Samuel Nhoma a Edi Kan 15:1-35
15 Ɛnna Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: “Yehowa somaa me ma mebɛsraa wo ngo de wo sii ne man Israel so hene,+ enti tie asɛm a Yehowa reka akyerɛ wo.+
2 Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni: ‘Metua Amalekfo so ka, efisɛ bere a Israel fi Egypt reba no, wɔsɔre tiaa wɔn wɔ kwan so.+
3 Enti kɔ na kokunkum Amalekfo+ na sɛe wɔne nea wɔwɔ nyinaa pasaa,+ mfa wɔn ho nkyɛ wɔn,* kunkum wɔn nyinaa,+ ɔbarima ne ɔbea, abofra ne nea otua nufu ano, nantwi ne oguan, yoma ne afurum.’”+
4 Saul frɛfrɛɛ nkurɔfo no, na ɔkan wɔn wɔ Telaim; asraafo* no, na wɔn dodow yɛ 200,000 na na Yuda mmarima nso dodow yɛ 10,000.+
5 Saul kɔe ara koduu Amalek kurow mu, na wɔkɔtetɛw bon no mu.
6 Ɛnna Saul ka kyerɛɛ Kenifo+ sɛ: “Monkɔ, mumfi Amalekfo mu nkɔ, na mampra mo amfra wɔn.+ Mo de, modaa ɔdɔ a enni huammɔ adi kyerɛɛ Israelfo nyinaa+ bere a wofi Egypt reba no.” Enti Kenifo no fii Amalekfo no mu kɔe.
7 Ɛno akyi no, Saul kokunkum Amalekfo+ fi Hawila+ kosii Sur+ a ɛbɛn Egypt no.
8 Ɔkyeree Amalek hene Agag+ animono, na ɔman no nkae de, ɔde sekan kunkum wɔn nyinaa.+
9 Nanso Agag ne nguan ne anantwi ne mmoa a wɔadɔ srade ne adwennini ne nneɛma pa nyinaa, Saul ne asraafo no anyɛ wɔn hwee,*+ na wɔampɛ sɛ wɔsɛe wɔn. Ade biara a ɛso nni mfaso na wɔmfa nyɛ hwee de, wɔsɛee ne nyinaa pasaa.
10 Ɛnna Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ Samuel sɛ:
11 “Manu me ho* sɛ misii Saul hene, efisɛ wafi m’akyi, na m’asɛm nso, wanni so.”+ Asɛm no haw Samuel paa, na osu frɛɛ Yehowa anadwo no nyinaa.+
12 Bere a Samuel sɔree ntɛm sɛ ɔrekohyia Saul anɔpa no, wɔka kyerɛɛ Samuel sɛ: “Saul kɔ Karmel,+ na wakosi nkaedum ama ne ho+ wɔ hɔ, na wadan ne ho asian kɔ Gilgal.”
13 Bere a akyiri yi Samuel koduu Saul nkyɛn no, Saul ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Yehowa nhyira wo. Mayɛ nea Yehowa kae no.”
14 Ɛnna Samuel bisae sɛ: “Na dɛn ne nguan ne anantwi sũ a mete yi?”+
15 Na Saul buae sɛ: “Wɔde fi Amalek na ɛbae, efisɛ asraafo no gyaw nguan ne anantwi no mu nea eye no* sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔde bɛbɔ afɔre ama Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn; nanso nea ɛkae no de, yɛasɛe ne nyinaa pasaa.”
16 Ɛnna Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: “Gyae! Ma menka nea Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ me nnɛra anadwo nkyerɛ wo.”+ Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Kasa!”
17 Samuel toaa so sɛ: “Bere a wɔpaw wo sɛ Israel mmusuakuw so panyin na Yehowa sraa wo de wo sii Israel so hene no,+ ɛnyɛ wo na na wubu wo ho sɛ wonyɛ obiara no?+
18 Akyiri yi, Yehowa somaa wo sɛ kɔyɛ adwuma bi. Ɔkae sɛ, ‘Kɔ na kɔsɛe Amalekfo nnebɔneyɛfo no pasaa;+ wo ne wɔn nko nkosi sɛ wobɛtɔre wɔn ase.’+
19 Adɛn nti na woantie Yehowa nne? Nneɛma a munyae wɔ ɔko mu+ no, moatu agu so afom de ayɛ Yehowa ani so bɔne.”
20 Nanso Saul ka kyerɛɛ Samuel sɛ: “Na sɛ́ matie Yehowa nne. Adwuma a Yehowa somaa me sɛ menkɔyɛ no, makɔyɛ, na mede Amalek hene Agag aba, na Amalekfo de, masɛe wɔn pasaa.+
21 Nanso nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsɛe no wɔ ɔko mu no, asraafo no afa emu nguan ne anantwi a eye paa no sɛ wɔde rebɛbɔ afɔre ama Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn wɔ Gilgal.”+
22 Ɛnna Samuel kae sɛ: “Yehowa pɛ ɔhyew afɔre ne afɔrebɔ+ sen sɛ wubetie Yehowa nne anaa? Hwɛ! Osetie ye sen afɔre,+ na asoɔmmerɛw ye kyɛn adwennini srade,+
23 na atuatew+ ne abosonkɔm nyinaa yɛ bɔne koro,+ ɛnna ahantan ne asumansɛm* ne abosonsom* nyinaa nso yɛ ade koro. Esiane sɛ woapo Yehowa asɛm nti,+ ɔno nso apo wo sɛ nni hene.”+
24 Na Saul ka kyerɛɛ Samuel sɛ: “Mayɛ bɔne, na mabu Yehowa ahyɛde ne w’asɛm so, efisɛ misuroo nkurɔfo no, na mitiee wɔn asɛm.
25 Enti mesrɛ wo, fa me bɔne kyɛ me, na wo ne me nkɔ na menkɔkotow Yehowa.”+
26 Nanso Samuel ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: “Me ne wo renkɔ, efisɛ woapo Yehowa asɛm, na Yehowa nso apo wo sɛ nni Israel so hene.”+
27 Bere a Samuel dan ne ho sɛ ɔrekɔ no, Saul soo n’ataade nsasin no ano, na esuanee.
28 Ɛnna Samuel ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Yehowa asuan Israel ahenni no afi wo nsam nnɛ, na wo yɔnko a oye sen wo na ɔde bɛma no.+
29 Na Israel Onuonyamfo no+ nso, ɔrenni atoro,+ na ɔrensesa n’adwene,* efisɛ ɔnyɛ ɔdasani na wasesa n’adwene.”*+
30 Ɛnna ɔno nso kae sɛ: “Mayɛ bɔne. Nanso mesrɛ wo, hyɛ me anuonyam wɔ me man mpanyimfo ne Israel anim. Wo ne me nkɔ na menkɔkotow Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn.”+
31 Enti Samuel dii Saul akyi ne no kɔe, na Saul kɔkotow Yehowa.
32 Ɛno akyi no, Samuel kae sɛ: “Momfa Amalek hene Agag mmrɛ me wɔ ha.” Nanso na Agag aka wɔ ne tirim sɛ: ‘Ampa, me ne owu atetew mu.’* Enti Agag rekɔ no, na ɔretwetwe ne ho.*
33 Nanso Samuel kae sɛ: “Sɛnea mmea hweree wɔn mma wɔ wo sekan ano no, saa ara na wo maame nso bɛhwere ne mma asen mmea nyinaa.” Bere a Samuel kaa saa no, otwitwaa Agag mu asinasin wɔ Yehowa anim wɔ Gilgal.+
34 Afei Samuel siim kɔɔ Rama, na Saul nso kɔɔ ne fi wɔ Saul kurow Gibea mu.
35 Samuel anhu Saul bio kosii sɛ Samuel wui, na okodii Saul ho awerɛhow.+ Yehowa nuu ne ho sɛ ɔde Saul sii Israel so hene.+
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Anaa “nhu wɔn mmɔbɔ.”
^ Anaa “asraafo a wɔnam fam.”
^ Anaa “huu wɔn mmɔbɔ.”
^ Anaa “Me werɛ ahow.”
^ Anaa “huu nguan ne anantwi a eye no mmɔbɔ.”
^ Nt., “terafim ahoni,” kyerɛ sɛ, abusua abosom; ahoni.
^ Anaa “nkonyaa.”
^ Anaa “wanu ne ho.”
^ Anaa “ɔrennu ne ho.”
^ Nt., “owu yaw no atwam.”
^ Ebetumi nso akyerɛ, “Agag de ahotoso kɔɔ n’anim.”
