1 Samuɛl 20 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Jonatan ka chɛ Deevid to be asheŋ

¹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Deevid shile n lar Nayɔf nɛ k wɔ Raama na n yɔ Jonatan kutɔ n ya bishi mo le: “Manɛ nɛ n wora fo tuto Sɔɔl nɛ e bee sha kemɔ ma? Manɛ be kulubi nɛ n wora?”

² Nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ le: “Ebɔrɛ maaŋ shuli gba nɛ n tuto e mɔ fo. E maa ta kusɔ kama a ŋana ma so. Kede bre nɛ e beeŋ ta ŋ ŋana ma so a? K maŋ la kashenteŋ!”

³ Ama le nɛ Deevid daŋ kaŋɛ: “Fo tuto gba nyi kananɛ fee sha ma ga, amoso nɛ e yili kumo fanɛ e maaŋ kaŋɛ fo kusɔ nɛ e kre na, saŋɛ na so fo kagbene maaŋ jija fo ga. Fo nɛ Ebɔrɛ e la ma shɛdajipo fanɛ ma nɛ luwu maŋ naa wɔ kufɔ!”

⁴ Nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ Deevid le: “Kusɔ kama nɛ fee sha, meeŋ wora kumo n sa fo.”

⁵ Nɛ Deevid kaŋɛ le: “Echefo e la kufɔl popɔr be kachɛ sososo be kejigboŋ na, nɛ k daga fanɛ ŋ ka ya tu fo tuto n ji, ama m maaŋ wora loŋ. Meeŋ yɔ kupuŋ to n ya fin kakpa ko ŋ ŋana n ya fo eklade be kaaseso.

⁶ Sɔɔl kaa fin ma, fo kaŋɛ mo fanɛ ŋ kule fo ekpa nna m bɛta n yɔ ma kade to Bɛtlɛhɛm nɛ n ya tu ma basa n lara kafɛ kikɛ be sarga nɛ baa lara ndoŋ na.

⁷ Nɛ e kaŋ maŋ kaŋɛ shɛŋ bre, kumo ere meeŋ nya ma kumu ama e kaŋ nya agbo bre kumo ere, e nya ma, e beeŋ tɔrɔ ma.

⁸ Jande, wora ma kechɛto nseŋ bɛ kɔnɔ nɛ ma nɛ fo yili Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ketre so n nase na so. Nɛ n wora kulubi nna, kumo ere fo gbagba mɔ ma bɔ fo ka ta ma n sa fo tuto nɛ e mɔ.”

⁹ Nɛ Jonatan yɛ: “Kare gba! Nɛ n daa nyi fanɛ n tuto bee fin fo nna kashenteŋto nɛ e mɔ, dafanɛ maŋ kaŋɛ fo a?”

¹⁰ Nɛ Deevid malɛ bishi mo le: “Nɛ fo kaŋ ya kaŋɛ fo tuto nɛ e nya agbo, wanɛ e naaŋ naŋ kaŋɛ ma?”

¹¹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ mo le: “Shin nɛ an yɔ kupuŋ to nɛ n ya kaŋɛ fo kusɔ ko.” B ka yɔ na,

¹² nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ le: “Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nɛ e la Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ nsaa la ma shɛdajipo na be eleŋto, ta n ya ka fo eklade saŋɛ ere so nɛ m pin kusɔ nɛ n tuto bee fɛ. E kaa fɛ fo nfɛra lela, meeŋ kaŋɛ fo.

¹³ Nɛ fanɛ e bee sha ketɔrɔ fo malɛ nna, meeŋ kaŋɛ fo nseŋ chɛ fo to nɛ fo shile ŋ ŋana mo so. Nɛ ma alɛ kaa maŋ wora loŋ, kumo ere Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ e gberge ma kusoe. Ma kabɔrɛkule e la fanɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ e chɛ fo to fanɛ kananɛ e chɛ n tuto to na,

¹⁴ nɛ ŋ kraa wɔ ŋkpa to, kumo ere fo wora kusɔ nɛ fo nase kɔnɔ fanɛ feeŋ wora n sa ma na. Nɛ k ba fanɛ n wu malɛ nna,

¹⁵ kumo ere fo wora ma kanaŋ kelela. Hale nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ mur fo doŋana kikɛ gba, baa kraa wora ma kanaŋ kelela.

¹⁶ Anyi be kɔnɔ nɛ an nase n sa abar na maaŋ jija kikɛ. Nɛ k baŋ jija malɛ, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ e gberge fo kusoe.”

¹⁷ Ŋkpal Jonatan ka daa sha Deevid fanɛ kananɛ e bee sha mo gbagba be kumu so e daŋ shin nɛ Deevid nase kɔnɔ kela nyɔsopo nna n sa mo fanɛ e beeŋ baa la mo teri kpakpaso.

¹⁸ Ade kikɛ be kaman nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ le: Echefo e la kufɔl popɔr be kachɛ sososo be kejigboŋ na, fo alɛ baa maŋ yɔ ndoŋ, ekama nyam beeŋ pin fo ka maŋ wɔ ndoŋ.

¹⁹ Eklade be kaaseso bre nɛ baaŋ pin ga fanɛ fo maŋ wɔtɔ, amoso naŋ yɔ kakpa nɛ fo daŋ ŋana saŋɛ so nɛ le be asheŋ ere kikɛ fara na, n ya ŋana ajembu nɛ a deŋ abar so kululu na ase.

²⁰ Meeŋ to atanyembi asa n yɔ ajembu nɛ a deŋ abar so kululu na ase fanɛ ŋ ka bee to kusɔ ko na.

²¹ Kumo be kaman nɛ n shuŋi ma kayɛrbi fanɛ e ya fin atanyembi na. Nɛ ŋ kaŋ baŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Keni atanyembi na e dese fo anishito na, ta amo,” kumo ere shɛŋ maaŋ wora fo nna na, feeŋ tiŋ n lar a ba. Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na e la ma shɛdajipo fanɛ shɛŋ maaŋ wora fo.

²² Ama nɛ m baŋ kaŋɛ mo fanɛ: “Keni atanyembi na e dese kufɔ ndoŋ ere nna, kumo ere Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na bee sha fanɛ fo baa yɔ nna na, nɛ fo baa yɔ.”

²³ Anyi be kɔnɔ nɛ an nase n sa abar na bre, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na gbagba beeŋ chɛ anyi to nɛ an bɛ kumo so mbaanaayɔ.

²⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Deevid ya ŋana kupuŋ to. Kachɛ nɛ baa ji kufɔl popɔr be kachɛ sososo be kejigboŋ na nɛ Sɔɔl ba kejigboŋ na to

²⁵ nseŋ ya chena kakpa nɛ e bee kaa chena na ŋ gbasa egbal nɛ Abna chena m bɛ mo so nɛ Jonatan malɛ chena ŋ kilgi anishito n shoŋi mo, ama esa kikɛ daa maŋ chena Deevid bre be kakpa na.

²⁶ Kumo be kamɔnchɛ na Sɔɔl daa maŋ kaŋɛ shɛŋ ŋkpal manɛ so e daa fɛ nna fanɛ, ashere Deevid wora n da daŋkare be ekishi ko so nna so nɛ e maŋ tiŋ n wea bumo to.

²⁷ B ka ji kufɔl popɔr be kachɛ sososo be kejigboŋ na ŋklade nɛ esa kama kraa maŋ tase Deevid be kakpa na, nɛ Sɔɔl bishi Jonatan le: “Manɛ nna nɛ Deevid maŋ ba kejigboŋ na to ndre nɛ kabre kikɛ?”

²⁸ Nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ mo le: “E kule ma nna fanɛ n sa mo ekpa nɛ e yɔ Bɛtlɛhɛm.

²⁹ E yɛ, ‘Jande, shin nɛ n yɔ Bɛtlɛhɛm, ŋkpal manɛ so ma kanaŋ bee lara sarga nna kabre, amoso nɛ mee sha fanɛ ma alɛ gba e ba wɔ ndoŋ. Nɛ fanɛ n la fo teri gbagba nna bre, kumo ere fo sa ma ekpa nɛ n ya wu ŋ kurgepoana.’ Amoso nɛ e maŋ wɔ fo ejikpa nfe na.”

³⁰ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl nya agbo ga n wɔtɔ Jonatan nseŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Fo maŋ naa la m pibinyɛn ŋkpal manɛ so, fo ki edebɔrpo nna! Naniere nɛ m pin fanɛ fo nɛ Deevid e wɔ aya. Fo paŋ anishinyɔr ga. Fo nio kurge fo ŋ gben jiga.

³¹ Fo maŋ nyi fanɛ nɛ Deevid baa wɔ ŋkpa to, fo maaŋ ji efuli ere be kuwura kikɛ a? Men ya pɛ Deevid m bar ma nfe, ŋkpal manɛ so, e daga luwu!”

³² Nɛ Jonatan bishi mo tuto le: “Manɛ nɛ Deevid wora nɛ fee sha kemɔ mo?”

³³ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl ta mbe kekpa ŋ kpa Jonatan nɛ e mɔ mo. Ndoŋ nɛ Jonatan pin fanɛ mo tuto daa fin Deevid nna kenishipereso nɛ e mɔ.

³⁴ Jonatan daŋ nya agbo nna ga ŋkpal mo tuto ka daŋ tege Deevid so so, nseŋ koso ajibi na ase ŋ ka bumo. Mo alɛ daa maŋ naŋ ji shɛŋ kumo be kamɔnchɛ kikɛ.

³⁵ Kumo be ŋklade be kachipurso nɛ Jonatan lar n yɔ kupuŋ na to n ya tu Deevid. E daŋ keta kabrantiɛ fɔlbi ko nna n ti mbe kumu so n yɔ.

³⁶ B ka bee yɔ na, nɛ e kaŋɛ kebia na le: “M baŋ to atanyembi ere, fo shile manaŋ n ya fin amo m bar ma.” Kabrantiɛbia na ka fara a shile na, nɛ Jonatan to keta na nɛ ketanyembi na ya bɔla kebia na be kumu so n ya tɔr mbe anishito kufɔ.

³⁷ Kebrantiɛ fɔlbi na ka ya fo kakpa nɛ ketanyembi na tɔr na, nɛ Jonatan ponte mo so ŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Baa yɔ! Ketanyembi na kraa dese anishito!

³⁸ Sa maŋ yili ndoŋ, wora manaŋ!” Ndoŋ nna nɛ kebia na ta ketanyembi na m ba sa mo nyɛnpe Jonatan.

³⁹ Kebrantiɛ fɔlbi na bre daa maŋ nyi kesheŋ nɛ k wora na be kifito ama Jonatan nɛ Deevid nawule e nyi.

⁴⁰ Nɛ Jonatan ta mbe akɔsɔ n sa kabrantiɛbia na fanɛ e ta amo m bɛta a yɔ kade to.

⁴¹ Kabrantiɛbia na ka yɔ na be kaman, nɛ Deevid koso ashi ajembu nɛ a deŋ abar so kululu na ase n ya jɔŋɛ Jonatan ase ale asa. Nɛ b chɔrɔ abar kashaso nseŋ shu ga. Ama Deevid e daŋ shu ga.

⁴² Ndoŋ nna nɛ Jonatan kaŋɛ Deevid le: “Ebɔrɛ e yɛr fo nɛ alenfia, ama baa nyiŋi kananɛ ma nɛ fo nase kɔnɔ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ketre to a yɔ anyi be keteri be kaplɛa so n sa abar na. Ebɔrɛ malɛ beeŋ shin nɛ ma kanaŋ nɛ fo kanaŋ e bɛ kɔnɔ naseso ere so hale mbaanaayɔ.” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Deevid choŋ, nɛ Jonatan malɛ bɛta n yɔ kade to.