1 Samuel 4 in Yalunka
1 Samuyɛli a falan yi rali Isirayila birin ma. Isirayila kaane yi mini Filisitine yɛngɛdeni. E yi e malan Ebeni-Eseri dɛxɔn ma, Filisitine yi malanxi Afeki yi.
2 Filisitine yi e ganla ti yɛngɛ sodeni Isirayila kaane yɛtagi, yɛngɛn yi fɔlɔ. Filisitine yi Isirayila kaane nɔ, e yi muxu wuli naanin faxa na yɛngɛni.
3 Muxu ɲɛɲɛne so waxatin naxan yi gali malandeni, Isirayila fonne yi a fala, e naxa, “Nanfera Alatala bata a lu to Filisitine xa en nɔ? Awa, en siga! En sa Alatalaa Layiri Kankiraan tongo Silo yi. En nun na xa mini, a yi en nakisi en yaxune fangan ma.”
4 Nayi, e yi muxune rasiga Silo yi, ne yi fa Alatalaa Layiri Kankiraan na, Sɛnbɛn Birin Kanna naxan dɔxi maleka gubugubu kanne xun na. Saraxarali Heli a dii firinne, Xofini nun Finexasi yi Alaa Layiri Kankiraan xali.
5 Alatalaa Layiri Kankiraan so gali malandeni waxatin naxan yi, Isirayila birin yi sɔnxɔ gbeeni te, bɔxɔn yi xuruxurun.
6 Filisitine yi na mɛ e yi maxɔdinna ti, e naxa, “Nanse sɔnxɔ sɔnxɔ xui ito ra Heburu kaane malandeni?” E to a kolon a Alatalaa Kankiraan bata so,
7 Filisitine yi gaxu. E naxa, “Alana nde bata so e gali malandeni! Gbalo feen bata en li naxan munma yi liga en na nun!
8 Gbalona en xa! Nde en nakisɛ alani itoe ma naxanye Misiran kaane ɲaxankataxi kiin birin yi tonbon yireni?
9 Ɛ sɔbɛ so, ɛ findi xɛmɛne ra Filisitine! Xa na mi a ra, ɛ findima nɛn Heburu kaane konyine ra alo e yi ɛ konyiyani kii naxan yi. Ɛ tan xɛmɛne xa yɛngɛn so sɔbɛɛn na!”
10 Nayi, Filisitine yi yɛngɛn nakeli, e yi Isirayila kaane nɔ, birin yi a gi a konni. Na yi findi kala gbeen na. Isirayila sofaan muxu wuli tonge saxan yi faxa.
11 Alaa Kankiraan yi xali, Heli a dii firinne yi faxa, Xofini nun Finexasi.
12 Na lɔxɔn yɛtɛni, xɛmɛna nde yi a gi yɛngɛn ma Bunyamin bɔnsɔnni Silo yi. A a dugine yibɔ sununi, a burunburunna sa a xunni.
13 A fɛ, Heli yi dɔxi gbɛdɛni kiraan dɛxɔn. A a yɛɛ rakoɲinma bayo a bɔɲɛn yi dinma Alaa Kankirana fe ra. Xɛmɛn somatɔɔn taani, a yi na feen xibarun nali, taan birin yi gbelegbele.
14 Heli to na sɔnxɔ sɔnxɔ xuiin mɛ, a yi maxɔdinna ti, a naxa, “Nanse sɔnxɔ xui ito ra?” Xɛmɛn yi fa Heli fɛma mafurɛn.
15 Heli bata yi ɲɛɛ tonge solomanaanin ɲɛɛ solomasɛxɛ sɔtɔ, a yɛɛne bata yi danxu fefe.
16 Xɛmɛn yi a fala Heli xa, a naxa, “N baxi kelideni yɛngɛn nin, n nan n gixi to yɛtɛɛn nin.” Heli yi a maxɔdin, a naxa, “Nanse ligaxi n ma diina?”
17 Xɛraan yi yabin ti, a naxa, “Isirayila kaane bata e gi Filisitine yɛɛ ra, na findixi kala gbeen nan na en ma ganla ma. Mɔn, i ya dii firinne, Xofini nun Finexasi bata faxa. Filisitine bata Alaa Kankiraan tongo.”
18 Xɛrana Alaa Kankirana fe fala waxatin naxan yi, Heli yi bira a xanbiramaan na taan so dɛɛn dɛxɔn. A kɔɛɛn yi gira, a faxa, bayo a yi belebele, a mɔn bata yi fori. A bata yi kitin sa Isirayila yi ɲɛɛ tonge naanin.
19 A mamuxuna, Finexasi a ɲaxanla fudikanna nan yi a ra. A yi wama a bari feni. A yi Alaa Kankiraan tongo feen mɛ, e nun a taɲe nun a xɛmɛn faxa fena, a yi a felen, a diin bari. Dii barin tɔrɔne yi a nɔ.
20 A yi faxama waxatin naxan yi, ɲaxanla naxanye yi a dɛxɔn ma, ne yi a fala a xa, e naxa, “I nama gaxu amasɔtɔ i bata dii xɛmɛn bari.” Koni a mi a mɛ, a mi sese fala.
21 A yi a diin xili sa Ikabodi, a naxa, “Binyen bata ɲan Isirayila yi.” A na falaxi Alaa Kankiraan tongo feen nan ma e nun a taɲe nun a xɛmɛn ɲan fena.
22 A yi a fala, a naxa, “Binyen bata ɲan Isirayila yi bayo Alaa Kankiraan bata tongo.”