Agya no Ma Ɔbabarima a Wɔpoo No no So
Yefta, aguaman ba a ne nuanom pam no, mpanyimfo a wɔtan no no srɛ no sɛ ɔnsan mma. Ɔhyɛ bɔ sɛ, sɛ Amon dwiriw a, ɔde biribiara a edi kan fi n'abobow ano ba no bɛma yɛn Agya. Nkonimdi ba — na ne babea koro pɛ nso de akasae ba. Ɔdi bɔhyɛ no so.
11 1Gileadni Yefta yɛ ɔkofo kɛse, nanso na ɔyɛ oguamanfo ba. Gilead ne nʼagya. 2Gilead yere nso woo mmabarima maa no. Bere a wɔnyinii no, wɔpamoo Yefta, na wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Worennya agyapade biara wɔ yɛn agya fie, efisɛ woyɛ ɔbaa foforo ba.” 3Yefta dwane fii ne nuanom nkyɛn kɔtenaa Tob asase so, faako a nnipa hunu boaa wɔn ho ano baa ne nkyɛn, na wɔne no fii adi kɔɔ.
4Ɛno akyi bere bi, Amonfo ko tiaa Israel. 5Bere a Amonfo ko tiaa Israel no, Gilead mpanyimfo kɔɔ Tob asase so sɛ wɔrekɔfa Yefta aba. 6Wɔka kyerɛɛ Yefta se, “Bra bɛyɛ yɛn sahene, na yɛatumi ako atia Amonfo.”
7Yefta ka kyerɛɛ Gilead mpanyimfo no se, “Ɛnyɛ mo na mokyiri me, na mopam me fii mʼagya fie anaa? Adɛn nti na seesei a mowɔ ahohiahia mu yi, moaba me nkyɛn?”
8Gilead mpanyimfo no buaa no se, “Ɛno nti na yɛasan aba wo nkyɛn seesei: bra bɛka yɛn ho na yɛne Amonfo nko, na wobɛyɛ yɛn ti wɔ wɔn a wɔte Gilead nyinaa so.”
9Yefta ka kyerɛɛ Gilead mpanyimfo no se, “Sɛ mode me san ba sɛ menko ntia Amonfo, na yɛn Agya de wɔn hyɛ me nsa a, mɛyɛ mo ti.”
10Gilead mpanyimfo no ka kyerɛɛ Yefta se, “Yɛn Agya ne yɛn ntam danseni, sɛ yɛanyɛ sɛnea woaka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a.”
11Yefta ne Gilead mpanyimfo no kɔe, na nnipa no de no yɛɛ wɔn ti ne wɔn sahene. Na ɔkaa ne nsɛm no nyinaa wɔ yɛn Agya anim wɔ Mispa.
12Afei Yefta somaa abɔfo kɔɔ Amonfo hene nkyɛn se, “Dɛn na ɛda yɛn ntam a enti woaba sɛ worebɛko atia mʼasase?”
13Amonfo hene no ka kyerɛɛ Yefta abɔfo no se, “Esiane sɛ Israel faa mʼasase fi Arnon kosi Yabok ne Yordan bere a wofi Misraim bae no nti, afei fa no san ma me asomdwoe mu.”
14Yefta san somaa abɔfo kɔɔ Amonfo hene nkyɛn, 15na wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɛɛ na Yefta se: Israel amfa Moab anaa Amonfo asase biara. 16Bere a Israel fi Misraim bae no, wɔfaa sare no so kɔɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ ho, na woduu Kades. 17Israel somaa abɔfo kɔɔ Edom hene nkyɛn se, ‘Mesrɛ wo, ma yɛntwa wʼasase mu,’ nanso wantie. Wɔsomaa abɔfo kɔɔ Moab hene nkyɛn nso, nanso wampene. Enti Israel tenaa Kades. 18Wɔfaa sare no so twaa Edom ne Moab ho hyiae, na woduu Moab apuei fam. Wɔbɔɔ nsraban wɔ Arnon agya nohɔ a wɔanhyɛn Moab asase so, efisɛ na Arnon ne nʼahye. 19Afei Israel somaa abɔfo kɔɔ Amorifo hene Sihon a ɔyɛ Hesbon hene no nkyɛn se, ‘Ma yɛntwa wʼasase mu nkodu yɛn ankasa yɛn beae.’ 20Nanso Sihon annye Israel anni sɛ ɔbɛma wɔafa nʼasase so; ɔboaa ne nkurɔfo nyinaa ano, bɔɔ nsraban wɔ Yahas, na ɔne Israel kooe. 21Afei yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, de Sihon ne ne nkurɔfo nyinaa hyɛɛ Israel nsa; wodii wɔn so nkonim, na wɔfaa Amorifo asase a ɛwɔ hɔ no nyinaa. 22Wɔfaa Amorifo asase no nyinaa, fi Arnon kosi Yabok, ne fi sare no so kosi Yordan. 23Afei yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, apam Amorifo afi ne nkurɔfo Israel anim—na wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wofa so? 24So worenfa nea wo nyame Kemos de ma wo no? Enti yɛbɛfa biribiara a yɛn Agya apam afi yɛn anim no nyinaa. 25So woye sen Sipor ba Balak, Moab hene no? So ɔne Israel peree da, anaa ɔne wɔn koe da? 26Mfe ahaasa mu no, Israel tenaa Hesbon ne ne nkuraa, Aroer ne ne nkuraa, ne nkurow a ɛwɔ Arnon ho nyinaa. Adɛn nti na woanfa wɔn ansan saa bere no? 27Menyɛɛ wo bɔne biara, nanso wo na woreyɛ me bɔne, sɛ woreko atia me yi. Ma yɛn Agya, Otemmufo no, mmu Israel mma ne Amon mma ntam atɛn nnɛ.”
28Nanso Amonfo hene no annye asɛm a Yefta de kɔmaa no no antie.
Agya no Honhom ne Bɔhyɛ a Ɛde Awerɛhow Bae
29Afei yɛn Agya Honhom baa Yefta so. Ɔfaa Gilead ne Manase mu, ɔfaa Gilead Mispa mu, na ofi Gilead Mispa no, ɔkɔɔ so kɔko tiaa Amonfo.
30Na Yefta hyɛɛ yɛn Agya bɔ se, “Sɛ wode Amonfo hyɛ me nsa a, 31biribiara a ɛbɛfi me fi apon ano aba abɛhyia me bere a mefi Amonfo nkyɛn resan aba asomdwoe mu no bɛyɛ yɛn Agya dea, na mede bɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔre.”
32Yefta twaa kɔɔ Amonfo nkyɛn sɛ ɔne wɔn rekɔko, na yɛn Agya de wɔn hyɛɛ ne nsa. 33Odii wɔn so nkonim fi Aroer kosi Minit nkyɛn—nkurow aduonu—ne kosi Abel-Keramim; ɛyɛ nkogu kɛse yiye. Amonfo brɛɛ wɔn ho ase wɔ Israel anim.
34Yefta san baa ne fie wɔ Mispa; ne babea fii adi bɛhyiaa no a ɔde akasae ne asaw reba—ɔno nko ara ne ne ba; na onni ɔbabarima anaa ɔbabea foforo biara. 35Bere a ohuu no no, ɔtetee ne ntade mu, na ɔkae se, “Ao, me babea, woabrɛ me ase—woayɛ me haw. Mabue mʼano ahyɛ yɛn Agya bɔ; merentumi nsan mfa.”
36Ne babea no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Mʼagya, woahyɛ yɛn Agya bɔ—yɛ me sɛnea wohyɛɛ bɔ no, efisɛ yɛn Agya atɔ wʼatamfo Amonfo so were ama wo.” 37Ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼagya se, “Ma wɔnyɛ ade baako yi mma me: ma me abosome abien na mentu nkɔ nkoko so nkɔsu me baabun ho, me ne me nnamfo.”
38Nʼagya ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kɔ,” na ɔmaa no kwan kɔɔ abosome abien. Ne babea ne ne nnamfo kɔɔ nkoko so kɔsuu ne baabun ho. 39Abosome abien no akyi no, ɔsan baa nʼagya nkyɛn, na nʼagya de bɔ a ɔhyɛe no dii no so. Na onnim ɔbarima da; na amanne bi fii ase wɔ Israel, 40sɛ afe biara, Israel mmabea fi adi kɔkae Gileadni Yefta babea no, nna anan afe biara.