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1 Alakenh Samuel angkenh Israel-wenh-rnemew.
Philistia-areny-rnemel irrtyert-ineyel box impen Akngey-wenh
Ingwer-ingweran artwa ahawarr akngerr Philistia-areny-rnem akarrerrew, atwerreyew werreyew-then pewenarrel Israel-wenh-rnem-then. Israel-wenh-rnem ayntey-alhew apmer Ebenezer arrerenty. Philistia-areny-rneman ayntey-alhew apmer Aphek arrerentyarl, ipert ingwer-ampenyarl. 2 Rernem alhew ampep-warl, werreyew Israel-wenh-rnem-then. Philistia-areny-rnemel renh-rnem ipmew atwew, akngerr innga, 4,000.
3 Israel-wenh-rnemarl alpew angkep apmer ikwer-rnem-wenh-warl, artwamp-rnem ayernerrenh, “Ilek-wety INGKARTel renh-rnem tyarlewew, anewantherrenh-rnem atweyew? Apmer Shiloh-warl alhey, box impen Akngey-wenh inerleweyew. Anantherr box renh atnyeneyew atwerrentyeng-arey Philistia-areny-rnem-then. Akngeyelan anenhantherrenharl alpemelem.”
4 Rernemap artwernem thwenew Shiloh-warl, box impen Akngey-wenh inerleweyew. Rerneman iterrew, “INGKART Ilkwa Ingkerrenhew ra box-itwew aneyel aympelh-akert atherr ampepel.” Artwamp ingkart Eli alerikw ikwerenh-atherr, Hophni Phinehas-atherr, ratherr alhew arrpemarl, box impen arntarnt-arenhey-alpaynteyew.
5 Rernemarl akngey-alpew box renh, Israel-wenh-rnem inkwerelhemel arlkalhelerrew. Arlkewarlel ahern akngenhelhelew. 6 Philistia-areny-rnemel awew, rernemap ayernerrew, “Nthakenh irreyel? Ilekewarl Israel-wenh-rnem arlkalhelerrew?”
Rernemarl awew, Israel-wenh-rnemel box impen Akngey-wenh atnyeney-alpew, 7 rernemap atererrew. Rernemap apatemel angkerrew, “Pwertay! Akngey ikwer-rnem-wenh ikwer-rnem-warl-anem apetyew! Aleyant alakenh irrewan! Irrwernelhew innganem anantherr! 8 Nthakenh ingwerentyel anenhantherrenh arntarnt-arey-angenh nhelkwer-wety! Anantherr awew, rarl apmwa innga mpwarew Egypt-areny-rnemew arlpaw-ampeny-itwew. 9 Anantherr Philistia-areny-rnem rlterrk-antey aneyew! Renh-rnem antengeleyew, anantherraw atyetyart ikwer-rnem aneyew. Rernem anewantherr atyetyartarl anewerr! Atererrey-angenh ikwer-rnem-wety! Artewenty atweyew anantherr!”
10-11 Rernemap inngarl rlterrk alhew ikwer-rnem-angkwarr, ipmew-anem atwemel artwa ahawarr Israel-wenh-rnem 30,000. Ikwereng-arey Philistia-areny-rnemel irrtyert-inew box impen Akngey-wenh. Eli-wenh alerikw-atherr, Hophni-atherr Phinehas-atherr, ratherr ilwew arrpemarl. Ingwer-rneman arlperrtyarl anterrew, apmer-warl angkep alperlewew.
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12 Arlta ikwerel-antey artwa anyent angka apmwakert anterrew, rernemarl atwerrenh-they. Ranap Benjamin-wenh-antey, rap anterreynenh apmer Shiloh-warl, arleng innga. Arlka apmwa innga anterrenh; arnkwa ra ilterrew, akapwert-warl ahern arrernelhew ikwer-rnem-wenh-angkwarr, rarl ikwer-rnem artewenty amperrngerrew.
13-15 Eli-an artwamp innganem, 98, aparrng-anem. Ra anenh arriwel arntarnt-arelhemel, chair-el anerl-anemel. Ra atererremel iterrew artewenty, apmwa innga ayntewerr box impen Akngey-wenh ikwer.
Artwa rarl apmer-warl aremerrenhew, angka apmwa ilerl-apenh, akngerran artnalhelerrew-anem. Eli-el awew, rap arlkew artwa ikwer, “Nthakenh irreyelay? Ilekewarl akngerr artnalhelerreyel alakenhan?”
16 Artwa ra anterrew Eli-warl angkey-alhew, “Artwampay! Ayengan anterrey-alhew, rernemarl atwerrenh-they!”
Artwampel ayernew, “Nthakenh irreway?” 17 Ra tyernew, “Anantherr Israel-wenh-rnem anterrey-alpew Philistia-areny-rnem-wety. Rernem artwa ahawarr ingwer-rnem anewantherrenh-rnem atwew, alerengkw ngkwenh-atherr-then. Box impen Akngey-wenh rernemap irrtyert-inew anewantherr-they!” 18 Eli-an anenh-antey chair ikwer-itwew. Rarl awew, Philistia-areny-rnemelarl box impen irrtyert-inew, rap aytnew artepel-ayeth ahern-warl. Artwamp antyelty irrewarl innga, rap rternng-anem akelhew. Artwa ilkwa ra anenh Israel-itwew aherrety 40-ew-atety. ...