[1] Wa fiyah naadum waahid min balad Banyaamiin usmah Khiich. Wa aayich fi l-balad di wa hu siid al-maal. Wa hu wileed Abiyiil wileed Saruur wileed Bakuurat wileed Afiyah.
[2] Wa Khiich indah wileed usmah Chaawuul. Hu sabi jamiil wa naadum min Bani Israaʼiil al-yufuutah da, ma fiih. Hu faataahum kulluhum be tuul, raasah wa kataafeeh maargiin foog minhum.
[3] Wa yoom waahid, hamiir hana Khiich abuuh Chaawuul waddaro. Wa Khiich gaal le wileedah Chaawuul : «Chiil waahid min al-khaddaamiin wa amchi fattich al-hamiir.»
[4] Wa khalaas, Chaawuul wa l-khaddaam macho yifattuchu al-hamiir fi kulla jibaal Afraayim wa fi kulla balad Chaliicha wa ma ligoohum. Wa fattachoohum battaan fi kulla balad Chaʼaliim wa balad Banyaamiin wa laakin ma ligoohum.
[5] Wa wakit wassalo fi balad Suuf, Chaawuul gaal le khaddaamah al-maʼaayah : «Khalli nigabbulu ! Ana nakhaaf abuuyi hassaʼ ma yihimm le l-hamiir laakin yihimm leena aniina.»
[6] Wa l-khaddaam gaal leyah : «Fi l-hille di, fiyah nabi Allah. Wa l-naadum da hu maʼruuf wa kulla cheyy al-buguulah yaji fi bakaanah. Khalli namchu leyah. Akuun yiwassif leena al-derib al-waajib nichiiluuh.»
[7] Wa khalaas, Chaawuul gaal le khaddaamah : «Yalla namchu ! Wa laakin niwaddu chunu le l-nabi da ? Ma indina khubza fi mukhlaatna wa ma indina hadiiye al-nigaddumuuha leyah. Ma indina cheyy !»
[8] Wa l-khaddaam radda le Chaawuul wa gaal : «Indi fi jeebi rubuʼ hana hajar fudda nantiih le nabi Allah. Wa hu yiwassif leena al-derib.»
[9] Wa fi aadit Bani Israaʼiil zamaan, kan yidooru yamchu yasʼalo al-Rabb, humman yuguulu : «Namchu le l-chawwaafi.» Achaan fi wakithum daak, humman le l-nabi yinaaduuh chawwaafi.
[10] Wa Chaawuul gaal le khaddaamah : «Kalaamak adiil ! Taʼaal namchu !» Wa khalaas, humman macho fi l-hille al-gaaʼid foogha nabi Allah.
[11] Wa wakit gaaʼidiin yatlaʼo le yadkhulu fi l-hille, laago banaat maargaat maachaat yichiilan almi. Wa humman saʼaloohin wa gaalo : «Al-chawwaafi da hini walla ?»
[12] Wa l-banaat raddan leehum wa gaalan : «Aywa ! Hu giddaamku ! Amchu ajala talgooh. Hu ja fi l-hille al-yoom achaan al-yoom fiyah dahiiye le l-chaʼab fi l-bakaan al-aali hana l-ibaada.
[13] Amchu ajala talgooh gubbaal ma yatlaʼ fi bakaan al-ibaada. Achaan al-chaʼab ma yaakulu gubbaal hu ma yawsal wa yibaarik al-dahiiye di. Wa baʼad da, al-maʼzuumiin yaakuluuha. Hassaʼ da, amchu talgooh.»
[14] Humman talaʼo ale l-hille. Wa wakit daakhliin fi lubb al-hille, chaafo daahu Samuwiil kulla jaayi mulaagiihum taaliʼ ale bakaan al-ibaada.
[15] Laakin gubbaal al-lumma maʼa Chaawuul be yoom, Allah khabbarah le Samuwiil wa gaal leyah :
[16] «Ambaakir fi nafs al-wakit, nirassil leek naadum waahid min balad Banyaamiin. Amsahah wa darrijah le yabga kabiir le chaʼabi Bani Israaʼiil wa yinajjiihum min al-Filistiyiin. Achaan ana chift taʼab chaʼabi wa siraakhhum wassalaani.»
[17] Wa wakit Samuwiil chaaf Chaawuul, tawwaali Allah hajja leyah wa gaal : «Da al-raajil al-kallamtak beyah wa hu bas al-yakrub chaʼabi !»
[18] Wa Chaawuul lamma maʼa Samuwiil fi khachum baab al-hille wa saʼalah wa gaal leyah : «Al-salaam aleek ! Min fadlak, wassifni beet al-chawwaafi.»
[19] Wa Samuwiil radda leyah wa gaal : «Ana bas al-chawwaafi. Atlaʼ giddaami fi bakaan al-ibaada. Al-yoom, intu taakulu maʼaayi. Wa ambaakir fajur kamaan, nihajjiik be kulla cheyy al-yihimmak wa niʼaddiik tamchi.
[20] Wa kan le l-hamiir al-waddaro induhum talaata yoom, ma tihimm leehum. Humman anlago. Wa l-muna hana chaʼab Bani Israaʼiil da, fi yaatu ? Ma fiik inta wa aayilat abuuk walla ?»
[21] Wa Chaawuul radda wa gaal : «Ana ma min gabiilat Banyaamiin walla ? Wa aniina min al-gabaayil al-dugaag hana Bani Israaʼiil ! Wa khachum beeti kulla l-sakhayyar fi khuchuum buyuut Banyaamiin. Wa maala tihajji leyi misil da ?»
[22] Wa Samuwiil macha maʼa Chaawuul wa khaddaamah wa waddaahum fi l-beet al-baakulu foogah. Wa khattaahum fi l-bakaan al-indah charaf fi usut 30 maʼzuumiin aakhariin.
[23] Wa Samuwiil gaal le l-khaddaam al-gaaʼid yisawwi al-akil : «Jiib al-laham al-anteetak wa gult leek ahfadah.»
[24] Wa l-khaddaam jaab al-gaayme wa kulla l-laham al-foogha wa khattaaha giddaam Chaawuul. Wa Samuwiil gaal : «Alfaddal. Daahu al-cheyy al-dammeena leek fi l-munaasaba di wakit ana azamt al-naas. Khuttah giddaamak wa aakul.» Wa fi l-yoom da, Chaawuul akal maʼa Samuwiil.
[25] Wa baʼad da, nazalo min bakaan al-ibaada wa macho al-hille. Wa Samuwiil hajja maʼa Chaawuul fi raas beetah.
[26] Wa humman bakkaro. Wa wakit al-chagaag chagga, Samuwiil naadaah le Chaawuul al-gaaʼid fi raas al-beet wa gaal leyah : «Niʼaddiik.» Wa khalaas, Chaawuul gamma wa Samuwiil macha maʼaayah le yiʼaddiih.
[27] Wa wakit garrabo yamurgu min al-hille, Samuwiil gaal le Chaawuul : «Guul le khaddaamak khalli yigaddim.» Wa hu gaddam. Wa Samuwiil gaal le Chaawuul : «Hassaʼ da, inta agiif ! Niʼooriik kalaam al-Rabb.»