Israel Si Gyinae sɛ Wɔbɛhwehwɛ Yɛn Agya
Dawid bisa obiara adwene na ɔde yɛn Agya adaka a wɔapa ho abaw no si teaseɛnam foforo so. Bere a anantwi no hintiw na Usa so mu no, owu prɛko pɛ. Dawid bo fuw, afei ehu ka no, na ɔde adaka no gyaw Obed-Edom fi — baabi a wɔhyira efiefo no.
13 1Dawid ne mpempem so asafohene ne ɔha ɔha so asafohene, ne ɔkannifo biara bɔɔ agyina. 2Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Israel badwa no nyinaa se, “Sɛ ɛyɛ mo ani so, na sɛ efi yɛn Agya a, momma yɛmfa nkra nkɔ baabiara nkɔma yɛn nuanom a wɔaka wɔ Israel nsase nyinaa so no, ne asɔfo ne Lewifo a wɔne wɔn te wɔ wɔn nkurow ne wɔn adidibea mu no, sɛ wɔmmɛhyiam mmɛka yɛn ho. 3Momma yɛnsan mfa yɛn Agya adaka no mmra yɛn nkyɛn, efisɛ yɛanhwehwɛ no Saulo bere so.”
4Na badwa no nyinaa penee so sɛ wɔbɛyɛ saa, efisɛ ɛyɛɛ nnipa no nyinaa ani so sɛ ɛteɛ.
5Dawid boaboaa Israel nyinaa ano fi Sihor a ɛwɔ Misraim kosi Lebo-Hamat, sɛ wɔnkɔfa yɛn Agya adaka no mfi Kiriat-Yearim mmra.
6Dawid ne Israel nyinaa kɔɔ Baala, a ɛne Kiriat-Yearim a ɛwɔ Yuda no, sɛ wɔnkɔfa yɛn Agya adaka no mfi hɔ mmra; ɔte kerubim no atifi, na ɛhɔ na wɔbɔ ne Din. 7Wɔde yɛn Agya adaka no guu teaseɛnam foforo so fii Abinadab fie; Usa ne Ahio na wɔkaa no. 8Dawid ne Israel nyinaa de wɔn ahoɔden nyinaa dii ahurusi wɔ yɛn Agya anim—nnwom, sanku, sankuten, akasae, kyɛnkyɛn ne torobɛnto.
9Bere a wɔduu Kidon ayuporobea no, Usa teɛɛ ne nsa sɛ ɔrekyere adaka no, efisɛ anantwi no hintiwii. 10Afei yɛn Agya bo fuw Usa yiye, na ɔbɔɔ no hwee ase, efisɛ ɔteɛɛ ne nsa kɔɔ adaka no so; na owuu wɔ hɔ wɔ yɛn Agya anim. 11Dawid bo fuwii sɛ yɛn Agya abufuw paee guu Usa so; enti wɔfrɛ hɔ Peres-Usa de besi nnɛ. 12Da no Dawid suroo yɛn Agya, na ɔkae se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matumi de yɛn Agya adaka no aba me nkyɛn?” 13Enti Dawid amfa adaka no ankɔ Dawid kurow mu; na mmom ɔdan de no kɔɔ Gatni Obed-Edom fie. 14Yɛn Agya adaka no tenaa Obed-Edom fifo nkyɛn wɔ ne fie asram abiɛsa, na yɛn Agya hyiraa Obed-Edom fifo ne nea ɔwɔ nyinaa.