1 Ɔwi wɔ i ma Filistise ɔɔmɔɛ̃ Ɣaa ndamu aɖaka mafɔ kama ne, masu wã i Ebenezer makɛlɛgu Asdod. 2 Ne masore ndamu aɖaka makɛlɛgu Dagon kuɣɔ isɔrɛyo ame, masu wã masɛ i Dagon irapɔa kɔrɛ. 3 Gɔ Asdod maturi ɔta ku kaɖesɛã kaya ne, mmɔ manya sɔ Dagon ɔrɔ̃ katɔ̃ fu i karɔ̃ i Bosate ndamu aɖaka katɔ̃! Ne matara Dagon fiɛ masu wũ maɣedza i ɔ̃ kasɛkɔ̃ ne. 4 Ɣɛɛ kaɖesɛã kaya ne, gɔ mata ne manya sɔ Dagon irapɔa ɔledza irɔ̃ ifu katɔ̃ i karɔ̃ i Bosate ndamu aɖaka katɔ̃! Ɔ̃ iti gu nrɔɔ̃ ɔfɛfɛ̃ miɖi iso mise i kayogodɔ̃ fiɛ ikuti ɔ̃ iso kere. 5 Nnɛgbe ɔso ipɛ nɔme ne, Dagon mabia oo, maturi ma losumu wũ oo, si mabo i Dagon isɔrɛyo i Asdod ne, maisɛ masia kukpa i kayogodɔ̃ mmɔ.

6 Bosate ɔkpadzɛ̃ Asdod gu ɔ̃ awo ame maturi kutsue teteree. Ɔkpadzɛ̃ iwɔ ɔbɔ ma iso ne ɔtã ara ɔmumu maturi ma i mmɔ pelepele. 7 Gɔ Asdod maturi ɔnya ara wa nto aba ne, maɣɛ sɔ, "Iikote sɔ Israel ɣaa aɖaka aase i bo kɔrɛ alasɔ ɔto ɔkpadzɛ̃ bo gu bo kuɣɔ Dagon kutsue." 8 Ne ɔso makpere ma Filistise maɖeisoi ɔɖuɖu makarɛ ma sɔ, "Be boabaragu Israel ɣaa aɖaka?"

Matã mmuai sɔ, "Mitã masu wã makɛlɛgu Gat ɔmagɛ̃siare." Ne ɔso masu Israel Ɣaa aɖaka makɛlɛgu Gat.

9 Ɣɛɛ gɔ masu wã i mmɔ makɛlɛgu kama ne, Bosate ɔkpadzɛ̃ ɔmagɛ̃siare wɔmɔ kutsue ana, fiɛ itã ifɔ̃ siare ɔmɔɛ̃ ma. Ɔkpadzɛ̃ ɔturi biara kutsue i ɔmagɛ̃siare ame, makpakpa i makoso pelepele ku ara imumu. 10 Ne ɔso masu Ɣaa ndamu aɖaka makɛlɛgu Ekron.

Gɔ Ɣaa aɖaka to abo i Ekron ɔmagɛ̃siare ame ne, Ekron maturi ɔlakulu mabiɛ maɣɛ sɔ, "Maɔsu Israel ɣaa aɖaka mabɔ bo sɔ aaba aɖoe bo gu bo maturi." 11 Ne ɔso makpere ma Filistise maɖeisoi ɔɖuɖu ne maɣɛ sɔ, "Misu Israel ɣaa aɖaka miruigu, mitã akpese akɛlɛ wã mɔmɔ kasɛkɔ̃ si iiɖe ngbɔ ato aaɖoe bo gu bo maturi." Alasɔ kukpi ifɔ̃ ɔmɔɛ̃ ɔmagɛ̃siare maturi ɔɖuɖu i Ɣaa kɔrɔ̃ teteree i ma iso ɔso. 12 Mma loikpi ne, ara ɔmumu ma fiɛ ɔmagɛ̃siare kaku ɔkɛlɛ Ɣaa kɔrɛ i kato.