Israelƒuɔ básɔ bábla likpidi na Unwoti anumi. Na likpidi lɛmmɔ ndi ka bésie bakya baakpá baƒiɔ Baal ku Astarot ku Aramƒuɔ baƒiɔ ku Moabƒuɔ baƒiɔ ku Amonƒuɔ baƒiɔ ku Ƒilistiƒuɔ baƒiɔ. Na ka Israelƒuɔ béni na báyu atuɔkplu ka basɔ balasiaku Unwoti ɔsu ni,
Ɔmɛni ƒui na nwuna bawɔne baagyi ka ala amɛni ƒui ási Unwoti kudɔ. Na Unwoti ɔɔwia kuƒi kɔni na ɔsia na ukpoku Ƒilistiƒuɔ. Ɔsika uwi ɔmmɔ kemmo ni, na Ƒilistiƒuɔ mɔɔdi Israelƒuɔ lɛlɔ.
Mmɔ na nkyuli mpim ɛtɛ bási Yuda na bésie Etan na bátánu Simson na atakpɛ ubu ɔni kemmo ɔ́ƒɔ lɛlɔ ɔkya mmɔ. Na básu-nwu banini, “Aaagyi ka Ƒilistiƒuɔ kalɔ na bɔkya na ama mɔɔdi-bu lɛlɔ yoo? Na bi ɔsu na ábla-bu lɛni?” Na ɔ́su-ma ɔnini, “Lɛla lɛni bábla-mi ni, ani kani na ami lɛnɔ lɛ́bla-ma.”
“Nsu ɔmɛni ƒui ni, bula bati kuuku bammɔ báyiƒala Unwoti bana Katɔti. Ɔmmɔ ɔsu na anwu lɛnɔ úte kuƒi na bana bekisine békpoku-ma. Na bekisine bammɔ akɔ ɔdi ndi Sisera, Hasor bekpone ɔtɔnkune. Ukisine ɔbambadi ɔni nádi-ma lɛlɔ lɛnɔ ndi Ƒilistiƒuɔ. Na Moabƒuɔ ku bana ɔga lɛnɔ bábadi-ma lɛlɔ.
Anwuɔsu Israelƒuɔ bádi Ƒilistiƒuɔ lɛlɔ na básɔ bátakana na benye basiaku Israelƒuɔ kudii na bana kalɛkɛ mmɔ kesii kadi. Na Samuel ngba bulie uwi ƒui ni, Ƒilistiƒuɔ bátakɛ bɔnwuna bɔdi na Unwoti lɛkɔkɔ.