1 Samuel
28:1 Na ɛbaa sɛ nna no mu no, Filistifoɔ no boaboaa wɔn
asraafo dɔm a wɔbom ko, sɛ wɔne Israel bɛko. Na Akis ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ
Dawid, Hu ampa sɛ wo ne me bɛkɔ ako, .
wo ne wo mmarima.
28:2 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Akis sɛ: Ampa ara wobɛhunu deɛ w’akoa bɛtumi
yɛ. Na Akis ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Ɛno nti na mede wo bɛyɛ me deɛ
ti kɔ daa.
28:3 Na Samuel awu, na Israel nyinaa adi ne ho awerɛhoɔ, na wɔasie no wɔ mu
Rama, wɔ n’ankasa kurom mpo. Na Saul de wɔn a wɔwɔ no ato hɔ
ahonhom a wonim wɔn, ne nkonyaayifo, fi asase no so.
28:4 Na Filistifoɔ no boaboaa wɔn ho ano, na wɔbaa hɔ bɛbɔɔ nsraban
wɔ Sunem, na Saul boaboaa Israel nyinaa ano, na wɔkyeree nsraban
Gilboa na ɔkyerɛwee.
28:5 Na Saul hunuu Filistifoɔ dɔm no, ehu kaa no, na ne deɛ
koma wosow kɛse.
28:6 Na Saul bisaa AWURADE no, AWURADE annye no so
ɛnam daeɛ so, anaa Urim, anaa adiyifoɔ so.
28:7 Ɛnna Saulo ka kyerɛɛ ne nkoa sɛ: Monhwehwɛ ɔbaa a ɔwɔ nimdeɛ mma me
honhom, na makɔ ne nkyɛn akɔbisa no. Na ne nkoa kaa sɛ
no sɛ: Hwɛ, ɔbaa bi wɔ hɔ a ɔwɔ honhom a ɔnim wɔ Endor.
28:8 Na Saul danee ne ho, na ɔhyɛɛ ntadeɛ foforɔ, na ɔkɔɔ, na
mmarima baanu ka ne ho, na wɔbaa ɔbea no nkyɛn anadwo, na ɔkae sɛ: Me
bɔ mpae, fa honhom a minim no so nyame me, na fa no bra me so, .
ɔno na mɛbɔ ne din akyerɛ wo.
28:9 Na ɔbaa no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, wo nim deɛ Saul ayɛ.
sɛnea watwa wɔn a wɔwɔ ahonhom ne nkonyaayifo, .
fi asaase no so: ɛno nti na woto afiri ama me kra, sɛ
ma miwu?
28:10 Na Saul kaa AWURADE ntam kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ yi, ɛhɔ
asotwe biara mma wo wɔ saa ade yi ho.
28:11 Ɛnna ɔbaa no kaa sɛ: Hena na memfa no mmrɛ wo? Na ɔkaa sɛ: Fa bra!
me so Samuel.
28:12 Na ɔbaa no hunuu Samuel no, ɔde nne kɛseɛ teaa mu
ɔbaa kasa kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: Adɛn nti na wodaadaa me? ɛfiri sɛ woyɛ
Saul.
28:13 Na ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Nsuro, na dɛn na wohunuu? Na nea ɛyɛ
ɔbaa ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: Mahunu anyame a wɔreforo afiri asase so.
28:14 Na ɔbisaa no sɛ: Ɔte sɛn? Na ɔkaa sɛ: Akwakoraa bi
ba soro; na wɔde ntama akata ne ho. Na Saul hunuu sɛ ɛyɛ
ne Samuel, na ɔde n’anim butubutuw fam, na ɔkotow
ɔno ankasa.
28:15 Na Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: Adɛn nti na woahaw me sɛ wode me bɛtete?
Na Saul buaa sɛ: Me werɛ ahow paa; ɛfiri sɛ Filistifoɔ di ako
atia me, na Onyankopɔn afi me nkyɛn, na onnye me so bio.
ɛnyɛ adiyifoɔ anaa adaeɛ so, ɛno nti na mafrɛ wo sɛ
wobɛtumi akyerɛ me deɛ mɛyɛ.
28:16 Ɛnna Samuel kaa sɛ: Ɛnde enti na wosrɛ me, na AWURADE wɔ hɔ
wafi wo nkyɛn, na wabɛyɛ wo tamfo?
28:17 Na AWURADE ayɛ no sɛdeɛ ɔnam me so kaeɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE atetew
ahenni no fi wo nsam, na wode ama wo yɔnko, mpo
Dawid:
28:18 Efisɛ woantie AWURADE nne, na woanni ne nne so
abufuo a ano yɛ den agu Amalek so, enti AWURADE ayɛ yei
wo nnɛ.
28:19 Afei nso AWURADE de Israel bɛka wo ho ahyɛ
Filistifoɔ no, na ɔkyena wo ne wo mma no bɛka me ho
AWURADE nso de Israel asraafoɔ bɛhyɛ wɔn nsa
Filistifo.
28:20 Afei Saul hwee fam ntɛm ara, na ehu kaa no paa.
Samuel nsɛm no nti: na ahoɔden biara nni ne mu; efisɛ ɔno
na onni paanoo da mũ no nyinaa, anaa anadwo mũ no nyinaa.
28:21 Na ɔbaa no baa Saul nkyɛn, na ɔhunuu sɛ ne ho yeraw no paa, na
ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, w’afenaa atie wo nne, na me nso matie
fa me kra hyɛ me nsa, na matie wo nsɛm a woka no
kasa kyerɛɛ me.
28:22 Afei, mesrɛ wo, tie wo nne nso
abaawa, na ma memfa paanoo kuruwa bi nsi w’anim; na didi, sɛ
wobɛtumi anya ahoɔden, berɛ a worekɔ wo kwan so.
28:23 Nanso ɔpowee, na ɔkaa sɛ: Merenwe. Nanso n’asomfo, abom
ɔne ɔbea no, hyɛɛ no; na ɔtiee wɔn nne. Enti ɔno
ɔsɔre firii asase so, na ɔtenaa mpa no so.
28:24 Na ɔbaa no wɔ nantwi ba sradeɛ wɔ fie hɔ; na ɔyɛɛ ntɛm kumm
no, na ɔfaa esiam, na ɔyam, na ɔtoo paanoo a mmɔkaw nnim
emu: .
28:25 Na ɔde baa Saul ne ne nkoa anim; na wɔyɛɛ saa
di. Afei wɔsɔre, na wɔkɔeɛ anadwo no.