1 Samiue̩l 20 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Defid kpai Jo̩natan mud onuku o̩lali

¹ Taku Defid ra bo̩ Nayo̩t e-Rama te̩, oñ i lewa o̩gba Jo̩natan, i kakini, E̩wñ omi che ta? Udu e̩wñ omi fe̩? E̩wñ la chʼadure kʼu ta eju ata-we̩ kʼi atene oji-mi taa?

² Tak i ka ñw u kakini, E-le̩ ame̩rʼuwe̩ n; uwe̩ aku n. Go, ata-mi jʼache e̩wñ re tʼe-ki nana n, chai e̩gba kʼi ji tʼumi eti; e̩wñ chi kʼata-mi adʼe̩wñ-i maja ñwu mi? O̩da, i chʼabe̩le̩ n.

³ Taku Defid ño̩ go̩ mʼo̩, oñ i kakini, Ata-we̩ chema nyo̩nyo̩ kʼe̩ li mi eju; oñ i kakini, Me̩ ki je̩ ñwu Jo̩natan ma n, tode̩gba kʼe̩do̩-wñ akpabie̩; i muda chʼochochi, oji Jihofa, kpai oji onugo-we̩ ge̩, i bo e̩re̩ okate kʼu nachi kʼu nanyʼef uku.

⁴ Taku Jo̩natan ka ñwu Defid kakini, E̩wñ du ki dʼe̩do̩-we̩, e-le̩ nache todu we̩.

⁵ Taku Defid ka ñwu Jo̩natan kakini. Go, ochu ane̩ o̩na, i la nʼo̩na kʼomi awe guguane̩ aje̩ e̩wñ kpʼonu n. Uwe̩ ki muda je̩ ñwu mi lo kʼu dʼo̩la-mi maja oko gbogbo nyʼolane̩ o̩jo̩ e̩ke̩ta-wñ.

⁶ Iche̩wñ kʼata-we̩ tene mi re, mak e̩ ka ñw u kakini, Defid gbo̩ko̩bʼumi eju e̩kpa eju e̩kpa kʼi ra nyi Be̩tle̩he̩m, ewo-wñ; todu iche̩bo̩ ku ma che o̩do̩ o̩do̩ tod abunyi-wñ lewane̩ me̩.

⁷ Iche̩wñ kʼi ka abe̩-i kakini, I nyo̩ gbe̩; mak adu-we̩-i anure̩do̩: i muda che̩wñ kʼe̩do̩-wñ kpa nana, mak uwe̩ ki ma ka kʼi fʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ñwa te̩ kʼi ache.

⁸ Todule̩ e̩ namo̩la ñw adu-we̩-i; todu uwe̩ je̩ ñw adu-we̩-i chʼalo e-Jihofa kpʼuwe̩: i muda che̩wñ kʼudu kʼu fe̩ dʼef umi, uwe̩ onugo ki dʼumi kpa; todu e̩wñ chi kʼuwe̩ adʼumi nyʼugbo ata-we̩?

⁹ Taku Jo̩natan kakini, E-le̩ ki jiji rʼuwe̩; todu iche̩wñ kʼomi ma ma re̩ ka kʼata-mi fʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ñwa nyʼuwe̩, omi ma ka ñw e̩ n?

¹⁰ Taku Defid ka ñwu Jo̩natan kakini, Iche̩wñ kʼata-we̩ mʼohi o̩ko̩ko̩ du ñw e̩ fa, e̩ne̩ aka ñwu mi?

¹¹ Taku Jo̩natan ka ñwu Defid kakini, Lewa, kʼa nyʼoko o̩mo̩. Tak ama meji le tʼoko le̩.

¹² Taku Jo̩natan ka ñwu Defid kakini, Jihofa O̩jo̩ e-Israe̩l! E̩gba kʼu natʼo̩wo̩ nyʼata-mi efu dabe̩ne̩ kʼiko-i o̩na, abe̩k o̩to̩na, go, iche̩wñ kʼe̩nyo̩ do̩mo̩ ñwu Defid, omi akpe̩ one̩ wa adʼoji-wñ dufu ñw e̩ n?

¹³ Iche̩wñ ki rʼata-mi eju kʼi achʼuwe̩ e̩bie̩ne̩, kʼomi ma du dufu ñw e̩, kʼu fʼuwe̩ ke̩che̩ alo, kʼuwe̩ ki lo kpʼure̩do̩ n, maku Jihofa ki fʼabe̩le̩ che ñwu Jo̩natan, kpai e-ki tʼe-i le ge̩: Jihofa ki la dʼugbo-we̩ alu kʼi te̩te̩dʼugbo ata-mi.

¹⁴ I la chʼabu kʼu deju-i kate oñ uwe̩ adʼufe̩de̩nyo̩ Jihofa ña mi kʼu we eku ofo n;

¹⁵ uwe̩ ki ño̩ kʼufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ da bʼunyi-mi te̩ ogbegbele̩ n; e̩ ki che n, dagba i chʼadiko e̩gba ku Jihofa fʼame̩nebi Defid okoke ko̩da bʼeju ile̩-i te̩.

¹⁶ Abe̩le̩ Jo̩natan chʼalo kpai abunyi Defid kakini, Jihofa la atene ef o̩wo̩ ame̩nebi Defid.

¹⁷ Taku Jo̩natan je̩ ñwu Defid ño̩ go̩ ge̩, iugbo efe̩do̩ kʼi afe̩do̩ owñ; todu i fe̩do̩ owñ alu kʼi afe̩do̩ onugo o̩la-wñ.

¹⁸ Taku Jo̩natan ka ñw u kakini, Ochu ane̩ o̩na, ma atene we̩ chuu, todu e̩wñ ugugu-we̩ ate̩ ofo.

¹⁹ Oñ e̩gba kʼe̩ fʼo̩jo̩ me̩ta je̩ tak uwe̩ ki hika gwo̩ru nyʼugbo kʼe̩ dʼo̩la-we̩ maja o̩jo̩ kʼo̩la le̩ chi, kʼe̩ la kwogugu ugbo okuta Eze̩l le̩.

²⁰ Tak u natʼo̩fa me̩ta lʼo̩wo̩ʼka-wñ, dabe̩ne̩ kʼu najuko.

²¹ E̩ la go, nafʼimo̩to̩-mi kpe̩, oñ naka ñw u kakini, Lo kʼe̩ tene o̩fa le̩ wa. Iche̩wñ kʼu naka ñw imo̩to̩ okolobia le̩ kakini, Go, o̩fa le̩ dʼejemi ñw e̩, mak e̩ mʼu du kʼe̩ lewa; todu ure̩do̩ i che ñw e̩, i nʼo̩la n, oji Jihofa.

²² I muda che̩wñ kʼu ka ñw okolobia le̩ abe̩-i, kakini. Go, o̩fa dʼejo̩gba-we̩ o̩mo̩; mak e̩ lo we̩, todu Jihofa je̩ ñw e̩ kwʼemi.

²³ I la chʼe-o̩la kʼomi kpʼuwe̩ ka le̩, go, Jihofa dʼagbagba-mi kpʼuwe̩ ogbegbele̩.

²⁴ Abe̩le̩ Defid dʼo̩la-wñ maja oko le̩. Oñ e̩gba kʼochu ne, onu kwoguane̩ kʼi jʼuje̩wñ.

²⁵ Onu la gugu oji akpa-wñ alu kʼi te̩tache, owñ chʼakpa ki dʼo̩lo̩do̩ le̩; Jo̩natan la dago o̩mo̩, oñ Abina gugu akolo So̩l; uña Defid la te̩ ofo.

²⁶ I chaka dʼabe̩le̩ So̩l kʼabu du o̩jo̩ le̩ n: todu i do̩ kakini, E̩wñʼka ke̩re̩bʼo̩ kʼo̩la-wñ ma fe̩ n le̩; o̩la-wñ fe̩ n de̩.

²⁷ Oñ i lewatʼo̩jo̩ñwa ochu etito̩, o̩jo̩ ekeji-wñ, kʼuña Defid la te̩ ofo ta. Taku So̩l ka ñwu Jo̩natan o̩ma-wñ kakini, E̩wñ chi kʼo̩ma Je̩si ma wa je̩ e̩wñ n? Tʼo̩nale̩ tʼeñini, i wa n.

²⁸ Taku Jo̩natan dohi ñwu So̩l kakini. Defid tʼumi ene eju e̩kpa eju e̩kpa kʼi nyi Be̩tle̩he̩m:

²⁹ i la kakini, Nagbo̩ko̩bʼe̩, kʼe̩ je̩ ñwu mi lo, todu abunyi-wa chenʼiche̩bo̩ ku ma che ef ewo le̩; o̩maye-mi la fʼuko̩ te̩ ñwu mi. Fa-i, i la che̩wñ kʼe̩ li mi eju, nagbo̩ko̩bʼe̩, kʼe̩ je̩ ñwu mi lo kʼu fejudʼamo̩maye-mi. E̩wñ ki chi kʼi ma wʼugbo itebulu onu ni de̩.

³⁰ Tak uwe̩do̩ So̩l mutajo bu Jo̩natan ma, oñ i ka ñw u kakini, Uwe̩, o̩ma onobule̩ ki ma mʼofane̩ n. Omi ma kʼo̩ma Je̩si kʼe̩ fa mʼo̩la le̩ amud anyo̩ ñw e̩ n? kʼi ñʼamud anyo̩ ñw ago ofo e-iye-we̩ n?

³¹ Todu gbogbo abu kʼo̩ma Je̩si le̩ deju ile̩-i, uwe̩ anʼe̩re̩ ane̩ n, kpʼo̩fe̩-we̩ n. Todule̩ e̩ ki fʼone̩ kpe̩ amʼu du wa ñwu mi fa-i, todu e̩nuku i che.

³² Taku Jo̩natan dohi ñwu So̩l ata-wñ kakini, E̩wñ chi ku ma adʼu kpa? Ab i che taa?

³³ Taku So̩l fʼo̩kwo̩ ro̩ ñw u kʼi dʼu kpa; lugbo e-le̩ Jo̩natan ma ka kʼata-wñ fuñwa tʼe̩do̩-wñ ka kʼi adu Defid kpa chuu.

³⁴ Abe̩le̩ Jo̩natan we̩do̩ nana oñ i kwane̩ bʼitebulu te̩, i la jʼuje̩wñ du o̩jo̩ ekeji ochu le̩ n, todu e̩do̩-wñ kpabie̩ todu Defid, todabu kʼata-wñ kʼanyo̩ mʼo̩.

³⁵ Oñ i lewatʼodudu-wñ, Jo̩natan nyʼoko le̩ iko kʼi da ñwu Defid, imo̩to̩ kekeleʼka la dʼugbo-wñ.

³⁶ Tak i ka ñw imo̩to̩-wñ le̩ kakini, Fule, kʼe̩ tene o̩fa kʼu nata-i. Oñ abu kʼimo̩to̩ le̩ fule alo i fʼo̩fa ta lʼo oji.

³⁷ Tak e̩gba kʼimo̩to̩ le̩ lewʼugbo kʼo̩fa ku Jo̩natan ta te̩, Jo̩natan kwado̩ imo̩to̩ le̩ kakini, O̩fa le̩ dʼej o̩gba-we̩ o̩mo̩ n?

³⁸ Oñ Jo̩natan kwado̩ imo̩to̩ le̩ kakini, Hio̩ane̩ piopio, e̩ ki che̩du n. Tak imo̩to̩ Jo̩natan mʼo̩fa le̩ re, oñ i lewa ugbo odu-wñ.

³⁹ Imo̩to̩ le̩ la ma oji e̩wñ le̩ du n; chai Jo̩natan kpai Defid kate mʼoji o̩la le̩.

⁴⁰ Taku Jo̩natan mʼebije o̩gu-wñ ko ñw imo̩to̩-wñ le̩, oñ i ka ñw u kakini, Lo, kʼe̩ mʼe̩wñ-i ko nyʼef ewo.

⁴¹ Tak e̩gba kʼimo̩to̩ le̩ le, ababa le̩ Defid kwane̩ kwʼugbo kʼi de̩ o̩wo̩ o̩pata o̩gane̩ o̩mo̩, oñ i lewa fʼeju bʼane̩ ma, oñ i dojikane̩ onu me̩ta. Taku ma dʼalu kʼomune̩ alu oñ ma chane̩ eraku kpai o̩la-ma, gbogbo tak e-Defid tabale.

⁴² Oñ Jo̩natan ka ñwu Defid kakini, Lo kpai ure̩do̩, todabu kʼawa mejeji go̩ ef odu Jihofa kakini, Jihofa adʼagbagba omi kpai uwe̩, kpai agbagba ugbe-mi kpai ugbe̩-we̩ tʼogbegbele̩. Tak i kwane̩ oñ i le owñ, oñ Jo̩natan la letʼef ewo.