1 Samuel 31:1-13
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Saul kple viaŋutsu etɔ̃awo ƒe ku (1-13)
31 Filistitɔwo nɔ aʋa wɔm kple Israel.+ Eye Israel ŋutsuwo si le Filistitɔwo nu, eye wo dometɔ geɖe tsi aʋa le Gilboa To+ dzi.
2 Filistitɔwo ɖe Saul kple viaŋutsuwo ɖe nu, eye Filistitɔwo wu Yonatan,+ Abinadab kple Malki-Sua, siwo nye Saul viwo.+
3 Aʋa la nu sẽ ŋutɔ ɖe Saul dzi, eye aŋutrɔdalawo va ke ɖe eŋu, eye aŋutrɔdalawo de abi eŋu vevie.+
4 Eya ta Saul gblɔ na eƒe adekplɔvi be: “Ðe wò yi ne nàƒo ɖem, ne aʋamatsomatsotɔ+ siawo nagava aƒo nu ɖem ahawɔ funyafunyam o.” Ke eƒe adekplɔvi la melɔ̃ o, elabena enɔ vɔvɔ̃m ŋutɔ. Eya ta Saul tsɔ yi la hedze enu.+
5 Esi Saul ƒe adekplɔvi la kpɔ be Saul ku la,+ eya hã dze eƒe yi nu, eye wòku kplii.
6 Ale Saul kple viaŋutsu etɔ̃awo, eƒe adekplɔvi la, kpakple eƒe amewo katã ku gbe ma gbe.+
7 Esi Israel-vi siwo le balimenuto la kple Yordan nutoa me kpɔ be Israel ƒe aʋawɔlawo si, eye Saul kple viaŋutsuwo ku la, wogblẽ duawo ɖi hesi,+ eye Filistitɔwo va nɔ wo me.
8 Le ŋufɔke esi Filistitɔwo va nu ɖe ge le ame tsiaʋawo ŋu la, wokpɔ Saul kple viaŋutsu etɔ̃awo woku ɖe Gilboa To+ la dzi.
9 Eye wotso ta le Saul nu, ɖe eƒe aʋawɔnuwo le eŋu, eye wodɔ ame ɖo ɖe Filistitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi godoo be woagblɔe+ le woƒe trɔ̃wo ƒe me+ kple dukɔ blibo la me.
10 Wotsɔ eƒe aʋawɔnuwo va da ɖe Astoretwo ƒe me, eye wotsɔ eƒe ŋutilã kukua ku gli ŋu le Bet-San.+
11 Esi Yabes-Gileadtɔwo+ se nu si Filistitɔwo wɔ Saul la,
12 ŋutsu aʋawɔlawo katã tso, eye wozɔ mɔ zã blibo la yi ɖaɖe Saul kple viawo ƒe kukuawo le Bet-San ƒe gli ŋu. Wotsɔ wo yi Yabes, eye wotɔ dzo wo le afi ma.
13 Emegbe wotsɔ woƒe ƒuwo+ yi ɖaɖi ɖe tamarisk-ti si le Yabes+ la te, eye wotsi nu dɔ ŋkeke adre.
