1 Samuel
4:1 Na Samuel asɛm baa Israel nyinaa so. Afei Israel firii adi ko tiaa
Filistifoɔ no sɛ wɔnkɔko, na wɔkɔbɔɔ nsraban wɔ Ebeneser nkyɛn
Filistifo sisii nsraban wɔ Afek.
4:2 Na Filistifoɔ no hyehyɛɛ wɔn ho ko tiaa Israel, ne berɛ bɛn
wɔde wɔn ho bɔɔ ɔko, wɔdii Israel so nkonim wɔ Filistifoɔ anim, na wɔn
kunkum asraafo no mu bɛyɛ mpemnan.
4:3 Na ɔman no duu nsraban no mu no, Israel mpanimfoɔ no kaa sɛ:
Adɛn nti na AWURADE abɔ yɛn nnɛ Filistifoɔ anim? Momma yɛn
momfa AWURADE apam adaka no mfi Silo mmrɛ yɛn, sɛ, .
sɛ ɛba yɛn mu a, ɛbɛtumi agye yɛn afiri yɛn atamfo nsa mu.
4:4 Enti ɔman no soma kɔɔ Silo sɛ wɔmfa adaka no mfi hɔ mmra
asafo AWURADE apam a ɔte ntam no ho
kerubim: na Eli mma mmienu Hofni ne Finehas ka ho
Onyankopɔn apam adaka no.
4:5 Na AWURADE apam adaka no baa nsraban no mu no, wɔn nyinaa
Israel teɛteɛɛm de nteɛm kɛse, ma enti asase san bɔɔ bio.
4:6 Na Filistifoɔ no tee nteɛteɛm no, wɔkaa sɛ: Ɛdeɛn!
kyerɛ nteɛm kɛseɛ yi dede wɔ Hebrifoɔ nsraban mu? Ne
wɔtee ase sɛ AWURADE adaka no aba nsraban no mu.
4:7 Na Filistifoɔ no suroeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ wɔkaa sɛ: Onyankopɔn aba mu
nsraban mu. Na wɔkaa sɛ: Yɛn nnue! ɛfiri sɛ adeɛ a ɛte saa nnya mmaeɛ
ɛde besi saa bere yi.
4:8 Yɛn nnue! hwan na ɔbɛgye yɛn afiri saa Anyame ahoɔdenfoɔ yi nsam?
eyinom ne Anyame a wɔde ɔhaw ahorow nyinaa bɔɔ Misraimfo no
sare so.
4:9 Mo Filistifoɔ, monyɛ den, na monnyae mo ho sɛ nnipa
monnyɛ Hebrifoɔ nkoa sɛdeɛ wɔayɛ mo no
te sɛ nnipa, na wɔko.
4:10 Na Filistifoɔ no ko, na wɔdii Israel so nkonim, na wɔn mu biara dwane
onipa kɔɔ ne ntomadan mu, na wokunkum nnipa pii; ɛfiri sɛ ɛhɔ na hwee ase
Israelfoɔ a wɔnam fam mpem aduasa.
4:11 Na wɔfaa Onyankopɔn adaka no; ne Eli mma mmienu, Hofni ne
Finehas, na wɔkumm wɔn.
4:12 Na Benyamin barima bi tuu mmirika firii asraafoɔ no mu baa Silo a
da koro no ara a ne ntade mu atetew, na asase da ne ti so.
4:13 Na ɔduruu hɔ no, hwɛ, Eli tenaa nkongua bi so wɔ kwan ho rewɛn, ɛfiri sɛ
n’akoma wosow wɔ Onyankopɔn adaka no ho. Na bere a ɔbarima no baa mu no
kurow mu, na wɔka kyerɛɛ no, kurow no nyinaa teɛɛm.
4:14 Ɛberɛ a Eli tee nteɛm no, ɔkaa sɛ: Ɛdeɛn ne
dede a ɛwɔ basabasayɛ yi mu? Na ɔbarima no de ahopere baa mu bɛka kyerɛɛ Eli.
4:15 Afei na Eli adi mfeɛ aduɔkron awotwe; na n’aniwa yɛɛ kusuu, sɛ ɔno
na ontumi nhu ade.
4:16 Na ɔbarima no ka kyerɛɛ Eli sɛ: Mene deɛ ɔfiri asraafoɔ mu baeɛ, na medwane
de besi nnɛ afi asraafo mu. Na ɔkaa sɛ: Me ba, dɛn na wɔayɛ?
4:17 Na ɔbɔfoɔ no buaa sɛ: Israel dwane
Filistifoɔ, na wɔakum nnipa pii nso wɔ wɔn mu
nkurɔfoɔ, ne wo mma mmienu nso, Hofni ne Finehas, awuwu, na
Wɔfa Onyankopɔn adaka.
4:18 Na bere a ɔkaa Onyankopɔn adaka no ho asɛm no, ɔ
ɔhwee ase fii nkongua no so kɔɔ n’akyi wɔ ɔpon no nkyɛn, ne ne kɔn
ɔbubuu, na ɔwuiɛ, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔyɛ akwakoraa, na ne mu duru. Na wabu atɛn
Israel mfe aduanan.
4:19 Na n’asew, Finehas yere, anyinsɛn, na wabɛn
na ɔtee sɛ wɔafa Onyankopɔn adaka no, .
na sɛ n’ase ne ne kunu awuwu no, ɔkotow
na ɔwoo awo; ɛfiri sɛ n’awerɛhoɔ baa ne so.
4:20 Na ne wuo berɛ no, mmaa a wɔgyinagyina ne nkyɛn no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ
no, Nsuro; ɛfiri sɛ woawo ɔbabarima. Nanso ɔno nso ammua
so obuu ho asɛm.
4:21 Na ɔtoo abofra no din Ikabod, na ɔkaa sɛ: Anuonyam no afi hɔ
Israel: ɛfiri sɛ wɔfaa Onyankopɔn adaka no, na ɛnam n’agya mu
mmara ne ne kunu.
4:22 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Animuonyam afiri Israel so, ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn adaka no wɔ hɔ
afa.