1 Kedekedeo, kadaudok en Israel koaros ahpw pwarala rehn Depit nan Epron oh patohwanohng, “Iet kiht kisehmwi kei. 2 Eri, mahso, ni mwehin Nanmwarki Sohl, komwi me kin kakaun mehn Israel kan ni ar kin mahwen, oh KAUN-O ahpw ketin mahsanihong komwi me komwi me pahn wia sounkaweid en sapwellime aramas akan oh kin kakaun irail.” 3 Eri, kaunen Israel koaros ahpw iang patopene pahn kupwur en Nanmwarki Depit nan Epron. Irail oh Depit eri wiahda inou ehu nanpwungarail mwohn silangin KAUN-O; re ahpw keiehdi Depit pwe en wiahla nanmwarkien Israel. 4 Eri, Depit sounpar 30 ahnsou me e ketin wiahla nanmwarki, oh e wia kaun emen erein sounpar 40. 1 Nan. 2.11; 1 Kron. 3.4; 29.27. 5 Nan Epron e ketin wia nanmwarkien Suda erein sounpar isuh elep, oh nan Serusalem e ketin wia nanmwarkien Israel pwon oh pil Suda erein sounpar 33.

6 Eri, Nanmwarki Depit oh sapwellime sounpei ko ahpw ketilahng mahweniong Serusalem. Eri, mehn Sepus kan me kin kousoan Serusalem ni ahnsowo re ahpw lemeleme me Depit sohte kak kalowehdi kahnimwo. Ihme re patohwankihong, “Komw sohte mwahn kak ketilongodo met. Me maskun kan oh nehtuk kan pahn kapweiengkomwihdi.” Sos. 15.63; S.K. 1.21. 7 (Ahpw Depit kalowehdi kahnimw kehlail Saion, wasao eri wiahla Kahnimw en Depit.)

8 Eri, rahno Depit ahpw mahsanihong sapwellime sounpei ko, “Mie emen rehmwail me kailongki mehn Sepus kan duwehte ngehi? Mie me kak kemeirailla? Ma mie, a en kohdahwei nan pwoaren paipen pihlo oh mahweniong me maskun oh nehtuk ko.” (Iei kahrepen lepin mahsen lepo: “Me maskun kan oh me nehtuk kan sohte kak pedolong nan tehnpas en KAUN-O.”)

9 Mwurin Depit eh kalowehdi kahnimw kehlailo, e ahpw kousoanla ie oh ketikihong ede “Kahnimw en Depit.” Ih eri ketin kapilkipene kahnimw, tepida sang ni wasa me sahpwo ilehda ie lellahng ni palikapi en dohlo. 10 E ahpw kin ketin rosorosonla ahnsou koaros, pwehki KAUN-O Koht, Wasa Lapalap, eh kin ketin ieiang.

11 Eri, Airam, nanmwarkien Dair, ahpw poaronelahng Depit meninkeder kei; oh pil ketikihong tuhke sidar kei, iangahki sounkou ihmw kei, oh pil sounwia takai kei, pwe re en kauwada tehnpese. 12 Depit eri mwahngihkihda mepwukat me KAUN-O ketin kupwurehla en wiahla nanmwarkien Israel, oh pil ketin kapaiahda sapwellime wehio pwehki mehn Israel kan.

13 Eri, mwurin eh ketsang Epron, Depit ahpw pil ketin pekehikihda lih ekei. E pil sapwellimanikihda pil ekei pwutak oh serepein. 14 Eri, iet seri kan me ipwidiong reh nan Serusalem: Sammua, Sopap, Nadan, Solomon, 15 Ipar, Elisua, Nepek, Sapia, 16 Elisama, Eliada oh Elipelet.

17 Mehn Pilisdia kan eri rongada me Depit kesepwildahr wiahla nanmwarkien Israel, irail koaros ahpw mwekidida pwe re en uhwong oh kalowehdi. Eri, ni Depit eh karongehda met, e ahpw ketila wasahn ruk kehlail kis oh ketiket ie. 18 A mehn Pilisdia ko ahpw lellahng nan Wahun Repaim oh ikiparpeseng wasao. 19 Depit ahpw ketin kalelapak rehn KAUN-O, patohwan, “I en patohwan mahweniong mehn Pilisdia kan? Komw pahn ketin kupwurei ie, pwe I en kaloweiraildi?”

KAUN-O ahpw ketin sapeng, mahsanih, “Kohla mahwen, pwe I pahn seweseiuk pwe ke en kaloweiraildi.”

20 Depit eri ketilahng Paal Perasim oh kalowehdi mehn Pilisdia ko wasao. Ih eri patohwan, “KAUN-O ketin kauwehla ei imwintihti kan rasehng lapake laud ehu.” Iei me wasao adanekihlahki Paal Perasim.a PAAL PERASIM: Lepin mahsen wet ni Ipru wehwehki “Kaunen kiedpeseng.” 21 Mehn Pilisdia ko eri kesehla sansal takaien dikedik en ar eni kan wasao; Depit oh sapwellime sounpei ko ahpw ketikihda.

22 Mehn Pilisdia ko pil pwuralahng nan Wahun Repaim oh pwurehng ikiparpeseng ie. 23 Depit pil pwurehng patohwan kalelapak rehn KAUN-O. KAUN-O ahpw ketin sapeng, mahsanih, “Ke dehr mahweniong irail sang wasaht, a pidekla mwurirail, ke ahpw pahn mahweniong irail sang limwahn welin tuhke palsam kan. 24 Eri, ni omw pahn rong ngilen aluweluwen mehmen me ketiketseli pohn kadok en tuhke kan, onopada pwe ke en ruwese mahweno; pwe met wehwehki me I tiengehr mwohmw pwe I en kalowehdi karis en mehn Pilisdia kan.” 25 Depit eri kapwaiada me KAUN-O ketin mahsanih; e ahpw pwakihala mehn Pilisdia ko sang Kepa lellahng Keser.