1 Wa Saul ode icho ẹrọbh okwuma ijobh k'atam k'ogbe kw'masẹ-ẹ ẹvaar, obir ọbaabha Israẹl k'icho arọbh* afa okwuma icho ifa.

2 Saul otéka ajinọng p'Israẹl nnọhna nchenọmfa okwuma arọbh ijobh; nnọhna nchen ininga imaan-ẹ z'Mikmash, ọttara z'ẹkọma ch'Bẹtẹl ch'eyen agbe, nnọhna mfa okwuma arọbh ijobh ininga imaana Jonatan z'Gibea z'ẹkọma ch'Bẹnjamin. Oben ajinọng mboza p'arikẹ bẹ́, makpa nnam z'abẹ k'isọhm.

3 Jonatan okema aPhilistiya z'egbongkwurọ chabẹ z'Geba. APhilistiya mabhaanga odik nwo. Minna kw'Saul oje enyisa ọkọbha obhon maphyir, oben bẹ́, "AHiburu, màbhaanga o!" 4 Ofona nya, anọng p'Israẹl maphyir mabhaanga ẹgọhma ndo bẹ́, "Saul kk'egbong orima ọmaana aPhilistiya za ch'maning. Ofona nya, anọng p'Israẹl nabọkọ aPhilistiya idik ọbọkọ." Mawon ẹmọng bẹ́, anọng akebha Saul z'Gilgal.

5 Anọng p'Philistiya matobha ayok bẹ́, mad-arima anọng p'Israẹl ábẹ̀. Matima ijaar nnọhna nchenọmfa okwuma arọbh ijobh s'nnyanya id-itọr, ọmaana ayaar-ọyaar nnọhna ichi, ọmaana agbongnọng p'asaabhẹ mach'ofong kw'ẹraangaka. Mabina ad-abhing z'Mikmash, z'Bẹt-Avẹn, za ch'ewuchen ed-eyin. 6 K'ogbe kw'anọng p'Israẹl aze bẹ́, odik kk'opyibha, ọmaana bẹ́, nkk'agbongnọng pabẹ mkpaang abir ana, marọbh atubha k'atakpamma, ọmaana k'ndabhẹ, ọmaana k'ntakpa, ọmaana k'amma, ọttara k'ape. 7 AHiburu banẹ majeka ọraanga kw'Jọrdan, machina z'nkọma s'Gad ọmaana s'Gilead.

Saul oninga z'Gilgal, ojora osi agbongnọng maphyir p'aning amaan-ẹ maa, mafọn-ọfọnọ. 8 Saul oninga k'iwu ichenọmfa otik ogbe kw'Samwẹl ọkẹ-ẹ; okenaka, Samwẹl ny'Gilgal kokwu ny'ogbe nwo, ofona nya, anọng p'Saul atọma oriraamẹ. 9 Saul oben bẹ́, "Màchen-m ẹnanga ch'ẹkwọmọ, ọttara nnanga s'ẹforgbaka, ọfha ntima mfọhnọ ẹja." Minna kw'Saul ọfọhnọ ẹja ndo ch'ẹkwọmọ. 10 K'ose kw'ocher ẹja ndo ofufọhnọ nya, Samwẹl opyirẹ, Saul obina okebh-ẹ z'iyaan ozim-ẹ.

11 Samwẹl ọbọbh-ẹ bẹ́, "Bọng-ọttọhk f'asi ma?"

Saul ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Ch'nze bẹ́, ajinọng paam aning ka araamẹ, ọmaana bẹ́, aPhilistiya kk'atobha z'Mikmash, ọttara bẹ́, ny'ogbe kw'ake kabir akwu, 12 kẹ wọ osi nchibhẹ bẹ́, ‘APhilistiya m'akwu arim-m ábẹ̀ m'Gilgal, ọttara bẹ́, ẹkkaana ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ntima mphyema.’ Nya o, osi-m bẹ́, ọbaan bẹ́, mfọhnọ ẹja ch'ẹkwọmọ nnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi."

13 Samwẹl oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Etwurọ dọ ch'asi ma e. Ọsana kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ ọnang-ọ, katorọ; wúra átorọ, wura kk'ẹvaar chọ ọsa ettima ny'Israẹl k'igbe maphyir. 14 Okenaka, madidanma, ẹvaar chọ ọdọk ororo mèchina; Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kk'ojinọng ọza kw'ọkpẹ-ẹ k'ettem, obir oték-ẹ bẹ́, ọbaabha anọng pẹ, okurọ bẹ́, kọ asana p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kakpobh."

15 Nya o, Samwẹl obina ny'Gilgal, ochina z'Gibea, z'ẹkọma ch'Bẹnjamin. Saul obhik anọng p'aning nya amaan-ẹ, p'mm'apyirẹ ẹnọhna okwuma arọbh ijobh.

16 Saul ọmaana Jonatan kw'ode nnwa kwẹ, ọttara ajinọng p'matọnọ, wa maning z'Gibea, z'ẹkọma ch'Bẹnjamin, aPhilistiya mabhing z'Mikmash. 17 Agbongnọng p'ade nkaana nttaan mabina z'ibhinga-byi s'aPhilistiya. Ẹkaana danẹ echina z'Ọphra, z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Shual, 18 danẹ echina z'Bẹt-Họrọn. Ch'ettong nttaan echina z'enem ch'ẹrọnọ ilokodo s'Zeboyim, s'ikkerẹ ibyi s'owora.

19 Ny'izek s'Israẹl maphyir, wa otiteka mawan-wanẹ kode, okurọ ch'aPhilistiya kk'abena bẹ́, "Ini minna ode, aHiburu m'asi akkangkkang wanẹma akọhn!" 20 Ofona nya o, anọng p'Israẹl maphyir mabina azeng z'Philistiya bẹ́, mad-abọhnga nkwubh, ọmaana mbar, ọmaana nkkaarabar, ọttara ọmmaana f'ọkwọrọ eso. 21 Ẹphya ch'nkwubh ọmaana mbar obubọhnga ede agboka afa p'shẹkẹl. Ẹbọhnga ch'sọvẹl kw'oyen asa, ọmaana mbar, ọttara ọbaangachi ebir ede igboka majanẹ s'shẹkẹl. 22 Ofona nya o, ny'ewu ch'egbong, ogbongnọng mawanẹ kw'Saul ọmaana Jonatan kode kw'otim ọkkangkkang, wanẹma ọkọhn k'ọbọhk kwẹ, kw'ọkpanẹ Saul ọmaana nnwa kwẹ Jonatan.

23 M'ogbe nwa, egbong-kaana danẹ kk'ebina z'ekwurọ ch'aPhilistiya bẹ́, ẹd-ẹkpa eden ch'Mikmash.