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9 Bɛnjamɛɛ abalʋ nɔɔyʋ kaawɛɛ nɛ payaɣ-ɩ se Kiisi,+ Abɩyɛɛlɩ pɩyalʋ, Zerɔɔrɩ pɩyalʋ, Bekoratɩ pɩyalʋ, Afiya pɩyalʋ, ɛɛkɛ Bɛnjamɛɛ tʋ+ nɛ ɛɛwɛnɩ ñɩm pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ. 2 Ɛɛwɛnɩ pɩyalʋ nɔɔyʋ nɛ payaɣ-ɩ se Sɔɔlɩ,+ ɛɛkɛ evebu nɛ eeɖewa pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ—Izrayɛɛlɩ mba taa nɔɔyʋ taaɖe nɛ pɩtalɩ-ɩ—nɛ kpaɣnɩ ɛ-hazasɩ nɛ pɩkpa lɛ, ɛɛkɩlɩ samaɣ tɩŋa ɖaɣlʋʋ.

3 Sɔɔlɩ caa Kiisi kpaŋasɩ* leba lɛ, Kiisi heyi ɛ-pɩyalʋ Sɔɔlɩ se: «Mentendi-ŋ, kpaɣ lɩmɖʋyaa taa kʋɖʋm nɛ ŋwolo ŋñɩnɩ kpaŋasɩ nzɩ.» 4 Powolo patɩŋnɩ Efrayim pʋŋ egeetiye taa nɛ Salisa ɛjaɖɛ taa, nɛ patɩna-sɩ. Pɔɖɔ nʋmɔʋ nɛ pɛtɛzɩ Saalim ɛjaɖɛ, ɛlɛ kpaŋasɩ nzɩ sɩtaawɛɛ peeɖe. Pɔɖɔ nɛ pɛtɛzɩ Bɛnjamɛɛ mba ɛjaɖɛ kpeekpe, nɛ patɩna-sɩ.

5 Pɔkɔɔ pasʋʋ Zufʋ ɛjaɖɛ taa, nɛ Sɔɔlɩ heyi ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ weyi ɛɛwɛ ɛ-cɔlɔ yɔ se: «Kɔɔ nɛ ɖɩpɩsɩ, nɛ pɩtaala nɛ man-caa yele kpaŋasɩ tɔm nɛ ɛpaɣzɩ nɩɣzʋʋ ɖɔ-yɔɔ.»+ 6 Ɛlɛ ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ cosi-i se: «Na, Ɛsɔ tɛ ɛyʋ nɔɔyʋ wɛ tɛtʋ tʋnɛ tɩ-taa, ɛkɛ abalʋ weyi paɖʋʋ-ɩ hɩɖɛ yɔ. Tɔm ndʋ payɩ ɛyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ, pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se tɩlakɩ.+ Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ, yele nɛ ɖiwolo ɖɩna-ɩ. Pʋtɔma yɔ, ɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ eheyi-ɖʋ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ ɖɩtɩŋ yɔ.» 7 Peeɖe Sɔɔlɩ heyi ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ se: «Ye ɖiwoki, ɛbɛ ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖiwona nɛ ɖɩha abalʋ ɛnʋ? Kpɔnɔ nakʋyʋ fɛyɩ ɖo-huyiŋ taa; nabʋyʋ fɛyɩ se ɖiwona nɛ ɖɩlabɩnɩ kʋjɔʋ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ tɛ ɛyʋ ɛnʋ. Ɛbɛ ɖɩwɛna?» 8 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ lɩmɖʋyʋ tasɩ Sɔɔlɩ cosuu se: «Na! Liidiye sikli* hɔɔlʋʋ 4 ñɩŋgʋ wɛ me-nesi tɛɛ. Mankaɣ-kʋ cɛlʋʋ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ tɛ ɛyʋ ɛnʋ, nɛ ɛkaɣ-ɖʋ heyuu nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ ɖɩtɩŋ yɔ.» 9 (Caanaʋ taa Izrayɛɛlɩ taa lɛ, tɔm tʋnɛ ɛyʋ weyi ewokaɣ se ɛpɔzɩ Ɛsɔ tɔm natʋyʋ yɔ ɛyɔɔdaɣ: «Ɩkɔɔ nɛ ɖiwolo weyi ɛnɩɣ natʋ taa yɔ ɛ-cɔlɔ.»+ Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sɔnɔ weyi payaɣ se nayʋ yɔ caanaʋ taa lɛ, payaɣaɣ-ɩ se weyi ɛnɩɣ natʋ taa yɔ.) 10 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ heyi ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ se: «Tɔm ndʋ ŋyɔɔdaa yɔ tɩwɛ ɖeu. Ðiwolo.» Peeɖe powobi tɛtʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ tɛ ɛyʋ kaawɛɛ yɔ.

11 Pɛwɛɛ nɛ pakpaɣ tɛtʋ taa lɛ, pakatɩ pɛlaa nabɛyɛ, palɩwa nɛ powoki lɩm luu. Peeɖe pɔpɔzɩ-wɛ se: «Weyi ɛnɩɣ natʋ taa yɔ,+ ɛwɛ lone ɖɩnɛ ɖɩ-taa?» 12 Pocosi se: «Ɛwɛɛ. Ɩna, ɛnʋ lɛ mɩ-ɛsɩndaa. Iwolo lɛɛ lɛɛ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sɔnɔ ɛkɔm tɛtʋ taa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ samaɣ ɖiɣni laʋ kɩlaʋ+ lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ taa+ sɔnɔ. 13 Ɩñɩtɩɣ nɛ ɩsʋʋ tɛtʋ taa lɛ, ɩkaɣ-ɩ naʋ pʋcɔ nɛ ɛkpa lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ taa se ɛtɔɔ. Samaɣ ɛɛkaɣ tɔɔʋ pʋcɔ nɛ ɛtalɩ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛnʋ wazɩɣnɩ kɩlaʋ yɔɔ. Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mba paya-wɛ yɔ, papɩzɩɣ nɛ pɔtɔɔ. Pʋyɔɔ lɛ ɩkpa kpaagbaa, nɛ ɩkaɣ-ɩ naʋ.» 14 Nɛ pakpa tɛtʋ taa. Pasʋwaɣ tɛtʋ hɛkʋ taa lɛ, pana Samɩyɛɛlɩ, eɖiɣni lɩʋ se ɛkatɩ-wɛ nɛ pakpa lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ taa.

15 Kɩyakʋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ pʋcɔ nɛ Sɔɔlɩ kɔɔ lɛ, Yehowa kaaheyi Samɩyɛɛlɩ* se: 16 «Cee alɩwaatʋ tʋnɛ tɩ-yɔɔ mbʋ yɔ lɛ, mankaɣ tiyuu ñɔ-cɔlɔ Bɛnjamɛɛ+ ɛjaɖɛ taa tʋ nɔɔyʋ. Pɩwɛɛ se ŋtaa-ɩ num nɛ ɛkɛ man-samaɣ Izrayɛɛlɩ ɖiyiyu,+ nɛ ɛkaɣ man-samaɣ ñʋʋ yabʋ Filistii mba nesi tɛɛ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mana man-samaɣ kʋñɔŋ, nɛ ko-kubusi talɩ mɔn-cɔlɔ.»+ 17 Samɩyɛɛlɩ na Sɔɔlɩ lɛ, Yehowa heyi-i se: «Abalʋ ɛnɛ ɛ-tɔm maaheyi-ŋ se: “Ɛnʋ kaɣnɩ kɛʋ man-samaɣ wiyaʋ.”»*+

18 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ ñɔtɩnɩ Samɩyɛɛlɩ nɔnɔɔ taa nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Mentendi-ŋ, le weyi ɛnɩɣ natʋ taa yɔ ɛ-ɖɩɣa wɛɛ?» 19 Samɩyɛɛlɩ cosi Sɔɔlɩ se: «Mɛkɛnɩ weyi ɛnɩɣ natʋ taa yɔ. Ðɛ-m nɔɔ nɛ ŋkpa lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ taa, nɛ ma nɛ mɩ ɖɩkaɣ tɔɔʋ sɔnɔ.+ Kifeŋ tanaŋ tɛɛ lɛ, mankaɣ-ŋ yebu nɛ ŋɖɛɛ, nɛ mankaɣ-ŋ heyuu tɔm ndʋ payɩ ŋsɔɔlaa se ŋtɩlɩ yɔ.* 20 Piyele nɛ kpaŋasɩ nzɩ sileba pɩlakɩ kɩyakɩŋ 3 yɔ,+ taanɩɣzɩ sɩ-tɔm, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pana-sɩ. Nɛ atɩnɩ mbʋ payɩ pɩkɛ kɩbam Izrayɛɛlɩ taa yɔ? Pɩtɩkɛ ña nɛ ña-caa ɖɩɣa kpeekpe yaa we?»+ 21 Peeɖe Sɔɔlɩ cosaa se: «Ɛzɩ mantɩkɛ Bɛnjamɛɛ tʋ, weyi ɛlɩnɩ cejewiye nɖɩ ɖɩkɩlɩ kɔzʋʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ cejewe taa yɔ+ ɖɩ-taa, nɛ mɔ-hɔʋ tɩkɛ ŋgʋ kɩtɩlɩɩ pʋyʋ yɔ Bɛnjamɛɛ cejewiye taa hɔŋ kpeekpe taa? Ye mbʋ, ɛbɛ yɔɔ ŋheyiɣ-m tɔm ndʋ mbʋ?»

22 Peeɖe Samɩyɛɛlɩ kpaɣ Sɔɔlɩ nɛ ɛlɛ lɩmɖʋyʋ nɛ ewoni-wɛ ɖaŋ ŋgʋ kɩ-tɛɛ pɔtɔkɩ tɔɔnaɣ yɔ kɩ-tɛɛ nɛ ɛha-wɛ lone nɖɩ ɖɩkpaɖɩ ɖeu yɔ mba paya-wɛ yɔ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa; paakpɛndɩ ɛyaa ɛzɩ 30 mbʋ yɔ. 23 Samɩyɛɛlɩ heyi tɔɔnaɣ laɖʋ se: «Kɔnɩ hɔɔlʋʋ ŋgʋ maacɛlɩ-ŋ nɛ meheyi-ŋ se: “Sɩɩ-kʋ nɛ hɔɔlʋʋ” yɔ.» 24 Nɛ tɔɔnaɣ laɖʋ lɩzɩ yuye* nɛ mbʋ pɩwɛ ɖɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, nɛ ɛsɩɩ Sɔɔlɩ ɛsɩndaa. Nɛ Samɩyɛɛlɩ tɔ se: «Mbʋ paañɔɔzaa nɛ pasɩɩ yɔ, pasɩ-pʋ ñɛ-ɛsɩndaa. Tɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ña paañɔɔzɩ-pʋ nɛ paɖaŋnɩ alɩwaatʋ tʋnɛ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ meheyi-wɛ se: “Maya agɔma.”» Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ nɛ Samɩyɛɛlɩ pɔtɔɔ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ki-wiye. 25 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, palɩɩnɩ lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ taa+ nɛ petii tɛtʋ taa, nɛ ewolo pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛyɔɔdʋʋnɩ Sɔɔlɩ, ɖɩɣa ñʋʋ taa. 26 Pakʋyɩ tanaŋ tɛɛ lɔŋ, nɛ pɩñandaɣ lɛ, Samɩyɛɛlɩ yaa Sɔɔlɩ, ɖɩɣa ñʋʋ taa, nɛ eheyi-i se: «Ñɔɔzɩ ña-tɩ, nɛ meyebi-ŋ nɛ ŋɖɛɛ.» Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ ñɔɔzɩ ɛ-tɩ nɛ ɛ nɛ Samɩyɛɛlɩ pa-naalɛ pɛɖɛɛ nɛ palɩɩ. 27 Petikaɣ tɛtʋ kamaɣ yɔɔ lɛ, Samɩyɛɛlɩ heyi Sɔɔlɩ se: «Heyi lɩmɖʋyʋ+ se ɛɖɛɛ ɖɔ-nɔɔ,» nɛ ɛlɛ ɖɛɛ nɔɔ. «Ɛlɛ ña lɛ, sɩŋ pazɩ; nɛ ŋnɩɩ Ɛsɔ nɔɔ taa tɔm.»