Bemiane Yisraelfoɛ nu, na bɛhyɛle bɛ so sɔ afoɛ ne. Yisraelfoɛ amukoraa bɔ né bɛwɔ asue Yɔɔdan si dɔ, wɔ Amorifoɛ aseɛ bɔ ɔwɔ Gileade so ne, Filistifoɛ hyɛle bɛ so afoɛ buru ne mmɔtwɛ.
Kyɛbɔ AWURADE bɔle bɛ kɔkɔ ná osa tale ye nwo ndaen hyirele bɛ ne, mmerɛ biala bɔ bɛhɔle koɛ ne, AWURADE yele ye sa fili bɛ bo maa musue tole bɛ, na bɛ nwo hyerele bɛ paa.
Yisraelfoɛ nwuni kyɛ koɛ ne anu ayɛ se ama bɛ, (ofikyɛ né Filistifoɛ ama koɛhonɛfoɛ nemɔ ali amia). Na bɛɛfeafeale nyɔboɛ bɔ wasi sua nu, ngumaa nu, nyɔbotaen nu, asieleɛ ne abura mɔ nu.
Afei Samuel bisale Sɔɔlo kyɛ, “Nzu ati yeɛ agyegye me amaa mafi ɛborɔ dɔ mawa ɔ”? Na Sɔɔlo buale kyɛ, “Edwirɛ piri paa ato me, ofikyɛ Filistifoɛ afa koɛ batoa me. Nakoso Nyameɛ ayakyi me nu, na ɔmva ngɔmhyɛlɛfoɛ so anaa laleɛ nu mmua me ko. Yiti yeɛ mafrɛ wɔ kyɛ eehyire me bɔ nyɔ ɔ.”