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1 USawuli wayelomnyaka embusweni wakhe. Esebuse uIsrayeli okweminyaka emibili,
Bere a Saulo dii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia aduasa. Na odii ade mfirihyia aduanan abien.
2 uSawuli wasezikhethela abayizinkulungwane ezintathu kwamaIsrayeli; njalo abayizinkulungwane ezimbili babeloSawuli eMikimashi lentabeni yeBhetheli, lenkulungwane yaba loJonathani eGibeya yakoBhenjamini; labaseleyo babantu wabayekela bahamba, ngulowo lalowo ethenteni lakhe.
Saulo yii asraafo sononko bi a wɔn dodow yɛ mpensa fii Israel, na ɔmaa nkae no kɔɔ fie. Ɔfaa asraafo no mu mpenu kaa ne ho, de wɔn kɔɔ Mikmas ne bepɔw nsase a ɛwɔ Bet-El no so. Asraafo apem a wɔaka no kaa Saulo babarima Yonatan ho kɔɔ Gibea wɔ Benyamin asase so.
3 UJonathani wasetshaya ibutho lenqaba yamaFilisti eyayiseGeba, lamaFilisti akuzwa. USawuli wasevuthela uphondo elizweni lonke esithi: AmaHebheru kawezwe.
Eyi akyi no, ankyɛ na Yonatan kɔtoaa Filistifo asraafo no dii wɔn so wɔ Geba. Asɛm no trɛw ntɛm so wɔ Filistifo no mu. Enti Saulo hyɛn torobɛnto wɔ Israel nyinaa se, “Hebrifo, monsɔre!”
4 UIsrayeli wonke wezwa kuthiwa uSawuli utshayile ibutho lenqaba yamaFilisti lokuthi uIsrayeli laye waba levumba kumaFilisti. Abantu basebebizelwa ndawonye ukulandela uSawuli baye eGiligali.
Israelfo nyinaa tee sɛ Saulo atɔre Filistifo asraafo a wɔwɔ Geba no ase, na ne saa nti, Israelfo ho ayɛ Filistifo no ahi. Enti Israel asraafo no nyinaa boaa wɔn ho ano bio hyiaa Saulo wɔ Gilgal.
5 AmaFilisti asebuthana ukuthi alwe loIsrayeli, inqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu, labagadi bamabhiza abayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha, labantu abalingana letshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle ngobunengi; enyuka amisa inkamba eMikimashi, empumalanga kweBeti-Aveni.
Filistifo boaboaa nsraadɔm kɛse pa ara ano a wokura nteaseɛnam mpensa, apɔnkɔsotefo mpem asia ne asraafo a wɔn dodow te sɛ mpoano nwea ano. Wɔkyeree nsraban wɔ Mikmas wɔ Bet-Awen apuei fam.
6 Kwathi amadoda akoIsrayeli ebona ukuthi asekuminyezelweni, ngoba abantu bacindezelwa, abantu bacatsha embalwini lezixukwini zameva, lemadwaleni, lezinqabeni, lemigodini.
Bere a Israel mmarima no huu atamfo no nsraadɔm mpempem no, wɔn ho dwudwoe; nti wɔyɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛkɔ akohintaw wɔn ho wɔ abodan, mmoa, abotan, aboda ne nsukorae mu.
7 LamaHebheru achapha iJordani, aya elizweni leGadi leGileyadi. Kodwa uSawuli wayelokhu eseGiligali, labantu bonke bathuthumela bemlandela.
Ebinom twaa Asubɔnten Yordan guan kɔɔ Gad ne Gilead asase so. Saa bere no, na Saulo wɔ Gilgal a ne mmarima a wɔka ne ho no wɔ ahopopo ne osuro mu.
8 Waselinda insuku eziyisikhombisa, njengesikhathi esamiswa nguSamuweli; kodwa uSamuweli kafikanga eGiligali, labantu bahlakazeka besuka kuye.
Odii nnanson wɔ hɔ sɛnea Samuel hyɛɛ no sɛ onni no; nanso Samuel de, wamma Gilgal, na Saulo huu sɛ mmarima no rebɔ ahwete.
9 USawuli wasesithi: Sondezani kimi umnikelo wokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula. Wasenikela umnikelo wokutshiswa.
Enti ɔhyɛe se, “Momfa ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre no mmrɛ me.” Na Saulo ankasa bɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre no.
10 Kwasekusithi eseqede ukunikela umnikelo wokutshiswa, khangela, uSamuweli wafika; uSawuli wasephuma ukumhlangabeza ukuze ambingelele.
Ɔrewie afɔre no bɔ ara pɛ, na Samuel koduu hɔ. Enti Saulo pue kohyiaa no maa no akwaaba.
11 USamuweli wasesithi: Wenzeni? USawuli wasesithi: Ngoba ngibone ukuthi abantu babehlakazeka besuka kimi, lawe ungafikanga ngesikhathi esimisiweyo sezinsuku, lokuthi amaFilisti asebuthene eMikimashi.
Samuel bisaa no se, “Dɛn na woayɛ yi?” Saulo buae se, “Mihuu sɛ mmarima no rehwete, na womma no, na Filistifo no nso reboa wɔn ho ano wɔ Mikmas no,
12 Ngakho ngathi: Khathesi amaFilisti azangehlela eGiligali, ngingancenganga ubuso beNkosi. Ngasengizibamba ngamandla, nganikela umnikelo wokutshiswa.
medwenee se, ‘Afei de, Filistifo no besian abɛtoa me wɔ Gilgal, nanso mimmisaa Awurade nkyɛn adom ɛ.’ Enti metee nka sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ mebɔ ɔhyew afɔre ansa na woaba.”
13 USamuweli wasesithi kuSawuli: Wenze ngobuwula; kawuwugcinanga umlayo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakulaya wona; ngoba khathesi iNkosi ibizawumisa umbuso wakho koIsrayeli kuze kube nininini.
Na Samuel kae se, “Woadi nkwaseasɛm. Woanni mmara a Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn, hyɛɛ wo no so. Sɛ wudii so a, anka obetim wʼahenni ase wɔ Israel afebɔɔ.
14 Kodwa khathesi umbuso wakho kawuyikuma. INkosi isizidingele umuntu ngokwenhliziyo yayo, njalo iNkosi isimlayile ukuthi abe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bayo, ngoba kawugcinanga lokho iNkosi ekulaye khona.
Na mprempren, wʼahenni no rentim. Awurade apɛ ɔbarima bi a ɔyɛ ne koma apɛde na wayi no sɛ ne nkurɔfo ɔkannifo, efisɛ woanni Awurade mmara no so.”
15 USamuweli wasesukuma wenyuka esuka eGiligali waya eGibeya yakoBhenjamini. USawuli wasebala abantu abaficwa belaye, phose abangamakhulu ayisithupha.
Na Samuel fii Gilgal kɔɔ Gibea wɔ Benyamin. Saulo kan mmarima a na wɔka ne ho no, na wɔn ano si bɛyɛ ahansia.
16 Njalo uSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe labantu abaficwa belabo bahlala eGibeya yakoBhenjamini, kodwa amaFilisti amisa inkamba eMikimashi.
Na Saulo ne ne babarima Yonatan ne mmarima a wɔka ne ho no te Geba a ɛbɛn Gibea wɔ Benyamin asase so. Saa bere no na Filistifo no akyere nsraban wɔ Mikmas.
17 Abachithi basebephuma enkambeni yamaFilisti ngezigaba ezintathu; esinye isigaba saphendukela endleleni yeOfira, saya elizweni leShuwali;
Afowfo akuw abiɛsa fii Filistifo nsraban mu. Kuw baako de nʼani kyerɛɛ Ofra kwan so, kɔɔ Sual mpɔtam hɔ.
18 lesinye isigaba saphendukela endleleni yeBhethi-Horoni; lesinye isigaba saphendukela endleleni yomngcele okhangele esihotsheni seZeboyimi ngasenkangala.
Afoforo faa Bet-Horon kwan so na wɔn a wɔka ho no nso faa ɔhye a ɛkyerɛ Seboim bon no kwan so, kɔɔ sare so fam.
19 Njalo kwakungatholakali mkhandi elizweni lonke lakoIsrayeli, ngoba amaFilisti athi: Hlezi amaHebheru enze izinkemba loba imikhonto.
Saa bere no, na ɔtomfo biara nni Israel asase no so baabiara. Filistifo no amma atomfo no kwan, efisɛ wose, “Anyɛ saa a atomfo no bɛbɔ afoa ne mpeaw ama Hebrifo no.”
20 UIsrayeli wonke-ke wehlela kumaFilisti ukulola, ngulowo lalowo isikali sakhe sekhuba, lemataka yakhe, lehloka lakhe, lesikela yakhe.
Enti na Israelfo no nyinaa kɔ Filistifo nkyɛn kɔsesew wɔn funtum nnade, nsɔw, mmonnua ne dɔtetu nnade ano.
21 Imbadalo yezikali zekhuba lamamataka lamafologwe alencijo ezintathu lamahloka lokulungisa izincijo yayiyipimi.
(Na wogye funtum nnade ne asosɔw a wɔsew no biara ho dwetɛ gram awotwe, na sɛ wɔsew mmonnua anaa mmoaka nnade a, wogye dwetɛ gram anan.)
22 Ngakho kwathi ngosuku lwempi kakutholakalanga inkemba loba umkhonto esandleni saloba ngubani wabantu ababeloSawuli lababeloJonathani; kodwa kwatholakala kuSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe.
Ɛno nti na Israelfo no mu biara nni afoa anaa peaw, gye sɛ Saulo ne Yonatan.
23 Lebutho lenqaba yamaFilisti laphuma laya emkhandlweni weMikimashi.
Saa bere no mu, na Filistifo asraafo no fa bi akɔ akɔfa ɔtempɔn a ɛda Mikmas no.
