¹ Etsi Yehowa yio ɖaka tsi Filistitɔwo nyigbandji wletri amandrɛa, ² Filistitɔwo yɔ ŋkɔnɔwo ku afankatɔwo gblɔ be: Lé dé mi dja wɔ ɖo nɛ Yehowa yio daka? Migblɔ letsi milawɔ keŋgbɔxoe la ɖoe ɖo ɖa yio téxoea nɛn mi. ³ Zéɖéka woɖo ŋutsi be: Ne mi be yio aɖo Israel Mawu yio aɖaka ɖoɖa, ke xɔna, miŋgbe ɖoe ɖoɖa Pupulupu o; ke boŋ misɔ avulenu kpeɖo ŋutsi! Le exɔn mɛa miɔwo lamɛn la sinŋu, yi nɛ yio alɔ ŋdé djadjo lé miadji oa mi la nyan. ⁴ Ye wogblɔ be: Avulenu tsi ŋdé mia sɔ kpeɖo ŋutsi? Woɖo ŋutsi be: Miwɔ sika lolomɛ adodoe amatɔn ku sika fiŋ amatɔn ɖo Filistitɔwo yio amɛganwo hlɛnhlɛmɛ nu. Ŋtsi ŋutsia, édo baɖa ɖékpé ŋgbé va wo dji o! ⁵ Miwɔ nutata ku miɔn sika lolomɛ adodoewo ku afiŋ, tsiwo yi le miɔn nyigban gbléwɔ a yio nɔnɔmɛ yi mido bubu Israel yio Mawua ŋutsi! Dohia ela na yio asi, tsi va miɔn ŋutɔwo ku miɔwo mawuwo kudo miɔnwo anyigban djia dji la ɖiɖi. ⁶ Ŋde ŋutsi mi sɛnɔndjimɛ sigbé letsi Egyptetɔwo ku Faraɔn sɛnɔ djimɛ nɛnɛ? Lé Mawu yio vlododowo ŋgbodomɛna, woŋ ɖasi Israelviwo djo o? ⁷ Exɔn ŋutsia, mifɔ nuwo va nɛ mia wɔ ahuahu yéyé ɖeka, yi mikplɔ enyi nɔvi ameve, tsiwo yi wo ŋdeku kɔkutsi kɔ nɔwo kpɔ oa, kpeɖo ŋutsi, misan ka nyinɔwo ɖo ahuahua ŋutsi, yi milé wo viwo va axomɛ le wo ŋutsi. ⁸ Mikɔ Yehowa yio ɖaka ɖo ahuahua mɛ, yi mifɔ sikanu tsiwo yi nyi avulenuwo a ɖo aɖakavimɛ do axa ni yé miaɖoe ɖoɖa nɛ ayi. ⁹ Eye nɛ mikpɔ be elé axoémɔtuta BetSemes a, kéxɔna yi kɛn gblégblé gan yɛ va mia dji. Ke ne ŋdé le nɛnɛ oa, kéxɔna mia nyɛn be ŋdé yio asi yi va mia dji o. Keboŋ nubu yɔ. ¹⁰ Zeɖeka ŋusuwo wɔɛ nɛnɛ ɖodji wo le enyi nɔvi ameve yi wo sankanɔ ɖe ahuahua ŋutsi, yi sanka nɛ woviwo ɖo axoé. ¹¹ Yioŋgbodomɛa wosɔ Yehowa yio daka ku dakavi tsi mɛ sikanu tsi wo wɔa woléa ɖo ahuahuamɛ. ¹² Eye nɔviawo le mo tuta Bet Semes, wo sɔ mɔ ɖeka yi wo axuadowɔ; yi wo ŋde zɛn ɖo ɖusi alo emiɔn mɛ o yi Filistitɔwo yio amɛganwo le ŋgbedomɛ nɔwo kaka édua yio lilo dji. ¹³ Bet Semestɔwo le élu ɖewɔ le balia mɛ yi wo fɔ ŋmɛ yi dji kpɔ aɖakalɔ, yi etsi wokpɔɛ, wo kpɔdjidjɔ. ¹⁴ Etsi ahuahua va Bet semestɔ Yosua yio gbemɛ fitsi ganɖe lea, etɔte ɖo xɔnyi wo zɛn ahuahua anaké sɔ nyinɔ amevewo savɔ nɛ Yehowa. ¹⁵ Eye Lewitɔwo kɔ aɖaka Yehowatɔ ku aɖakavi tsimɛ sikanuwo lea eye woda wo ɖo kpé gan lɔ dji. Eye Bet Semestɔwo sa numɛvɔsa ku akpedovɔsa nɛ Yehowa gbéxɔgbé. ¹⁶ Filistitɔwo amɛgan amantɔwo kpɔ yio téxoé, yi wo trɔ yi Ekron gbéxɔgbé ké. ¹⁷ Sika lolomɛ adodoewo, tsiwo Filistitɔwo sɔ lé avu Yehowa, wo yi nyi eyɛ: Asdotɔ ɖeka, Gazatɔ ɖeka, Askalontɔ ɖeka, Gattɔ ɖeka ku Ekrontɔ ɖeka. ¹⁸ Eye Sikafiŋ amantɔna wo le amɛgan amantɔn awo hlɛnhlɛn mɛ amɛtsiwo yi le Filistitɔwo duwo keŋkeŋ nu, so edu tsiwo ɖo gli trɔdowo gbɔ vasɛnɖo agblekɔxoewo gbɔ. Kpe gan tsi dji wo da Yehowa yio ɖaka ɖo a le Bet semestɔ Yosua yio gbémɛ kaka va ɖo fifiɛ. ¹⁹ Eye wowu amɔwo le Bet semestɔwo domɛ ŋtsi ŋutsia, wokpɔ Yehowa yio dakalɔ. Wowu amɛ kotoku gban ku katakpo tiwo le dukɔna mɛ. Dukɔna fan koenyi, ŋtsi ŋutsi, Yehowa wu amɔwo le dukɔnamɛ ŋtɔ. ²⁰ Yi Betsemestɔwo gblɔ be: Méɖé yi la teŋ nɔte ɖe Yehowa, Mawu kokoe yɛ yio ŋukɔ? Yi mɛɖe gbɔ Yehowa yio ɖaka la so miagbɔ la yi? ²¹ Zeɖeka wo dɔn amɛ ɖoɖa Kiryat Yearimtɔwo be: Filistitɔwo trɔ Yehowa yio aɖaka lɔ gbɔ va, miva nɛ miakɔɛ yi mia gbɔ!