1 Samuel
9:1 Na Benyamin barima bi wɔ hɔ a ne din de Kis, Abiel ba.
Seror ba, Bekorat ba, Afia ba, Benyaminni.
ɔhoɔdenfo a ɔwɔ tumi.
9:2 Na ɔwɔ ɔbabarima bi a ne din de Saulo, aberanteɛ a ne ho yɛ fɛ na ne ho yɛ fɛ.
na onipa pa biara nni Israelfoɔ mu sene
ɔno: efi ne mmati so kɔ soro na ɔkorɔn sen nnipa no mu biara.
9:3 Na Kis Saul agya mfurum yerae. Na Kis ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ ne de
ɔba, Fa nkoa no mu baako ka wo ho, na sɔre kɔhwehwɛ
mfurum.
9:4 Na ɔfaa Efraim bepɔ so, na ɔfaa asase a
Salisa, nanso wɔanhu wɔn, na wɔtwam wɔ asase a
Salim, na wɔnni hɔ, na ɔtwam faa asase a ɛwɔ
Benyaminfo, nanso wɔanhu wɔn.
9:5 Na wɔduruu Suf asase so no, Saul ka kyerɛɛ n’akoa sɛ
ɛno na na ɔka ne ho sɛ: Bra na yɛnsan mmra; anyɛ saa a me papa amfi hɔ a ɔdwene ho
mfurum no ho, na mondwene yɛn ho.
9:6 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, Onyankopɔn nipa bi wɔ kuro yi mu.
na ɔyɛ onipa a ɔwɔ nidi; deɛ ɔka no nyinaa ba mu ampa.
afei momma yɛnkɔ hɔ; ebia obetumi akyerɛ yɛn yɛn kwan sɛ yɛn
ɛsɛ sɛ ɛkɔ.
9:7 Ɛnna Saulo ka kyerɛɛ n’akoa sɛ: Na hwɛ, sɛ yɛkɔ a, dɛn na yɛbɛyɛ
bra ɔbarima no? ɛfiri sɛ abodoo no asa wɔ yɛn nkukuo mu, na a
mprempren sɛ yɛde bɛbrɛ Onyankopɔn nipa no: dɛn na yɛwɔ?
9:8 Na akoa no buaa Saul bio sɛ: Hwɛ, mewɔ ha
fa dwetɛ dwetɛbona nkyɛmu nnan mu baako ma, na mede bɛma ɔbarima no
Onyankopɔn de, sɛ ɔbɛka yɛn kwan akyerɛ yɛn.
9:9 (Ansa na Israel reba no, sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔbisaa Onyankopɔn a, na ɔkasa ni.
Mommra na yɛnkɔ ɔhwɛfoɔ no nkyɛn, ɛfiri sɛ na deɛ seesei wɔfrɛ no Odiyifoɔ no wɔ hɔ
ansa na bere bi reba no na wɔfrɛ no Ɔdehufo.)
9:10 Ɛnna Saul ka kyerɛɛ n’akoa sɛ: “Wɔka no yie; bra, momma yɛnkɔ. Enti wɔkɔe
de kɔ kuro a na Onyankopɔn nipa no wɔ mu no mu.
9:11 Na wɔreforo bepɔ no akɔ kuro no mu no, wɔhunuu mmabaa nkumaa sɛ wɔrekɔ
firi adi sɛ wɔrekɔtwe nsuo, na ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ: Ɔdehunufoɔ no wɔ ha?
9:12 Na wɔbuaa wɔn sɛ: Ɔwɔ hɔ; hwɛ, ɔwɔ mo anim: yɛ
ahopere afei, ɛfiri sɛ ɛnnɛ ɔbaa kuro no mu; ɛfiri sɛ afɔrebɔ bi wɔ hɔ a
nnipa no nnɛ wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ.
9:13 Sɛ moduru kuro no mu pɛ a, mobɛhunu no ntɛm ara.
ansa na waforo akɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ akɔdidi, ɛfiri sɛ ɔman no renwe
kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛba, ɛfiri sɛ ɔhyira afɔrebɔ no; na ɛno akyi no wɔn
di sɛ wɔbɛfrɛ wɔn. Afei afei sɔre mo; ɛfiri sɛ bɛyɛ saa berɛ yi na mo
bɛhunu no.
9:14 Na wɔforo kɔɔ kuro no mu, na wɔduruu kuro no mu no, .
hwɛ, Samuel firii adi baa wɔn so sɛ ɔrebɛforo akɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ.
9:15 Na AWURADE aka akyerɛ Samuel n’asom da koro ansa na Saul reba sɛ:
9:16 Ɔkyena bɛyɛ saa berɛ yi na mɛsoma ɔbarima bi afiri asase a
Benyamin, na sra no ma ɔnyɛ me man Israel so sahene.
na wagye me man afiri Filistifoɔ nsam, ɛfiri sɛ me
mahwɛ me nkurɔfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nteɛm aba me nkyɛn.
9:17 Na Samuel hunuu Saul no, AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ onipa a me
kasa kyerɛɛ wo sɛ! yei ara na ɔbɛdi hene wɔ me nkurɔfoɔ so.
9:18 Ɛnna Saul bɛn Samuel wɔ ɔpon no ano, na ɔkaa sɛ: Mesrɛ wo ka kyerɛ me
wo, baabi a ɔdehufo fie wɔ.
9:19 Na Samuel buaa Saul sɛ: Mene ɔhunufoɔ, foro di m’anim kɔ
sorɔnsorɔmmea no; ɛfiri sɛ ɛnnɛ mo ne me bɛdidi, na ɔkyena mɛdidi
ma kɔ, na ɔbɛka nea ɛwɔ w’akoma mu nyinaa akyerɛ wo.
9:20 Na w’afunumu a wɔyerae nnansa a atwam no deɛ, nnyɛ w’adwene
wɔn so; ɛfiri sɛ wɔahu wɔn. Na hena so na Israel akɔnnɔ nyinaa wɔ? Yɛ
ɛnyɛ wo ne w’agya fie nyinaa so?
9:21 Na Saul buaa sɛ: Menyɛ Benyaminni a mefiri akumaa no mu
Israel mmusuakuw? na m’abusua sua koraa wɔ mmusua nyinaa mu
Benyamin abusuakuw? enti adɛn nti na worekasa akyerɛ me saa?
9:22 Na Samuel faa Saul ne n’akoa de wɔn baa dan mu.
na ɔmaa wɔtenaa wɔn a wɔtoo nsa frɛɛ wɔn no mu, .
a na nnipa bɛyɛ aduasa.
9:23 Na Samuel ka kyerɛɛ aduannoafoɔ no sɛ: Fa kyɛfa a mede maa wo no bra
na meka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ: Fa si wo nkyɛn.
9:24 Na aduannoafoɔ no faa mmati ne deɛ ɛwɔ so no, na ɔde sii hɔ
no wɔ Saul anim. Na Samuel kaa sɛ: Hwɛ deɛ aka! de si hɔ
w’anim, na di, na wɔakora so ama wo de besi saa bere yi
efi bere a mekae sɛ, mato nsa afrɛ nkurɔfo no. Enti Saul ne Samuel dii ampa
saa da no.
9:25 Na wosian firii sorɔnsorɔmmea no mu kɔɔ kuro no mu no, Samuel
ɔne Saul dii nkitaho wɔ fie no atifi.
9:26 Na wɔsɔree anɔpatutuutu, na ɛbaa sɛ awia ahohuru bere mu.
na Samuel frɛɛ Saul baa fie no atifi kaa sɛ: Sɔre na matumi
ma wo kwan kɔ. Na Saul sɔre, na wɔn baanu nyinaa firii adi, ɔne
Samuel, a ɔwɔ amannɔne.
9:27 Na wɔresian akɔ kuro no ano no, Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ:
Ka akoa no ma ɔnkɔ yɛn anim, (na ɔtwam), nanso gyina hɔ
bere tiaa bi, na makyerɛ wo Onyankopɔn asɛm.