Joova -o -le -ze Sansɔn kɛ -hën sɛn -kpe ˈnun

Izraɛlësɔ -kpe ˈnun -ba dzhuɔ -mɔn -zö ˈpupu ˈsɔn fɛn, ˈeyɛ -e -le -ze Joova -o -fɔn Filistɛn ˈˈba -hunlɔ -ze -ba kɔa mmiɛ. ˈE maan Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba ya, ˈba tën -yɛ Joova ˈla. ˈO ˈkö maan ˈe -le Manoa. ˈO ˈwɛn ˈle, ˈo shi -man -ba ˈˈho -bi mii. Lë ˈkö, Joova -o -ɲɛn ˈˈwuënsɛ ˈkö -gbɛ -bë -she Manoa shi bɛn -nda. -O dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Bu -bë ho -bi sɛnbi ˈkö. ˈO -bë ˈɲɛn Izraɛlësɔ ˈˈba ˈˈpɛ ˈɲɛn Filistɛn ˈˈba bɔa. ˈO -bë -le Nazireɛn.’ -Bu -lɔ tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -a ˈˈkpɛ Nazireɛn? -Ba -le Joova ˈsɔnsɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -kɔ ˈba -ye -yemi. Nanmɛ -e ˈˈbie ˈkun ˈba kɔkɔ ˈba ˈwɛnpu ˈˈkɛ lɔ.

-E -nɔn za gbɛ, Manoa ˈle, ˈo shi -man -ba -ho -bi sɛnbi ˈkö, ˈakö -ba -ko kɛ ˈhɛn Sansɔn. -Bitshɔɔ -o -nɔn -sɛ mi, Joova -o -le -ze kɛ -hën sɛn -kpe ˈnun. -E -le -ze ˈo sɛ nɔn ˈo bɔɛ nɛn ˈvɛ -kun -bedi. ˈE ˈkö nɛn ˈbɔbɔ, ˈo mikö -o -kuën Filistɛn 30 mimi. Filistɛn ˈˈba, -ba -da kɛ hɛn -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ -ba köe ˈkun ˈba -kun kɛ. -Beshekɛbi ˈkö nɛn, Sansɔn -o -ze -la Gaza -kɔɛɛ fɛn. Filistɛn ˈˈba -ba -ze du kɛ -kɔɛ ˈkpaan ˈe mimi -kpee ˈˈmën ˈɲɔn kie yɛ sɛ gba, ˈba nɔn -kun kɛ. ˈE maan kieyabui nɛn, Sansɔn -o ɲɛn fɔn, ˈakö -o -tshuo -kɔɛɛ ˈe mimii lɔ -fɔ ˈo bɔtɔɛ fɛn, ˈakö -o -nɛɛn -ze -fɔ -kui ˈkö ˈe hɔn Ebrɔn -kɔɛɛ dzhii bɔ ˈfɔn.

-E -nɔn za gbɛ, Filistɛn ˈˈba -ba -ze -hën Sansɔn shi Dalila, ˈakö -ba -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-Bu sɛ -le -ze -a sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze Sansɔn -wɔ sɛn -hën -ba ˈˈyi ˈnun, ˈhan ˈze bu -shika -kpe ˈnun. -Han -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈhan ˈpɔn ˈo ze ko -sɔan.’ ˈKun Dalila -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo -kan -shika ˈˈyɛ, -e -le -ze -o -nɛɛn fɛn. -O -bie Sansɔn -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze kɛ -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun sɛnhën, Sansɔn -o ˈˈnɔn ˈe fɛn ˈkun ˈo -shi kɛ ˈyi -nda. ˈE maan Dalila -o -kɔ kɛ pu ˈvɛtsuun -o -bë dzhui, ˈwoayo: ‘Lëke nɛn -a ˈˈkɔkɔ ˈmɛn ˈwɛnpuii lɔ, ˈekun -mɛn -le Nazireɛn, a sɛ mɛn ˈwɛnpu ˈˈkɛ lɔ kɔkɔ, mɛn ˈpa ˈˈpɔn sɛnhën.’ Sansɔn ˈo -lɔɛ ˈnun, ˈo ˈˈdzhuo bɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈnun.

ˈEmɛnköe nɛn, Dalila -o -ze -she Filistɛn ˈˈba ˈyi -nda: ‘-Mɛn -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze -wɔ sɛn -hën nanmɛ!’ ˈE -nunmën -o -le -ze Sansɔn kɛ -la -fɔ ˈo -wɛ ˈˈkɛ fɛn, ˈakö -o kɔkɔ kɛ ˈwɛnpu ˈˈkɛ lɔ. -O -nɔn -le ˈe ˈgbɛ, ˈakö -o -ko ˈhö: ‘Sansɔn, Filistɛn ˈˈba -ba -bë o!’ Sansɔn -o -nɔn ɲɛn fɔn, ˈkun -o ˈpa ˈˈpɔn sɛnhën, -e -le -ze Filistɛn ˈˈba, -ba -pɔn kɛ, -ba bo kɛ hinmɛ ˈˈkɛ, ˈakö -ba -nɔn kɛ -ze -ko -sɔan.

Lë ˈkö, Filistɛn -akpɛn -akpɛn -kɛke mii -ba -ya, ˈakö -ba ˈboɲan -shɛ ˈba -zö Dagɔn ˈze. -Ba hö ˈˈyi ko: ‘Sa -zöɔ -o -le -ze han sɛ sɛ -kan Sansɔn -pɔn! ˈMun tën ˈo bu ˈze -o -le -kɛ ˈze -a mun ˈˈɲan ˈˈtshɔke!’ -Ba -le -ze kɛ -bë -tshuo fɛn -kɛ ˈˈkɛmuën ˈe -ba kɔ ˈˈtshu ˈnun ˈdzhueya, ˈakö -ba kɛ mɔn. Sansɔn -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈAya Joova, -mɛn bu dzhu ˈˈnën, dzhɔ ˈze ˈmɛn sɛnhën ˈpɛ.’ ˈEyɛ nɛn, ˈo ˈwɛnpu ˈˈkɛ -e dzhɔ -bɔ ˈpɛ. -O -vɛn -kɛ ˈˈkɛmuën ˈyi ˈe -pɔn -sɔn ˈˈyɛ lɔ, ˈakö -sɔɛn -e gba -da ˈba lɔ -ze ˈba ˈkpakpa -ba -wuö. Sansɔn -ye ˈpɛ, -o -wuö.