2 Filistifoɛ beegyinagyinane koɛ noa, na bɛwale Yisrael so. Koɛ ne anu yɛle se, na Filistifoɛ lili Yisrael so ngonim. Behuhuni Yisraelfoɛ mmienzua kɔyɛ apee nna wɔ koɛ ne anu.
Goliate oogyinane berɛ teane nu sele Yisrael koɛhonɛfoɛ nemɔ kyɛ, “Nzu ati yeɛ ɛmɔawa kyɛ ɛmɔbaaho koɛ ɔ? Me, nde Filistiniɛ, yeɛ ɛmɔ koso ɛmɔte Sɔɔlo ngoaa. Ɛ́mɔye ɛmɔ nu bienzua ko ma odwu bra ma me ne ye yɛli ahoɛ.
Na mmerɛ bɔ Yisrael koɛhonɛfoɛ nemɔ sa wale b’asikyeleɛ ne anu ne, bɛ mbanyi mɔ bisale kyɛ, “Nzu ati yeɛ AWURADE amaa ɛnɛ yali ngoguo wɔ Filistifoɛ nyunu ye? Ɛ́mɔma yɛɛfa AWURADE apam alaka ne yɛfi Silo yɛbra, ná ɔɔtena yɛ nu ole yɛ fi yɛ pɔfoɛ mɔ sa nu.”