8 Umu Israel we si Samuel, Ab͕ala nkiti bayere ayi n'itiku Jehova, bú Chineke-ayi, nkpu, ka O we zọputa ayi n'aka ndi Filistia.
9 Samuel we were otù nwa-aturu nke nāṅu ara, o we sure ya ọku ka ọ buru àjà-nsuresi-ọku anēsurere Jehova: Samuel we tikue Jehova nkpu bayere Israel; Jehova we za ya.
10 O rue, mb͕e Samuel nēsure àjà-nsure-ọku ahu, na ndi Filistia biaruru nso ibuso Israel agha: Jehova we were oké olu makwasi ndi Filistia éb͕è-elu-igwe n'ubọchi ahu, we me ka ha b͕a aghara; ewe tib͕ue ha n'iru Israel.
11 Ndikom Israel we si na Mizpa puta, chua ndi Filistia, tib͕ue ha rue okpuru Bet-ka.
12 Samuel we were otù nkume do ya n'etiti Mizpa na Shen, kpọ aha-ya Eben-eza, si, Jehova eyerewo ayi aka rue ub͕u a.
13 Ewe me ka ndi Filistia ruru ala, ha abàghi ọzọ n'ókè-ala Israel: aka Jehova we digide ndi Filistia ubọchi nile nke Samuel.
14 Ewe nyeghachi Israel obodo nile nke ndi Filistia nara Israel, site n'Ekron we rue Gat; ókè-ala-ha ka Israel naputara n'aka ndi Filistia. Ma udo di n'etiti Israel na ndi-Amorait.