2 Filisti batii ladiki bakpɛtɛ lɛma baalaakyakako Israel, di kakpɛ nwu kanya lawɛ ni osie, Filisti batii lalenkee Israel. Baalo Israel batii fɛle nkpe nna di kakpɛ nwu kamɛ. 3 Obe wɔ di bakpɛtɛ nwu lakple baawa ni kasiɛkɔ lɛma, Israel banɔɔfo lakaalɛ alɛ, "Obe oso di SAATE nwu lɛta beelenkee wo miɛ di Filisti batii anu? Bita budieko SAATE nwu kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu di Silo, alɛ diatikanko wo, nindiki wo kafɔɔ di balo loo nnɛɛ."

4 Nioso bakpɛtɛ nwu lakpee batii baakyɛ Silo, ni baalaakplesa SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni, oole ni sɛka di kerubim obo, kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu baawako nɛ. Eli babisuɔtɔbi banyɔ nwu, Hofni ku Finehas kafɔɔ lawɛ ninfa ku Yaa kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu.

5 Obe wɔ di SAATE nwu kanya ninii lɛkaa lababuo ni kasiɛkɔ nwu, Israel batii bamuu layiisa kudu osie kanya diata alɛ kasɔ latũkũ. 6 Filisti batii lanu kudu nwu, ni baakaalɛ alɛ, "Obe ninle kudu ko mmle dudu di Hebri batii kasiɛkɔ nwu?"

Obe wɔ baanu ni alɛ SAATE nwu kanya ninii lɛkaa nintɔɔwa ni kasikɔ nwu yi, 7 Filisti batii layɛkɛ. Ni baabuɛ alɛ, "Afiɔ ntɔɔwa kasiɛkɔ nwu, nfɛ busi di ɔlaa! Lɛsaa le mmle okle diiwa diidii. 8 Buyɔɔsa! Owe nimadiki wo di afiɔ kplɛ ya mmle nnɛɛ? Nnya ninle afiɔ ya niapɛ ni Egipte batii ku sifiɛ kpile ateate di ɔfaafuu nwu kamɛ nɛ. 9 Filisti batii biwɛ osie! Bile basuɔtɔ, nse diele nkpo bibale balanle minta Hebri batii, fɛ mmle batoodile bɛɛta ye nii. Bile basuɔtɔ, biɛkpɛ!"

10 Nioso Filisti batii lakpɛ, ni baalenkee Israel batii nɛ, otii biala latoso aasifi lɛkpaayo nɔɔ. Mba baalo ni latɛ baapɔ; Israel bakpɛtɛ ba ninkyɛ ni ninkpaa nkpe afosi-atiɛ baalo. 11 Filisti batii lafũ Yaa lɛlakaa nwu, Eli babisuɔtɔbi banyɔ nwu, Hofni ku Finehas kafɔɔ lakpi.