2 Ɗa aza a Filisitiya o foɓusoi kuvon, ɗa a banai a̱ shilika̱i n aza a Isaraila, ana vishili vi yaꞋin vishili ɗa aza Filisitiya a lyaꞋi aza a Isaraila n kuvon, ali unai osoji a̱kpa̱n a̱ na̱shi (4,000) a̱ ubuta̱ u kuvon wa. 3 Ana osoji a na a laꞋakai n wuma o bonoi a̱pa̱m e le, ɗa aza e kelime a Isaraila e ecei, <<Yiɗa̱i i zuwai ɗa Vuzavaguɗu u ka̱sukpa̱i aza a Filisitiya ɗa a laꞋi tsu nahannai? YaꞋan tsu bana ci ɗika akpati vu uzuwakpani vu Vuzavaguɗu ɗe a Shilo, adama a na Vuzavaguɗu u yongo n a̱tsu ka̱ta̱ kpamu wi isa tsu.>> 4 Ɗa a̱ suki uma a Shilo a bana a̱ ta̱wa̱ n akpati vu uzuwakpani vu Vuzavaguɗu vu na vi uzuwi e mere ma Corobi. Muku n Eli n re kpamu mi ta̱ koɓolo n ele, Hofini n Finehas i ta̱ ɗe kpamu a̱ ubuta̱ wa akpati vu uzuwakpani vu Ka̱shile va.

5 Ana a yawakai n akpati vu uzuwakpani vu Vuzavaguɗu va a̱pa̱m e le, ɗa aza a Isaraila orukpoi adama a̱ ma̱za̱nga̱ ali ɗa iɗika i jengeɗei. 6 Ana aza a Filisitiya a panai yoroli, ɗa e ecenei a danai,<<KacaꞋa ka̱ yiɗa̱i nannai a̱ ubuta̱ wa̱ a̱pa̱m wa aza a Ibirahi?>>

Ama ana a̱ ta̱wa̱ e yevei akpati vu Uzuwakpani vu Vuzavaguɗu ɗa vi yawai a̱ ubuta̱ wa̱ a̱pa̱m e le, 7 ɗa wovon u ka̱na̱i aza a Filisitiya ɗa a danai, <<Ka̱ma̱li ka̱ cipa̱ ta̱ a̱ ubuta̱ wa̱ a̱pa̱m wa.>> Ɗa a danai,<<Tsu buwa n ko yoku ba. Ili tsu nampa ka̱ta̱ i saꞋwa kuciya̱ tsu ba. 8 Tsu kuwa̱i ta̱, yayi vuza na u ku isa tsu e ekiye a̱ma̱li a nampa? Ele ɗa aza a na a unai aza a Masar e meremune nu ndukpa̱. 9 A̱ɗa̱ aza a Filisitiya, yaꞋin utsura u ka̱ɗu ka̱u, ɗa baci ba yi ta̱ o kokpo agbashi a aza a Ibirahi tsu na e le ishi agbashi a̱ ɗa̱. Adama a nannai, shilika̱i an ali.>>

10 Ɗa aza a Filisitiya a̱ shilika̱ka̱i ka̱u ali a lyaꞋi aza a Isaraila n kuvon, ɗa aza a Isaraila ra̱ka̱ a sumai a kubana a̱pa̱m ele, ɗa munuka ma ma yimkpai ali ɗa osoji a iɗika a̱kpa̱n kamangankupa a Isaraila a̱ kuwa̱i (30,000). 11 A isai akpati vu uzuwakpani vu Ka̱shile, ɗa kpamu unai muku n re n Eli, Hofini n Finehas.