1Sǝ cau mala [Yahweh nǝ kún] Samuyila yiu aban amǝ Isǝrayila kat. A bàkú mǝno ka, amǝ'Isǝrayila wari a munǝo arǝ amǝ'Filisti. À kya tsǝk kàttì malea a Ebeneza, sǝ amǝ'Filisti tsǝk kàttì malea a Afek.2Amǝ'Filisti tsaɗi a kúnarǝia a nzong ban-je munǝo ace ká arǝ Isǝrayila. Lang munǝo candǝ ka, amǝ'Filisti gandǝ amǝ'Isǝrayila, à wal-lú aburana mala amǝ'Isǝrayila kǝla aɓwana á-ine a ɓawan lwa.3Lang amǝ'lwa nyarǝna a kàttì ka, aɓwana-mǝgule mala Isǝrayila bang ama, <<Palang sǝ Yahweh eari amǝ'Filisti sǝ à li sǝm a munǝo yalung? Ɓǝ̀ sǝm kyane ɓǝ̀ sǝm twal Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh a Shilo, ɓǝ̀ sǝm yinǝi kani, ace mǝnana ɓǝ̀ pà atà sǝm, sǝ ɓǝ̀ amsǝ sǝm a ɓabù aɓisǝm amǝbura.>>4Nda à tùr aburana a Shilo, sǝ à kya twal Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh Mǝtala Abangŋo, mǝnana do a buno-murǝm a nre kaacerup ka. Amuna-burana ɓari mala Eli, yià Hofni andǝ Finehas ka, à nda kano atà Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli.5Lang à yinanǝ Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh aɓa kàttì ka, Isǝrayila kat ɓuà-gāwàn mǝcandǝe gandǝa nzali gǝggǝli.6Sǝ lang amǝ'Filisti ok gì ɓuà-gāwàn ngga, à bang ama, <<Mana nda ɓá mǝnia yi gāwàn mǝcandǝe aɓa kàttì mala amǝ'Ibǝru ka?>> Lang à yi sǝlǝa ama, Akwati Kùrcau mala Yahweh yina aɓa kàttì ka,7ɓangciu pàkki amǝ'Filisti, acemǝnana à bang ama, <<Aɓakuli yina a kàttì malea! Caukwanban nǝ sǝm! Kǝgìr kǝla man kum sǝm a kǝ fara ɗàng!8Caukwanban nǝ sǝm! Yana nǝ̀ amsǝ sǝm a ɓabù aɓakuli mǝ'rǝcandǝe man? Amǝnia ka, à nda ka aɓakuli mǝnana à wal amǝ'Masar nǝ koya ulang agir'murmwana a ɓabondo ka!9Wu cam kàngkàng, wu duk aburana,wun amǝ'Filisti, ɓǝ̀ ana raka wun nǝ̀ duk aguro mala amǝ'Ibǝru, kǝla mana à duk aguro ma'wun ngga! Wu duk aburana sǝ wu munǝo!>>10Nda amǝ'Filisti munǝo, sǝ à gandǝ Isǝrayila, sǝ koya ɓwabura ka, ɓangŋa nyare a gumli male. À wal-lú amǝ'Isǝrayila kǝ̀rkǝ́r: asoje-kusǝu á-lumi-tàrú (30,000) wù a kun-munǝo.11Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, Amǝ'Filisti é à umnǝi, sǝ amuna-burana mala Eli ɓari, yià Hofni andǝ Finehas ka, à wal-luia.
Lú mala Eli
12Akǝ pwari mǝno ka, ɓè ɓwabura ɓwa'Benjami ɓangŋa a kun-munǝo sǝ yiu a Shilo nǝ gìr'nggūrǝu mǝsange arǝì nǝ tú a ɓamuri.13Lang yi bik ka, Eli naban do yak, amúr buno male a gírí kun-nda aban sǝn njar, ɓalǝi kǝ kasǝki atàcau mala Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli. Lang ɓwabure kùtí aɓa nggea-là sǝ bangce gìr mǝnana kumban ngga, nggea-là kat so ɓua gǝu.14Eli ok ɓua-woi'woi sǝ ɗìban ama, <<Mana nda ɓá mǝnia yì zunggǝli mala ban ngga?>> Pǝlǝa ɓwabure larri yiu, sǝ banggi Eli cê.15(Eli ka ndanǝ apǝlǝa lumi-tongno-nong-ine-bwamdǝ-tongno-nong-tàrú (98), sǝ anggur-mǝsǝì wuna, acemani ka kǝ sǝnban pepè ɗàng.)16Ɓwabure ne Eli ama, <<Mǝ nda ɓwa mǝnana ǝn pur a kun-munǝo ka; ǝn ɓangŋa a kun-munǝo yalung.>> Eli ɗì ama, <<Mana kumban, munem?>>17Ɓwabure eari wi ama, <<Isǝrayila ɓangŋa a ɓadǝmba amǝ'Filisti, sǝ à wal-lú amǝ Isǝrayila nǝ nggea walban! Amuna-burana mô ɓari, Hofni andǝ Finehas ka à walnia, sǝ Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, amǝ'Filisti angŋǝni!>>18Lang bangcau mala Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, kara Eli nyare kpa nǝtakwari amúr buno male a nkanggari bankutio, myali ɓunno, sǝ wǔ, acemǝnana enà sǝ dǝmbǝrya. Eli ka nda mǝɓashi amúr Isǝrayila mala apǝlǝa lumi-ine.
Lú mala mālá Finehas
19Nkil Eli, mālá Finehas ka ndanǝ muna a bumi, sǝ pwari gbashi male gbashìna tù. Lang ok cau ama Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka à angŋǝni, sǝ nkili-mǝɓwabure andǝ burí ka à wuna ka, kara kùndǝ a nzali sǝ gbashi. Sǝama kwanban mala gbashi ɓākì.20Sǝ lang malanǝ̀ wù ka, amamǝna mǝnana à ndaban came amurí ka à ne wi ama, <<Cè ɓangciu pàkkô ɗàng! A ɓǝlna muna-ɓwabura!>> Sǝ yì ka, nyesǝia wia kǝcau ko tsǝkiri ɗàng.21Pǝlǝa tsǝki mune lullǝu ama Ikabot,ɓālǝi ama, <<Ɓoarɓwa mala Ɓakuli nyìngŋǝ̀nà Isǝrayila.>> Pà mǝnia yi lullǝu ka acemǝnana à gbamina Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli arǝ amǝ'Isǝrayila, sǝ ace lú mala nkili-mǝɓwabure andǝ burí.22Bang ama, <<Ɓoarɓwa mala Ɓakuli nyìngŋǝ̀nà Isǝrayila, acemǝnana Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, à gbamini.>>