1 Kaporoporoi Samuel ɔwe i Eli kayirinɔ ɔla ɔ̃asumu Bosate. Ɔwi wɔmɔ ame ne, Bosate iisɛ ɔɖegu maturi ika malamala fiɛ kaɖikate ana iisi.

2 Kasɛ̃ kawɛ̃ ne Eli, nwɔ anɔmi ka nto aba karɔ̃ fiɛ ɔ̃isito ɔwo ara ɔnya, ɔrɛ i ngbegɔ ɔsɛ ɔrɛ. 3 Ɣaa ɔkaniɛ iinyi*, Samuel ɔrɛ i Bosate Isɔrɛyo ame, ngbegɔ i Ɣaa Ndamu Aɖaka ɔse. 4 Ne Bosate ɔkpere Samuel. Ne Samuel ɔtã mmuai sɔ, "Nya mme." 5 Ne ɔtere ɔkɛlɛ Eli kɔrɛ ɔɣere wũ sɔ, "Nya mme; ala akpere me."

Ɣɛɛ Eli ɔtã wũ mmuai sɔ, "Loikpere-ɔ; kpese sɛ aarɛ." Ne ɔso ɔrui ɔkɛlɛ ɔsɛ ɔ̃arɛ.

6 Bosate ɔledza ikpere sɔ, "Samuel!" Ne Samuel ɔta ɔkɛlɛ Eli kɔrɛ ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Nya mme; ala akpere me."

Eli ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Wũ ɔbi, loikpere-ɔ; kpese sɛ aarɛ."

7 Kiniɔ ne, Samuel iitsue Bosate tɔtɔ, fiɛ maiɖi Bosate itɔ̃me mate wũ manya ana.

8 Bosate ɔledza Samuel ikpere ɔkpɛ tɛare. Ɔta ɔkɛlɛ Eli kɔrɛ ɔsɛ ɔ̃aɣere wũ sɔ, "Nya mme; ala akpere me."

Kere ne Eli ɔtsue sɔ Bosate ɔɖe nto ɔkpere ɔbi. 9 Ne ɔso Eli ɔɣere Samuel sɔ, "Kɛlɛ aarɛ. Si ɔledza-ɔ ikpere ne, ɣere wũ sɔ, 'Ɖe ika alasɔ fɔ ɔɖabo to ɔkã atsue.' " Ne ɔso Samuel ɔkɛlɛ ɔsɛ ɔ̃arɛ i ɔ̃ karɛkɔ̃.

10 Bosate ɔledza iba ɔ̃aya i mmɔ ɔkpere lɛ saa awe sɔ, "Samuel! Samuel!"

Ne Samuel ɔtã mmuai sɔ, "Ɖe ika, alasɔ fɔ ɔɖabo to ɔkã atsue." 11 Ne Bosate ɔɣere Samuel sɔ, "Nyɔ, nto loba loabara ira iwɛ̃ i Israel kaɖe ame. Ɔturi biara wɔ loanɔ ne, ɔyu aamɔɛ̃ somina. 12 Ɔwi wɔmɔ ame ne loatã atɔ̃me ɔɖuɖu wa loɣɛ i Eli gu ɔ̃ kakpa iso aaba i kame ita i karɔ̃kasɛkɔ̃ isɛ iabo kawirikɔ̃. 13 Loɣere wũ lofegu sɔ loakpadzɛ̃ ɔ̃ iyomaturi kutsue ɔwi ɖaa. Alasɔ ɔɣe ira ɔsegu i ɔ̃ mabi ikpi gu imusuora nɛ mabara i Ɣaa iso, ɣɛɛ ɔlo i ne iso ɔ̃isɛ̃ ɔtã ma. 14 Ne ɔso lokã ndamu lotã Eli iyo sɔ, "Eli iyo iɣɛrɛ ne, maibasu isɔrɛ ɣee karatã mabara ikpikusoisɔrɛ i ikpi iti kuiyikuiyi.' "

15 Samuel ɔkpese ɔrɛ gbɔgbɔɔgbɔ kaɖe ɔsɛ̃. Ɔta ne ɔbusi Bosate iyo akui ne. Ɔnigã kaɖikate ga ɔnya iɣere Eli. 16 Ɣɛɛ Eli ɔkpere wũ ne ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Wũ ɔbi, Samuel!"

Samuel ɔtã mmuai sɔ, "Nya mme."

17 Eli ɔkarɛ wũ sɔ, "Be itɔ̃me i Ɣaa ɔɣere-ɔ? Daasu ne akɔla me. Ɣaa si ɔkpadzɛ̃-ɔ kutsue, ɔledza-ɔ ikpadzɛ̃ si aiɣere me nwa ɔɖuɖu ɔɣere-ɔ." 18 Ne ɔso Samuel ɔɣere wũ irabiara ɔ̃ikɔla kuiwɛ̃. Ne Eli ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Ɔ̃ nɖe Bosate, ɔbara nnɛ nlɛ i ɔ̃ anɔ."

19 Samuel ɔba ɔ̃amɔ. Bosate ɔwegu wũ fiɛ ɔtã sɔ ɔ̃ itɔ̃me biara nɛ Samuel ɔɣɛ ɔba i kame. 20 Israel kaɖe ɔɖuɖu ita i Dan i kato isɛ iabo Beer-Seba i kala, ɔba maatsue sɔ maɔsɛra Samuel lɛ Bosate kanyaɖidze awe. 21 Bosate ɔla ɔ̃aɖi so ɔ̃ɔte i Silo fiɛ mmɔ ɔɖi so ɔte Samuel iki i itɔ̃me nɛ ɔɣere wũ ame.