When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
 Eli yvɨ gvì nɨ̀ iwo zɨ̀ a yi gàyn nɨ̀ àntayntayn a mɨ̂kàyn nɨ̀ Fɨyini fɨ̀ têyn ɨ fe kɨ àtèl-atel ɨwuyn mbàyn ɨ kòl ɨ̀toŋ ŋweyn ɨ kfɨ kɨ kfɨ. Eli nà n-ghɨ tì ma wù dvɨyn meyn, fî keli ɨ̀wuyn nô sɨ a ŋaŋ ma wù saʼ meyn Isìlæ̀ sɨ a bèŋsɨ̀ mɨ̀vɨm ɨ̀nkæ̀.