1 Ndikom Kiriat-jearim we bia, bugo ib͕e Jehova, bubata ya n'ulo Abinadab n'ugwu ntà ya, do Eleeza nwa-ya nwoke nsọ idebe ib͕e Jehova.
2 O rue, site n'ubọchi ib͕e ahu nọduru na Kiriat-jearim, na ubọchi bara uba; o we di orú arọ: ulo Israel nile we kwaso Jehova.
3 Samuel we gwa ulo Israel nile okwu, si, Ọ buru na obi-unu nile ka unu onwe-unu nēwere laghachikute Jehova, wezuganu chi nile nke ndi ala ọzọ na Ashtarot n'etiti unu, dozie obi-unu ibiakute Jehova, fè-kwa-nu nání Ya òfùfè: Ọ gānaputa kwa unu n'aka ndi Filistia.
4 Umu Israel we wezuga Bealim na Ashtarot, fè nání Jehova òfùfè.
5 Samuel we si, Chikọtanu Israel nile rue Mizpa, m'gēkpe-kwa-ra Jehova ekpere bayere unu.
6 Ha we chikọta onwe-ha rue Mizpa, sere miri, wusi ya n'iru Jehova, bue ọnu n'ubọchi ahu, kwue n'ebe ahu, si, Ayi emehiewo megide Jehova. Samuel we kpe umu Israel ikpe na Mizpa.
7 Ndi Filistia we nu na umu Israel chikọtara onwe-ha na Mizpa, ndi-isi ndi Filistia we rigo imegide Israel. Umu Israel we nu ya, tua egwu ndi Filistia.