17 Namutthenga ole aamwaakhula: “aYixrayeli ahaatthawa aFilisti ni anakhotto ancipale ahookhwa. Mpaka anamwaniinyu eeli, Hofeni ni Pinehasi ahookhwa ni Arka* a Muluku aakuxiwa.”
Aawinnyerera Arka* a ikurusawe mootthukiwani; ovuwawawe mmatatani mwa amwiittana.
asaserdotaaya yaahiiviwa ni ekatana ni asinaamukhwelaaya khayaawenre wiinla.
Yeeyo eniyaakhumelele anamwaniinyu asilopwana eeli eniikhale eneneerowaanyu – ooweeli eniikhwe nihuku nimoha.
Yave aamweerela Samuweli: “Moone, Miyo kihanle vakhaani opaka etthu mmulokoni mwa aYixrayeli yoottiiha iphumu yaathalihiwaka.
Ehuhuweene yeeyo kinookwanihera mweemusini ya Eli sootheene kaahimmaaka – okhuma ompacereroni mpaka ommaleloni.
Mulopwana ole aamweerela Eli: “Miyo kinoophiyaru okhottoni kitthangwewo olelo vaava.” Eli aamukoha: “Ekhumelenle eheeni, mwanaka?”
Owo aaromolakaru Arka* a Muluku, Eli akilaantheene vahiceni aavilikitthuwela ottuli mukerekhere mulako. Aahinteya exikwaawe, anakhwa niwoko aahuuluvala ni aarilalaxa. Aari muhooleli a aYixrayeli wa iyaakha miloko mixexe.