“ ‘Si ɔnana iye uleku ɔdi ɔkya-mii akɔ na uubó like iye uuye bekpine ala teenu ni, ɔlɛka bibo-nwu atabi bɛdu. Na bana ubugya ɔdubɔsia ama alati lili.’ ”
Na uwi ɔmmɔ ƒui kemmo ni, Samuel úukpi, na Israel kadi bekyuli béewulo-nwu báva na anwu ɔlati nwuna ɔma na Rama. Na like bebone ku bani ƒui mɔɔkpali bekpine taatɛmiku-ma ni, Saul ɔ́bɔku-ma na kalɔ kammɔ ƒui lɛlɔ.
“ ‘Ukyuli ɔni ndubusie bekyuli bani muubó like iye baakpali bekpine teeye ala teenu kudɔ na ama ku bekyuli bammɔ baabla lɛyalɛ ala ni, ndubo mina anumi budie bɔlɛ ukyuli ɔmmɔ. Na ndubɔda-nwu lidie nwuna badi akɔ.
Na bani ndubunye ɔba kama aani bakpɛwe ni, ama ndi bekyuli bani mɔɔƒɛ evo ku bani mɔɔbla lɛyalɛ ala ku bani mɔɔdú bekyuli ku bani mɔɔkpá baƒiɔ ku bekyuli bani ƒui mɔɔyɔ́ ka batɔlɔ bekyuli na ɔkɔ bɔnyi bɔɔda-ma ɔkwɛ.
Amu na bana akɔ bani náƒɛ evo béti bana evo lɛku ku lɛsɛbɛ béboku na bákyula-nya na bekyuli anumi. Lɛku lɛmmɔ ƒui kuye kɔdubɔbla aani sika ɔƒualadi mpim liti.
Amu na uleku ɔmmɔ údie kenye ɔnini, “Bɛgyi ka Ɔga Saul ɔ́bɔku bekpine bɔkpali ku like bebone ku bani ƒui mɔɔbla ala ammɔ udu údie kalɔ kamɛni lɛlɔ. Na bi ɔsu na bɛɛyɔ́ bɛkya-mi litemi kemmo, na bɛɛkywɛ-mi kakpagyuɛ bɛnii ntaakpali bekpine teete-mi?”
Ɔƒɛni kalɛ bibo bekyuli badi na bina lɛga kɔdikɔ bani mɔɔsu ka ama baanu taati ala ani ndububo abalɛ na bana evo ɔsu iye ka baakpali bekpine iye beegyé ana adi iye baƒiɔ badi baatɛmiku-ma ɔsu. Nsu si bana ɔdi ɔɔsu-mii ɔnii bitenu Nebukadnesar litemi ni, bitakpete-ma.