1 Samuɛl 31 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Sɔɔl nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi be luwu be asheŋ

¹ Kebeegboŋ nɛ baa tre Gilbɔa na so nɛ Filistiebi na daŋ yili a kɔ Israɛlebi na kena. B daŋ mɔ Israɛlebi na be bedamta kena na to nna nɛ bumo nɛ b ka na nɛ ewura Sɔɔl nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi malɛ shile.

² Ama Filistiebi na daŋ ju m buu bumo so nna nseŋ ya mɔ Sɔɔl be mbinyɛnsobi asa, Jonatan nɛ Abinadab nɛ Malkishuwa.

³ Kena na be kenishipere be kakpa nɛ Sɔɔl daa wɔ, ŋkpal loŋ so, bedoŋ na be atanyembi daŋ da mo nna n doro mo alegaiso.

⁴ Nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ enapo nɛ e bee keta mbe akɔsɔ na le: “Ta fo tokobi m mɔ ma! Ŋkpal manɛ so, m maa sha Filistiebi, nnyamase ere ka mɛaŋ ma m mɔ.” Ama enapo na daŋ kini kewora loŋ nna ŋkpal kufu ka daŋ pɛ mo ga so. Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl ta mo gbagba be tokobi be kumu ase n yuu kasawule nseŋ tɔr kumo so.

⁵ Enapo nɛ e bee keta Sɔɔl be akɔsɔ na ka wu fanɛ Sɔɔl wu na, nɛ mo alɛ gba wora kananɛ Sɔɔl wora na gbagba n mɔ mbe kumu.

⁶ Kananɛ Sɔɔl nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi asa na nɛ enapo nɛ e bee keta mbe akɔsɔ na daŋ wu nna na. Kachɛ koŋwule nɛ Sɔɔl nɛ mbe benapo kikɛ daŋ wu.

⁷ Israɛlebi nɛ b wɔ Jizreel be ketaŋɛ be kaba ndoŋ, nɛ bumo nɛ bumo alɛ wɔ Jɔɔdan be lɔr na be epeŋilarkpa be kaba so na ka nu fanɛ Israɛl be benapo shile nɛ b mɔ Sɔɔl nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi, nɛ bumo alɛ gba shile n lar bumo be nde to nɛ Filistiebi na ba sɔ amo n chena.

⁸ B ka kɔ kena na ŋ klade, nɛ Filistiebi na yɔ nɛ b ya muu basa nɛ b wu na be asɔ nseŋ wu fanɛ Sɔɔl nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi asa na wu a dese kebeegboŋ nɛ baa tre Gilbɔa na so.

⁹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Filistiebi na ku Sɔɔl be kumu ŋ gbaŋ mbe kenyɛnkale nseŋ shuŋi mbɔ fanɛ b nite Filisti be efuli so be agbir be alambu to nɛ kaplɛkama nɛ basa wɔ ŋ bɔ baru lela ere.

¹⁰ Kumo be kaman nɛ b ta mbe kena to be akɔsɔ na kikɛ n ya yili kegbirche Ashtɔrɛf be lambu to nseŋ gbir mo nɛ mbe mbia asa be eyurana malɛ m mata Bɛf Shan be kade to be egbal be kowushina.

¹¹ Jabesh be basa nɛ b wɔ Giliad na ka nu kusɔ nɛ Filistiebi na wora Sɔɔl na,

¹² nɛ bumo be basa nɛ b kɔ kenyɛn ga na koso kanyɛso na kikɛ n nite n yɔ Bɛf Shan, n ya lara Sɔɔl nɛ mbe mbinyɛnsobi na be eyurana ashi egbal na so m bɛta amo n yɔ Jabesh n ya chɔɔ amo ndoŋ.

¹³ Kumo be kaman nɛ b ta bumo be awibi n ya puli kedibi fimbi nɛ baa tre tamariski na be kifito nseŋ kishi nchɛ ashunu kikɛ a ŋini kananɛ bumo be ŋgbene jija bumo.