1 Samuel 7
1 Enti Kiriat-Yearimfo begyee Awurade Apam Adaka no. Wɔde kɔɔ Abinadab fi a ɛda bepɔw nkyɛn baabi. Ɛhɔ na wodwiraa ne babarima Eleasar sɛ ɔnhwɛ so.
Njalo abantu beKiriyathi-Jeyarimi beza, benyusa umtshokotsho weNkosi, bawungenisa endlini kaAbinadaba phezu kwaloloqaqa, bangcwelisa uEleyazare indodana yakhe ukuthi agcine umtshokotsho weNkosi.
2 Apam Adaka no kyɛe yiye wɔ Kiriat-Yearim. Edii mfirihyia aduonu wɔ hɔ. Saa bere no Israel nyinaa twaa agyaadwo, efisɛ na ayɛ sɛ Awurade agyaw wɔn.
Kwasekusithi kusukela ngosuku umtshokotsho uhlala eKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, insuku zanda; ngoba kwaba yiminyaka engamatshumi amabili; lendlu yonke yakoIsrayeli yakhala ilandela iNkosi.
3 Na Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Israelfo nyinaa se, “Sɛ mode mo koma nyinaa resan akɔ Awurade nkyɛn de a, ɛno de, montwe mo ho mfi ananafo anyame ne Astoret ahoni ho. Munsi mo adwene pi sɛ mobɛyɛ osetie ama Awurade, na monsom ɔno nko, na obegye mo afi Filistifo nsam.”
USamuweli wasekhuluma endlini yonke kaIsrayeli esithi: Uba libuyela eNkosini ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, susani onkulunkulu bezizweni phakathi kwenu laboAshitarothi, liqondise inhliziyo yenu eNkosini, likhonze yona yodwa, ngakho izalophula esandleni samaFilisti.
4 Enti Israelfo no too Baalim ne Astoret gui, som Awurade nko.
Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesusa oBhali laboAshitarothi, bakhonza iNkosi yodwa.
5 Afei, Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no nyinaa se, “Mo nyinaa mommra Mispa, na memmɔ Awurade mpae mma mo.”
USamuweli wasesithi: Buthanisani uIsrayeli wonke eMizipa; njalo ngizalikhulekela eNkosini.
6 Enti wɔboaa wɔn ho ano wɔ hɔ. Na wɔn anyankamade mu no, wɔsaw nsu fi abura bi mu, na wohwie guu Awurade anim. Wodii abuada da no, na wɔkaa nokware sɛ wɔayɛ bɔne atia Awurade. Enti Mispa hɔ na Samuel bɛyɛɛ Israel so temmufo.
Basebebuthana eMizipa, bakha amanzi, bawathela phambi kweNkosi, bazila ukudla mhlalokho, bathi lapho: Sonile eNkosini. USamuweli wasesahlulela abantwana bakoIsrayeli eMizipa.
7 Bere a Filistifo sodifo no tee sɛ Israel nyinaa aboa wɔn ho ano wɔ Mispa no, wɔboaboaa wɔn asraafo ano, tu teɛe. Na Israelfo no tee sɛ Filistifo no rebɛn wɔn no, wɔn koma tuu yiye.
Kwathi amaFilisti esezwile ukuthi abantwana bakoIsrayeli babuthene eMizipa, iziphathamandla zamaFilisti zenyuka zamelana loIsrayeli. Abantwana bakoIsrayeli sebekuzwile bawesaba amaFilisti.
8 Woguan toaa Samuel se, “Srɛ Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, na onnye yɛn mfi Filistifo nsam.”
Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesithi kuSamuweli: Ungathuli ukusikhalela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ukuze asisindise esandleni samaFilisti.
9 Enti Samuel faa oguan ba a onnyinii de ne mua no bɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre maa Awurade. Ɔsrɛɛ Awurade maa Israelfo, na Awurade tiei.
USamuweli wasethatha iwundlu elimunyayo, walinikela lonke eNkosini laba ngumnikelo otshiswayo. USamuweli wakhalela uIsrayeli eNkosini, iNkosi yasimphendula.
10 Bere a Samuel gu so rebɔ ɔhyew afɔre no, Filistifo no baa sɛ wɔrebɛko. Nanso Onyankopɔn de aprannaa nne a emu yɛ duru yiye kasa fi soro, maa basabasayɛ sii Filistifo no mu, maa Israelfo no dii wɔn so nkonim.
Kwathi uSamuweli esanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa, amaFilisti asondela empini loIsrayeli; kodwa iNkosi yaduma ngelizwi elikhulu phezu kwamaFilisti ngalolosuku, yawachithachitha, asetshaywa phambi kukaIsrayeli.
11 Israel mmarima pam wɔn fi Mispa, kosii Bet-Kar, kunkum wɔn guu ɔkwan so.
Amadoda akoIsrayeli asephuma eMizipa axotshana lamaFilisti, awatshaya, kwaze kwaba ngaphansi kweBetikari.
12 Ɛnna Samuel faa ɔbo kɛse bi de sii Mispa ne Sen ntam. Na ɔtoo no din Ebeneser a ase ne “Ɔboa bo” na ɔkae se, “Ɛha na Awurade aboa yɛn abesi!”
USamuweli wasethatha ilitshe, walimisa phakathi kweMizipa leSheni, wabiza ibizo lalo iEbeni-Ezeri, wathi: Kuze kube khathesi iNkosi isisizile.
13 Enti wodii Filistifo no so, na wɔantumi ammegye Israelfo nsase amfa wɔ bere tenten bi mu. Na Samuel nkwa nna mu nyinaa, Awurade nsa a ɛyɛ den no tiaa Filistifo.
Ngakho amaFilisti ehliselwa phansi, kawabe esaphinda ukungena emngceleni wakoIsrayeli. Njalo isandla seNkosi samelana lamaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSamuweli.
14 Na Israel nkurow a ɛbɛn Ekron ne Gat no a na Filistifo no agyigye no. Wɔde asase a aka a Filistifo no agyigye no kaa ho. Ɛmaa asomdwoe baa Israel ne Amorifo ntam saa bere no.
Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithethe-ke koIsrayeli yabuyiselwa kuIsrayeli kusukela eEkhironi kuze kufike eGathi; lomngcele wayo uIsrayeli wawukhulula esandleni samaFilisti. Njalo kwaba lokuthula phakathi kukaIsrayeli lamaAmori.
15 Samuel kɔɔ so yɛɛ Israel so temmufo ne nkwa nna a aka nyinaa.
USamuweli wasesahlulela uIsrayeli insuku zonke zempilo yakhe.
16 Afe biara, na otu kwan kyinkyin bu atɛn wɔ nʼasennii. Ofi ase wɔ Bet-El de kɔ Gilgal na wawie wɔ Mispa. Obuu Israelfo atɛn wɔ saa nkurow yi biara so.
Wahamba iminyaka ngeminyaka wabhoda eBhetheli, leGiligali, leMizipa; wahlulela uIsrayeli kuzo zonke lezozindawo.
17 Afei, na ɔsan ba ne kurom Rama bedi nsɛm wɔ hɔ nso. Na Samuel sii afɔremuka wɔ Rama de maa Awurade.
Lokubuyela kwakhe kwakuyikuya eRama, ngoba indlu yakhe yayilapho; wahlulela uIsrayeli khona, wayakhela lapho iNkosi ilathi.
