Atemmufo
21:1 Afei na Israel mmarima aka ntam wɔ Mispa sɛ: Biara rensi hɔ
yɛn mu de ne babaa ma Benyamin sɛ ɔyere.
21:2 Na nkurɔfoɔ no baa Onyankopɔn fie, na wɔtenaa hɔ kɔsii anwummerɛ
Onyankopɔn anim, na wɔmaa wɔn nne so, na wosui denneennen;
21:3 Na ɔkaa sɛ: O AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn, adɛn nti na yei aba Israel, sɛ
ɛnnɛ ɛsɛ sɛ abusuakuw biako na ɛyera wɔ Israel?
21:4 Na ade kyee no, ɔman no sɔree anɔpatutuutu, na wɔkyekyeree
afɔremuka bi wɔ hɔ, na wɔbɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre.
21:5 Na Israelfoɔ no kaa sɛ: Hwan na ɔwɔ hɔ wɔ mmusuakuo nyinaa mu
Israel a ɔne asafo no amma AWURADE nkyɛn? Efisɛ wɔn
na waka ntam kɛse bi afa nea wankɔ AWURADE nkyɛn sɛ
Mispa, na ɔkaa sɛ: Wɔbɛkum no ampa.
21:6 Na Israelfoɔ no nuu wɔn ho maa wɔn nua Benyamin, na
kaa sɛ: Ebusuakuo baako wɔ hɔ a wɔatwa afiri Israel so ɛnnɛ.
21:7 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛayɛ ɔyerenom ama wɔn a wɔaka no, ɛfiri sɛ yɛaka ntam no
AWURADE sɛ yɛremfa yɛn mma mmaa mu mma wɔn yerenom?
21:8 Na wɔkaa sɛ: Israel mmusuakuo no mu baako wɔ hɔ a wamma no
de kɔ Mispa de kɔma AWURADE? Na hwɛ, obiara amfi hɔ amma nsraban no mu
Yabes-gilead de kɔma asafo no.
21:9 Na wɔkan ɔman no, na hwɛ, na obiara nni hɔ
nnipa a wɔte Yabes-gilead wɔ hɔ.
21:10 Na asafo no somaa mmarima akokodurufo mpem dumien kɔɔ hɔ.
na ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔkunkum Yabes-gileadfoɔ no
de nkrante ano, ne mmea ne mmofra.
21:11 Na yei ne adeɛ a mobɛyɛ, Mobɛsɛe obiara koraa
ɔbarima ne ɔbaa biara a wada ɔbarima nkyɛn.
21:12 Na wohuu mma ahanan wɔ Yabes-gileadfo mu
mmaabun a wɔne ɔbarima biara dae a na wonnim onipa biara, na wɔde bae
wɔn de wɔn kɔɔ nsraban a ɛkɔ Silo a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase so no mu.
21:13 Na asafo no nyinaa somaa ebinom sɛ wɔnkɔkasa nkyerɛ mma
Benyamin a na wɔwɔ ɔbotan Rimon mu, na wɔafrɛ wɔn asomdwoe mu.
21:14 Na Benyamin san baeɛ saa berɛ no; na wɔmaa wɔn yerenom a
na wɔagye Yabes-gilead mmaa nkwa, nanso saa ara na wɔyɛeɛ
na ɛdɔɔso sɛ ɛnyɛ saa.
21:15 Na ɔman no nuu wɔn ho maa Benyamin, ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE wɔ
yɛɛ mpaapaemu wɔ Israel mmusuakuw no mu.
21:16 Ɛnna asafo no mu mpanimfoɔ kaa sɛ: Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn ayɛ ama ɔyerenom ama
wɔn a wɔaka no, sɛ wɔasɛe mmea no afi Benyamin mu?
21:17 Na wɔkaa sɛ: Ɛsɛ sɛ agyapadeɛ bi wɔ hɔ ma wɔn a wɔaguan afiri mu no
Benyamin, sɛ abusuakuw bi nsɛee wɔ Israel.
21:18 Nanso yɛrentumi mma yɛn mmabea yerenom mma wɔn mma
Israel aka ntam sɛ: Nnome nka deɛ ɔma Benyamin ɔyere.
21:19 Ɛnna wɔkaa sɛ: Hwɛ, AWURADE afahyɛ wɔ Silo afe biara wɔ afe
beae bi a ɛwɔ Betel atifi fam, wɔ apuei fam
ɔkwan kɛse a efi Betel kɔ Sekem, ne anafo fam
Lebona.
21:20 Enti wɔhyɛɛ Benyaminfoɔ sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔda hɔ
montwɛn wɔ bobeturo mu;
21:21 Na hwɛ, na hwɛ, sɛ Silo mmabea no fi adi bɛsaw a
asaw, afei momfi bobe nturo mu mmɛkyere mo biara ne ne de
Silo mmabea yere, na kɔ Benyamin asase so.
21:22 Na ɛbɛba, sɛ wɔn agyanom anaa wɔn nuanom bɛba yɛn nkyɛn a
nwiinwii, sɛ yɛbɛka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ: Momma wɔn adɔe mma yɛn
nti: ɛfiri sɛ yɛankora ne yere so amma ɔbarima biara wɔ ɔko mu, ɛfiri sɛ mo
amfa amma wɔn saa berɛ yi, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mobɛdi fɔ.
21:23 Na Benyamin mma yɛɛ saa, na wɔwaree wɔn, sɛdeɛ
wɔn dodow, wɔn a wɔsaw, wɔn a wɔkyeree wɔn, na wɔkɔe na
wɔsan kɔɔ wɔn agyapadeɛ so, na wɔsiesiee nkuro no, na wɔtenaa mu
wɔn.
21:24 Na Israelfoɔ no firii hɔ saa berɛ no, obiara kɔ
n’abusuakuw ne n’abusua, na obiara firii hɔ kɔɔ
n’agyapade.
21:25 Saa nna no mu no, na ɔhene biara nni Israel, na obiara yɛ deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ
wɔ n’ankasa ani so pɛɛ.