There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
 Wùl ɨ̀lvì nɨn læ meyn nà ghɨ izɨyn i ŋweyni ghɨ Elkanà. Wu nà n-chî a ntèʼ Lamà ilaʼ ili atu kfɨ̀yn ghɨ toŋtɨ̂ na Efɨ̀lèm. Wu nà n-ghɨ wâyn Jèlohàm, Jèlohàm ɨ ghɨ wâyn Elihù, Elihù ɨ ghɨ wâyn Tohù, Tohù ɨ ghɨ wâyn Zuf ilaʼ nâ ghè.