Yɛn Agya Sra Saul Sɛ Sodifo
Samuel hwie ngo gu Saul ti so sɛ yɛn Agya nea wapaw no, na ɔde nsɛnkyerɛnne abiɛsa soma no; Honhom no ba no so denneennen na ɔhyɛ nkɔm. Akyiri yi, bere a ntonto no bɛtɔɔ no so wɔ baguam no, wohu no sɛ ɔde ne ho ahintaw nneɛma no mu. Ebinom bisa sɛ, ɔbarima yi betumi agye obi ana?
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 18, 22
10 1Afei Samuel faa ngo toa no, hwie guu Saul ti so, few no ano, na ɔkae se, “Ɛnyɛ yɛn Agya na wasra wo sɛ sodifo wɔ nʼagyapade so ana? 2Sɛ wofi me nkyɛn nnɛ a, wobɛhyia mmarima baanu wɔ Rahel boda ho wɔ Selsa, wɔ Benyamin asase so. Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo se, ‘Mfurum a wohwehwɛɛ wɔn no, wɔahu wɔn; wʼagya nnwen wɔn ho bio, na mprempren ɔredwen wo ho, rebisa se, “Dɛn na menyɛ wɔ me ba ho?”’
3Fi hɔ kɔ so kɔ Tabor odum no ase, faako a mmarima baasa a wɔreforo kɔ yɛn Agya nkyɛn wɔ Betel no bɛhyia wo; obi kura abirekyi mma baasa, obi kura brodo baasa, na obi kura bobesa nhoma kotokuo. 4Wɔbɛkyia wo, na wɔde brodo abien ama wo, na wobɛgye afi wɔn nsam.
5Afei wobɛba yɛn Agya Gibea, faako a Filistifo asraafo kuw bi wɔ no; sɛ wowura kurow no mu a, wobɛhyia adiyifo kuw bi a wofi sorɔnsorɔmmea no resiane aba, a sanku, tamborin, atɛntɛbɛn ne sankuten di wɔn anim, na wɔrehyɛ nkɔm. 6Yɛn Agya Honhom bɛba wo so denneennen; wo ne wɔn bɛhyɛ nkɔm, na woadan abɛyɛ onipa foforo. 7Sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne yi ba wo so a, yɛ biribiara a wo nsa bɛka, efisɛ yɛn Agya ka wo ho. 8Di mʼanim kɔ Gilgal. Ampa ara mɛsian aba wo nkyɛn abɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre. Twɛn nnanson kosi sɛ mɛba wo nkyɛn abɛkyerɛ wo nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ.”
Agya no Nsɛnkyerɛnne no Ba Mu
9Bere a Saul dan fii Samuel nkyɛn no, yɛn Agya sesaa nʼakoma, na nsɛnkyerɛnne yi nyinaa baa mu da no. 10Wɔ Gibea, adiyifo kuw bi hyiaa no, yɛn Agya Honhom baa ne so denneennen, na ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ wɔn mu. 11Bere a wɔn a na wonim no kan no nyinaa hui sɛ ɔne adiyifo no rehyɛ nkɔm no, nkurɔfo bisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Dɛn na ato Kis ba no? Saul nso ka adiyifo no ho ana?”
12Obi a ɔwɔ hɔ bisae se, “Hena ne wɔn agya?” Enti ɛbɛyɛɛ abebusɛm se, “Saul nso ka adiyifo no ho ana?” a a v12 Asɛmmisa “Hena ne wɔn agya?” no kyerɛ sɛ adiyifo nhia abusua titiriw bi; obiara betumi anya Honhom no. 13Bere a owiee nkɔmhyɛ no, ɔforo kɔɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea no.
14Saul wɔfa bisaa ɔne ne somfo no se, “Ɛhe na mokɔe?” Ɔbuaa se, “Yɛkɔhwehwɛɛ mfurum no,” na ɔtoaa so se, “Bere a yɛhui sɛ wɔnni hɔ no, yɛbaa Samuel nkyɛn.”
15Saul wɔfa no kae se, “Mesrɛ wo, ka nea Samuel ka kyerɛɛ mo no kyerɛ me.”
16Saul ka kyerɛɛ ne wɔfa no se, “Ɔmaa yɛn awerɛhyem sɛ wɔahu mfurum no.” Nanso Saul anka nea Samuel kae fa ahenni no ho no ankyerɛ ne wɔfa no.
Agya no Da Ɔhene a Wayi No no Adi
17Afei Samuel frɛɛ nkurɔfo no ma wɔbaa yɛn Agya anim wɔ Mispa,
18ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no se, “Sɛɛ na yɛn Agya, Israel Agya no, se: ‘Me na miyii Israel fii Misraim, na megyee mo fii Misraimfo nsam ne ahenni a wɔhyɛɛ mo so no nyinaa nsam.’
19Nanso nnɛ moapo mo Agya a ɔno ankasa gye mo fi mo amanehunu ne mo ahohiahia nyinaa mu no, na moka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Dabi, si ɔhene wɔ yɛn so.’ Enti afei mommɛgyina yɛn Agya anim mmusuakuw ne mmusua mu.” b b v19 Israel abisade sɛ onipa ɔhene nni wɔn so no, ne koma mu no, na ɛyɛ sɛ wɔapo wɔn Agya ankasa nniso a ɔdɔ wom a ɔde di wɔn so no.
20Bere a Samuel maa Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa baa anim no, ntonto no baa Benyamin abusuakuw so. 21Ɔmaa Benyamin abusuakuw no baa anim abusua abusua; ntonto no baa Matri abusua no so, na akyiri no ɛbaa Kis ba Saul so. Wɔhwehwɛɛ no, nanso wɔanhu no.
22Enti wɔsan bisaa yɛn Agya se, “Ɔbarima no aba ha ana?” Na yɛn Agya kae se, “Ɔde ne ho asie nneɛma no mu.”
23Wɔtuu mmirika kɔfaa no fii hɔ. Bere a ɔgyinaa nkurɔfo no mu no, ɔware sen obiara, efi ne mmati so kɔ soro. 24Samuel ka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no nyinaa se, “Muhu nea yɛn Agya ayi no no? Obiara nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ ɔno wɔ nkurɔfo no nyinaa mu.” Nkurɔfo no nyinaa teɛɛ mu se, “Ɔhene nkwa so!”
25Samuel kyerɛkyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no ahenni no mmara, kyerɛw guu nhoma mmobɔwee mu, de sii yɛn Agya anim. Afei Samuel gyaa nkurɔfo no nyinaa kwan, obiara kɔɔ ne fi. 26Saul nso kɔɔ ne fi wɔ Gibea, na akofo a yɛn Agya kaa wɔn akoma no ne no kɔe. 27Nanso mmarima hunu bi kae se, “Ɔbarima yi betumi agye yɛn dɛn?” Wobuu no animtiaa, na wɔamfa akyɛde biara amma no. Nanso Saul ammua hwee.