1 Samuɛl 11 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Sɔɔl ka kɔ m pɔɔ Ammɔnebi so be asheŋ

¹ Kede be kaman nɛ Ammɔnebi be ewura nɛ baa tre Nahaash na nɛ mbe benapo kre kena m ba kulti kade nɛ baa tre Jabesh nɛ k wɔ Giliad be efuli so na n wɔtɔ. Le nɛ basa nɛ b wɔ Jabesh na daŋ kaŋɛ ewura Nahaash: “Shin nɛ anyi nɛ fo e wora kɔnɔkoŋwule, saŋɛ na so, anyeeŋ ba wɔ fo kaseto nsaa ka lampo a sa fo.”

² Nɛ Nahaash kaŋɛ le: “Kusɔ koŋwule so nɛ meeŋ yili nɛ ma nɛ menyi e wora kɔnɔkoŋwule be ŋkre. Meeŋ chule men be ekama be jisoso be kenishi nɛ anishinyɔr e pɛ Israɛlebi na kikɛ.”

³ Nɛ Jabesh be benimuana na kaŋɛ le: “Sa anyi nchɛnshunu nɛ an ta n shuŋi mbɔ anyi be basa nɛ b ka ashi Israɛl be kasawule so na kutɔ. Esa kama baa maŋ ba chɛ anyi to bre, kumo ere anyeeŋ shuli so n sa fo.”

⁴ Mbɔ na ka ta baru na n yɔ Gibia nɛ k la Sɔɔl be kade to na n ya kaŋɛ bumo, nɛ Gibiaebi na kikɛ fara a shu awɔrso.

⁵ K maŋ chɛr ko nɛ Sɔɔl shi ndɔ to m bɛ mbe ana dɔso so a ba m ba bishi bumo le: “Manɛ e wora a? Manɛ nna nɛ ekama bee shu loŋ?” Ndoŋ nna nɛ b kaŋɛ mo kusɔ nɛ mbɔ nɛ b shi Jabesh na ba kaŋɛ.

⁶ Sɔɔl ka nu loŋ, nɛ Ebɔrɛ be kiyoyu gbelge mo so eleŋso nɛ e nya agbo ga ŋkpal kusɔ nɛ Nahaash kaŋɛ na so.

⁷ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl mɔ ana dɔso na be anyɔ nseŋ kuya bumo to n ta eblaŋ na be eko n shuŋi mbɔ ŋ kaŋɛ bumo fanɛ b ta eblaŋ kuyatoso na n yɔ Israɛl be efuli so kikɛ n ya kpele bumo kusoe ŋ kaŋɛ le: “Esa kama nɛ e baa maŋ bɛ Sɔɔl nɛ Samuɛl so n yɔ kena to, le nɛ amodoŋwura gba be ana beeŋ ki na!” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ shin nɛ kufu tɔr Israɛl be basa na so ga nɛ bumo kikɛ gbargbar abar so.

⁸ Sɔɔl daŋ shin nna nɛ bumo kikɛ gbargbar ashi Bɛzɛk. Bumo nɛ b daŋ shi Israɛl daa la basa ŋgboŋ alfa asa, nɛ basa ŋgboŋ adesa malɛ daŋ shi Juda.

⁹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ b kaŋɛ mbɔ nɛ b shi Jabesh na le: “Men kaŋɛ menyi be basa fanɛ pɔɛŋ nɛ kapa e fo echefo anyeeŋ mɔlga bumo.” Jabesh be basa ka nu loŋ be baru na nɛ bumo be ŋgbene fuli bumo ga.

¹⁰ Nɛ b kaŋɛ Nahaash le: “Echefo anyeeŋ shuli so n sa fo, saŋɛ na so feeŋ wora anyi kusɔ kama nɛ k par fo.”

¹¹ Kumo be ŋklade nɛ Sɔɔl barga mbe basa na to ntuŋ asa nseŋ ta kena n ya tu bumo doŋana Ammɔnebi na ashi bumo be keeyi to kachipurdidi na. Israɛlebi na daŋ mɔ Ammɔnebi na nna hale n ya fo kapaso. Bumo be bumo nɛ b daa maŋ nya m mɔ na malɛ daŋ pesaŋ to nna nɛ bumo be basa anyɔ kama daŋ maŋ naa wɔ abar so.

¹² Ndoŋ nna nɛ Israɛl be basa na kaŋɛ Samuɛl le: “Nnɛ nɛ basa nɛ b kaŋɛ fanɛ Sɔɔl e sa maa la anyi be ewura na wɔ? Men bar bumo m ba sa anyi nɛ an mɔ!”

¹³ Ama le nɛ Sɔɔl bre daŋ kaŋɛ: “B maaŋ mɔ esa kama kabre ŋkpal manɛ so le be kachɛ ere nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ta m mɔlga Israɛl be basa.”

¹⁴ Nɛ Samuɛl kaŋɛ bumo le: “Men shin nɛ an kikɛ e yɔ Gilgaal n naŋ ya lɔŋɛ ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ Sɔɔl e la anyi be ewura.”

¹⁵ Ndoŋ nna nɛ bumo kikɛ yɔ Gilgaal be kakpa nɛ baa bunyaŋ Ebɔrɛ na n ya yili kumo fanɛ Sɔɔl e la bumo be ewura. Kumo be kaman nɛ b lara kɔnɔkoŋwuleso be esarga ndoŋ nseŋ ji eyur ndoŋ ga.