Ɔman Bi Dan Fi Ne Hene Ho
Samuel mma gye kɛtɛasehyɛ, enti mpanyimfo no srɛ ɔhene te sɛ aman afoforo no. Yɛn Agya ka kyerɛ Samuel sɛ ɛnyɛ Samuel na wɔapo no, na mmom ɔno ankasa. Samuel kyerɛkyerɛ nea ɔhene befa mu: mmabarima, mmabea, mfuw, ade nyinaa mu nkyem du mu baako; nanso nkurɔfo no da so ara ka sɛ aane.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 7–9, 22
8 1Bere a Samuel bɔɔ akwakoraa no, ɔyii ne mmabarima sɛ wɔnyɛ atemmufo wɔ Israel so. 2Ne babarima abakan din de Yoel, na nea ɔto so abien no din de Abia; wɔyɛɛ atemmufo wɔ Beer-Seba. 3Ne mmabarima no annantew nʼakwan so, na mmom wɔtiw mfaso a ɛnteɛ, wogyee kɛtɛasehyɛ, na wɔkyeaa atɛntrenee.
4Afei Israel mpanyimfo nyinaa boaa wɔn ho ano, na wɔbaa Samuel nkyɛn wɔ Rama. 5Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Woabɔ akwakoraa, na wo mmabarima nnantew wʼakwan so. Afei yi ɔhene ma yɛn na onni yɛn so, sɛnea aman nyinaa wɔ no.” 6Bere a wɔkae se, “Ma yɛn ɔhene na onni yɛn so,” no, ɛyɛɛ Samuel yaw, na ɔbɔɔ yɛn Agya mpae.
7Afei yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ Samuel se, “Tie nkurɔfo no wɔ biribiara a wɔka kyerɛ wo no mu; ɛnyɛ wo na wɔapo; na mmom me na wɔapo me sɛ wɔn hene. 8Sɛnea wɔayɛ fi da a miyii wɔn fii Misraim besi nnɛ no, wɔagyaw me, asom anyame foforo—saa ara na wɔreyɛ wo nso. 9Afei tie wɔn, nanso bɔ wɔn kɔkɔ den, na kyerɛ wɔn ɔkwan a wɔn hene bedi wɔn so.”
Samuel Bɔ Wɔn Kɔkɔ Fa Ɔhene Akwan Ho
10Enti Samuel ka yɛn Agya nsɛm no nyinaa kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo a wɔrebisa no ɔhene no. 11Ɔkae se, “Nea ɔhene a obedi mo so no bɛyɛ ni: ɔbɛfa mo mmabarima de wɔn akɔyɛ ne nteaseɛnam so ne nʼapɔnkɔsotefo, na wɔatu mmirika adi wɔn anim. 12Ɔbɛyi mpempem so asahene ne aduonum aduonum so asahene ama ne ho; ebinom bɛdɔ nʼasase na wɔatwa nʼafum nnɔbae, na afoforo ayɛ nʼakode ne ne nteaseɛnam nnwinnade. 13Ɔbɛfa mo mmabea ama wɔayɛ nnuhwam yɛfo, aduannoafo ne brodotofo. 14Ɔbɛfa mo mfuw, mo bobe nturo ne mo ngodua nturo a ɛyɛ papa sen biara no de ama ne nkoa. 15Ɔbɛfa mo aburow ne mo bobe nturo mu nkyem du mu baako de ama nʼadwumayɛfo mpanyimfo ne ne nkoa. 16Ɔbɛfa mo nkoa mmarima ne mmaa, mo mmerante a wɔyɛ papa sen biara, ne mo mfurum de ayɛ nʼadwuma. 17Ɔbɛfa mo nguan mu nkyem du mu baako, na mo ankasa bɛyɛ ne nkoa. 18Sɛ da no du a, mobɛteɛm esiane ɔhene a moayi no ama mo ho no nti, nanso yɛn Agya rennye mo so da no.”
19Nanso nkurɔfo no ampɛ sɛ wɔbɛtie Samuel. Wɔkae se, “Dabi! Yɛpɛ ɔhene na odi yɛn so, 20sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yɛn nso yɛbɛyɛ sɛ aman nyinaa, na yɛn hene adi yɛn so, adi yɛn anim, na wako yɛn akodi ama yɛn.”
21Bere a Samuel tee nkurɔfo no nsɛm no nyinaa no, ɔsan ka kyerɛɛ yɛn Agya.
22Yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ Samuel se, “Tie wɔn; si ɔhene ma wɔn.” Afei Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Israel mmarima no se, “Monkɔ, mo mu biara nkɔ ne kurow mu.”
