ðɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən əbˌʌv ðə tˈæbləts ɹˈiːdz "ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐ wˈɔːl ˌʌntʊ ˌʌs bˈoʊθ baɪ nˈaɪt ænd dˈeɪ" bˈaɪbəl: wˈʌn kˈɪŋz, wˈʌn sˈæmjuːl, tʃˈæptɚ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, vˈɜːs sˈɪkstiːn ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ "tə ðə mˈɛn ʌv ɹˈʌntən hˌuː fˈɛl".
The inscription above the Tablets reads "They were a wall unto us both by night and day" (Bible: 1 Kings, (1 Samuel), Chapter 25, verse 16) and also "To the Men of Runton who fell".