1 Samuɛl 4 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Filistiebi ka kɔ n sɔ ŋkre be deka na be asheŋ

¹ Kachako nɛ Israɛlebi na yɔ nɛ b ya kɔ Filistiebi kena nseŋ ya wora bumo be keeyi to ashi Ebeneeza nɛ Filistiebi na bela ase n ya wora bumo alɛ be keeyi to ashi Afɛk.

² Kena na to nɛ Filistiebi na kɔ m pɔɔ Israɛlebi na so nseŋ mɔ Israɛlebi na be basa ŋgboŋ ana.

³ Israɛl be benapo nɛ b ka na ka bɛta n yɔ bumo be keeyi to na, nɛ bumo be benimu na kaŋɛ le: “Manɛ nna nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ shin nɛ Filistiebi ere kɔ m pɔɔ anyi so kabre loŋ? Men shin nɛ an ya ta Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka nɛ k wɔ Shilo na m ba, saŋɛ na so Ebɔrɛ beeŋ bɛ anyi so n ya mɔlga anyi ashi anyi doŋana kutɔ.”

⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ b shuŋi basa ko fanɛ b yɔ Shilo n ya ta Enyɛnpe be ŋkre be deka nɛ mbe ketre Enyɛnpetale deŋ mbe kuwurputi so ashi shuwa be emalaika anyɔ na be nferinto na m ba. Eli be mbinyɛnsobi anyɔ nɛ baa tre, Hofni nɛ Finihas gba daŋ ti bumo nɛ b ya ta ŋkre be deka na m ba na so.

⁵ B ka bar ŋkre be deka na, nɛ Israɛlebi na be ŋgbene fuli bumo nɛ b cha awɔr ga hale nɛ kasawule bee gbuŋgbuŋ.

⁶ Filistiebi na ka nu loŋ nɛ b kaŋɛ le: “Manɛ nna nɛ Israɛlebi na bee cha awɔr bumo be keeyi to loŋ?” B ka nu fanɛ Enyɛnpe be ŋkre be deka na ba Israɛlebi na be keeyi to,

⁷ nɛ kufu pɛ bumo nɛ b kaŋɛ le: “Bumo be Ebɔrɛ ba bumo be keeyi na to! Amoso naniere bre an luri asheŋ to! Le be kesheŋ ere be kaduli maŋ naŋ tu anyi kikɛ!

⁸ Nuso be asheŋ nde? Wanɛ e naaŋ tiŋ m mɔlga anyi ashi Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ lempo ere be enɔ to? Loŋ be Ebɔrɛ ere e shin nɛ alɔ be yiri yiri ba mɔ Ijiptebi ashi keshishɛrsawule na to dra dra na.

⁹ Amoso Filistiebi men shin nɛ an baa kɔ kenyɛn nsaa kɔ kena fanɛ benyɛn! Nɛ manɛ aloŋ Israɛl be basa ere beeŋ pɔɔ anyi so nseŋ ta anyi ŋ ki bumo be anya.”

¹⁰ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Filistiebi na naaŋ ya kɔ Israɛlebi na kena m pɔɔ bumo so alegaiso m mɔ bumo be basa ŋgboŋ adesa, nɛ bumo nɛ b ka na kikɛ shile n yɔ bumo be elaŋ to.

¹¹ Filistiebi na daŋ sɔ Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na nna nseŋ mɔ Eli be mbinyɛnsobi anyɔ nɛ baa tre Hofni nɛ Finihas na.

Eli be luwu be asheŋ

¹² Kumo be kamɔnchɛ na kikɛ nɛ Bɛnjamin be kanaŋ to be enapo ko shile kena na to n yɔ Shilo. E daŋ kpɛa mbe asɔbuuso to nna nseŋ muu shishɛr n wurge mbe kumu so a ŋini kagbenejija nɛ k tɔr mo so.

¹³ E ka fo Shilo nɛ Eli tase mbe kabɛ so ekpakar a jo, ŋkpal manɛ so e daa lɔ kufu nna ŋkpal kusɔ nɛ k beeŋ wora ŋkre be deka na so. Kanyɛn na ka luri kade to n ya kaŋɛ bumo kusɔ nɛ k wora na, nɛ basa na kikɛ fara a shu.

¹⁴ Eli ka nu basa na be kushu nɛ e bishi le: “Awɔr nɛ k bee cha ere be kifito a?” Nɛ kanyɛn na shile n yɔ Eli kutɔ nɛ e ya kaŋɛ mo kusɔ nɛ k wora.

¹⁵ Kumo be jemanɛ so nɛ Eli la nfɛ adekpanu nɛ aburwa. Mo alɛ daa maŋ naa wu.

¹⁶ Ndoŋ nna nɛ kanyɛn na kaŋɛ Eli le: “N shile kena nna hale m ba fo nfe kabre na.” Nɛ Eli malɛ bishi mo le: “M pibinyɛn, manɛ e wora?”

¹⁷ Nɛ kanyɛn nɛ e bar baru na kaŋɛ le: “Filisti be benapo pɔɔ Israɛl be benapo na so, anyi alɛ be kekɔntɔr na shibi ga! Kumo alɛ be kaman fo mbinyɛnsobi Hofni nɛ Finihas gba wu nɛ b ta Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na gba n choŋ.”

¹⁸ Eli daa tase mbe kabɛ so nna m mata kade na be egbal be kabunagboŋ na nɛ kanyɛn na ba kaŋɛ fanɛ Filistiebi na ta ŋkre be deka na n choŋ, nɛ e lar mbe kabɛ na so n tɔr mbe kaman. Ŋkpal mo alɛ ka daŋ bel ga nsaa shi so nɛ mbe kubɔ bu nɛ e wu. Nfɛ adena nɛ e daŋ juŋkpar Israɛlebi na.

Finihas be ekulpoche na be luwu be asheŋ

¹⁹ Eli mo shache nɛ e la Finihas be eche na daŋ di kedampo nna n taga to kakurge. E ka nu fanɛ b ta Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na nɛ mo shanyɛn nɛ mo kul be luwu be asheŋ, nɛ kakurge ta mo epul na to. Mbe kakurge na daŋ ki kpakpa nna nɛ e bee shin nɛ e wu.

²⁰ E ka bee shin nɛ e wu na nɛ beche nɛ baa chɛ mo to nɛ e kurge na kaŋɛ mo le: “Baa leŋ fo kumu to! Ebinyɛn nɛ fo kurge!” Ama mbe nfɛra gba daa maŋ wɔ bumo so. Mo alɛ daa maŋ tuge bumo shɛŋ,

²¹ nseŋ kaŋɛ: “Kebia na be ketre e la Ikabod, kumo be kifito bee ŋini fanɛ, Ebɔrɛ be kemaŋkura maŋ naa wɔ Israɛl so.” Ŋkpal b ka suge ŋkre be deka na nɛ mo shanyɛn nɛ mo kul kikɛ be luwu so nɛ e kaŋɛ loŋ na.

²² Ebɔrɛ be kemaŋkura maŋ naa wɔ Israɛl so ŋkpal b ka ta Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na n yɔ so.