1 Dɑfidin bɑndun wɑɑti, ɡɔ̃ɔrɑ duɑ tem mɛ sɔɔ, tɑ kuɑ wɔ̃ɔ itɑ. Mɑ Dɑfidi u Yinni Gusunɔ bikiɑ u nɛɛ, mbɑn sɔ̃nɑ ɡɔ̃ɔ te, tɑ wɑ̃ɑ mɛ. Mɑ Yinni Gusunɔ u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɡɔ̃ɔ te, tɑ wɑ̃ɑwɑ yèn sɔ̃ Sɔɔlun yɛnuɡibu bɑ yɛm yɑri, bɑ Gɑbɑoniɡibu ɡo.

2 N deemɑ Gɑbɑoniɡii be, bɑ ǹ sɑ̃ɑ Isirelibɑ. Bɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ Amɔrebɑn bweseru. Adɑmɑ Isirelibɑ bɑ kɑ bu ɑrukɑwɑni bɔkuɑ bɑ nɛɛ, bɑ ǹ bu ɡoomɔ. Kɑ mɛ, Sɔɔlu u kɑsu u bu kpeerɑsiɑ Isirelibɑ kɑ Yudɑbɑn kĩrun sɔ̃. Yerɑ Dɑfidi u bu sokɑ u nɛɛ, 3 mbɑ kon kpĩ n bɛɛ kuɑ. Mbɑ kon ko n kɑ kɔ̃sɑ ye bɑ bɛɛ kuɑ min durum wɔkɑ kpɑ i wɑ i sun domɑru kuɑ, bɛsɛ be sɑ sɑ̃ɑ Gusunɔn tɔmbu.

4 Mɑ Gɑbɑoniɡii be, bɑ nùn wisɑ bɑ nɛɛ, bɛsɛ kɑ Sɔɔlun yɛnuɡibun sɑnnɔ ɡe, ɡɑ ǹ kpeemɔ kɑ wurɑ ǹ kun mɛ kɑ sii ɡeesu. Mɛyɑ n ǹ mɑɑ bɛsɛn sɔmunu su kɑ nɛɛ, bu ɡoo ɡo Isireliɔ.

Mɑ sinɑ boko Dɑfidi u bu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ǹ n mɛn nɑ, i mɑn sɔ̃ɔwɔ ye i kĩ. Kon bɛɛ ye kuɑ.

5 Mɑ bɑ sinɑ boko wisɑ bɑ nɛɛ, nɡe mɛ Sɔɔlu u kɑsu u bɛsɛn bweseru kpeerɑsiɑ Isirelibɑn suunu sɔɔn di, 6 nɡe mɛyɑ ɑ mɑɑ sun win bweseru sɔɔ tɔn durɔbu nɔɔbɑ yiru yɑro ɑ sun bu nɔmu bɛriɑ, kpɑ su kɑ bu dɑ su sɑ̃ɑrusiɑ Yinni Gusunɔn wuswɑɑɔ Gibeɑɔ, wi, Sɔɔlu wi Yinni Gusunɔ u rɑɑ ɡɔsɑn tiin wuuɔ.

Mɑ sinɑ boko u bu wisɑ u nɛɛ, kon bɛɛ bu nɔmu bɛriɑ.

7 Adɑmɑ u ǹ dere bu kɑ Mɛfibosɛti, Yonɑtɑm bii, Sɔɔlun debubu dɑ, ɑrukɑwɑni ye bɑ bɔkuɑ wi kɑ Yonɑtɑm Yinni Gusunɔn wuswɑɑɔn sɔ̃. 8 Mɑ u Risipɑ, Ayɑn biin bibu yiru mwɑ be u kɑ Sɔɔlu mɑrɑ. Bii berɑ Aɑmɔni kɑ Mɛfibosɛti. Mɑ u mɑɑ Mɛrɑbu Sɔɔlun biin bii tɔn durɔbu nɔɔbu mwɑ be u kɑ Adiriɛli Mɛholɑɡii mɑrɑ. Adiriɛli wi, u sɑ̃ɑwɑ Bɑɑsilɑin bii. 9 Beniwɑ Dɑfidi u Gɑbɑoniɡii be nɔmu bɛriɑ. Mɑ bɑ dɑ bɑ bu bwɛ̃ ɡuuru wɔllɔ Yinni Gusunɔn wuswɑɑɔ. Mɑ be kpuro bɑ ɡu sɔ̃ɔ tee te. Sɑɑ ye, yɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ dĩɑ ɡbiikinun ɡɛ̃ɛbun sɑɑ.

10 Risipɑ, Ayɑn bii, u sɑɑki suɑ u dɑ u tɛriɑ ɡuu ten wɔllɔ, mɑ u wɑ̃ɑ mi sɑɑ ɡɛ̃ɛbun torubun di sere ɡurɑ yɑ kɑ wurɑmɑ. U win bibun ɡonu kɔ̃su. Sɔ̃ɔ sɔɔ u rɑ ɡunɔsu ɡirewɑ su ku rɑɑ ɡoo ni di. Wɔ̃kuru kpɑ u ɡbeeku yɛɛ ɡirɑ.

11 Yerɑ bɑ dɑ bɑ ye Dɑfidi sɔ̃ɔwɑ. 12 Mɑ u dɑ Yɑbɛsiɔ Gɑlɑdin temɔ u Sɔɔlu kɑ win bii Yonɑtɑm kukunu ɡurɑmɑ. N deemɑ Yɑbɛsiɡii beyɑ bɑ rɑɑ ɡoo ni suɑ Bɛti Sɑnin di mi Filisitibɑ bɑ rɑɑ nu bwɛ̃ sɑnɑm mɛ bɑ Sɔɔlu ɡo Giliboɑɔ. 13 Mɑ u Sɔɔlu kɑ Yonɑtɑm kuku ni suɑ kɑ sere mɑɑ be bɑ bwɛ̃ miɡinu. 14 Mɑ bɑ Sɔɔlu kɑ Yonɑtɑmɡinu sikuɑ Selɑɔ Bɛnyɑmɛɛn temɔ Kisi, Sɔɔlun tundon sikirɔ.

Ye bɑ ye kpuro kuɑ mɑm mɑm nɡe mɛ sinɑ boko u ɡeruɑ, yerɑ Yinni Gusunɔn mɔru yɑ sure.

15 Filisitibɑ bɑ kɑ mɑɑ Isirelibɑ tɑbu seewɑ, mɑ Dɑfidi kɑ win tɑbu kowobu bɑ dɑ bɑ bu wɔri. Yen dɔmɑ te, Dɑfidi u wɑsirɑ ɡem ɡem. 16 Filisiti ɡoo wi bɑ mɔ̀ Yisibi Benɔbu, Rɑfɑn bweseru sɔɔ u yɑɑsɑ mɔ ye bɑ kuɑ kɑ sii ɡɑndu. Yen bunum mu sɑ̃ɑwɑ kilo itɑ. Durɔ wi, u mɑɑ tɑkobi kpɑɑ sɛ̃ke win pɔrɑɔ. Wiyɑ u ɡeruɑ mɑ u koo Dɑfidi ɡo. 17 Mɑ Abisɑi Seruyɑn bii, u nɑ u Dɑfidi somi u Filisiti wi so u ɡo. Yerɑ Dɑfidin tɑbu kowobu bɑ nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ kɑ bɔ̃ri bɑ nɛɛ, ɑ ǹ mɑɑ kɑ sun tɑbu dɔɔ. Domi sɑ ǹ kĩ bu nun ɡo kpɑ bɑndu tu kpe Isireliɔ.

18 Yenibɑn biru tɑbu mɑɑ seewɑ Isirelibɑ kɑ Filisitibɑn suunu sɔɔ Gɔbuɔ. Yerɑ Sibekɑi, Husɑɡii, u Sɑfu sɛ̃re u ɡo. Sɑfu wi, u mɑɑ yɑrɑwɑ Rɑfɑn bweserun di. 19 Yen biru, tɑbu mɑɑ seewɑ Gɔbu mi, Isirelibɑ kɑ Filisitibɑn suunu sɔɔ. Mɑ Ɛlikɑnɑni, Yɑɑren bii, Bɛtelehɛmuɡii, u Goliɑti Gɑtiɡiin wɔnɔ ɡo. Wi bɑ ɡo mi, win yɑɑsɑn buru tɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ nɡe weson dɛkɑ. 20 Tɑɑ binin biru bɑ mɑɑ tɑbu kuɑ Gɑtiɔ kɑ Filisitibɑ. Durɔ ɡoo wɑ̃ɑ Gɑti mi, wi u yɑrɑ Rɑfɑn bweserun di. Durɔ wi, u ɡunu too. Niki bii nɔɔbɑ tiɑ tiɑwɑ u mɔ nɔmɑɔ kɑ nɑɑsɔ, mɑ ni kpuro nu kuɑ yɛndɑ nnɛ. 21 Yerɑ u Isirelibɑ nɔɔ kuurɑ. Mɑ Yonɑtɑm, Dɑfidin mɔɔ Sɑmɑn bii, u dɑ u nùn ɡo.

22 Filisitibɑn tɑbu kowo Gɑtiɡibu nnɛ be, bɑ yɑrɑwɑ Rɑfɑn bweserun di. Mɑ Dɑfidi kɑ wiɡibu bɑ bu ɡo.