24 Zifɩ, Telɛm, Beyalɔtɩ,
A Yerameyɛl yɛb Kalɛb bidɛbr: a bidɛb-dãw Mesa na ɩ Zifɩ sãà a, nɩ Maaresa na ɩ Ebrɔ̃ tẽw dem sãàkʋm-kʋra a.
Yiel-yielbɛ nɩ-kpɛ̃ɛ sɛbɛ pʋɔ yielu kãw. Bʋ̃-ŋmɩɛrɩ bɛ na maal'ɩ fomie a n'a bɛ mɩ́ ŋmɩɛr ƴãwn. Daviir yielu kãw na wule yã a.
Kedɛsɩ, Hasɔɔr-Yitɩnan,
Hasɔɔr-Hadata, Keriyɔtɩ-Hɛsɩron bɛ mɩ̀ na bʋɔlɛ Hasɔɔr a,
A Sawul tɩ bʋɔl'ɩ a zɛbr-nɩbɛ ɓã taa, ɛ́ sɔ́r bɛ a Telayim. Bɛ tɩ ɩ n soja-gbɛ́ɛ dem tùr-kɔbr ayi (200 000), ɛ́ a Zuda nɩbɛ ɩ tùr-pie (10 000).
A Daviir tɩ ta n a Zifɩ wɛja-kpalɛ pʋɔ, kpɩɛr a pie pʋɔ, a tan vuo pʋɔ. A Sawul tɩ bɔbr ʋ na, ɛcɛ a Naaŋmɩn bɛ tɩ sàw de a Daviir ƴãw a ʋ nuru pʋɔ ɩ.
Zifɩ tẽw nɩbɛ kãw tɩ cen na tɩ páw a Sawul a Givea yel ʋ: «Nãà a, a Daviir sɔwl'ɩ a tɩ zie, a Horesa pie pʋɔ, a Hakila tãw zu, a wɛ-kar zi-tɩ̃tal saa-pɛrɩ́-dʋrʋ-lowr, fʋ nɔ̃w bɛ bãwnɩ a ɩ?
A Zifɩ nɩbɛ tɩ bɛr'ɩ a Sawul ɛ́ lɛb kul. A Daviir nɩ a ʋ nɩbɛ tɩ be n a Maon wɛja-kpalɛ pʋɔ, a zi-tɩ̃tal pʋɔ, a wɛ-kar zi-tɩ̃tal saa-pɛrɩ́-dʋrʋ-lowr.
