1 Samuɛl 9 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Sɔɔl nɛ Samuɛl ka tu abar be asheŋ

¹ Damawura ko e daa wɔtɔ nɛ baa tre mo Kish nɛ e shi Bɛnjamin be yiri to. Mo tuto be ketre e daa la Abiɛl nɛ mo nananyɛn malɛ daa la Zɛrɔ. Zɛrɔ malɛ mo tuto e daa la Bɛkurɔf nɛ Bɛkurɔf malɛ mo tuto daa la Afaya.

² Kish pibinyɛn ko be ketre e daa la Sɔɔl. Sɔɔl daa walɛ kayɛrbi nna ga, nsaa maŋ kɔ sara kikɛ. Mo e daa wɔ nteŋ a chɔ Israɛl be esa kikɛ.

³ Kish daa kɔ ekurma nna nɛ b foe. Ndoŋ nna nɛ e kaŋɛ Sɔɔl le: “Keta nyɛrbi na be eko nɛ fo nɛ mo e ya fin ekurma na.”

⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ b bɔla Efrayim be abee ase nɛ Shalisha be efuli so be kaba so, n fin amo ŋ gben, nseŋ naŋ bɔla Shaalim malɛ be efuli so be kaba so, ama bumo alɛ daa maŋ wu ekurma na. Ndoŋ nna nɛ b bɔla Bɛnjamin be efuli so be kaba so a fin ekurma na ama b daa maŋ wu amo.

⁵ B ka bee taga to Zuuf be kasawule so, nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ mbe kayɛrbi na le: “Shin nɛ an bɛta n yɔ epe, nɛ mannɛ loŋ, n tuto beeŋ yige ekurma na be asheŋ be kebaafɛ nsaa fɛ anyi be asheŋ.”

⁶ Nɛ kayɛrbi na kaŋɛ le: “N nyɛnpe, kebɔrɛnya ko wɔ kade ere to nɛ basa bee sa mo bunyaŋ ga, ŋkpal manɛ so kusɔ kama nɛ e baŋ kaŋɛ, k bee wora kashenteŋ nna. An yɔ mo kutɔ, ashere e beeŋ tiŋ ŋ ŋini anyi kakpa nɛ ekurma na wɔ.”

⁷ Nɛ Sɔɔl bishi mo le: “An kaŋ yɔ mo kutɔ, manɛ bre nɛ anyeeŋ sa mo? Anyi be ajibi nɛ a wɔ anyi be ebɔtɛ to na kikɛ loge, anyi alɛ maŋ naa kɔ shɛŋ nɛ an ya sa mo; ŋko an kɔ kusɔ ko?”

⁸ Nɛ kayɛrbi na naŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Ma ere kɔ gbiti be kadɛrbi fimbi ko. Meeŋ ta kumo n sa mo saŋɛ na so e beeŋ ŋini anyi kakpa nɛ anyeeŋ wu ekurma na.”

⁹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ le: “Mbo! An yɔ kebɔrɛnya nɛ e bee wu asheŋ a kaŋɛ na kutɔ.” E daŋ kaŋɛ le nna ŋkpal manɛ so loŋ be jemanɛ na so Ebɔrɛ daa bɔla asheŋ be kewuŋkaŋɛ so nna a malga a sa basa. Basa nɛ baa wu asheŋ a kaŋɛ na nɛ b daa tre anebiana loŋ be jemanɛ na.

¹⁰ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl nɛ kayɛrbi na yɔ kakpa nɛ anebi na wɔ na.

¹¹ B ka dii kebee a yɔ kade na to na, nɛ b ya tu besuŋgurbi ko nɛ baa ba nɛ b ba saŋ nchu, nɛ b bishi bumo le: “Anyee fin kanyɛn nɛ e bee wu asheŋ a kaŋɛ na nna. E wɔtɔ nna ere a?”

¹² Nɛ b yɛ: “Mm, e wɔ kade to kabre ŋkpal manɛ so, baa sha kelara sarga ashi kebee nɛ k mata nfe ere so kabre nna. Mo e wɔ menyi be anishito a yɔ na, amoso men wora manaŋ.

¹³ Men baŋ luri kade na to, menyeeŋ wu mo pɔɛŋ nɛ e yɔ kakpa nɛ baa lara sarga na. Basa na maaŋ fara a ji sargajibi na ama e baŋ ya nɛfa amo na pɔɛŋ. Nɛ men baŋ yɔ naniere, menyeeŋ tu mo pɔɛŋ nɛ e yɔ ndoŋ.”

¹⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl nɛ mbe kayɛrbi na luri kade to nseŋ wu Samuɛl nɛ e bee shɛr bumo to a yɔ sarga na be kakpa.

¹⁵ Kumo be ŋklade, pɔɛŋ nɛ Sɔɔl ba na, le nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ daŋ kaŋɛ Samuɛl.

¹⁶ “N wu kananɛ ma basa bee ji awurfoŋ. Ma alɛ nu bumo be kushu nɛ baa shu a fin kechɛto na. Echefo saŋɛ ere so gbagba, meeŋ shuŋi esa ko nɛ e shi Bɛnjamin be kanaŋ to nɛ fo duga ŋku n do mbe kumu so n lara mo ŋ ki Israɛl be ejuŋkparpo. Mo e naaŋ mɔlga bumo ashi Filistiebi na be enɔ to.”

¹⁷ Samuɛl ka wu Sɔɔl na nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ mo le: “Kanyɛn ere be asheŋ nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ fo na. Mo e naa shin nɛ e ki Israɛl be ejuŋkparpo na.”

¹⁸ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl yɔ Samuɛl kutɔ ashi kabunagboŋ na ekpa n ya bishi le: “Jande ŋini ma esa nɛ e bee wu asheŋ a kaŋɛ na be laŋ to.”

¹⁹ Nɛ Samuɛl kaŋɛ le: “Ma nna na. Men ba nɛ an yɔ kakpa nɛ baa lara sarga na. Menyeeŋ tu ma n ji kabre, ama echefo kachipurso nɛ meeŋ kaŋɛ menyi kusɔ nɛ k wɔtɔ pɔɛŋ nɛ men baa yɔ.

²⁰ Sa maŋ shin nɛ fo ekurma nɛ b foe nchɛ asa kikɛ ere bre be asheŋ e baa fɔŋ fo. B wu bumo. Wanɛ bre nɛ fee tama fanɛ Israɛl bee sha e ka ki bumo be ejuŋkparpo? Mannɛ fo nɛ fo kanaŋ a?”

²¹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ mo le: “Bɛnjamin be yiri to ebi e la ma. Bumo e la yiri mo nɛ b maŋ shibi ashi Israɛl kikɛ to. Ma alɛ be laŋ to ebi nɛ b maa keni a bɔlɔ kenishi ashi anyi be yiri na to. Nɛ manɛ a ba nɛ fee malga ŋ kutɔ le?”

²² Nɛ Samuɛl keta Sɔɔl nɛ mbe kayɛrbi na n yɔ ejikpa be lambu to n ya shin nɛ b chena bunyaŋ be echenakpa, kakpa nɛ befɔ beeŋ wora fanɛ basa adesa daa tase a ji na.

²³ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Samuɛl kaŋɛ edaŋɛpo na le: “Ta eblaŋ lela nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ fo ta n yili ŋ kɔr na m ba.”

²⁴ Nɛ edaŋɛpo na ta eblaŋ na m ba yili Sɔɔl be anishito. Nɛ Samuɛl kaŋɛ mo le: “Ade kikɛ la feya nna. N ta amo kikɛ nna n yili fo, amoso baa we. N tre befɔ ere kikɛ nna nɛ b ba tu fo n ji.” Sɔɔl nɛ Samuɛl ka ji n loge,

²⁵ nɛ b bɔla kakpa nɛ baa shuŋ Ebɔrɛ na m bɛta n yɔ kade to. Ndoŋ nna nɛ b nase kelaŋ n sa Sɔɔl kuchoŋi be esoso ashi Samuɛl be laŋ to,

²⁶ nɛ e dese nɛ mo nɛ Samuɛl ber bare. Kare ka chɛ kachipurdidi, nɛ Samuɛl tre Sɔɔl kuchoŋi na so ŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Koso, nɛ n shuŋi fo akpa.” Nɛ Sɔɔl koso nɛ mo nɛ Samuɛl bɛ abar so n lar.

Samuɛl ka duga ŋku n do Sɔɔl so n ta mo ŋ ki ejuŋkparpo be asheŋ

²⁷ B ka bee fo kade na be ekarso, nɛ Samuɛl kaŋɛ Sɔɔl le: “Kaŋɛ fo kayɛrbi na nɛ e juŋkpar anyi a yɔ.” Nɛ kayɛrbi na choŋ. Ndoŋ nna nɛ Samuɛl naŋ kaŋɛ Sɔɔl le: “Jo nfe gbrɛbi nɛ n wora ŋ kaŋɛ fo kusɔ nɛ Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ ma.”