use Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Validator\Uniqueness as Uniqueness;
class Post extends \Model\BaseModel
{
public function validation()
{
      $this->validate(new Uniqueness(array(
          'field' => 'slug',
          'message' => 'The slug already exists in other articles,please modify the article title'
      )));
      if ($this->validationHasFailed() == true) {
          return false;
      }
}
......
}