Samuel Nhoma a Edi Kan 10:1-27
10 Ɛnna Samuel faa ngo toa, na ohwiee ngo a ɛwom no guu Saul atifi.+ Ofew n’ano kae sɛ: “Ɛnyɛ Yehowa na wasra wo ayɛ wo ɔkannifo+ wɔ n’agyapade so?+
2 Ɛnnɛ sɛ wufi me nkyɛn rekɔ a, wubehu mmarima baanu wɔ Rahel+ damoa nkyɛn wɔ Selsa a ɛwɔ Benyamin asaase so no, na wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Mfurum a wokɔhwehwɛɛ wɔn no, wɔahu wɔn, na wo papa agyae mfurum no akyi di+ redwen wo ho sɛ: “Dɛn na menyɛ wɔ me ba yi ho?”’
3 Wufi hɔ a, toa so kodu Tabor dua kɛse no ase, na wudu hɔ a, wubehyia mmarima baasa a wɔrekɔ nokware Nyankopɔn no anim wɔ Betel;+ ɔbaako kura mpɔnkye mma abiɛsa, ɔbaako kura paanoo abiɛsa, ɛnna ɔbaako so ahina kɛse a bobesa wom.
4 Wobebisa sɛnea wo ho te, na wɔama wo paanoo abien; ɛyɛ a gye.
5 Ɛno akyi no, kɔ nokware Nyankopɔn no bepɔw no so, baabi a Filistifo asraafodɔm wɔ no. Sɛ wudu kurow no mu a, wubehyia adiyifo bi a wɔresian afi sorɔnsorɔmmea* hɔ sɛ wɔrehyɛ nkɔm, na wubehu sɛ nkurɔfo di wɔn anim rebɔ asanku, mpintin, ntɛntɛbɛn, ne asankuten.
6 Yehowa honhom bɛba wo so,+ na wo ne wɔn bɛhyɛ nkɔm, na wobɛyɛ w’ade sɛ onipa foforo.+
7 Sɛ saa nsɛnkyerɛnne yi ba mu a, yɛ nea wubetumi biara, efisɛ nokware Nyankopɔn no di w’akyi.
8 Ɛno akyi no, di kan kɔ Gilgal,+ na mesian aba wo nkyɛn abɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre wɔ hɔ. Twɛn nnanson kosi sɛ mɛba wo nkyɛn. Afei mɛma woahu nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ.”
9 Bere a Saul dan ne ho sɛ ɔrefi Samuel nkyɛn akɔ ara pɛ, Onyankopɔn sesaa ne koma ma ɔyɛɛ sɛ onipa foforo, na nsɛnkyerɛnne yi nyinaa sisii saa da no.
10 Enti wofii hɔ kɔɔ bepɔw no so, na adiyifo bi behyiaa no; ɛhɔ ara na Onyankopɔn honhom baa no so,+ na ofii ase hyɛɛ nkɔm+ wɔ wɔn mu.
11 Bere a wɔn a wonim no dedaw no hui sɛ ɔne adiyifo no rehyɛ nkɔm no, wobisabisae sɛ: “Dɛn na ayɛ Kis ba yi? Saul nso ka adiyifo no ho anaa?”
12 Ɛnna ɔbarima bi a ofi hɔ bisae sɛ: “Na wɔn papa ne hena?” Ɛno nti, abɛyɛ asɛm a nkurɔfo taa ka sɛ:* “Saul nso ka adiyifo no ho anaa?”+
13 Bere a ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm wiei no, ɔkɔɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ.
14 Akyiri yi, Saul papa nua bisaa ɔne ne somfo no sɛ: “Mokɔɔ he?” Ɛnna ɔkae sɛ: “Yɛkɔhwehwɛɛ mfurum no,+ nanso yɛanhu wɔn, enti yɛkɔɔ Samuel nkyɛn.”
15 Saul papa nua no bisae sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo ka kyerɛ me, dɛn na Samuel ka kyerɛɛ mo?”
16 Ɛnna Saul buaa ne papa nua no sɛ: “Ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ wɔahu mfurum no.” Nanso ahenni no ho asɛm a Samuel kae no de, Saul anka ankyerɛ no.
17 Samuel frɛfrɛɛ ɔman no behyiae wɔ Yehowa anim wɔ Mispa,+
18 na ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no sɛ: “Nea Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn aka ni, ‘Me na miyii Israel fii Egypt, na migyee mo fii Egyptfo ne ahenni a ɛhyɛɛ mo so no nyinaa nsam.+
19 Na mo de, mo Nyankopɔn a ogyee mo fii mo haw ne mo amanehunu nyinaa mu no, ɛnnɛ moapo no,+ na moaka sɛ: “Daabi, yɛpɛ sɛ wusi yɛn so hene.” Enti afei mummegyina Yehowa anim mmusuakuw mmusuakuw ne apem apem.’”*
20 Ɛnna Samuel maa Israel mmusuakuw no nyinaa baa ne nkyɛn+ mmaako mmaako, na woyii Benyamin abusuakuw no.+
21 Afei ɔmaa Benyamin abusuakuw no baa ne nkyɛn mmusua mmusua, na woyii Matrifo abusua no. Na woyii Kis ba Saul.+ Nanso bere a wɔkɔhwehwɛɛ no no, wɔanhu no.
22 Ɛnna wobisaa Yehowa sɛ:+ “Ɔbarima no abedu ha anaa?” Na Yehowa kae sɛ: “Hwɛ, ɔno na wakohintaw nneɛma mu no.”
23 Enti wɔde mmirika kɔfaa no bae. Bere a obegyinaa ɔman no mu no, na ɔware sen obiara.+
24 Samuel ka kyerɛɛ ɔman no nyinaa sɛ: “Nea Yehowa apaw no no,+ moahu sɛ obiara nte sɛ ɔno wɔ ɔman yi nyinaa mu?” Na ɔman no nyinaa bɔɔ ose kae sɛ: “Ɔhene, nya nkwa daa!”
25 Afei Samuel kaa nea ɔmanfo no bɛyɛ ama wɔn ahemfo,+ na ɔkyerɛwee wɔ nhoma mu de kɔtoo Yehowa anim. Ɛnna Samuel gyaa ɔmanfo no nyinaa kwan ma obiara kɔɔ ne fi.
26 Saul nso kɔɔ ne fi wɔ Gibea, na akatakyi a Yehowa kanyan wɔn* no ne no kɔe.
27 Nanso mmarima ahuhufo bi kae sɛ: “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na oyi atumi agye yɛn?”+ Enti wobuu no animtiaa, na wɔamfa akyɛde biara ammrɛ no.+ Nanso wankasa.*
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Hwɛ Nkyerɛkyerɛmu afã hɔ.
^ Anaa “wɔde ayɛ akasabebu sɛ.”
^ Anaa “mmusua mmusua.”
^ Nt., “kanyan wɔn koma.”
^ Nt., “Na ɔyɛɛ sɛ” mum.
