1 Samuel
11:1 Afei Ammonini Nahas foro baa Yabes-gilead so
Yabes mmarima nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ Nahas sɛ: Wo ne yɛn nyɛ apam
bɛsom wo.
11:2 Na Ammonni Nahas buaa wɔn sɛ: Saa tebea yi na mɛma a
apam wo ne wo, na matu w’ani nifa nyinaa, na mede ato hɔ
na ahohora bɛba Israel nyinaa so.
11:3 Na Yabes mpanimfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ma yɛn nnanson ahomegyeɛ.
na yɛasoma abɔfoɔ akɔ Israel mpoano nyina ara: na afei, sɛ
obiara nni hɔ a obegye yɛn nkwa, yebefi adi aba wo nkyɛn.
11:4 Afei abɔfoɔ no baa Saul Gibea, bɛkaa asɛm no wɔ
ɔman no aso, na ɔman no nyinaa maa wɔn nne so sui.
11:5 Na hwɛ, Saul dii anantwinini no akyi firii wuram; na Saul kaa sɛ, .
Dɛn na ɛhaw nkurɔfo ma wosu? Na wɔkaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ no
mmarima a wɔwɔ Yabes.
11:6 Na Onyankopɔn Honhom baa Saul so berɛ a ɔtee saa asɛm no, na
n’abufuw sɔree kɛse.
11:7 Na ɔfaa anantwie kɔndua, na ɔtwitwaa wɔn asinasin, na ɔsomaa wɔn
Israel asase nyinaa so abɔfoɔ nsa so kaa sɛ:
Obiara a ɔremma Saul ne Samuel akyi no, saa ara na ɛbɛyɛ
ayɛ ne anantwinini. Na AWURADE suro baa ɔman no so, na
wɔde pene biako na epuei.
11:8 Na ɔkan wɔn wɔ Besek no, na Israelfoɔ no yɛ baasa
mpem ɔha, na Yuda mmarima mpem aduasa.
11:9 Na wɔka kyerɛɛ abɔfoɔ a wɔbaa hɔ no sɛ: Sɛɛ na monka nkyerɛ
mmarima a wofi Yabes-gilead, Ɔkyena, bere a owia bɛhyew no, mobɛyɛ
nya mmoa. Na abɔfoɔ no ba bɛkyerɛɛ Yabes mmarima no;
na wɔn ani gyei.
11:10 Enti Yabes mmarima no kaa sɛ: Ɔkyena yɛbɛfiri adi aba mo nkyɛn.
na mo ne yɛn nyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ mo yie nyina ara.
11:11 Na ade kyee no, Saul kyekyeree nnipa no mu mmiɛnsa
nnwumakuw ahorow; na wɔbaa dɔm no mfimfini anɔpa
monwɛn, na wokunkum Ammonfo kosii awiabere, na ɛbaa sɛ
twam, na wɔn a wɔaka no hwetee, ma wɔn mu baanu hwetee
ɛnyɛ sɛ wobegyaw wɔn abom.
11:12 Na ɔman no ka kyerɛɛ Samuel sɛ: Hwan ne deɛ ɔkaa sɛ: Saul na ɔbɛdi hene
yɛn so? momfa mmarima no mmra, na yɛakum wɔn.
11:13 Na Saul kaa sɛ: Ɛnnɛ, wɔrenkum onipa biara, na wɔakum no
da no AWURADE ayɛ nkwagyeɛ wɔ Israel.
11:14 Ɛnna Samuel ka kyerɛɛ ɔman no sɛ: Mommra na yɛnkɔ Gilgal nkɔyɛ foforɔ
ahenni a ɛwɔ hɔ no.
11:15 Na ɔman no nyinaa kɔɔ Gilgal; na ɛhɔ na wɔde Saul sii hene kane
AWURADE wɔ Gilgal; na ɛhɔ na wɔbɔɔ asomdwoeɛ afɔrebɔ
afɔrebɔde wɔ AWURADE anim; na Saul ne Israel mmarima nyinaa wɔ hɔ
ani gyei kɛse.