Samoɛle Mɔɔ Tɔ Zo Nwiɔ 16:1-23
16 Mɔɔ Devidi hɔle ɔ nyunlu ekyii wɔ boka ne azo la,+ Mɛfebɔhyɛte+ sonvolɛ Zaeba+ vale asoaso nwiɔ rayiale ye, ɛnee paano 200, vanye ma welera 100, wawaa mekɛ nu ma* mɔɔ bɛyɛ ye keeki la 100 yɛɛ nwanye+ buakɛ kpole ko kyekye asoaso ne mɔ anzi.
2 Na belemgbunli ne bizale Zaeba kɛ: “Duzu ati a wɔva ninyɛne ɛhye mɔ wɔra ɛ?” Zaeba buale kɛ: “Belemgbunli sua nu amra badɛnla asoaso ne azo, mgbavolɛ ne mɔ bali paano ne nee wawaa mekɛ nu ma ne yɛɛ menli mɔɔ kɛvɛ wɔ fienemgbole ne anu la banlo nwanye ne.”+
3 Akee belemgbunli ne bizale ye kɛ: “Na ɛ menle ara* ne wɔ ni?”+ Na Zaeba buale belemgbunli ne kɛ: “Ɔwɔ Gyɛlusalɛm, ɔluakɛ ɔse, ‘Ɛnɛ, Yizilayɛma bazia ava me papa belemgbunlililɛ ne amaa me.’”+
4 Na belemgbunli ne zele Zaeba kɛ: “Nea! Mɛfebɔhyɛte debie biala le wɔ ɛdeɛ.”+ Zaeba buale kɛ: “Mele wɔ sonvolɛ.* Maa menyia me menle belemgbunli anyunlu ɛlolɛ.”+
5 Mɔɔ Belemgbunli Devidi dwule Bahulem la, nrenyia bie mɔɔ wɔ Sɔɔlo abusua nu mɔɔ bɛfɛlɛ ye Hyemɛyae,+ mɔɔ le Gila ara la rayiale ye, ɔlɛba la ɛnee ɔlɛka munzule edwɛkɛ yeatia ye.+
6 Ɛnee ɔlɛkpa Belemgbunli Devidi nee ye azonvolɛ kɔsɔɔti nee menli ne yɛɛ katakyiema mɔɔ wɔ ye bɛne zo nee ye fema zo la amuala awolɛ.
7 Hyemɛyae dendɛle tiale ye kɛ: “Fi ɛke kɔ, fi ɛke kɔ, wɔmɔ mɔɔ ɛdi mogya nwo fɔlɛ la! Wɔmɔ sonlamgbane!
8 Gyihova ɛva Sɔɔlo mɔɔ wɔgyinla ɔ gyakɛ anu wɔyɛ belemgbunli la abusua ne mogya nwo fɔlɛlilɛ ɛgua ɛ ti zo, noko Gyihova ɛva belemgbunlililɛ ne ɛwula ɛ ra Abesalɛm asa anu. Kɛkala munzule ɛdo wɔ ɔluakɛ ɛdi mogya nwo fɔlɛ!”+
9 Zɛluaya+ ara Abehyae zele belemgbunli ne kɛ: “Duzu ati a ɔwɔ kɛ twea+ funli ɛhye ka munzule edwɛkɛ tia me menle belemgbunli ɛ?+ Mesɛlɛ wɔ, maa mengɔnye ɔ ti menvi zo.”+
10 Noko belemgbunli ne hanle kɛ: “Bɛmɛ Zɛluaya amra,+ kɛzi ɛhye fale bɛ nwo ɛ? Bɛmaa ɔha munzule edwɛkɛ ɔtia me,+ ɔluakɛ Gyihova ɛha ɛhile ye kɛ,+ ‘Ka munzule edwɛkɛ tia Devidi!’ Ɔti nwane a bahola aha kɛ, ‘Duzu ati a ɛlɛyɛ ɛhye a?’”
11 Akee Devidi zele Abehyae nee ye azonvolɛ kɔsɔɔti kɛ: “Medame mumua ne me kunlu ralɛ bɔbɔ ɛlɛkpondɛ me ahu me,*+ na akee Bɛngyamanenli!+ Bɛgyakyi ye bɛmaa ɔdendɛ ɔtia me, ɔluakɛ Gyihova a se ɔyɛ a!
12 Bie a Gyihova banwu me amaneɛnwunlɛ+ ne, na Gyihova ava kpalɛ adua me kakɛ agyakyi munzule edwɛkɛ ne mɔɔ yeha yetia me ɛnɛ la.”+
13 Devidi nee ye menli ne doale bɛ adendulɛ ne azo wɔ mekɛ mɔɔ Hyemɛyae lua boka ne anye anwo wɔ Devidi fɔɔnwo zo ɔlɛtendɛ ɔtia ye+ na ɔkpa bɛ awolɛ na ɔfuandi ɛnwea dɔɔnwo ɔgua bɛ nwo la.
14 Ngyikyi ngyikyi, akee belemgbunli ne nee menli mɔɔ nee ye lua la hɔdwule ɛleka mɔɔ bɛlɛkɔ la, ɛnee bɛvɛ ɔti bɛliele bɛ menle.
15 Mekɛ zɔhane, Abesalɛm nee Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti mɔɔ doa ye la hɔdwule Gyɛlusalɛm, ɛnee Ahetɔfɛle+ boka ɔ nwo.
16 Mɔɔ Devidi agɔnwo Akaenli+ Huhyae*+ rale Abesalɛm anwo ɛkɛ ne la, Huhyae zele Abesalɛm kɛ: “Belemgbunli ɛnyi ɛhyɛ!+ Belemgbunli ɛnyi ɛhyɛ!”
17 Na Abesalɛm zele Huhyae kɛ: “Ɛlɔlɛ kpundii ne mɔɔ ɛlɛ ɛmaa ɛ gɔnwo ne la ɛne? Duzu ati a ɛ nee ɛ gɔnwo ne angɔ ɛ?”
18 Ɔti Huhyae zele Abesalɛm kɛ: “Kyɛkyɛ, mewɔ ahenle mɔɔ Gyihova, menli ɛhye nee Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti ɛkpa ye la afoa. Me nee ye badɛnla.
19 Na meka ye bieko, Nwane a ɔwɔ kɛ mesonle ye a? Asoo tɛ ɔ ra ne ɔ? Kɛ mɔɔ menzonlenle wɔ papa la, zɔhane ala a mebazonle wɔ a.”+
20 Akee Abesalɛm zele Ahetɔfɛle kɛ: “Tu me folɛ.+ Duzu a yɛyɛ a?”
21 Na Ahetɔfɛle zele Abesalɛm kɛ: “Ɛ nee wɔ papa nwewe*+ ne mɔ mɔɔ ɔgyakyile bɛ kɛ bɛnlea sua nu* ɛkɛ ne la ɛla.+ Akee Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti bade kɛ wɔha wɔ papa ɛya, na menli mɔɔ li ɛ nzi la banyia anwosesebɛ.”
22 Yemɔti bɛzile ɛdanlɛsua bɛmaanle Abesalɛm wɔ sua ne ati zo,+ na Abesalɛm nee ye papa+ nwewe ne mɔ lale wɔ Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti anye zo.+
23 Mekɛ zɔhane, ɛnee bɛbu Ahetɔfɛle+ folɛdulɛ kɛ ɔle kɛ* nɔhalɛ Nyamenle ne edwɛkɛ la. Kɛ ɛnee Devidi nee Abesalɛm bu Ahetɔfɛle folɛdulɛ kɔsɔɔti la ɛne.
Ɔbodwɛkɛ
^ Titili feege, yɛɛ bie a ma bie mɔɔ le kɛ arɛlɛ la.
^ Anzɛɛ “anlɔnra.”
^ Hibulu aneɛ nu, “Mebɔ me ti aze memaa wɔ.”
^ Anzɛɛ “me ɛkɛla.”
^ Anzɛɛ “agɔnwo Huhyae mɔɔ ɔka ɔ ti anu edwɛkɛ ɔkile ye la.”
^ Anzɛɛ “belemgbunli sua nu.”
^ Anzɛɛ “ɔle kɛ awie ɛlɛbiza.”
