1 Samiue̩l 2 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Hana fʼeli ugwa ko

¹ Taku Hana kwochadua, i kakini, E̩do̩-mi nagwoguyo̩ efu Jihofa; igba-mi dago efu Jihofa. Alu-mi chʼe̩chi te̩ bʼame̩nebi-mi ma, todu nayo̩ ef ujadu-we̩.

² E̩ne̩ du kʼi afo̩ dabu Jihofa de̩ n, e̩ne̩ omune̩ do̩mo̩ tʼuwe̩ le n; i la nʼokuta du dab O̩jo̩-wa n.

³ E̩ ki ko̩la uba uba abe̩le̩ ge̩ n, o̩la eke ki dufu alu-we̩ n; todu Jihofa chʼO̩jo̩ ki ma e̩wñ, i la añwa e̩wñ kʼone̩ che go.

⁴ O̩o̩do̩ o̩o̩do̩ amagbiti muguche̩ me̩, ukpahiu muda lʼago abo ku ma ke̩re̩ de.

⁵ Abo kʼefu-ma te̩te̩ko̩ akwoubi mʼo̩la-ma ko jʼef o̩wo̩ amone̩ achuko̩lo̩ tod uje̩wñ, oñ abo kʼebi te̩te̩kpa ma, i ño̩ kpa ma ge̩ n. I-i, agaji fʼo̩ma mebie bi me̩, onobule̩ ki la nʼamo̩ma wewe le̩ mud awule̩.

⁶ Jihofa akpʼone̩, i ñʼadʼone̩ daji ge̩; i adʼone̩ gwo̩ru gbogbo nyʼef O̩je̩gu, i lañʼadʼu kwʼo̩mo̩ wa ge̩.

⁷ Jihofa adʼone̩ chʼe̩ne̩gbo, i adʼone̩ chʼanana, i ahi one̩ wane̩, i lañʼahiʼu dago ge̩.

⁸ I adʼe̩nubie̩ kwane̩ kwef ebutu; i adʼe̩nale kwane̩ kwʼojeita, kʼi mʼuma ko gugu ef ame̩numo̩la, ku ma la je̩ ugugu ojima. Todu agbamune̩ ane̩-ile̩-i chʼe-Jihofa, i la mʼile̩ du gugu oji-wñ.

⁹ I ade e̩re̩ abo-wñ ku ma kpe̩do̩rʼuwñ, ma muda aje̩ ñw ame̩ne̩bibi chechi jo̩ ef e̩chubi; todu i chʼukpahiu aje̩ ñw one̩ du n.

¹⁰ E̩do̩ abo ku ma je̩ Jihofa iñwa ada kpu; i ako̩la akpabana rʼuma oji efojale. Jihofa akajo̩ ukpoji ukpoji ane̩-ile̩; i la adʼukpahiu ñw onu-wñ, i adʼigba e̩ne̩-wñ kʼi fʼekpo ba tʼo̩ oji dago.

¹¹ Tak E̩lkana le tʼunyi-wñ Rama. Oñ imo̩to̩ le̩ nache e̩wñ ñw Jihofa eju Ilai atama le̩.

Amo̩ma Ilai bie̩ne̩

¹² Amo̩ma Ilai e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ la chʼame̩nebili; Jihofa kpʼe̩wñ ki chʼeju-wñ kʼamatama ki gba o̩wo̩ amone̩ la wʼuma eju n.

¹³ E̩gba du kʼone̩ kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ wa, abu kʼe̩la-wñ gugu una ana, imo̩to̩ atama nʼagana abenyi me̩ta o̩wo̩ wa,

¹⁴ oñ i fʼe-le̩ ro̩ nyʼucha abe̩k uchade̩ abe̩k ugba kʼe̩la jʼef uwñ; e-du kʼagana le̩ mudu dufu, atama mʼu gba ñw o̩la-wñ; abu ku ma che abo Israe̩l du ku ma wa Shailo o̩mo̩ de̩.

¹⁵ Ochochi, o̩gba taku ma gu ula-wñ jo, imo̩to̩ atama awa ka ñw e̩ne̩ ki akʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ wa le̩ kakini, Dʼe̩la wa ku ma ro̩ ñw atama je̩, todu i jʼagbʼe̩la e̩hi ugbo we̩ n, chai e̩la emimi.

¹⁶ I la che̩wñ kʼe̩ne̩ le̩ ka ñw u kakini, Ama ki gu ula-wñ jo ejodudu tak e̩ mʼalu du ki rʼe̩ e̩do̩ du; i adohi kakini, O̩da, uwe̩ ki dʼu ñwu mi abajo̩-i, cho̩kpo̩ni nagba ukpahiu.

¹⁷ Adure abokolobia le̩ la tabale eju Jihofa, todu abo le̩ chʼe̩de̩te̩ e̩wñ ele eko wa ñwu Jihofa.

¹⁸ Samiue̩l la do̩mo̩ ache e̩wñ o̩gba Jihofa, imo̩to̩ kʼe̩fo̩d line̩n efufu lʼo ago de i che.

¹⁹ Iye-wñ la agʼafe̩ ke̩ke̩ wa ñw u o̩do̩ tʼo̩do̩ du e̩gba kʼowñ kpʼo̩ko̩-wñ kpe̩re̩ wa ku ma kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ o̩do̩ wa.

²⁰ Tak Ilai kadua ñw E̩lkana kpʼo̩ya-wñ, kakini, Jihofa ki dʼugbe̩ ñw e̩ lugbo onobule̩-i, todu ebi kʼi bi Jihofa le̩. Taku ma le tʼunyi-ma.

²¹ Oñ Jihofa nyʼafejudo Hana, i la fefunyo̩ oñ i fʼamo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ me̩ta kpʼonobule̩ meji bi. Oñ Samiue̩l, imo̩to̩ le̩, nagba waa eju Jihofa.

²² Ilai la chʼogijo nana, oñ i gbʼinabali e̩wñ du kʼamo̩ma-wñ achʼabo Israe̩l chaka, kpʼalu kʼama bʼabobule̩ ku ma che e̩wñ alo̩na unyabo ujeju dachi.

²³ Oñ i ka ñwu ma kakini, E̩wñ chi kʼame̩ ache e̩wñ abe̩i? Todu u gbʼinabali e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ku me̩ jʼache alu amone̩-i chaka.

²⁴ O̩da, amo̩ma-mi, todu i chʼinabali e̩nyo̩ amone̩-i aro̩ oñ nagbo̩-i n. Ame̩ aje̩ ñw amone̩ O̩jo̩ daba.

²⁵ E̩ne̩ʼka dʼe̩ne̩ omune̩ re, O̩jo̩ chʼe̩ne̩ agbagba-ma; one̩ muda du Jihofa re fa, e̩ne̩ achʼologu tod owñ? Ma muda ko̩ enetirʼomu atama, todu i du Jihofa e̩do̩ kʼi fʼuma kpa.

²⁶ Oñ Samiue̩l, imo̩to̩ le̩, nagba o̩kone̩ alo, Jihofa kpʼamone̩ ño̩ liʼi eju.

²⁷ Tak e̩ne̩ O̩jo̩ʼka wʼugbo Ilai, oñ i ka ñw u kakini, Abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Omi dʼo̩la-mi tejugede ñw abo unyi ata-we̩ e̩gba kuma jʼIjipti achʼadu ñw abunyi Fero le̩ n?

²⁸ Omi la chi owñ kwef abo o̩lo̩pu o̩lo̩pu Israe̩l chaka kʼi mud atama e-mi, kʼi mute̩gu nyʼugbo ubo̩ iche̩bo̩-mi kʼi gu otulale jo, kʼi fʼe̩fo̩d nyi o̩gba-mi n? Omi laño̩ fʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ e̩gujo-mi ki kwʼugbo abo Israe̩l ko ñw ata-we̩.

²⁹ E̩wñ chi ku me̩ fʼe̩re̩ tʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩-mi kpai e̩wñ ele-mi kʼu ñwa ñwu ma ku ma che ef unyi ugugu-mi le̩ mane̩, ku me̩ la dojima ñw amo̩ma-me̩ tʼumi le, ku me̩ la ño̩ mʼe̩wñ ki nyo̩ tule ef ele du kʼabo-mi, abo Israe̩l ako wa le̩ ko je̩ ku me̩ yoyo?

³⁰ Todule̩ Jihofa, O̩jo̩ e-Israe̩l, kakini, Omi ka kʼabo unyi-we̩ kpai abo unyi ata-we̩ alule̩ o̩gba-mi ogbegbele̩ ochochi; ama e̩wñ ki Jihofa muda aka de̩, kakini, E-le̩ ki jiji rʼumi; todu abo ku ma dojima ñwu mi oñ omi adojima ñwu ma, abo ku ma la che e̩de̩te̩-mi awʼe̩ne̩ du eju n.

³¹ Go ke, iko kʼu nakʼo̩wo̩-we̩ da rinyo̩ awa, kpʼo̩wo̩ abo unyi ata-we̩, kʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ ogijo okate ki bo̩ ef unyi-we̩ n.

³² Tak uwe̩ ali e̩ne̩ ki akobʼume̩ ef odo-mi ef e̩wñ e̩nyo̩ du kʼomi ache ñw abo Israe̩l; e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ ogijo du adʼef unyi-we̩ ogbegbele̩ n.

³³ E̩ne̩-we̩ kʼomi ma ñʼako̩da bʼubo̩ iche̩bo̩ e-mi te̩ n, ado̩mo̩ kʼi fʼuwe̩ eju gbe̩ kʼi la agwʼe̩ e̩do̩dudu: uku la akpa abo-we̩ du ku ma ne̩gba ef unyi-we̩ ababa ku ma gbakpa.

³⁴ E̩wñ ki la ake̩re̩bʼamo̩ma-we̩ meji, Ho̩fni kpai Finehas le̩, ki chʼujiwe ñw e̩: ama mejeji aku o̩jo̩ okate.

³⁵ Tak omi adʼatama kʼi chʼe̩ne̩-mi kpaka kwane̩ ñw o̩la-mi, kʼi la ache teju e̩wñ du ki dʼe̩do̩-mi kpai ibe-mi. Omi la akʼunyi o̩kpaka ñw u; tak owñ alule̩ o̩gba e̩ne̩-mi ku ma bʼekpo tʼo̩ oji le̩ o̩jo̩ du.

³⁶ Oñ e̩ne̩ du ki bo̩ ef abo-we̩ awa te̩kpe̩ ñw u tod o̩ko̩ʼka kpʼuje̩wñʼka, oñ e̩ne̩ le̩ akakini, Agba, e̩ dʼugugu atamaʼka ñwu mi kʼu fʼe̩bu o̩je̩ʼka ne̩ kʼu je̩.