Our Papa Save Israel Through Saul
Nahash tell Jabesh-gilead say im go give dem peace if every man go give im right eye. Saul dey plough when di news reach am, di Spirit seize am, e cut im oxen to call Israel together, and before morning e don scatter di Ammonites. E refuse to kill di people wey criticise am: today our Papa don bring salvation.
11 1Den Nahash di Ammonite man go up come camp against Jabesh-gilead. All di men of Jabesh talk give Nahash say, “Make Covenant with us, and we go serve you.”
2Nahash di Ammonite man answer say, “Na dis kind Covenant I go make with una: I go comot everybody right eye, come put shame for all Israel head.”
3Di elders of Jabesh tell am say, “Give us seven days make we send messenger dem go all di land of Israel. If nobody save us, we go surrender give you.” 4Di messenger dem reach Gibeah of Saul, come tell di people wetin happen, and everybody cry with loud voice.
5For dat same time Saul dey come in from di farm, dey follow im oxen for back. E ask say, “Wetin do di people? Wetin make dem dey cry?” So dem tell am di news of di men of Jabesh. 6As Saul hear dis words, di Spirit of our Papa rush come on am; im vex catch fire well well. 7E take yoke of oxen, cut dem into pieces, come send dem go all di land of Israel by messenger dem: “Na so dem go do di oxen of anybody wey no come out follow Saul and Samuel.” Den fear of our Papa fall on di people, and dem come out like one man. 8E count dem for Bezek: 300,000 people of Israel, 30,000 men of Judah. 9Dem tell di messenger dem wey come say, “Talk give di men of Jabesh-gilead: Tomorrow, by di time wey sun go hot, dem go rescue una.” Di messenger dem go tell di men of Jabesh, and dem happy. 10Di men of Jabesh talk say, “Tomorrow we go surrender give una; do us anything wey una like.” 11Di next day Saul split di people into three companies. For di morning watch dem enter di camp come strike down di Ammonite dem until di day hot; di ones wey remain scatter so tey no two of dem stay together.
Dem Renew di Kingdom For Front of our Papa
12Di people talk give Samuel say, “Na who ask, ‘Saul go rule us?’ Bring dem men come—we go kill dem.”
13But Saul talk say, “Nobody go die today, because today na our Papa don bring salvation to Israel.”
14Samuel talk give di people say, “Come, make we go Gilgal go renew di rule for there.” 15All di people go Gilgal come make Saul king for there for front of our Papa. For there dem sacrifice peace offering for front of our Papa, and Saul with all di men of Israel rejoice well well.
