1 Sɔ̃ɔ teeru Yonɑtɑm, Sɔɔlun bii, u win bɔ̃ɔ ɑluwɑɑsi wi u rɑ win tɑbu yɑ̃nu sɔbe sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ nɑ su dɑ Filisitibɑn tɑbu kowo wuu ten mi, te tɑ wɑ̃ɑ ɡiɔ.

Adɑmɑ u ǹ Sɔɔlu sɔ̃ɔwɑ mɑ u ɡɑm dɔɔ. 2 Sɔɔlu u wɑ̃ɑ Miɡoroniɔ Gibeɑn bɔkuɔ dɑ̃ru ɡɑrun nuurɔ te bɑ rɑ soku ɡerenɑdi. Tɔn be bɑ wɑ̃ɑ kɑ wi, ben ɡeerɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ tɔnu nɑtɑn (600) sɑkɑ. 3 N deemɑ yɑ̃ku kowo wi bɑ mɔ̀ Ayɑ u wɑ̃ɑ tɔn ben suunu sɔɔ u sɑ̃ɑ yɑ̃ɑ ni bɑ rɑ kɑ bikiɑru ko Gusunɔn mi nɛni. Ayɑ wi, u sɑ̃ɑwɑ Akitubun bii. Akitubu wi, kɑ win wɔnɔ Ikɑbɔdu, be, bɑ mɑɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ Finɛɛsin bibu. Finɛɛsin tundowɑ Eli, wi u rɑɑ sɑ̃ɑ Yinni Gusunɔn yɑ̃ku kowo Siloɔ. Tɔnu nɑtɑ ye sɔɔ, ɡoo kun yɛ̃ Yonɑtɑm u yɑrɑ.

4 Swɑɑ ye Yonɑtɑm u swĩi u kɑ dɑ Filisitibɑn tɑbu kowo ben mi, yɑ kpɑwɑ kɑ kpee bɑkɑnu yirun bɑɑ sɔɔ. Teerun yĩsirɑ Bosɛsi, yiruserɑ mɑɑ Sɛnɛ. 5 Teerɑ wɑ̃ɑ swɑɑ yen sɔ̃ɔ yɛ̃sɑn nɔm ɡeu ɡiɑ Mikimɑsin deedeeru. Teerɑ mɑɑ wɑ̃ɑ Gebɑn deedeeru. 6 Yonɑtɑm u win bɔ̃ɔ ɑluwɑɑsi wi sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ nɑ su dɑ bɑnɡo sɑri ben mi. Sɔrɔkudo Yinni Gusunɔ u koo sun somi. Domi ɡɑ̃ɑnu sɑri ni nu koo nùn ɡɑnɛ u kun kɑ sun fɑɑbɑ kue, bɑɑ sɑ̀ kun dɑbi.

7 Aluwɑɑsi wi, u nɛɛ, ɑ koowo kpuro ye ɑ ɡɔ̃ru doke, ɑ ku sikɑ ko. Nɑ wɑ̃ɑ kɑ wunɛ.

8 Mɑ Yonɑtɑm u nɛɛ, ǹ n mɛn nɑ, su dɑ ben berɑ ɡiɑ kpɑ bu sun wɑ. 9 Bɑ̀ n nɛɛ, su yɔ̃ro su bu mɑ, sɑ ko yɔ̃rɑwɑ su bu mɑ. 10 Bɑ̀ n mɑɑ nɛɛ, su nɑ ben mi, sɑ ko dɑwɑ, domi ben soku terɑ tɑ ko n sɑ̃ɑ yĩreru mɑ Yinni Gusunɔ u sun bu nɔmu bɛriɑ.

11 Mɑ be yiru ye, bɑ derɑ Filisitibɑ bɑ bu wɑ. Mɑ Filisiti be, bɑ nɛɛ, Heberubɑ wee, bɑ yɑrimɑmɔ wɔrusun di mi bɑ rɑɑ kukuɑ.

12 Mɑ Filisitibɑn tɑbu kowo be, bɑ Yonɑtɑm kɑ win ɑluwɑɑsi wi nɔɔ kɔ̃ bɑ nɛɛ, i nɑ mini su bɛɛ ɡɑri ɡɛɛ sɔ̃.

Mɑ Yonɑtɑm u win bɔ̃ɔ ɑluwɑɑsi wi sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ mɑn swĩimɑ domi Yinni Gusunɔ u sun bu nɔmu bɛriɑ, bɛsɛ Isirelibɑ.

13 Yerɑ durɔ u kɑburɑ u kɑ yɔɔwɑ u dɑ mi bɑ wɑ̃ɑ mɑ ɑluwɑɑsi wi, u nùn swĩi. Ye bɑ turɑ mi, mɑ u bu soomɔ u suririmɔ. Yerɑ win bɔ̃ɔ ɑluwɑɑsi wi, u bu ɡoomɔ win biruɔ. 14 Ben tɑbun tore ye sɔɔ, be yiru ye, bɑ tɔmbu ɡowɑ nɡe tɔnu yɛndun sɑkɑ bɑtumɑ piibu sɔɔ. 15 Mɑ bɛrum Filisitibɑn tɑbu kowobu mwɑ kpuro be bɑ wɑ̃ɑ sɑnsɑniɔ, kɑ be bɑ wɑ̃ɑ tɑbu ɡberɔ, kɑ be bɑ sɑnsɑni kɔ̃su, kɑ mɑɑ be bɑ yɑrimɔ bɑ tɔmbu wɔrɑɑ dɑɑmɔ. Sere kɑ tem tii mu yĩirumɔwɑ mɑ tɔmbɑ burisinɑ. Gusunɔwɑ u derɑ yɑbu ye kpuro yɑ koorɑ mɛ.

16 Be bɑ Sɔɔlun sɑnsɑni kɔ̃su Gibeɑɔ Bɛnyɑmɛɛn temɔ, bɑ wɑ Filisitibɑn tɑbu kowo dɑbinu bɑ duku dukubu mɔ̀ bɑɑmɑ kpuro. 17 Mɑ Sɔɔlu u win tɔmbu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, i bɛsɛn tɔmbu mɛnnɔ i ben yĩsɑ soku kpɑ su wɑ be bɑ kun wɑ̃ɑ mi.

Mɑ bɑ kuɑ mɛ, bɑ deemɑ Yonɑtɑm kɑ win bɔ̃ɔ ɑluwɑɑsi wi u rɑ win tɑbu yɑ̃nu sɔbe, beyɑ bɑ sɑri mi. 18 Mɑ Sɔɔlu u Ayɑ sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, u Gusunɔn woodɑn kpɑkororu suɑmɑ.

N deemɑ kpɑkoro te, tɑ wɑ̃ɑ Isirelibɑn sɑnsɑniɔ sɑnɑm mɛ.

19 Nɡe mɛ Sɔɔlu u kɑ yɑ̃ku kowo wi ɡɑri mɔ̀, wure ni nu wɑ̃ɑ Filisitibɑn sɑnsɑniɔ nu sosimɔwɑ nu dɔɔ. Yerɑ Sɔɔlu u yɑ̃ku kowo wi sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ kpɑkoro te derio, su ku mɑɑ Gusunɔ ɡɑ̃ɑnu bikiɑ.

20 Mɑ Sɔɔlu kɑ win tɑbu kowobu bɑ mɛnnɑ bɑ dɑ tɑbu ɡberɔ, bɑ deemɑ wee Filisitibɑ bɑ burisinɛ bɑ ɡoonɑmɔ kɑ tɑkobi. 21 N deemɑ Heberu ɡɑbu bɑ rɑɑ yoru dimɔ Filisitibɑn mi, sere bɑ kɑ bu dɑ ben sɑnsɑniɔ. Adɑmɑ ye bɑ Sɔɔlu kɑ Yonɑtɑm kɑ beɡibu wɑ, yerɑ bɑ tii wunɑ bɑ wurɑ ben mi.

22 Isireli ɡɑbu bɑ rɑɑ mɑɑ kukuɑ Efɑrɑimun ɡuunun berɑ ɡiɑ. Ye bɑ nuɑ mɑ Filisitibɑ bɑ duki mɔ̀, yerɑ bɑ seemɑ bɑ wɔri tɑbu sɔɔ bɑ bu nɑɑ swĩi, 23 bɑ kɑ turɑ Bɛti Afɛnin wuswɑɑɔ. Nɡe mɛyɑ Yinni Gusunɔ u kɑ Isirelibɑ fɑɑbɑ kuɑ dɔmɑ te.

24 Isirelibɑ bɑ nɔni sɔ̃ɔrɑ ɡem ɡem dɔmɑ te, yèn sɔ̃ Sɔɔlu u bɔ̃ruɑ u nɛɛ, mɑ n kun mɔ nɑ nɛn yibɛrɛbɑ mɔru kɔsiɑ, wi u di yokɑ yu sere turi, kon yɛ̃ro ɡowɑ. Yen sɔ̃nɑ tɔn be sɔɔ, ɡoo kun dĩɑnu dende. 25 Sɔɔlun tɔmbu kpuro bɑ turɑ dɑ̃ɑ sɔ̃ɔwɔ mi tim mu tɛrie temɔ. 26 Sɑnɑm mɛ bɑ sɔ̃ɔ ɡe duɔ, bɑ deemɑ wee, tim mɛ, mu kokɑ temɔ. Kɑ mɛ, ɡoo kun kɑ̃kɑ u mu dɑbure domi bɑ bɔ̃ri yi nɑsie. 27 Adɑmɑ Yonɑtɑm u ǹ dɑɑ nuɑ mɑ win tundo u tɔn be kirɔ kuɑ kɑ bɔ̃ri. Yerɑ u dɛkɑ ye u nɛni kɑ tim bɑu sɔkɑ u wunɑ u nɔɔ kpɛ̃ɛ, mɑ u dɑm wɑ. 28 Sɑɑ ye sɔɔrɑ tɔn ben turo u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, wunɛn tundo u sun kirɔ kuɑ kɑ bɔ̃ri u nɛɛ, wi u di ɡisɔ, u koo yɛ̃ro ɡo. Yerɑ n derɑ tɔn be, bɑ kɑ wɑsirɑ ɡem ɡem.

29 Mɑ Yonɑtɑm u nɛɛ, nɛn bɑɑbɑ u bɛsɛn tɔmbu nɔni sɔ̃ɔmɔwɑ. A ǹ wɑ nɡe mɛ nɑ dɑm wɑ sɑnɑm mɛ nɑ tim mɛn fiiko di? 30 N koo rɑɑ wɛ̃rɑ too tɔn be, bɑ̀ n di bɑɑ fiiko ye bɑ wɔrɑ ben yibɛrɛbɑn nɔmɑn di. Domi bɑ koo rɑɑ Filisiti be ɡo n kere mɛ.

31 Dɔmɑ te, bɑ Filisitibɑ ɡowɑ sɑɑ Mikimɑsin di sere kɑ Ayɑloniɔ. Mɑ bɑ wɑsirɑ ɡem ɡem. 32 Yerɑ ye Filisitibɑ bɑ deri, bɑ ye kɑtɑ kuɑ bɑ ɡurɑ. Bɑ yɑ̃ɑnu kɑ kɛtɛbɑ kɑ kɛtɛ binu mwɛɛrimɔ bɑ ɡoomɔ mɑ bɑ yɑɑ ye temmɔ mi yɑ kpĩ yɛm sɔɔ. 33 Sɑɑ ye sɔɔrɑ bɑ Sɔɔlu sɔ̃ɔwɑ bɑ nɛɛ, wee, tɔn be, bɑ Yinni Gusunɔ torɑrimɔ bɑ yɑɑ temmɔ mi yɑ kpĩ yɛm sɔɔ.

Mɑ Sɔɔlu u nɛɛ, nɑɑnɛ sɑriruɡibu bɛɛ! I kpee bɑkɑru bimiɑmɑ mini tɛ̃. 34 Kpɑ i bɑɑwure sɔ̃ u kɑ win kɛtɛ ǹ kun mɛ win yɑ̃ɑru nɑ u sɑkɑ mi, kpɑ u dɑ u di. Bɑ̀ n kuɑ mɛ, bɑ ǹ mɑɑ Yinni Gusunɔ torɑrimɔ.

Wɔ̃ku te sɔɔ, tɔn ben bɑɑwure u kɑ win kɛtɛ nɑ u ɡo mi. 35 Mɑ Sɔɔlu u Yinni Gusunɔ yɑ̃ku yeru kuɑ mi, terɑ tɑ sɑ̃ɑ ɡbiikiru ni u kuɑ sɔɔ.

36 Yen biru u win tɔmbu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, su dɑ su Filisitibɑ nɑɑ ɡirɑ wɔ̃kuru su bu wɔri sɑ n ben yɑ̃nu ɡurɑmɔ sere yɑm mu kɑ sɑ̃rɑ. Su ku rɑ ben ɡoo deri, bɑɑ turo.

Mɑ bɑ nɛɛ, ɑ koowo mɛ n nun wɛ̃re.

Adɑmɑ yɑ̃ku kowo u nɛɛ, su ɡinɑ dɑ su Gusunɔ bikiɑ.

37 Mɑ Sɔɔlu u Gusunɔ bikiɑ u nɛɛ, n doo n Filisitibɑ nɑɑ ɡirɑ? Kɑɑ sun bu nɔmu bɛriɑ?

Adɑmɑ Gusunɔ u ǹ nùn wisɑ dɔmɑ te. 38 Yerɑ Sɔɔlu u nɛɛ, i mɛnnɑmɑ bɛɛ be i sɑ̃ɑ wiruɡibu kpɑ su ɡiɑ mi torɑrɑ wɑ̃ɑ ɡisɔ. 39 Sere kɑ Yinni Gusunɔn wɑ̃ɑru, wi u rɑ Isirelibɑ fɑɑbɑ ko, bɑɑ ǹ n nɛn bii Yonɑtɑm nɑ, u torɑ, u koo ɡbiwɑ.

Adɑmɑ tɔn ben ɡoo kun nùn wisɑ. 40 Mɑ u nɛɛ, i doo i yɔ̃rɑ miɔnɔ, nɛ kɑ nɛn bii Yonɑtɑm sɑ ko mɑɑ yɔ̃rɑ mini.

Tɔn be, bɑ nɛɛ, ɑ koowo mɛ n nun wɛ̃re.

41 Mɑ Sɔɔlu u Yinni Gusunɔ sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, Gusunɔ, bɛsɛ Isirelibɑn Yinni, ɑ sun sɔ̃ɔsio kɑ yĩreru mi torɑrɑ wɑ̃ɑ.

Mɑ torɑrɑ sɔ̃ɔsirɑ Yonɑtɑm kɑ Sɔɔlun berɑ ɡiɑ. Be bɑ tie bɑ yɑrɑ. 42 Sɔɔlu u kpɑm nɛɛ, n tiɑrɑ nɛ kɑ nɛn bii.

Mɑ torɑrɑ sɔ̃ɔsirɑ Yonɑtɑm mi. 43 Sɔɔlu u Yonɑtɑm sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ mɑn sɔ̃ɔwɔ ye ɑ kuɑ.

Yonɑtɑm u nɛɛ, nɑ tim bɑu sɔkɑ kɑ dɛkɑ ye nɑ nɛni mɑ nɑ mɛn fiiko dendɑ. Nɛ wee, nɑ wurɑ n ɡbi.

44 Yerɑ Sɔɔlu u nɛɛ, nɑ̀ kun nun ɡo, Yonɑtɑm, Gusunɔ u mɑn kuɑ nɡe mɛ u kĩ.

45 Adɑmɑ tɔn be, bɑ Sɔɔlu sɔ̃ɔwɑ bɑ nɛɛ, Yonɑtɑm, wi u Isirelibɑ fɑɑbɑ bɑkɑ yeni kuɑ, wiyɑ u koo ɡbi? Sere kɑ Yinni Gusunɔn wɑ̃ɑru, bɑɑ win seri tiɑ yɑ ǹ wukurɑmɔ yu wɔri. Domi kɑ Gusunɔn somirɑ u sɔmburu kuɑ ɡisɔ.

Mɛsumɑ bɑ kɑ Yonɑtɑm yɑkiɑ u ǹ kɑ ɡu. 46 Yen biru Sɔɔlu u sinɑ u ǹ mɑɑ Filisitibɑ nɑɑ swĩi. Mɑ Filisiti be, bɑ wurɑ ben temɔ.

47 Sɑnɑm mɛ Sɔɔlu u bɑndu di u kpɑ Isirelibɑn suunu sɔɔ u kɑ win yibɛrɛbɑ tɑbu kuɑ u kɑ sikerenɑ. Berɑ Mɔɑbubɑ kɑ Amɔnibɑ kɑ Edɔmubɑ kɑ Sobɑn sinɑmbu kɑ sere mɑɑ Filisitibɑ. Mi u tɑbu dɑ dɑ kpuro u rɑ kɑmiɛwɑ. 48 Sɔ̃ɔ teeru u tɑbu kuɑ kɑ wɔruɡɔru u Amɑlɛki be bɑ bu dɑm dɔremɔ kɑmiɑ u Isirelibɑ fɑɑbɑ kuɑ ben nɔmɑn di.

49 Sɔɔlun bii tɔn durɔbun yĩsɑ wee, Yonɑtɑm kɑ Yisifi kɑ Mɑɑkisuɑ. Win bii tɔn kurɔ ɡbiikoon yĩsirɑ Mɛrɑbu, yiruse mɑɑ Mikɑli. 50 Win kurɔn yĩsirɑ Akinɔɑmu, Akimɑsin bii. Win tɑbu sunɔwɑ Abinɛɛ, Nɛrin bii. Nɛri sɑ̃ɑwɑ Sɔɔlun tundon mɔɔ. 51 Kisi, Sɔɔlun tundo, kɑ Nɛri, Abinɛɛn tundo, bɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ Abiɛlin bibu.

52 Sɔɔlun wɑ̃ɑru kpuro sɔɔ, tɑbu kun dwiiyɑre wi kɑ Filisitibɑn bɑɑ sɔɔ. Yen sɔ̃nɑ win tɔmbu sɔɔ, ù n ɡoo wɑ wi u dɑm mɔ u wɔruɡɔru mɔ, u rɑ yɛ̃ro mwɑɑmɛwɑ u ko win tɑbu kowo.