Samuel Nwoma a Ɛtɔ So Mmienu
23 Weinom ne Dawid nsɛm a ɛtwa toɔ:+
“Yese ba Dawid+ nsɛm nie;
Ɔno ne ɔbarima a wɔmaa no so,+
Deɛ Yakob Nyankopɔn sraa no,+
Deɛ ɔtoo nnwom dɛdɛ+ wɔ Israel no.
‘Sɛ deɛ ɔdi adasamma so no yɛ ɔteneneeni,+
Na sɛ ɔdi hene wɔ Onyankopɔn suro mu a,+
4 Ɛte sɛ anɔpa hann, berɛ a awia apue,+
Anɔpa a mununkum nni hɔ.
Ɛte sɛ berɛ a nsuo atɔ awie na awia abɔ
Ama serɛ afifi asaase so.’+
5 Ɛnyɛ saa na me fie teɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn ani so anaa?
Ɛfiri sɛ ɔne me ayɛ daa apam,+
Na watoto ho biribiara ama no agyina.
Sɛdeɛ me nkwagyeɛ ne m’anigyeɛ nyinaa gyina so no,
Ɛnyɛ ɛno nti na ɔbɛma anyini anaa?+
8 Dawid akatakyie no+ din nie: Takemoni Yoseb-Basebet a ɔyɛ mmiɛnsa no so panin.+ Ɔno na ɔgyinaa ne nan so de pea kunkum nnipa 800 da koro. 9 Ahohi aseni Dodo+ ba Eleasar+ na ɔdi hɔ. Ɔka akatakyie mmiɛnsa a na wɔne Dawid nam a wɔkekaa nsɛm de buu Filistifoɔ no animtia no ho. Ná wɔaboaboa wɔn ho ano wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔrebɛdi ako, na berɛ a Israel mmarima san wɔn akyi no, 10 ɔno na ɔsɔre kunkum Filistifoɔ no, na ɛduruu baabi no, sekan a ɔkura no nti, ne nsa yɛɛ no ya na ɛgyeneeɛ.+ Enti saa da no, Yehowa maa wɔdii nkonim* kɛseɛ;+ na asraafoɔ no dii n’akyi yiyii wɔn a wakunkum wɔn no ho nneɛma.
11 Hararini Agee ba Samma na ɔdi hɔ. Na Filistifoɔ no boaboaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Lehi; ná asaase bi da hɔ a asedua ayɛ so ma, na Filistifoɔ no nti, na nkurɔfoɔ no adwane afiri hɔ. 12 Nanso ɔte gyinaa asaase no mfimfini kunkum Filistifoɔ no de bɔɔ asaase no ho ban; Yehowa maa wɔdii nkonim* kɛseɛ.+
13 Atitire 30 no mu mmiɛnsa kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Adulam+ bodan no mu twaberɛ, berɛ a na Filistifoɔ asraafoɔ akɔsoɛ Refaim Bɔn+ no mu.* 14 Saa berɛ no, na Dawid wɔ abandenden+ no mu, na na Filistifoɔ awɛmfoɔ dɔm nso wɔ Betlehem. 15 Ɛnna Dawid kaa sɛ: “O menya Betlehem kuro pono ano abura mu nsuo a, anka mɛnom!” 16 Ɛhɔ ara na akatakyie mmiɛnsa no de aniɛden bɔ wuraa Filistifoɔ asoɛeɛ no mu, na wɔkɔsaa Betlehem kuro pono ano abura mu nsuo, na wɔde brɛɛ Dawid. Nanso wannom, na mmom ɔhwie guu fam maa Yehowa.+ 17 Na ɔkaa sɛ: “O Yehowa, ɛmpare me sɛ mɛyɛ saa! Mmarima a wɔde wɔn nkwa* too wɔn nsam yi mogya na mennom anaa?”+ Enti wannom. Wei ne deɛ n’akatakyie mmiɛnsa no yɛeɛ.
18 Seruia+ ba Yoab nua Abisai+ nso, na ɔyɛ mmiɛnsa foforɔ so panin. Ɔno na ɔgyinaa ne nan so de pea kunkum nnipa 300; ná wagye din te sɛ mmiɛnsa no.+ 19 Mmarima mmiɛnsa no mu no, ɔno na na wagye din kɛse, na na ɔno ne wɔn so panin, nanso wanto mmiɛnsa a wɔdi kan no.
20 Yehoiada ba Benaia+ yɛ kokoɔdurofoɔ* a ɔyɛɛ nneɛma pii wɔ Kabseel.+ Ɔkum Moabni Ariel mma mmarima mmienu no, na da bi a na sukyerɛmma atɔ nso, ɔsiane kɔɔ abura mu kɔkum gyata bi.+ 21 Ɔno ara nso na ɔkɔkum Egyptni brane bi no. Ná Egyptni no kura pea, nanso ɔde abaa kɔɔ Egyptni no so kɔhwim pea no firii ne nsam, na ɔde pea no kum no. 22 Saa nneɛma yi na Yehoiada ba Benaia yɛeɛ, na ɔgyee din te sɛ akatakyie mmiɛnsa no. 23 Ná wagye din sene aduasa no mpo, nanso wanto mmiɛnsa a wɔdi kan no. Ne nyinaa akyi, Dawid de no sii n’awɛmfoɔ so panin.
24 Ná Yoab nua Asahel+ ka aduasa no ho; wɔn a wɔka ho ne Betlehemni+ Dodo ba Elhanan, 25 Harodni Samma, Harodni Elika, 26 Paltini Heles,+ Tekoani Ikes ba Ira,+ 27 Anatotni+ Abiesar,+ Husani Mebunai, 28 Ahohini Salmon, Netofani Maharai,+ 29 Netofani Baanah ba Heleb, Ribai ba Yitai a ɔfiri Benyaminfoɔ kuro Gibea mu, 30 Piratonni Benaia,+ Hidai a ɔfiri Gaase+ subɔn no mpɔtamu hɔ, 31 Arbatni Abi-Albon, Bahurimni Asmawet, 32 Saalbonni Eliaba, Yasen mma, Yonatan, 33 Hararini Samma, Hararini Sarar ba Ahiam, 34 Maakatni ba Ahasbai ba Elifelet, Giloni Ahitofel+ ba Eliam, 35 Karmelni Hesro, Arabiani Paarai, 36 Natan a ɔfiri Soba ba Yigal, Gadni Bani, 37 Ammonni Selek, Beerotni Naharai a na ɔkura Seruia ba Yoab akodeɛ, 38 Yitrini+ Ira, Yitrini Gareb, 39 ne Hitini Uria.+ Wɔn nyinaa si 37.