1 Samiɛlë

2 ˈAkö Sawuilë -o -tsɛ Izaɛlë -nsafɔ ˈˈba ˈla -nɔn tsabiɛ 3000. ˈAkö -ba -ze Davidë ˈle, ˈo tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈama ˈˈkö ˈpa -bo ˈkɛ ˈyi bo ˈˈkɛ -e -tsɛ -le ˈe -kundukundu ˈlö, ˈɲɔn -kuifɔn ˈakɔtsɛn ˈˈba, -ba hɔn. 3 -E -nɔn -tsɛ ˈe -bo ˈkö, -o -bë -tsɛ ˈgban ˈˈba ˈba ˈkpan -bo ˈˈyi ˈe hɔn -bɔsɔɛ ˈe ˈmɛn dzhi nɛn. Bo ˈˈkɛ maan -a -nɔn -ko ˈkpan ˈˈyɛ. Bopɛ ˈdzhue ˈkö hɔn ˈe -bɔ, Sawuilë -o -wuën ˈlö ˈɲɔn ˈo nɔn sɛ ze ˈɲinkaan. Davidë ˈle ˈo -nsafɔ ˈˈba ˈama, -ba -kpɔ lɔ bopɛ ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈla ˈla ˈlö. 4 Davidë -nsafɔ ˈˈba -ba -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: Lë ˈˈyi Joova -wɔ tsɛ nɛn bu -nda -shɛ ˈkun: -Hɛn! Bu hɛndasɛɔ maan ˈo hɔn bu hian -bɛ, nanmɛ ˈbu sɛ -le ˈo -kɛ ˈyi -bɔ ˈla -yɛ ˈkpakpa -e -tsɛ! Davidë -o ɲɛn fɔn, ˈakö -bɛbɛbɛ -o -ze -kɔ Sawuilë kɛ -talɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈpɔn bɔ ˈe ˈˈmɛɛn ˈˈtshɔke. 5 -O nɔn -le ˈe gbɛ, Davidë ˈo -akunda -e -mɔn ˈo -dzhu ˈshu fɛn, ˈekun -o -kɔ Sawuilë kɛ talɛ ˈˈmɛɛn. 6 -O -she ˈo -nsafɔ ˈˈba bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “ˈKun -mɛn Joova hɛn -tshɔn, ˈmɛn ˈsɛ ˈˈboboe ˈkun ˈmɛn -le mɛn kpɛnyi -kɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈnun lëke nɛn, -o -le tsabi ˈwɛn Joova -o -ko. ˈMɛn ˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈo -kɛpuɛn, ˈekun Joova man ˈo -ko kɛ.” 7 Davidë ˈo bɛn ˈyi -o dzhu, -e -le -ze ˈo -nsafɔ ˈˈba, -ba ˈpa ˈˈle Sawuilë -kɛ. Sawuilë -yeɛ, -o -tën bu -ɲɛn bopɛɛ ˈe ˈdzhue ˈla, ˈakö -o dzhuɔ -nɔn ˈo -bɔsɔɛ. 8 Davidë -ye ˈpɛ, -o -tën bu -ɲɛn bopɛ ˈe ˈdzhue ˈla, ˈakö -wɔ Sawuilë ˈˈkpɛ: Mɛn ˈpayi hobi! Sawuilë -wɔ nɔn ˈˈkan ˈtsɛ, Davidë -o -bo -shakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ. 9 ˈAkö -o -she Sawuilë bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn maan -bɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈˈba ˈe ˈˈdzhuɔ ˈkun mɛn ˈe ˈˈkö ˈkun ˈmɛn -le bu -kɛ ˈmɛn tɛn e? 10 Nanma ˈkökö Joova -o -le -ze -bu -tö mɛn -wɛn, bopɛ ˈe ˈdzhue ˈla. ˈE maan mɛn tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈo ˈkö -o -nɔn dzhu ˈkun mɛn -kuën bu, -mɛn -hën bu ˈwɛnvö, ˈakö -mɛn dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈMɛn ˈsɛ ˈˈle mɛn kpɛnyiɔ -kɛpuɛn, ˈekun Joova maan ˈo -ko kɛ.” 11 Nanmɛ mɛn yi, -tsɛ! aan -hɛn: Bu -talɛ ˈˈmɛɛn maan ˈe hɔn mɛn bɔɛ ˈla -bɛ. -Mɛn -nɔn -kɔɛ, ˈmɛn sɛ sɛ -kuën bu. ˈE maan ˈmɛn ˈˈle ˈeyɛ. -Bɔ ˈe -hën ˈwuee nanmɛ ˈkun, ˈmɛn ˈˈboboe ˈkun ˈmɛn -le bu -kɛke ˈpuɛn ke, -aniin ˈmɛn nɔn bɛn -kan bu. ˈMɛn ˈˈle bu -kɛke ˈpuɛn mii. ˈE maan bu -yeɛ, -bɔ ˈmɛn -nunmën ˈˈɲɛn, -bɔ ˈmɛn ˈˈkö ˈbu -kun. 12 Joova ˈo ˈˈɲɛn bu ˈƖe, ˈmɛn -man ˈdzhueya bɛn! Joova ˈo kuö mɛn ˈmɛn -kue, -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -bu -le ˈmɛn fɛnfɔ. Mɛn -yeɛ, ˈmɛn ˈˈle bu -kɛpuɛn. 13 Kɔ -a -le dzhui -aɲanda ˈkö ˈla ˈnun : “-kɛpuɛnlee, -kɛpuɛnlesɔ ˈˈba -shɔ maan -yɛ -tshɔ.” Maan mɛn -yeɛ, ˈmɛn ˈˈle bu -kɛpuɛn. 14 Izraɛlë hobi e, ˈˈɲan -kɛ maan -bu -nɔn -nsafɔ ˈˈba -bë -le ˈpa? ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn maan -bɔ ˈmɛn -nunmën ˈɲɛn e? -Adzhua ˈwue ˈe -le ˈmɛn, aan nɔnkɔɛn ˈtitshɔ! 15 Joova maan ˈa -nɔn ˈe bɛɛn -ko -wɛn. Aan ˈo -hën bu ˈle, ˈmɛn -man sa bɛɛn. ˈO -hën ˈo ˈwɛn ˈˈwɔ ˈe ˈkö ˈkun ˈo -le ˈo kɛ -kɛ tsa ˈˈkɛmuan ˈla. ˈO kuö mɛn ˈmɛn -kue, ˈakö ˈo ˈɲɛn ˈmɛn ˈˈpɛ ˈɲɛn bu bɔa.”