Sinɑmbu I 18:7-26

⁷Ye Abudiɑsi u swɑɑ mɔ̀ u dɔɔ, yerɑ u kɑ Eli yinnɑ. Mɑ u nùn tubɑ. Yerɑ u yiirɑ u wuswɑɑ tem ɡirɑri u nɛɛ, wunɑ mini, nɛn yinni Eli?

⁸Yerɑ Eli u nùn wisɑ u nɛɛ, nɛnɑ mi. A doo ɑ wunɛn yinni Akɑbu sɔ̃ mɑ ɑ mɑn wɑ.

⁹Mɑ Abudiɑsi u nɛɛ, torɑru mbɑ nɑ torɑ yinni, ɑ kɑ kĩ ɑ mɑn Akɑbu nɔmu sɔndiɑ u mɑn ɡo.

¹⁰Kɑ Gusunɔ wunɛn Yinnin wɑ̃ɑru, bweseru ɡɑru sɑri tèn mi nɛn yinni kun ɡɔre bu nun kɑsumɑ. Bwese te, tɑ̀ n nɛɛ, tɑ ǹ nun wɑ mi, u rɑ bu bɔ̃rusiewɑ kpɑ u n kɑ yɛ̃ mɑ ɡeemɑ ɑ ǹ wɑ̃ɑ mi.

¹¹Miyɑ ɑ nɛɛ, n seewo n dɑ tɛ̃ n nɛɛ, nɑ nun wɑ?

¹²Nɑ̀ n doonɑ kpɑ Gusunɔn Hunde u nun suɑ u kɑ dɑ mi nɑ ǹ yɛ̃. Sɑɑ ye sɔɔ, nɑ̀ n Akɑbu sɔ̃ɔwɑ nɑ nun wɑ kpɑ u nɑ u nun biɑ, ɑ n yɛ̃ mɑ u koo mɑn ɡowɑ. N deemɑ nɑ Gusunɔ nɑsiewɑ sɑɑ nɛn piiburun di.

¹³Yinni, bɑ ǹ nun sɔ̃ɔwɑ ye nɑ kuɑ ye Yesɑbɛli u Yinni Gusunɔn sɔmɔbu ɡoomɔ? Sɔmɔbu wunɔbuwɑ (100) nɑ beruɑ. Nɑ bu bɔnu kuɑ weerɑɑkuukuubu. Nɑ derɑ bɑ duɑ kpee wɔrusu sɔɔ. Miyɑ nɑ rɑ kɑ bu dĩɑnu kɑ nim dɑɑwe.

¹⁴Yerɑ ɑ nɛɛ, n doo tɛ̃ n nɛn yinni sɔ̃ n nɛɛ, wunɛ Eli ɑ wɑ̃ɑ mini. U ǹ koo mɑn ɡo?

¹⁵Adɑmɑ Eli u nùn wisɑ u nɛɛ, sere kɑ Yinni Gusunɔ dɑm kpuroɡii wi nɑ sɑ̃ɑmɔn wɑ̃ɑru kon dɑ n yɔ̃rɑ Akɑbun wuswɑɑɔ ɡisɔ.

¹⁶Yerɑ Abudiɑsi u dɑ u kɑ Akɑbu yinnɑ mɑ u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ kpuro ye u wɑ. Mɑ Akɑbu u Eli sennɔ dɑ.

¹⁷Sɑɑ ye u Eli wɛndɛ kuɑ, yerɑ u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, wunɑ mi, wunɛ wi ɑ nɔni swɑ̃ɑ teni doke bɛsɛ Isirelibɑn temɔ?

¹⁸Eli u nùn wisɑ u nɛɛ, n ǹ nɛ nɑ nɔni swɑ̃ɑru doke tem mɛ sɔɔ. Wunɑ. Domi wunɛ kɑ wunɛn tundon yɛnuɡibu, bɛɛyɑ i Yinni Gusunɔn woodɑbɑ deri, mɑ i dɑ i bũu wi bɑ sokumɔ Bɑɑli sɑ̃ɑmɔ.

¹⁹Yen sɔ̃ tɛ̃, ɑ de Isirelibɑ bu mɛnnɑmɑ ɡuu te bɑ mɔ̀ Kɑɑmɛliɔ kɑ sere bũu wi bɑ sokumɔ Bɑɑlin yɑ̃ku kowobu tɔnu nɛɛru kɑ weerɑɑkuru (450) kɑ mɑɑ bũu wi bɑ sokumɔ Asitɑɑten yɑ̃ku kowobu tɔnu nɛɛru (400) be bɑ rɑ mɛnnɛ bu di sɑnnu kɑ Yesɑbɛli.

²⁰Yerɑ Akɑbu u ɡɔrɑ bɑ Isirelibɑ mɛnnɑ kɑ bũu yɑ̃ku kowo be, ɡuu te bɑ mɔ̀ Kɑɑmɛliɔ.

²¹Mɑ Eli u bu susi u nɛɛ, dommɑ i ko i bɛɛn ɡɔ̃rusu yiru deri. Ǹ n Yinni Gusunɔn nɑ u sɑ̃ɑ kpuron Yinni, i nùn sɑ̃ɑwɔ. Ǹ n mɑɑ Bɑɑlin nɑ, i nùn sɑ̃ɑwɔ. Adɑmɑ tɔn be, bɑ ǹ nùn ɡɑ̃ɑnu ɡɑnu wisɑ.

²²Mɑ u mɑɑ bu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, wee tɛ̃, nɛ turowɑ nɑ tie Yinni Gusunɔn sɔmɔbu sɔɔ. Adɑmɑ be, be bɑ sɑ̃ɑ Bɑɑlin yɑ̃ku kowobu, bɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ tɔnu nɛɛru kɑ weerɑɑkuru (450).

²³Yen sɔ̃ tɛ̃, bu sun nɑɑ kinɛnu yiru wɛ̃ɛmɑ. Kpɑ Bɑɑlin yɑ̃ku kowo be, bu teeru suɑ bu ten yɑɑ muriri bu sɔndi dɑ̃ɑ ɡbebi wɔllɔ bu ku dɔ̃ɔ doke. Kpɑ nɛ n mɑɑ teeru suɑ n ko mɛ.

²⁴Yen biru kpɑ bu ben bũnu soku, kpɑ n mɑɑ Yinni Gusunɔ soku kpɑ su wɑ wìn Yinni u koo wisi u dɔ̃ɔ doke dɑ̃ɑ ye sɔɔ. Mɑ tɔn be kpuro, bɑ nɛɛ, too, yɑ wɑ̃.

²⁵Mɑ Eli u yɑ̃ku kowo be sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, i ɡbio i bɛɛn nɑɑ kinɛru suɑ i ɡo, domi bɛɛyɑ i dɑbiru bo, kpɑ i bɛɛn bũu soku. Adɑmɑ i ku rɑ dɔ̃ɔ doke dɑ̃ɑ ye sɔɔ kɑ bɛɛn tii.

²⁶Mɑ bɑ nɑɑ kinɛ te bɑ bu wɛ̃ mi ɡo. Yerɑ bɑ bũu wi sokɑ sɑɑ bururun di sere sɔ̃ɔ u kɑ nɑ wiru wɔllɔ. Bɑ mɔ̀, Bɑɑli, ɑ sun wurɑrio! Mɑ bɑ yɑɑmɔ bɑ kɑ ben yɑ̃ku yerun turɑ te sikerenɑmɔ. Adɑmɑ bɑ ǹ nɔɔ ɡɑɡu nuɑ. Bɑ ǹ mɑɑ wisibu ɡɑbu wɑ.