Nation Turn Im Back Give Im King
Samuel sons dey collect bribe, so di elders ask for king like di oda nations. Our Papa tell Samuel say na im dem reject, no be Samuel. Samuel explain wetin king go take: sons, daughters, farms, one-tenth of everything, and di people still talk say yes.
8 1Now wen Samuel don old, e put im pikin dem as judge over Israel. 2Im first pikin na Joel and im second na Abijah; dem bin dey serve as judge for Beersheba. 3But im pikin dem no follow im way; dem run after money wey dem no get clean-hand, dem collect bribe, and dem spoil judgement.
4So all di elder for Israel gather come meet Samuel for Ramah. 5Dem tell am, “You don old, and your pikin dem no dey follow your way. So now, put king wey go rule us, like all di oda nation dem.” 6Samuel no happy wen dem talk say, “Give us king wey go govern us,” and e pray to our Papa.
7Then our Papa tell Samuel, “Hear di people for everything wey dem dey talk give you; no be you dem reject; na me dem reject as dem king. 8As, from di time wey I bring dem comot from Egypt reach today, dem don leave me, dey serve oda god dem—na so dem dey do you too. 9So now, hear dem, but warn dem well-well and tell dem how dem king go rule dem.”
Samuel Warn Dem About How King Dey Rule
10So Samuel tell di people wey dey ask am for king all di word of our Papa. 11E talk say, “Na dis di king wey go reign over una go do: e go take una pikin dem for im chariot and horse-riders, make dem run go front of dem. 12E go choose for imself commander of thousand and commander of fifty, some to plow im ground and reap im harvest, and oda one dem to make im weapon and im chariot gear. 13E go take una daughter dem to be perfume-makers and cook and bread-makers. 14E go take una best field, vineyard, and olive garden and give dem to im servant dem. 15E go take one part for ten of una grain and vineyard, give am to im officer and servant dem. 16E go take una man-servant and woman-servant, una best young man dem, and una donkey for im work. 17E go take one part for ten of una flock, and una una-self go turn im slave. 18Wen dat day come, una go cry out becos of di king wey una choose for una-self, but our Papa no go answer una for dat day.”
19But di people refuse to hear Samuel. Dem talk say, “No! We want king over us, 20so dat we go fit be like all di nation dem, wit our king wey dey rule us, dey lead us comot, dey fight our battle.”
21Wen Samuel hear all di word of di people, e talk am again give our Papa.
22Our Papa tell Samuel, “Hear dem; give dem king.” Then Samuel talk give di men of Israel say, “Go, everybody go your own town.”
