22 Eli hem olo fogud, bat hem savve abaotem evri samting wea tufala son blo hem savve duim+ lo evriwan lo Israel, and hao tufala savve sleep witim olketa woman wea waka lo front blo tent for meeting.*+ 23 Hem savve sei lo tufala: “Why nao iutufala gohed for duim olketa samting hia? Wanem mi herem abaotem iutufala hem here nogud tumas. 24 Tufala son blo mi, story wea go raon midolwan pipol blo Jehovah hem here nogud. 25 Sapos wanfala man hem sin againstim samwan, nara man savve prea and askem Jehovah for helpem hem.* Bat sapos wanfala man sin againstim Jehovah,+ hu nao savve prea for hem?” Bat tufala no laek lisin lo dadi blo tufala, bikos Jehovah disaed finis for killim tufala dae.+

8 Taem Samuel hem olo, hem markem tufala son blo hem for judge lo Israel. 2 Nem blo firstborn son hem Joel, and nem blo mek-tu son hem Abijah.+ Tufala duim waka for judge lo Beer-sheba. 3 Bat tufala son blo hem no followim wei blo hem. Tufala ravem pipol for kasem selen,+ acceptim bribe,+ and judge lo wei wea no stret.+

14 So David sei lo evri servant blo hem wea stap witim hem lo Jerusalem: “Iumi mas lusim Jerusalem and ranawe.+ Hariap, nogud Absalom kasem iumi and winim iumi and killim dae evriwan lo taon witim sword!”+