuk manda bani, kaambi abhinga-tzuk bọ, kàgwo. Ọttọhk fa bẹ aphaangi-ọphaangi kàbira achi, okhuri bi, odikkobh nwa atzuk p'agaangi-ọgaangi kógwo, ẹkpẹr kẹ k'eho kẹ́ttọhmi, óde nnwa kwa bẹ attẹwọr k'ibhọr átte ọbọhk anang Ibinọkpaabyi maa, ikhina ope.’ ”

8 Mẹ wọ ofon, wa Manoa ozi njọhm ọnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben bi: “O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kọhkha kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ inọngkwo. Kaam ngwukh-ọ okhukhi bi, atte ọsẹjaakhi kw'ira atzọhmi achena man ọbọhk, obiro ọkpa nnam ifha okwu okpebhi man odem kwa morenga ọrọk odikkobh nwa kwa bẹ ámaan e.”

9 Iwa Ibinọkpaabyi ọbhaanga njọhm sa Manoa. Orenga-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi obiro oyin kwanọng nwa abẹ, k'ogbe kw'owobh k'owoni; yina, wa odim kwẹ Manoa mẹ kode. 10 Kwanọng nwa ọjaabhi mmo ọtza ọgbaak odim bi, “Ojinọng nwuma kw'ewu nda oyin-m abẹ, okk'obiro akwa e!”

11 Manoa obina otzor kwanọng kwẹ nnam. Mada okwu okhebha ojinọng nwa, obọbh-ẹ bi, “Kọ wọ ade ojinọng kw'ewu nda agbaakhi kwanọng kwaam odik o?”

Obhina bi, “O o, kaam wọ e.”

12 Mẹ wọ ofon, Manoa ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “K'ogbe kw'atzim pọ ákhaama ẹjaakhi, bọng aphaangi bọ p'odikkobh nwa oruk akpen otzor, obiro osi ọtzọhm otzor o?”

13 Iwa oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhina bi, “Kwanọng kwọ ọkhaambi osi odik kpenamkpen kwa nkk'ẹ mgbaakha bi, osi. 14 Kẹ kọkhaambi ochi ọttọhk manda vani f'ofon ka grep, kọkhaambi ogwo atzuk manda bani, kaambi abhinga-tzuk bọ, kẹ kọkhaambi ochi ọphaangi-ttọhk manda vani. Kẹ ọkhaambi osi odik kpenamkpen kwa nkk'ẹ ndọhna.”

15 Mẹ wọ ofon, Manoa oben oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, “Ira ọdaak man bi, awobha ttara man maa, mọwọhn ovu-nwa ọnang-ọ.”

16 Oreng-eden nwa kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhina bi, “Kaambi abọkh-m ahok ma, kaam ọchattọhk fabọng manda vani kínchi. Yina, idikha asi ẹnanga ẹkwọmichẹ, tzọkha chẹ anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi.” (Wa Manoa kotzini bi, orenga-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ.)

17 Iwa Manoa ọbọbh oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, “Kọ akpen yan o, ifha mọfha ọnang-ọ ikpokpobha k'ogbe kw'atzim pọ ákhaama ẹjaakhi k'odik-ọkka?”

18 Oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhina bi, “Ira kaam che chaam kabọbh e, okhuri bi, kwẹ kọ kọttaan e.” 19 Wa Manoa ọtzọkha ovu-nwa ọmaana ẹnanga ch'abọkpa, otzima osi ẹjafọhni k'itzakpa ebir-ebir ọnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi osi okkokkoni-dik m'itzitzikha sa Manoa ọmaana kwanọng kwẹ: 20 Mada akpondaak awọm k'ijafọhnibe achina k'ẹrọng, oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orenga m'akpongdaak mba ofona. Mada Manoa ọmaana kwanọng kwẹ are odik nwa, bẹ atto akhubha otzitzikha fabẹ k'irerek. 21 Mada oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oni Manoa ọmaana kwanọng kwẹ abẹ dọk oyini, Manoa on-otzin bi, oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ.

22 Manoa oben kwanọng kwẹ bi, “Mọkk'ọpa ma e, mokk'Ibinọkpaabyi ọra e!”

23 Mẹ wọ ofon, kwanọng kwẹ obhina bi, “Idikha ira Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkhami bi ofhu man, ira ẹnanga ẹkwọmichẹ chaman ọmaana ẹnanga chaman ch'abọkpa cha mosi, kọtzọkha. Ira man idik nna biphyir kọkhọhkha, man sẹ ọgbaak-gbaak kobiro ọgbaak.”

24 Iwa kwanọng nwa okwu ọmaan nwa kw'ijinọng, ọkpẹ-ẹ Samson. Wa nnwa nwa ọbar, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọdẹ-ẹ. 25 Wa egwugwuma ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ch'ẹfa ẹnwẹ-ẹ mada owobh ka Mahane-Dan, k'ottem kwa Zora ttara Ẹshtaol.