When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why did the LORD let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.”
 A nà sɨ ghɨ ta iwoŋ ateyn i mæ̀, sugèyʼsɨ Isìlæ̀ sɨ kasi kfa. Chyeʼsɨ Isìlæ̀ sɨ nà sɨ bɨf nâ, “Bòm ghà ta Bôbo vìsi na ghelɨ Fìlisìyà tɨm ɨ̀ yɨ̀ ghesɨ̀nà layn a? Yi n-jofɨ̀ na ghesɨ̀nà tum ghɨ ndu a Shilò, ɨ̀ lì gvì nɨ̀ àntayntayn a mɨkàyn nɨ̀ Bôbo kì. Ghesɨ̀nà kæ seʼ iwoŋ nɨ̀ ànkeyna, a Bôbo na ghɨ ghesɨ̀nà amoʼ ɨ̀ gàmtɨ̀ ghesɨ̀nà ta ka ghesɨ̀nà tɨm yɨ mbàynɨ̀ sɨ ghesɨ̀nà.”