1 Nwata ahu, bú Samuel, we nējere Jehova ozi n'iru Ilai. Okwu Jehova we di oké ọnu na mb͕e ahu; ọ dighi ọhù ekwusara.
2 O rue, n'ubọchi ahu, mb͕e Ilai nēdina ala n'ebe-ya, (ma anya-ya malitere ihu inyoghi-inyoghi, na ọ pughi ihu uzọ,)
3 mb͕e oriọna Chineke akānyughi anyu, mb͕e Samuel nēdina ala n'ulo ukwu Jehova, ebe ib͕e Chineke di;
4 na Jehova kpọrọ Samuel òkù: o we si, Lem.
5 O we b͕akuru Ilai, si, Lem; n'ihi na i kpọrọm òkù. Ọ si, Akpọghm òkù; jeghachi dina ala. O we je dina ala.
6 Jehova we kpọ kwa òkù ọzọ, si, Samuel. Samuel we bilie jekuru Ilai, si, Lem; n'ihi na i kpọrọm òkù. Ọ si, Akpọghm òkù, nwam; jeghachi dina ala.
7 Ma Samuel akāmaghi Jehova, akēkpugheghi kwa okwu Jehova nye ya.