1 Samiue̩l 16 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Samiue̩l bʼekpo onu tu Defid oji

¹ Taku Jihofa ka ñwu Samiue̩l kakini, Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba e̩ deku So̩l kade? Abu kʼu ko̩ eje̩ ñw u chʼonu Israe̩l? Fʼekpo ba nyʼigba-we̩ e̩ko̩, kʼe̩ lo. Nakpʼe̩ nyʼugbo Je̩si, e̩ne̩ Be̩tle̩he̩m le̩; todu u fʼonu li ñw o̩la-mi ef amo̩ma-wñ.

² Taku Samiue̩l kakini, Abu nache kʼu nale? So̩l gbo̩ i adʼumi kpa. Taku Jihofa kakini, Mʼole okuno̩ agbadufu du alo, kʼe̩ ka kakini, U lewa kʼu che iche̩bo̩ ñwu Jihofa.

³ Oñ e̩ fu Je̩si do̩ wʼugbo iche̩bo̩ le̩, tak u nañʼe̩ e̩wñ kʼuwe̩ ache. Uwe̩ la abʼekpo toji e̩ne̩ kʼu nadʼodu-wñ ñw e̩ ñwu mi.

⁴ Taku Samiue̩l che e̩wñ ku Jihofa ka, oñ e̩gba kʼi lewa Be̩tle̩he̩m abogijo ewo le̩ lewa ugbo-wñ kpai o̩la egagogodo; oñ ma kakini, Ure̩do̩ e̩ ne̩ wa?

⁵ Tak i kakini, Ure̩do̩ i che; u wa kʼu fʼiche̩bo̩ che ñwu Jihofa; me̩ gwʼo̩la-me̩ rinyo̩ ku me̩ fo̩, ku me̩ lebʼumi nyʼoko iche̩bo̩ le̩. Tak i fu Je̩si kpai amo̩ma-wñ o̩la gwo rinyo̩ ku ma fo̩, oñ i do̩ ma wʼugbo iche̩bo̩ le̩.

⁶ Tak i lewatu abu ku ma lewa, i gʼE̩liab, oñ i kakini, E̩ne̩ ku Jihofa fʼekpo batʼo̩ oji dʼo̩gba-wñ-i chuu.

⁷ Jihofa muda ka ñwu Samiue̩l kakini, E̩ ki nyeti alu kʼeju-wñ de̩ n, kpʼegba kʼi gba le̩ n; todu u ko̩ e̩ne̩ le̩ me̩; todu i chʼalu kʼone̩ ali e̩wñ oñ omi ali n; todu one̩ ago alu kʼej o̩do̩da-wñ de̩, Jihofa muda ago ef e̩do̩.

⁸ Taku Je̩si fʼAbinadab do̩ wa, oñ i je̩ ñw u lale o̩gba Samiue̩l. Tak i kakini, I la chʼe̩ne̩-i Jihofa du ni ge̩.

⁹ Taku Je̩si je̩ ñwu Shama lale o̩mo̩. Oñ i kakini, Jihofa la dʼe̩ne̩-i n.

¹⁰ Abe̩le̩ Je̩si je̩ ñw amo̩ma-wñ mebie lale o̩gba Samiue̩l. Taku Samiue̩l ka ñwu Je̩si kakini, I chʼabo-i oñ Jihofa du n.

¹¹ Taku Samiue̩l ka ñw Je̩si kakini, Abokolobia takpa? Tak i kakini, I bʼe-kekele ta, e̩ la go, i do̩mo̩ adejutʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini. Taku Samiue̩l ka ñwu Je̩si kakini, Kpʼone̩ nyʼadʼo̩ wa; todu a aguane̩ gbogbo tak i wʼemi n.

¹² Tak i fʼone̩ kpe̩ amʼowñ du wʼunyi. Año̩la-wñ la de̩ yo̩o̩, eju-wñ chʼalifia, i che̩fe̩rʼeju. Taku Jihofa kakini, Kwane̩, kʼe̩ fʼekpo ba tʼo̩ oji; todu owñ le̩ de̩.

¹³ Abe̩le̩ Samiue̩l mʼigba ekpo le̩ du, oñ i fu ba tʼowñ oji alumeji amo̩maye-wñ. Oñ Afu Jihofa lewa bu Defid ma ukpahiu ukpahiu, akwo o̩jo̩ le̩ gbogbo alo. Taku Samiue̩l kwane̩, oñ i le tu Rama.

Defid chane̩ enu umolo ñwu So̩l

¹⁴ Afu Jihofa la kwo bu So̩l te̩. Oñ afu e̩bie̩ne̩ʼka kwʼugbo Jihofa wa anyʼu ailo.

¹⁵ Tak abuko̩lo̩ So̩l ka ñw u kakini, E̩ go ta, afu e̩bie̩ne̩ʼka kwʼugbo O̩jo̩ wa anyʼuwe̩ ailo me̩.

¹⁶ Odu-wa ki nañwa ñw abuko̩lo̩-wñ ku ma jʼo̩gba-we̩-i ku ma tejane̩ e̩ne̩ ki chʼo̩ka umolo enu. Tak e̩gba kʼafu e̩bie̩ne̩ kwʼugbo O̩jo̩ wʼo̩la-we̩, e̩ne̩ le̩ anʼo̩wo̩-wñ nʼu tak eju-we̩ ane̩.

¹⁷ Taku So̩l ka ñw abuko̩lo̩-wñ kakini, Me̩ natene e̩ne̩ kʼi meju e̩wñ enu nyo̩nyo̩ ñwu mi, ku me̩ mʼu du wʼugbo mi

¹⁸ Tak e̩nuko̩lo̩ʼka dohi kakini, Go, u fʼo̩ma Je̩si, e̩ne̩ Be̩tle̩he̩m oka li, i chʼo̩ka e̩wñ enu, e̩nagbiti i che, kpai e̩ne̩ ki meju ogu eja. I la meju o̩la eka e̩te̩le̩, i chenʼaño̩la bo̩lo̩bo̩lo̩; Jihofa la dʼugbo-wñ.

¹⁹ Taku So̩l fʼamonuche̩ kpe̩ nyʼugbo Je̩si, oñ i kakini, Je̩ ñwu Defid o̩ma-we̩ wʼugbo-mi, e-kʼi dʼugbo ame̩wño̩re̩ egini le̩.

²⁰ Taku Je̩si mʼo̩ke̩ke̩te̩ du, kpai uje̩wñ, kpai aiko omi achiwebe̩te̩ma kpai o̩mʼewo, oñ i mʼu ko kpuche̩ lʼo̩wo̩ Defid, o̩ma-wñ nyʼugbo So̩l.

²¹ Taku Defid lewʼugbo So̩l ejefu, oñ i kwodago o̩gba-wñ, i la fe̩do̩-wñ tabale; oñ i mud e̩ne̩ kʼi anʼane̩ o̩gu-wñ.

²² Taku So̩l fʼone̩ kpe̩ nyʼugbo Je̩si kakini, Agba, e̩ ki je̩ ñwu Defid kʼi dʼugbo-mi; todu i cherʼumi eju tabale.

²³ Oñ i lewatu, e̩gba kʼafu e̩bie̩ne̩ kwʼugbo O̩jo̩ wa abu So̩l ma. Defid mʼumolo du, oñ i nʼo̩wo̩-wñ anu. Abe̩le̩ eju So̩l lewane̩, tak e̩do̩-wñ bo̩, oñ afu e̩bie̩ne̩ le̩ kwo bʼo̩ te̩.