2 Ma Filistise ɔtagu ma makpakpɛ̃dze masarɛgu Israel mabi, kakpã ɔbɛ gbaã. Ne ma Filistise ɔɖe Israel mabi iso fiɛ maɖoe lɛ maturi kukpi kuna i kakpãkpɛkɔ̃. 3 Ɔwi wɔ i makpakpɛ̃dze ɔkpese makɛlɛ kasɛkɔ̃ ne, Israel makpakpa ɔkarɛ ma sɔ, "Be ɔso i Bosate ɔtã ma Filistise ɔɖe bo iso nɔme? Mitã bosɛ boasu Bosate Ndamu Aɖaka i Silo bobɔ. Si aasɛgu bo fiɛ aaɖi bo i matsirise nrɔɔ̃ ame.

4 Ne ɔso makpakpɛ̃dze ɔsese maturi Silo, ne masɛ maasu Bosate Ɔlesate Ndamu aɖaka, nwɔ nsi i makerubi ndɛ̃ mabɔ. Eli mabibirɛrɛĩ inyɔ, Xofni gu Pinexas, ana ɔwe i mmɔ ku Ɣaa ndamu aɖaka.

5 Ɔwi wɔ i ndamu aɖaka ɔba aabo i kasɛkɔ̃ ne, Israel mabi ɔɖuɖu ɔlakulu ku isoɣɔ teteree sɔ karɔ̃ ɔti. 6 Gɔ ma Filistise ɔnɔ kulu ne makarɛ sɔ, "Be ɔso kulu teteree gɔgbe to i ma Hebrise kasɛkɔ̃?"

Gɔ maba maatsue sɔ Bosate ndamu aɖaka masu mabɔ i kasɛkɔ̃ ne, 7 ifɔ̃ ɔmɔɛ̃ ma Filistise gbaã. Maɣɛ sɔ, "Kuɣɔ ɔ ɔɔba kuabo i kasɛkɔ̃ ame. Boɔre nrɔɔ̃! Nnɛgbe igbã iiba inya. 8 Ndzo mitã bo! Nna loaɖi bo ɔbɔrɛgu i aɣɔ wa mba ɔle nrɔɔ̃ ame? Aɣɔ wagbe lobɔ sinyɛpɛ̃ agbãagbã i ma Egiptese iso i fafuĩ ame ne. 9 Ma Filistise, miwe katetere! Mibara lɛ marɛrɛ̃, si iiɖe ngbɔ ne miakpese ma Hebrise masande lɛ kumɛgɔ ma wũ maɔɖe bo masande manya awe. Mita lɛ marɛrɛ̃ awe, si mikpɛ̃ kakpã!"

10 Ne ɔso ma Filistise ɔkpɛ̃ kakpã ne maɖe Israel mabi iso, ma ɔrɛrɛ̃ biara ɔtere ɔkɛlɛ ɔ̃ ikpayo ame. Maturi gbodzoo ɔrɔ̃ kakpã. Maɖoe Israel makpakpɛ̃dze ma nsɛ masɛ i ngba iso kukpi sitɛ. 11 Mamɔɛ̃ Ɣaa ndamu aɖaka mafɔ fiɛ maɖoe Eli mabibirɛrɛĩ inyɔ, Xofni gu Pinexas ana.