1 Samiue̩l 4 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Abo Fitistia mʼakpati O̩jo̩ du

¹ O̩la Samiue̩l la wʼugbo abo Israe̩l du. Oñ abo Israe̩l dufu nyʼajogu kpʼabo Filistia, oñ ma ruru jo̩ E̩be̩niza; abo Filistia la ruru jo̩ Afe̩k.

² Tak abo Filistia kʼo̩la-ma dojo̩ ku ma ja kpʼabo Israe̩l. Oñ e̩gba kʼogu le̩ kpa nyane̩ abo Filistia fʼabo Israe̩l ne, oñ ma fʼabogu dabe̩ne̩ kʼaboke̩le̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ me̩le̩ kpa oko o̩mo̩.

³ Tak e̩gba kʼabogu le̩ mudabi wa uru ogu, abogijo Israe̩l kakini, E̩wñ chi ki Jihofa fʼuwa gwo rʼabo Filistia o̩gba eñini-i ta? A nyʼadʼakpati alo Jihofa kwo Shailo wʼugbo wa, todu kʼi wʼef uwa kʼi gba wa kwef o̩wo̩ ame̩nebi-wa.

⁴ Abe̩le̩ abo le̩ fʼuche̩ kpe̩ nyi Shailo oñ ma dʼakpati alo Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du kwʼo̩mo̩ wa, owñ chʼe-ki gugu alumeji amiche̩rub le̩. Amo̩ma Ilai meji, Ho̩fni kpai Finehas, la jʼugbo akpati alo O̩jo̩ o̩mo̩.

⁵ Oñ e̩gba kʼakpati alo Jihofa lewa uru le̩, abo Israe̩l fʼo̩ga lile chi oñ ane̩ onugo mʼu gbaje̩.

⁶ Tak e̩gba kʼabo Filistia gbo̩ ekuku o̩ga ku ma chi le̩, ma kakini, E̩wñ chʼoji ekuku o̩ga lile ku ma chi uru abo Israe̩l ta? taku ma fʼoji-wñ ma ka kʼakpati Jihofa lewʼuru le̩ me̩.

⁷ Oñ ailo fʼabo Filistia mu, todu ma kakini, O̩jo̩ lewʼuru le̩ me̩. Taku ma kakini, Atogwo chʼe-wa! todu e̩wñ abe̩i de̩ mama ta n.

⁸ Atogwo chʼe-wa! E̩ne̩ agba wa kwʼo̩wo̩ amo̩jo̩ e̩gbiti-i? Abo-i chʼamo̩jo̩ ku ma nʼegwo ojoji ojoji gwʼabo Ijipti ef aje̩tachi le̩.

⁹ O ame̩ abo Filistia, me̩ fʼe̩do̩ ne̩, fʼo̩la e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ mu, kʼame̩ ki we echʼadu abo Hibru, alu kʼama te̩tachʼadu-me̩ le̩; fʼo̩la e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ mu ku me̩ ja ke.

¹⁰ Abe̩le̩ abo Filistia ja, oñ ma fʼabo Israe̩l ne, oñ e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma ra tʼunyabo-wñ; one̩ ekpa o̩jo̩ le̩ la tabale; todu abo Israe̩l icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ ogue̩gwa ku ma lo e̩re̩ ofo lewane̩.

¹¹ Ma ño̩ mʼakpati O̩jo̩ du ge̩; ma la fʼamo̩ma Ilai meji, Ho̩fni kpai Finehas kpa.

Ilai leku

¹² E̩ne̩ Be̩njamin oka kwef abo ku ma dojo̩ aja le̩ fule wa Shailo o̩jo̩ le̩ gbage̩de̩, ukpo-wñ chʼe̩fana, ebutu la bʼoji-wñ ma.

¹³ Oñ e̩gba kʼi lewʼo̩mo̩, go Ilai gugu oj e̩wñ ugugu-wñ afʼeju fe̩rʼo̩na, todu e̩do̩-wñ agagogodo tod akpati O̩jo̩. Tak e̩gba kʼe̩ne̩ le̩ mugudu wʼef ewo kʼi la mʼu du ka, abo ewo le̩ chaka kwokwa.

¹⁴ Oñ e̩gba kʼIlai gbʼekuku ukwa le̩ i kakini, E̩wñ chʼoji utu ki da ku ma chʼekuku-wñ-i? Tak e̩ne̩ le̩ hiane̩ wa aka ñw Ilai.

¹⁵ O̩do̩ Ilai la chʼoke meji chi ogume̩lu, eju-wñ la gbe̩ mʼakpo, kʼi ma ño̩ gane̩ ge̩ n.

¹⁶ Tak e̩ne̩ le̩ ka ñw Ilai kakini, Omi ki kwʼokogu le̩ wa de̩, eñini-i omi ra kwʼugbo ogu le̩ wa. Tak i tene kakini, Ab ogu le o̩ma-mi?

¹⁷ Oñ e̩ne̩ ki nʼinabali le̩ wa dohi kakini, Abo Israe̩l ra rʼo̩gba abo Filistia, uku ki kpa ef amone̩-wa tabale, amo̩ma-we̩ meji, Ho̩fni kpai Finehas, ño̩ leku; ma laño̩ mʼakpati O̩jo̩ du ge̩.

¹⁸ Oñ i lewatu, abu kʼi hi alu mʼo̩la akpati O̩jo̩, Ilai muñwa lʼubi kwʼoj e̩wñ ugugu-wñ o̩wo̩ʼka alaku o̩mo̩; o̩lo̩-wñ la muguche̩ oñ i leku: todu anagbo i che, i ño̩ chʼe̩gbʼo̩ro̩. O̩do̩ kʼi kajo̩ abo Israe̩l la chʼo̩gbo̩ meji.

¹⁹ O̩ya o̩ma-wñ Finehas dʼefu, ane̩-wñ la me̩ e̩gba le̩ me̩: oñ e̩gba kʼi gbʼinabali ka ku ma mʼakpati O̩jo̩ du, kʼata o̩ko̩-wñ kpʼo̩ko̩-wñ onugo leku, i mute̩kpe̩, i la fʼo̩ma bi; todu e̩re̩re̩le̩ efu fʼu mu.

²⁰ Oñ abu kʼi ache kʼi ku abobule̩ ku ma dago kpenyʼu ka ñw u kakini, E̩ ki railo n, todu e̩ fʼo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ bi me̩. I muda dohi n, i la nyʼeti re n.

²¹ I dʼodu o̩ma le̩ ko̩ Ikabo̩d; i kakini, Ojima kwobʼIsrae̩l te̩ me̩; todabu ku ma mʼakpati O̩jo̩ du, kpai todu ata o̩ko̩-wñ kpʼo̩ko̩-wñ.

²² I kakini, Ojima kwobʼIsrae̩l te̩ me̩; todu ma mʼakpati O̩jo̩ du.