1 Wa udikkobh-nwa kw'ode Samwẹl n'usi ọtọhm k'isekhisek kw'Ẹli, k'ititikha s'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi. Ma okpe ngwọ, ọkhar-ọkhaarẹ bẹ́ ọnạng ọbhaanga ẹyaakha ch'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi, anạng p'n'ase iyaan nábạra asaabha.

2 K'irunguwu jạnẹ, Ẹli kw'uwa nạn adạkhẹ iyaan mororo kạnóse, uyim k'ibyiyimasẹ sẹ. 3 Okpe kw'utukkạng kw'Ubinọkpaabyi nạn tạm núdima, wa Samwẹl uyim k'ibyirukhasẹ s'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi, k'ibyi s'ikwukwur s'echekha ch'Ubinọkpaabyi ining. 4 Ma wọ Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi oyeri Samwẹl.

Samwẹl ochera bẹ́, "Attitte, kkeri amma ma."

5 Ọrạbh okhebha Ẹli, ọben bẹ́, "Kkeri amma ma, ọma wọ ayer-m."

Okhenkha, Ẹli ubhin-ẹ bẹ́, "Amma khọ nạ́nyera, kpa nnạm ata ayima." Ma wọ Samwẹl ọta uyima.

6 Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi ọbạra oyer-ẹ, "Samwẹl." Samwẹl ọbạra ubina okhebha Ẹli, ọbẹ́, "Kkeri amma ma e, ọma wọ ayer-m."

Ẹli ubhin-ẹ bẹ́, "Nnwa kwaam, amma kọ nạ́nyera, kpa nnạm ata ayima."

7 Wa Samwẹl Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi tạma nósonga, abẹ ẹyaakha ch'ọtọhnga kw'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi tạma násia anạng-ẹ.

8 Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi oyeri Samwẹl ottong nden nttaan, Samwẹl ubina ọta okhebha Ẹli, ọbẹ́, "Kkeri amma ma, ọma wọ ayer-m."

Ma wọ Ẹli n'utini bẹ́, Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi wọ n'oyeri udikobh-nwa nwọ. 9 Ma wọ, Ẹli n'obeni Samwẹl bẹ, "Ọma sọhng ata ayima. De oyer-ọ dạkhẹ, ben bẹ́, ‘Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi, kpaak, khiri amma ọtọhmnạng kwọ n'nka nkhọhmọ itọhng.’ ’’ Ma wọ, Samwẹl ofon ọta uyima k'ibyi sẹ.

10 Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi ukwu obe ma, oyeri oche kwa wạra n'oyeri, ọbẹ́, "Samwẹl, Samwẹl o!"

Ma wọ Samwẹl ubhin bẹ́, "Kpaak, khiri amma ọtọhmnạng kwọ n'nka nkhọmọ itọhng."

11 Ma wọ Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi n'obeni Samwẹl bẹ́, "Kker e, amma n'mben bẹ́ nsi udik k'Israẹl, kwa m'okkona ọnạng kwidede kw'ọbhaang kwẹ. 12 Ma iwu njọ ma, amma m'nsi udik kwidede kwa kk'nchekha nnạng ẹchọhmfhạr ch'Ẹli, gwạnọ-gwạnọ múrik. 13 Amma m'nsi oche ngwọ ukwuru bẹ, amma mkpaakh-ẹ bẹ́, m'mkpaara iponga s'ẹchọhmfhạr chẹ k'ipimmanitor, ukwuru ipyibha ch'ẹma oyeni osong. Chibhi s'ajunungva pẹ annukhu Ubinọkpaabyi, bẹ eden nọ́kpa a. 14 Ma wọ, nchekhi nnạng ẹchọhmfhạr ch'Ẹli bẹ́, ‘Ẹjafọhnọ kède, ẹnạnga kẹ́bra ede ch'm'ekpobhu iponga-pyibha s'ẹchọhmfhạr ch'Ẹli.’ "

15 Wa Samwẹl uyim tạrr iwu echobha, ubina ugwunga ammakhubh p'ọchọhm kw'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi. Wa ojor-ẹ bẹ́, ọkpaak Ẹli udik kw'ose, 16 okhenka, wa Ẹli oyer-ẹ, ọbẹ, "Nnwa kwaam, Samwẹl."

Samwẹl ochera bẹ, "Oo! Kkeri amma ma e."

17 Ẹli ọbạbh-ẹ bẹ́, "Ẹma ọkpaakh-ọ yạn o? Khaam udik kádubh o. Tte Ubinọkpaabyi ọnạng-ọ irem s'ibaan-ọ, ode adubh-m udik kwidede kw'ọkpaakh-ọ." 18 Ma wọ, Samwẹl ọkpaakh-ẹ udik kwidede, gwạnọ-gwạnọ khẹ núdubha. Ma o, Ẹli n'obeni bẹ́, "Ẹma wọ ode Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi e, tte usi oche kw'ọdaakh-ẹ."

19 Masẹ Samwẹl n'ọbạr, wa Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi uning abẹ, ọbạra usi udik kwidede kw'Samwẹl ọkpaakhẹ, ọkhaama ẹyaakha. 20 Wa anạng p'Israẹl phyi-phyibh, tạma k'Dan tạrr ukpira k'Beershẹba, acher k'udik ọkka bẹ́, Samwẹl ode usi-ẹyaakha kw'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi. 21 Wa Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi ofon ororo n'usi ẹyaakha ch'ifor sẹ k'Shilo, ma Shilo wọ n'usi ẹyaakha ch'ifor sẹ ọnạng Samwẹl.