Wanaa veelu niŋ diomndaŋ o bundɛi hei niŋnda, nyunaŋ niŋ nyunaa hoo. Kɛ, bundɛi hei soo a Mɛfibosiɛɛ wa a ŋiɔɔŋ okɔɔ. Nduyɛ ŋ tiuba miŋ pɛɛku tau o ndi niŋ, te ŋ yaasiaa ndi pɛ nyɛkɛndɛi.

Masaa Sɔɔl ndoo nɔ puaa a ŋɔmmɛu a waŋ laanduaa a ŋiɔɔŋ. Chonataŋ wa po ndɔ tasoo ni. Okoŋ kɔɔli, mi Luisipa vilul ndu poo, nduyɛ mbo ke ndu diolaŋ aa Mɛfibosiɛɛ. Le hei, Sɔɔl ndoo nɔ poo diolaŋ aa Mɛfibosiɛɛ, nduyɛ po ndɔ mamaa ndoo nɔ vɛlɛ diolaŋ aa Mɛfibosiɛɛ.

A teleŋ pilɛ, mi Masaa Sɔɔl tul Kibiɔnaitiiyaa wa Isɔluɛiya tɛɛŋnda leyɛ. Le hei, ndoo yeema mbo diu nda kpou. Nduyɛ wana che pɛ maa, mbo diu a bɔɔbɔɔ. Hei wa bɔɔ suɛi wɔɔŋ bɛndu. Le yɛɛ? Kanifuule, o palɛi Chɔɔsuaa ve niŋ, mi wanaa banaa Isɔluɛiya yii kpema kɔl nyuloo a Kibiɔnaitiiya.—Chɔɔ. 9:​3-27.

A teleŋ Masaa Sɔɔl wa o masaleŋ choo wo bɛɛ, Isɔluɛiya wa wɔ o kpema koŋ bɛŋgu. Kɛ Masaa Sɔɔl ke kpemaa hoo lebɛɛ le, mbo kindiŋ le Kibiɔnaitiiya kpou diuwo. Le hei, mi Baabuiyo dimi maa, tɔɔyaŋndo wa ndu choo “le yɔŋ wɔɔŋ diyaa ŋwaŋnda chiee [ndu] nda yuŋgu ndɔɔ a tosa wo.” (2 Saam. 21:​1) Mɛɛ Deeve simnuŋ masaa, mi Kibiɔnaitiiyaa lo yoomu wa suaa o ndu lo a yɔŋ wɔɔŋ Sɔɔl ndoo tosa koŋ ndo okɔɔ. Mi Deeve nyuna nda le ma chɔm ndu nyɛ o nɔ mbo tosal nda le halikpeŋ mi Chɛhowa faŋa Isɔluɛiya sendioo choo, nduyɛ mbo dɔu nda sala wo. Kibiɔnaitiiya dimul Deeve le mbo ke nda nyɛsɔlaa le. Kɛ ma dimul ndu maa, o ke nda “puaa [Sɔɔl] wa a ŋɔmmɛu” le ma diu nda. (Nɔm. 35:​30, 31) Nduyɛ mi Deeve chɛl nyɛ ndaa dimul ndu wo.—2 Saam. 21:​2-6.

A teleŋ koŋ, Sɔɔl nda Chonataŋ ndaa sɔla niŋ piɔmndo o chɔuwo. Kɛ po Chonataŋndo Mɛfibosiɛɛ wa wɔ yoomu. Nduyɛ chɔŋ o chuaambɔyɛi nduɛi niŋ namtaa o wa ni. Mɛfibosiɛɛ ndoo wou laba o nyɛ finya ndɔ mama tosal Kibiɔnaitiiya wo niŋ te. Nduyɛ mi Deeve yii kpemaa a Chonataŋ maa, le mɛɛ chaŋyɛi kɛndɛi wa nda tɛɛŋ yɛ, wanaa wa fula o pulale ndɔleŋ choo wa, wa tɔnɔɔ sɔla o masale ndɔleŋ niŋ hali Mɛfibosiɛɛ po Chonataŋndo bɛɛ. (1 Saam. 18:​1; 20:​42) Baabuiyo dimi aa: “Deeve nda Chonataŋ po Sɔɔ wo, mi nda aa yii kpemaa Mɛlɛka Yaawɛɛ o hɔl. Le hei Deeve chɛl mbo yɔŋgu Mɛfibosiɛɛ po Chonataŋ ndo le.”—2 Saam. 21:​7.

Kɛ mi Deeve chɛl Kibiɔnaitiiya diom. Mbo yɔŋgu puaa Sɔɔl wa a ŋiɔɔŋ a puaa nduaa mamaa a ŋuɛɛnu. Nduyɛ po Sɔɔl wo opilɔɔ ndoo nɔ diolaŋ aa Mɛfibosiɛɛ. (2 Saam. 21:​8, 9) Mi nyɛ Deeve ndoo tosa koŋ ndo mala, mi yima wa Isɔluɛiya choo waŋ ma faŋaŋ.

Suɛi yɔŋnuŋ hei ve hiou bundɛi yɔŋaa. Mi sawa Mɛlɛkaa dimi kpendekele aa: ‘Chuauwa nɔ ma sɔla piɔm le nyɛ wanaa velu nda wa a tosa wo le.’ (Ditɔnɔ. 24:​16) Te puaa Sɔɔl wa a puaa nduaa mamaa ndaa sina isɔɔ a nyɛ Sɔɔl ndoo tosa wo le, Chɛhowa ve chɛlɔɔ mi ndaa sɔla piɔmndo le. Kanifuule, mi sawa pilɔɔ hoo hiau lachi a dimioo aa: “Wana tɛɛmbuu sawaa wo, ndu nɔ ni mbo sɔla piɔmndo.” Wana che pɛ maa, wanaa sɔla piɔmndo o yuŋgu Sɔɔl wo choo wa ndaa sina isɔɔ a suɛi keŋ okɔɔ. Le hei, ma sɔla paawaa le yɔŋ wɔɔŋ ndaa.

Bundɛi hei chɔm maa, waŋndo nɔ mbo yɔŋgu lakafɛi le suɛi wɔɔŋ o tosa ve, okoŋ mbo yiyaŋ maa nɛi chɔmaa le o tol kɔɔli le. Yau Pulɔwaa wo dimi aa: “Nyɛ o nyɛ ŋ wa tosaa pɛ, mandaŋ a mɛɛ ŋ tosa ndu yɛ. Sɔɔŋ kɛndɔŋ, muŋ ŋ tosa lɔɔ o lɔɔ ni.”—Pulɔ. 4:​24-27; Ɛfi. 5:​15.