Yɛn Agya Nam Saul So Gye Israel
Nahas de asomdwoe ma Yabes-Gilead, na ne bo ne obiara ani nifa. Saul refuntum asase bere a asɛm no duu no, na Honhom no kɔ no so, otwitwa ne anantwi mu asinasin de frɛ Israel, na ɔpamo Amonfo no ansa na ade bekye. Ɔmpene so sɛ wobekunkum wɔn a wɔkasa tiaa no: nnɛ yɛn Agya de nkwagye aba.
11 1Afei Amonni Nahas foro kɔbɔɔ nsraban de ko tiaa Yabes-Gilead. Yabes mmarima no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ Nahas se, “Wo ne yɛn nyɛ apam, na yɛbɛsom wo.”
2Amonni Nahas buaa wɔn se, “Mɛne mo ayɛ apam yi: metutu obiara ani nifa, na mede animguase aba Israel nyinaa so.”
3Yabes mpanyimfo ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ma yɛn nnanson na yɛmfa abɔfo nkɔ Israel asase nyinaa so. Sɛ obiara annye yɛn nkwa a, yɛde yɛn ho bɛma wo.” 4Abɔfo no duu Saul Gibea, ka nea asi no kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no, na wɔn nyinaa teaam sui denden.
5Ɛhɔ ara na Saul fi afuw mu reba a ɔdi ne nantwi akyi. Ɔbisaa se, “Dɛn na ɛhaw nkurɔfo no? Adɛn nti na wɔresu?” Enti wɔkaa Yabes mmarima no ho asɛm no kyerɛɛ no. 6Bere a Saul tee nsɛm yi no, yɛn Agya Honhom baa ne so denden; ne bo fuw yiye. 7Ɔfaa nantwi abien a wɔbɔ kɔnnua, twitwaa wɔn mu asinasin, na ɔnam abɔfo so de wɔn kɔɔ Israel asase nyinaa so se, “Obiara a ɔremfi adi ndi Saul ne Samuel akyi no, saa ara na wɔbɛyɛ ne nantwi.” Afei yɛn Agya ho suro baa nkurɔfo no so, na wɔfii adi sɛ onipa baako. 8Ɔkan wɔn wɔ Besek: Israelfo 300,000, Yuda mmarima 30,000. 9Wɔka kyerɛɛ abɔfo a wɔbaa no se, “Monka nkyerɛ Yabes-Gilead mmarima no se: Ɔkyena, bere a owia abɔ den no, wobegye mo.” Abɔfo no kɔka kyerɛɛ Yabes mmarima no, na wɔn ani gyei. 10Yabes mmarima no kae se, “Ɔkyena yɛde yɛn ho bɛma mo; monyɛ yɛn nea ɛsɔ mo ani biara.” 11Ade kyee no, Saul kyekyɛɛ nkurɔfo no mu akuw abiɛsa. Anɔpahema bere mu no, wɔkɔɔ nsraban no mu, kunkum Amonfo no kosii sɛ owia bɔɔ den; wɔn a wɔkaa no bɔ hwetee ma wɔn mu baanu mpo ankɔka bom.
Wɔyɛ Ahenni no Foforo wɔ Yɛn Agya Anim
12Nkurɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ Samuel se, “Hena na obisaa se, ‘Saul bɛdi yɛn so hene ana?’ Fa saa mmarima no ma yɛn—yɛbɛkum wɔn.”
13Nanso Saul kae se, “Wɔrenkum obiara nnɛ, efisɛ nnɛ yɛn Agya de nkwagye aba Israel mu.”
14Samuel ka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no se, “Mommra, momma yɛnkɔ Gilgal nkɔyɛ ahenni no foforo wɔ hɔ.” 15Nkurɔfo no nyinaa kɔɔ Gilgal, na wɔsii Saul hene wɔ hɔ wɔ yɛn Agya anim. Wɔbɔɔ asomdwoe afɔre wɔ hɔ wɔ yɛn Agya anim, na Saul ne Israel mmarima nyinaa ani gyei yiye.
