Masaa Tasiaa

20 Mi Bɛŋ-hedadi,+ masaa le Siiliaa+ chuuŋgiaa puaa nduaa chɔuwa kpou a masaa cheleŋnda 32. Mbo chuuŋgiaa nda a suaa ndaa vɛlɛ a nyɛm ndaŋ nyaanaŋ suaa naŋndoŋ, mbo kɔ luei Sameeliaa+ o piŋndo niŋ+ le ndu delɔɔ choo a sɔŋgɔɔ. 2 Okoŋ, mbo viam waŋnda chiee a yooŋgoo naa Masaa Ehaabi chua,+ masaa le Isɔluɛi. Ma dimul ndu aa: “Nyɛ Bɛŋ-hedadi dimi wo cho hoo ni, 3 ‘Kaniŋ humbuŋ ŋ nɔ woŋ a kooliŋ numndoŋ kpou, ya nɔ muŋ ni. Nduyɛ, laandaa num aa kɛndɛ kɛndiaa a puaa numnda bɛɛ, ya nɔ nda ni.’” 4 Mi masaa le Isɔluɛi muli aa: “Masanɔ nuu, a mɛɛ ŋ dimi yɛ, yapila a nyɛ o nyɛ ya nɔ, num nɔ ni.”+

5 Okoŋ kɔɔli, mi wanaa nda vem nda miiŋgu vɛlɛ pila naa Ehaabi chua, ma dimul ndu aa: “Nyɛ Bɛŋ-hedadi dimi wo cho hoo ni, ‘Mi yɔŋ num yooŋgoo hoo aa: “Kaniŋ humbuŋ ŋ nɔ woŋ, a kooliŋ numndoŋ kpou, a laandaa numnda, a puaa numnda, a nɔ ma ke ya.” 6 Kɛ siɔdii, I cho buɛiyaa niaa viomɔɔ naa num chua a teleŋ waa nuaa kinɛi. A cho lakɔ chiɛi numndo a chiɛila buɛiyaa numnda yaasiaa fɛsɛ fɛsɛ, ma chua nyɛ o nyɛ kɛndɛ cho loŋ ma hiŋnuŋ a ndu.’”

7 Okoŋ, mi masaa le Isɔluɛi veelu waŋ banaa kpou o lɛŋndeŋ niŋ, mbo dimul nda aa: “Yandii, la kɛsiŋ o kɔl maa, poo hoo tuunuŋ o kɔl le naa kpundɔɔ chuuwo. Kanifuule, o nyuna ya le mi ke ndu laandaa niaa, puaa niaa, kaniŋ niŋ humboŋ, a kooliŋ nuŋ, nduyɛ I kɛɛ ndu diom te.” 8 Mi waŋ banaa a waŋnda kpou dimul ndu aa: “Chɛl ndu diom te, nduyɛ nyɛ o nyɛ o dimi, tosa le.” 9 Mbo dimul wanaa Bɛŋ-hedadi vem nda aa: “La dimul masanɔ nuu aa, ‘Nyɛ o nyɛ ŋ dimi o tasela ndɔ, buɛi numndo cho tosa. Kɛ hei ndi, I cho tosa le.’” Okoŋ, mi wanaa o vem a yooŋgoo wa miiŋgu ma kɔ dounuŋ ndu kona.

10 Mi Bɛŋ-hedadi lo okoŋ mbo yɔŋ ndu yooŋgoo hoo aa: “I cho Sameeliaa tɛɛmbuu. Nduyɛ chundu cho lo wo, wanaa naŋ hiŋ nda o kɛ kɛ sɔla niŋ baa cha le. Te I tosa keŋ te feu, mɛlɛkaa tusi ya nyɛpalaa bɛndoo choo!” 11 Mi masaa le Isɔluɛi dimi aa: “La dimul ndu aa, ‘Wana doviŋ le chɔuwo ma saŋgalaŋ maa wana yem mbo wa nyɛla chɔulaŋ solioo wo le.’”+ 12 Masaa Bɛŋ-hedadi nda masaa apiliaa wa kolɔɔlaŋ o tɛndiila* ndalaŋ niŋ, ma huŋ dounuŋ ndu kona. Dimioo nuaa o tuei hei, mbo dimul buɛiyaa nduaa aa: “La bɛɛndiaŋ le chɔuwo!” Okoŋ, ma bɛɛndiaŋ le chioo delɔɔ choo.

13 Kɛ mi wana suaa le Mɛlɛka wo komal Ehaabi,+ masaa le Isɔluɛi, mbo dimul ndu aa: “Nyɛ Chɛhowa dimi wo cho hoo ni, ‘A che wanaa faŋga bɛnduaa haa kpou? I cho num nda hau malɔɔ o ba, okoŋ ma sina maa ya cho Chɛhowa ni.’”+ 14 Mi Ehaabi nyuna aa: “Vɛɛnɛ hei cho yɛ yɔŋnɔŋ?” Mi wana suaa le Mɛlɛka wo mulul ndu aa: “Nyɛ Chɛhowa dimi wo cho hoo ni, ‘Masaa ŋbuŋgaa, wanaa ndaa malaa cho chɔuwo hoo tosa ni.’” Mbo nyuna vɛlɛ aa: “Nɛɛnɛ cho yɛ chɔuwo hoo kandɔɔ?” Mbo mulul ndu aa: “Num!”

15 Okoŋ mi Ehaabi chɔm masaa ŋbuŋgaa wanaa ndaa malaa. A wa kpou kpou ŋwaŋ 232. Okoŋ kɔɔli, mbo chɔm puaa chɔuwaa Isɔluɛiya kpou, a wa 7,000. 16 Bɛŋ-hedadi wa muɛiyaŋ kolɔɔ kala kalaa ipalaa nda masaa 32 wa ndu malaa wa o tɛndiila* ndalaŋ niŋ, ma fulal nda. 17 Mɛɛ masaa ŋbuŋgaa wanaa ndaa malaa fula dɔɔ, mi Bɛŋ-hedadi viam waŋnda o nda lo. Ma dounuŋ ndu kona aa: “Puaa fula Sameeliaa ma huŋ.” 18 Okoŋ mbo dimi aa: “Te hunɔɔ kɔl nyuloo nda hiŋ ni, la huŋ a nda yoomu. Te le chɔuwo nda hiŋ ni, mɛɛ la huŋ vɛlɛ a nda yoomu.” 19 Kɛ mɛɛ masaa ŋbuŋgaa wanaa ndaa malaa a puaa chɔuwaa wa nda tolɔɔ kɔɔli wa mal chioo, 20 mi wana o wana dii wana hinul ndu le sɔŋgɔɔ wo. Okoŋ, mi Siiliaŋnda nyaanuŋ,+ nduyɛ mi Isɔluɛiya tisa nda kɔɔli. Kɛ mi Bɛŋ-hedadi masaa le Siiliaa hialuŋ, mbo nyaanuŋ o soo choo nda wanaa nyaanuŋ suaa wa atiŋ. 21 Kɛ mi masaa le Isɔluɛi fula, mbo hiau lachi a wanaa sɔŋga o suaa choo a o nyɛm nyaanaŋ suaa naŋndoŋ niŋnda diuwo. Nduyɛ, mbo dii Siiliaŋnda diuwo pila.

22 Okoŋ kɔɔli, mi wana suaa le Mɛlɛka wo+ kua naa masaa le Isɔluɛi chua, mbo dimul ndu aa: “Kɔ ma bɛɛndiaa puaa num aa chɔuwa, nduyɛ ma yiyaŋ a nyɛ ŋ cho tosa wo okɔɔ.+ Kanifuule, masaa le Siiliaa cho hunɔɔ num chiŋalaŋ nyilasiaŋ o wɔsioo kandɔŋndo.”*+

23 Mi masaa le Siiliaa buɛiyaa nduaa dimul ndu aa: “Mɛlɛka ŋpemboo Mɛlɛka ndaa cho ni. Lelaŋ nda yem naa ni. Kɛ te ŋ chɔulaba nda pɛ o dɛŋgbɔɔ niŋ, ŋ cho nda yomɔɔ. 24 Nyɛ ŋ nɔ vɛlɛ ma tosa wo cho hoo ni: Faŋa masaa bɛnduaa kpou+ o foofola ndalaŋ, ma miŋgi masaa ŋbuŋgaa loŋ. 25 Chuuŋgiaa puaa chɔuwa mɛɛ a hɛluŋ num nda wa yɛ, nduyɛ ma chuuŋgiaa suaa vɛlɛ a nyɛm nyaanaŋ suaa naŋndoŋ mɛɛ ŋ wa paandu yɛ. Okoŋ, miŋ kɔ chɔulaba nda o lɛŋnde dɛŋgbɛleŋ choo. Ŋ cho nda yomɔɔ.” Mbo yaŋ nilaŋ o sila ndaa, nduyɛ mbo tosa mɛɛ nda dimi yɛ.

26 O wɔsioo kandɔŋndo,* mi Bɛŋ-hedadi chuuŋgiaa Siiliaŋnda mbo kua Afɛki+ le sɔŋgɔɔ a Isɔluɛiya. 27 Mi waŋnda Isɔluɛi bɛɛ chuuŋgiaŋ, nduyɛ ma ke nda nyɛm nda hauba woŋ, okoŋ ma kuel nda. Mɛɛ waŋnda Isɔluɛi kelu dɔɔŋgɔɔ nda lachi, a wa ko mɛɛ chuiŋnda wa nuaa kundala taaniŋndaŋ la tiɔɔŋ yɛ. Kɛ Siiliaŋnda wa a pɛŋgɛlaŋ o tanda koŋ niŋ kpou.+ 28 Okoŋ, mi wana suaa le Mɛlɛka tonyaa wo kua naa masaa le Isɔluɛi chua, mbo dimul ndu aa: “Nyɛ Chɛhowa dimi wo cho hoo ni, ‘Le mɛɛ Siiliaŋnda dimi aa: “Chɛhowa, Mɛlɛka ŋpemboo o cho ni, kɛ o cho Mɛlɛka dɛŋgbɛ le” yɛ, I cho faŋga bɛndoo hoo kpou malɔɔ num o ba,+ nduyɛ ma sina kpendekele maa ya cho Chɛhowa ni.’”+

29 A wa o dɔɔŋgɔla ndalaŋ niŋ le palɛi i ŋɔmmɛu, nduyɛ o paale ŋɔmmɛu leŋ choo ma kandu sɔŋgɔɔ. O paaleŋ lepilɛ niŋ kpe, mi waŋnda Isɔluɛi diu puaa chɔuwaa Siiliaŋaa kua a ŋpelu wa 100,000. 30 Mi a tuaa kpou nyaanuŋ o chiee bɛndoo niŋ Afɛki.+ Kɛ mi kpakioo komba puaa 27,000 choo. Mi Bɛŋ-hedadi bɛɛ nyaanuŋ chiee, mbo kɔ vioŋnuŋ o lumuiyo niŋ pɔ.

31 Okoŋ mi wanaa nduaa silaa dimul ndu aa: “Fallo, ŋ tuei maa masaa cho Isɔluɛi ya nɔ nyiɛɛye tau.* Lelaŋ yandii, ŋ yiinuŋ ndɔɔ nyɛla labɛkilaŋ o lachaŋ miŋ baiyiaŋ yuei o lebol, okoŋ miŋ kuɛ o masaa Isɔluɛi lo. Naapum o cho num diyɔɔ le.” 32 Ma yiinuŋ nyɛla labɛkilaŋ o lachaŋ, nduyɛ ma baiyiaŋ yuei o lebol, ma kua o masaa Isɔluɛi lo, ma dimul ndu aa: “Bɛŋ-hedadi buɛi numndo dimi aa, ‘Yandii, dii ya le.’” Mbo muli aa: “O cho wɔ yoomu? Puaapilɛnɔ nuu o cho ni.” 33 Mi puaa haa cha maa dɛnɛ kɛndɛ cho fula o nyɛ o dimi wo niŋ, nduyɛ ma laalaŋ ndu. Okoŋ ma dimi aa: “Puaapilɛnɔ numndo Bɛŋ-hedadi cho ni.” Mbo dimul nda aa: “La kɔ huŋ a ndu.” Mi Bɛŋ-hedadi fula mbo kua o ndu lo, nduyɛ mi Ehaabi heelu ndu o nyɛ nyaanaŋ suaa naŋndo choo.

34 Mi Bɛŋ-hedadi dimul ndu aa: “Chieeŋ finya nuu bii finya num o ba woŋ, I cho miŋgi. Okoŋ ma kumbi lɔɔlaŋ Damasikɔɔ le numpila, mɛɛ finya nuu tosa o Sameeliaa niŋ yɛ.”

Mi Ehaabi muli aa: “I cho num malɔɔ ma kuɛ, le kpemaa hoo.”

Okoŋ ma yii kpemaa, mbo mal ndu mbo kuaŋnuŋ.

35 Mi Chɛhowa ke puaa wanaa suaa le Mɛlɛka wa* o pilɛ+ yooŋgoo. Mbo dimul chaaŋ ndɔ aa: “Yandii, lɔɔ ya.” Kɛ mbo kɛɛ le ndu lɔɔ. 36 Le hei, mbo dimul chaaŋ ndɔ koŋ aa: “Le mɛɛ ŋ kɛɛ le Chɛhowa nilaŋ yaŋɔɔ yɛ, dimioo nuaa a faŋaŋ ya ikɛi, kpɔkuŋndo* cho num diyɔɔ.” Mɛɛ o faŋaŋ ndu ikɛi, mi kpɔkuŋndo hinul ndu mbo dii ndu.

37 Mbo komal po cheleŋ mbo dimul ndu aa: “Yandii, lɔɔ ya.” Mi poo luaa ndu, nduyɛ mbo boli ndu.

38 Okoŋ, mi wana suaa hoo le Mɛlɛka wo yiinuŋ kola ipɛŋgɔɔ o hɔl, mbo kua mbo kɔ chum masaa o nɛi. 39 Mɛɛ masaa wa hiouwɔɔ, mbo dimul ndu choo choo kpeleŋ aa: “Ya buɛi numndo wa kɔlaŋ naa sɔŋgɔɔ ndoo tuulu tau wa, mi waŋndo fula loŋ mbo chuu ya poo, mbo dimi aa, ‘Manda poo hoo. Te o luusiaŋ pɛ, num cho miiŋgu o foofo ndɔɔ ni.+ Te o cho koŋ te, a cho kaniŋ humboŋ paawa talɛŋnde i pilɛ.’* 40 Nduyɛ boondii ya buɛi numndo wa kpɔndi kpɔndi ve, mi poo hoo chimbu mbo kuaŋnuŋ.” Mi masaa le Isɔluɛi dimul ndu aa: “Numpila chii yamɛi kilulɔŋ. Mɛɛ ŋ dimi yɛ, lende i cho yɔŋnɔŋ a num ni.” 41 Mbo faŋaŋ kola ipɛŋgɔɔ o hɔl chɔ chɔ, nduyɛ mi masaa sina maa o cho waŋndo o pilɛ o wanaa suaa le Mɛlɛka wa tɛɛŋ.+ 42 Mbo dimul ndu aa: “Nyɛ Chɛhowa dimi wo cho hoo ni, ‘Le mɛɛ ŋ mal po ya dimul num maa o nɔ le piɔmndo sɔlaa wo mbo hialuŋ num yɛ,+ num cho miiŋgu o foofo ndɔɔ ni.+ Nduyɛ wanaa numnda cho miiŋgu o foofo wanaa nduaa ni.’”+ 43 Okoŋ, mi masaa le Isɔluɛi miiŋgu o ndu lo chiee Sameeliaa+ a kɔl tambɛiyo nduyɛ a dialloŋ ŋ vilɛi pɛ.