1 Samuel 4

2 APhilistiya matọhm agbongnọng pabẹ k’ọsaabh bẹ́, makebha Israẹl. K’ose kw’egbong ndo ẹnyaamẹ, aPhilistiya makema anọng p’Israẹl, mafhọ anọng p’mm’apyirẹ nnọhna ijobh z’igbongtitika.

3 K’ogbe kw’agbongnọng p’arọbhọ anaanga makpa nnam z’ibhinga-byi sabẹ, asogbọhkọnọng p’Israẹl abọbh ayok bẹ́, "Osempira Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi otte aPhilistiya ọbọhk makema mina minna menda? Matte mọd-ọtọka Ẹkkọhbhọ ch’Echekẹ z’Shilo ọfha etor mina mofona, ebira ẹkkaana mina k’mbọhk s’awawunanọng pamina."

4 Minna kw’anọng mbo matọhm ajinọng z’Shilo, matima Ẹkkọhbhọ ch’Echekẹ ch’Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw’Ẹfa maphyir akwuna, ọnana ẹvaar-ẹvaar ny’njeka kw’acherubim. Iva afa p’Ẹli p’ade Hophni ọmaana Phinẹhas maninga nya amaana Ẹkkọhbhọ ch’Echekẹ ch’Ibinọkpaabyi.

5 K’ogbe kw’Ẹkkọhbhọ ndo ch’Echekẹ epyirẹ z’ibhinga-byi s’Israẹl, makwọhrọ amọng maa, izek inyengẹ. 6 K’ose kw’anọng p’Philistiya mabhaang izozo njo, mabọbh bẹ́, "Bọng-izozo s’nd-mbhaanga kina ekwurọ ch’aHiburu?"

Ch’makwu azonga bẹ́, Ẹkkọhbhọ ch’Echekẹ kk’ekwuna z’ibhinga-byi s’anọng p’Israẹl, 7 aPhilistiya mbo ojor bẹ. Maben bẹ́, "Ọka vanẹ kk’ọkwa ny’abẹ k’ekwurọ. Nn’oning k’odik ma e! M’odikse nwoma otim ọd-ọza o! 8 Kk’opyibha ọnang mina! Anyi wọ im’ọrọhbha mina k’mbọhk s’ọka f’oyen ẹfa minna? Aka mbo bọ asi anọng p’Ijip itama k’akira k’akira k’ogbe kw’maning z’ibyi s’anọng nna arukọ e. 9 Bọnga anọng p’Philistiya, màgaangẹ ifor o. Màdo ifor mach’ajinọng, ini minna ode, mm’akwu ade abira anang aHiburu, k’ose kw’bẹ nkk’abira ada anang bọnga. Màgaangẹ ifor mach’ajinọng, màsi erima!"

10 Minna kw’aPhilistiya mbo marim egbong amaana anọng p’Israẹl, makema anọng p’Israẹl. Ọnọng-ọnọng ọrọbh od-odim z’ikẹ k’ikkira. Anọng p’uwa mafhọ nya makem ẹsaabha. Agbongnọng p’izek p’Israẹl p’uwa mape nya, made nnọhna arọbh attaan okwuma ichi. 11 Wa aPhilistiya mabọka Ẹkkọhbhọ ch’Echekẹ; iva afa p’Ẹli, p’ade Hophni ọmaana Phinẹhas, mape nya.