1 Samuɛl 1 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Ɛlkana nɛ mbe laŋ to ebi be asheŋ

¹ Kanyɛn ko e daa wɔ Raama ashi Efrayim be efuli so be kakpa nɛ abee wɔ na nɛ baa tre mo Ɛlkana. Ɛlkana mo tuto e daa la Jeroham nɛ mo nananyɛn malɛ daa la Elihu nɛ Elihu malɛ mo tuto daa la Tohu nɛ Tohu malɛ mo tuto daa la Zuuf.

² Beche anyɔ nɛ Ɛlkana daa kɔ. Eko be ketre e daa la Haana nɛ eko malɛ be ketre daa la Pɛnina. Pɛnina daa kɔ mbia, ama Haana bre daa maŋ kɔ.

³ Kafɛ kikɛ Ɛlkana daa shi Raama nna a yɔ Shilo n ya kaa bunyaŋ Enyɛnpetale na nsaa lara sarga a sa mo. Eli nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi anyɔ nɛ baa tre Hofni nɛ Finihas na e daa la bɔrɛmatapoana ashi ndoŋ.

⁴ Saŋkama nɛ Ɛlkana baŋ lara sarga, e bee chige sarga be eblaŋ na nna n sa mbe eche Pɛnina nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi nɛ mbichesobi.

⁵ Hale Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ka shin nɛ Haana daa la egbentepo na kikɛ Elkana daa sa mo sarga na be eblaŋ lela nna a chɔ Pɛnina nɛ mbe mbia ŋkpal e ka bee sha Haana ga so.

⁶ Haana mo chamana Pɛnina daa wora mo eyurto nɛ asheŋ besaso nna ŋkpal Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ka shin nɛ e la egbentepo so.

⁷ Kafɛ kikɛ nɛ b baŋ yɔ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be lambu to, Pɛnina bee wora Haana eyurto ga nna hale nɛ e baa shu nseŋ kini ajibi gba be keji.

⁸ Nɛ mo kul Ɛlkana e bishi mo le: “Haana, manɛ nna nɛ fee shu nsaa maa ji? Manɛ nna nɛ fo kagbene jija fo loŋ? M maŋ chɔ fo ka kɔ mbinyɛnsobi kudu bre a?”

⁹ Kachako b ka ji ajibi n loge nɛ Haana koso nɛ e ya kule Ebɔrɛ, nɛ Eli malɛ chena mbe kabɛ so m mata bɔrɛlambu na be kukuloŋ.

¹⁰ Haana be kagbene daŋ jija mo nna ga nɛ kabɔltoduŋi pɛ mo, amoso e ka daa kule Ebɔrɛ na kikɛ nɛ e bee shu,

¹¹ nseŋ nase kɔnɔ ŋ kaŋɛ le: “Enyɛnpetale, n la fo kebita nna! Ama kebaawɔtɔ ki ma jiga. Nɛ fo baa maŋ teŋ ma so nseŋ chɛ ma to nɛ n nya ebinyɛn, kumo ere ma alɛ beeŋ laŋɛ mo n sa fo nɛ e baa wɔ fo kutɔ hale n ya fo mbe luwuachɛ. Kusɔ nɛ k beeŋ ŋini fanɛ n ta kebia na ŋ kɛ fo e la fanɛ b maaŋ she mbe emin kikɛ.”

¹² Haana daŋ kule Ebɔrɛ n chɛr nɛ Eli bee keni mbe kɔnɔ.

¹³ E daa kule Ebɔrɛ mbe kagbene to nna nɛ mbe kɔnɔ bee wora nyuminyumibi, ama kamalga daa maa lar. Ndoŋ nna nɛ Eli fɛ fanɛ e boo nsa nna,

¹⁴ nseŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Saŋɛ mo gba nɛ feeŋ yige fo kaboo ere? Lar fo kasanuu ere to.”

¹⁵ Nɛ Haana kaŋɛ le: “N nyɛnpe, m maŋ boo nna! M maŋ la esa nɛ mee nuu nsa. Kagbenejija nɛ kabɔltoduŋi e tɔr ma so nɛ mee kaŋɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ma etɔrɔsheŋ.

¹⁶ Sa maŋ kaŋ fɛ fanɛ eche jiga e la ma. Kebaawɔtɔ e ki ma cham nɛ mee kule le be kabɔrɛkule na.”

¹⁷ Nɛ Eli kaŋɛ le: “Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na e wora kusɔ kama nɛ fo kule mo ere n sa fo. Ebɔrɛ e yɛr fo nɛ alenfia.”

¹⁸ Nɛ Haana chɔrɔ mo ŋkpal e ka sa mo ebɔl lela so. Ndoŋ nna nɛ mbe kagbene wushi mo nɛ e lar n ya ji ajibi.

B ka Kurge Samuɛl be asheŋ

¹⁹ Kumo be ŋklade kachipurdidi nɛ Ɛlkana nɛ mbe kanaŋ wule ŋ koso n ya bunyaŋ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nseŋ bɛta n yɔ Raama, bumo be kade to. Elkana nɛ mbe eche Haana ka di keche nɛ kenyɛn nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nu Haana be kabɔrɛkule.

²⁰ Ndoŋ nna nɛ e di kedampo ŋ kurge ebinyɛn, nseŋ fɛ mbe kumu to le: “Ŋ kule Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nna nɛ e sa ma mo.” Amoso e daŋ nase mbe ketre Samuɛl nna.

²¹ Kafɛ kikɛ Ɛlkana nɛ mbe kanaŋ kikɛ daa yɔ n ya kaa lara sarga nna a sa Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na nsaa ta kakɛ nɛ e nase kɔnɔ fanɛ e beeŋ ba sa Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na a ti so a yɔ.

²² Ama kafɛ nɛ Haana kurge na mo ere daa maŋ yɔ. Le nɛ e daŋ kaŋɛ mo kul: “Ma nɛ Samuɛl bre maaŋ yɔ ama m baŋ ku mo kenyipo nna pɔɛŋ nseŋ ta mo n ya sa Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ashi Shilo nɛ e baa wɔ ndoŋ hale n ya fo mbe luwu achɛ.”

²³ Nɛ Ɛlkana kaŋɛ le: “K nyalɛ, wora kusɔ nɛ fee fɛ fanɛ k walɛ n sa fo, ama baa wɔ laŋ to n ya fo saŋkama nɛ feeŋ ku kebia na kenyipo. Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ e shin nɛ fo kɔnɔ nɛ fo nase na e bɔlɔ so.” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Haana chena laŋ to a nyipo kebia na n ya fo saŋɛ nɛ e ku mo kenyipo.

²⁴ Haana ka ku kebia na kenyipo, nɛ e ta mo n yɔ Shilo. E daŋ ta nfɛnsa be gbolu nɛ nyifu kilo kudu nɛ nsa belbelso deŋkeŋ be bɔlɔ n ti kebia na so nna m ba Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be lambu to ashi Shilo.

²⁵ B ka mɔ gbolu na n loge nɛ b keta kebia na n yɔ Eli kutɔ.

²⁶ Nɛ Haana kaŋɛ mo le: “N nyɛnpe fo pin ma a? Ma e la kache nɛ e daŋ ba yili nfe jemanɛ ko a kule Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na.

²⁷ Ŋ kule Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kebia ere nna nɛ mo alɛ sa ma kusɔ nɛ ŋ kule na gbagba.

²⁸ Amoso mee ta mo nna a sa Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nɛ e ba la mo ere Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be kayɛrbi mbe ŋkpa to kikɛ.” Ndoŋ nna nɛ b bunyaŋ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na.