1 Samuel
28 Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, Filisti bi ɔmɛ bua a ta buli ɔmɛ a nya konɛ a kɛ Israel nɛ ya hwu ta. Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, Akish de David ke: “Tse o le kaa o kɛ o nyumu ɔmɛ nyɛ maa piɛɛ ye he nɛ wa maa je kpo kɛ ya ta.” 2 Kɛkɛ nɛ David de Akish ke: “Mo nitsɛ o le nɔ́ nɛ o sɔmɔlɔ ɔ maa pee.” Akish de David ke: “Enɛ ɔ he je nɛ ma ha nɛ o pee imi nitsɛ ye he bulɔ daa a nɛ.”*
3 Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, Samuel gbo, nɛ Israel tsuo fo e he ya nɛ a pu lɛ ngɛ Rama, ngɛ lɛ nitsɛ e ma a mi. Nɛ Saul je ní peeli kɛ klamɔhi kɛ je zugba a nɔ.
4 Filisti bi ɔmɛ bua a he nya nɛ a ho nɛ a ya to si ngɛ Shunem. Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, Saul bua Israel tsuo nya, nɛ a ya to si ngɛ Gilboa. 5 Benɛ Saul na Filisti bi ɔmɛ a sito he ɔ, e ye gbeye, nɛ e tsui po wawɛɛ. 6 E ngɛ mi kaa Saul ya biɔ Yehowa juɛmi mohu lɛɛ, se Yehowa ha we lɛ heto gblee, kɛ gu nlami mi jio, Urim nɔ jio, gbali a nɔ jio. 7 Nyagbenyagbe ɔ, Saul de e sɔmɔli ɔmɛ ke: “Nyɛ hla yo ní peelɔ ko ha mi, nɛ ma ya bi ní ngɛ e ngɔ.” E sɔmɔli ɔmɛ de lɛ ke: “Hyɛ! Yo ní peelɔ ko ngɛ Endor.”
8 Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, Saul tsake e he nɛ e wo tade kpahi, nɛ nyɔ mi ɔ, e kɛ e nyumuhi enyɔ ho yo ɔ ngɔ ya. E de lɛ ke: “I kpa mo pɛɛ nɛ o ngɔ he wami nɛ o ngɛ kaa ní peelɔ ɔ kɛ kla, nɛ o tsɛ nɔ nɛ ma tsɔɔ mo ɔ kɛ ba.” 9 Se yo ɔ de lɛ ke: “Tse o le nɔ́ nɛ Saul pee, kaa e je ní peeli ɔmɛ kɛ klamɔ ɔmɛ kɛ je zugba a nɔ. Mɛni he je mɔ nɛ o ngɛ hlae nɛ o tsɔ mi* klama nɛ o ha nɛ a gbe mi ɔ?” 10 Kɛkɛ nɛ Saul ngɔ Yehowa kɛ kã lɛ kita ke: “Be abɔ nɛ Yehowa ngɛ nɛ ɔ, o be fɔ ko yee ngɛ sane nɛ ɔ mi!” 11 Kɛkɛ nɛ yo ɔ bi lɛ ke: “Mɛnɔ o suɔ nɛ ma ha nɛ e ba?” E ha heto ke: “I suɔ nɛ o ha nɛ Samuel nɛ ba.” 12 Benɛ yo ɔ na “Samuel”* ɔ, e wo e gbi nɔ kɛ kpa ngmlaa nɛ e de Saul ke: “Mɛni he je nɛ o sisi mi ɔ? Mo ji Saul!” 13 Matsɛ ɔ de lɛ ke: “Koo ye gbeye, mɛni o na? Yo ɔ ha Saul heto ke: “I na nɔ ko kaa mawu ko nɛ e ngɛ kpo jee kɛ je zugba a mi kɛ ma.” 14 Amlɔ nɔuu nɛ e bi yo ɔ ke: “Kɛ e ngɛ kɛɛ?” nɛ e ha heto ke: “Nɔmoyo ko lɛ e ngɛ kpo jee kɛ ma, nɛ e wo tade klɔii nɛ kɔni be he.” Kɛkɛ nɛ Saul yɔse kaa “Samuel” ji lɔ ɔ nɛ, nɛ e kplã si nɛ e kɛ e hɛ mi bu zugba, nɛ e je bumi kpo ha lɛ.
15 Kɛkɛ nɛ “Samuel” de Saul ke: “Mɛni he je nɛ o hao mi nɛ o ha nɛ i je kpo kɛ ba a?” Saul ha heto ke: “Ye yi fĩ wawɛɛ. Filisti bi ɔmɛ kɛ mi ngɛ ta hwue, nɛ Mawu je ye he nɛ e kɛ mi tui munyu kɛ gui gbali a nɔ aloo nlami mi hu; enɛ ɔ he je nɛ i ba tsɛ mo ɔ nɛ konɛ o ha nɛ ma le nɔ́ nɛ e sa kaa ma pee.”
16 Nɛ “Samuel” de ke: “Amlɔ nɛ ɔ nɛ Yehowa je o he nɛ e ba pee o he nyɛlɔ ɔ, mɛni he je nɛ o ma mi ní bimi ɔ? 17 Nɔ́ nɛ Yehowa gu ye nɔ kɛ de to ɔ, e maa pee: Yehowa ma kpɔ̃ matsɛ yemi ɔ kɛ je o dɛ nɛ e kɛ ma ha o nyɛmimɛ ɔmɛ a kpɛti nɔ kake, nɛ ji David. 18 Akɛnɛ o bui Yehowa gbi tue, nɛ o ha we nɛ e we abofu ɔ nɛ ba Amalek bi ɔmɛ a nɔ ɔ he je nɛ Yehowa ngɛ mo enɛ ɔ pee mwɔnɛ ligbi nɛ ɔ nɛ. 19 Jehanɛ hu ɔ, Yehowa maa ngɔ o kɛ Israel tsuo kɛ wo Filisti bi ɔmɛ a dɛ mi, nɛ hwɔɔ ɔ, o kɛ o binyumu ɔmɛ ma ba piɛɛ ye he. Yehowa maa ngɔ Israel tabo ɔ hu kɛ wo Filisti bi ɔmɛ a dɛ mi.”
20 Amlɔ nɔuu nɛ Saul nɔ zugba, ejakaa “Samuel” munyu ɔmɛ ha nɛ e ye gbeye wawɛɛ. Nɛ e he wami tsuo ta, ejakaa e yi ní ligbi ɔ tsuo kɛ nyɔ ɔ mi tsuo. 21 Benɛ yo ɔ ba Saul ngɔ nɛ e na kaa e hao wawɛɛ ɔ, e de lɛ ke: “O mawayo ɔ bu nɔ́ nɛ o de lɛ ɔ tue, nɛ i ngɔ ye wami kɛ wo oslaa mi* nɛ i pee nɔ́ nɛ o de mi ke ma pee ɔ. 22 Amlɔ nɛ ɔ, i kpa mo pɛɛ nɛ o bu nɔ́ nɛ o mawayo ɔ ma de ɔ tue. Ha nɛ ma ngɔ abolo nyafii ko kɛ ba ma o hɛ mi; nɛ o ye konɛ o ná he wami nɛ o kɛ ma blɔ.” 23 Se e kplɛɛ we nɛ e de ke: “I be ní yee.” Se e sɔmɔli ɔmɛ kɛ yo ɔ ya nɔ nɛ a wo lɛ he wami. Nyagbe ɔ, e bu mɛ tue nɛ e te si ngɛ zugba nɛ e hi si ngɛ sa a nɔ. 24 Yo ɔ ngɛ na bi ko nɛ e wo zɔ ngɛ we ɔ mi, enɛ ɔ he ɔ, e gbe lɛ* oya nɔuu nɛ e ngɔ mamu nɛ e pɔtɔ, nɛ e kɛ sã abolo nɛ masa be mi. 25 E gba niye ní ɔ ha Saul kɛ e sɔmɔli ɔmɛ nɛ a ye. Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, a te si nɛ a je jamɛ a nyɔ ɔ mi nɔuu.