11 Ammonni+ Nahas de dɔm baa Gilead kurow Yebes+ so. Ɛnna Yebes mmarima nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ Nahas sɛ: “Wo ne yɛn nyɛ apam* na yɛnsom wo.”2 Ammonni Nahas ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Nhyehyɛe yi na megyina so ne mo ayɛ apam: ɛne sɛ, metutu mo mu biara ani nifa na mede agu Israel nyinaa anim ase.”3 Yebes mpanyimfo ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Ma yɛn nnanson, na yebetu abɔfo akɔ Israel asaase so baabiara, na sɛ yɛannya ogyefo biara a, ɛnde yɛde yɛn ho bɛma wo.”4 Akyiri yi, abɔfo no kɔɔ Saul kurow Gibea+ mu kɔkaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ kurow no mufo, na kurow no mufo nyinaa momaa wɔn nne so sui denneennen.5 Ná Saul de anantwi fi wuram reba, na Saul bisae sɛ: “Asɛm bɛn na ato nkurɔfo yi? Adɛn nti na wɔresu?” Ɛnna wɔkaa nsɛm a Yebes mmarima aka no kyerɛɛ no.6 Bere a Saul tee asɛm no, Onyankopɔn honhom baa no so,+ na ne bo fuwii kɛse.7 Enti ɔfaa anantwi abien, na otwitwaa wɔn mu asinasian de hyɛɛ abɔfo no nsa sɛ wɔmfa nkɔ Israel asaase so baabiara, na ɔkae sɛ: “Obiara a wammedi Saul ne Samuel akyi no, sɛɛ na wɔde bɛyɛ n’anantwi!” Na Yehowa maa ehu kaa ɔman no, enti wɔn nyinaa boaboaa wɔn ho ano* fii adi bae.8 Ɛnna ɔkan wɔn wɔ Besek; ná Israelfo dodow yɛ 300,000, na Yuda mmarima nso yɛ 30,000.9 Afei wɔka kyerɛɛ abɔfo a wɔbae no sɛ: “Nea monkɔka nkyerɛ mmarima a wɔwɔ Yebes a ɛwɔ Gilead ni, ‘Ɔkyena awia ketee, yebegye mo.’” Ɛnna abɔfo no bɛka kyerɛɛ Yebes mmarima, na wodii ahurusi.10 Ɛno nti Yebes mmarima no kɔka kyerɛɛ Ammonfo sɛ: “Ɔkyena yɛde yɛn ho bɛma mo, na nea mopɛ biara momfa nyɛ yɛn.”+11 Ade kyee no, Saul kyekyɛɛ nkurɔfo no mu abiɛsa, na wɔbɔ wuraa Ammonfo+ dɔm no mu ahemanakye* kokunkum wɔn kosii awia ketee. Wɔn a wɔkae nso, wɔbɔɔ wɔn hwetee, na wɔn mu baanu mpo anka wɔ faako.12 Ɛnna ɔman no ka kyerɛɛ Samuel sɛ: “Henanom na wɔkae sɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ Saul yɛ yɛn so hene no?+ Momfa wɔn mmra na yenkunkum wɔn.”13 Nanso Saul kae sɛ: “Munnkum obiara saa da yi,+ efisɛ ɛnnɛ, Yehowa agye Israel.”14 Akyiri yi, Samuel ka kyerɛɛ ɔman no sɛ: “Mommra mma yɛnkɔ Gilgal+ na yɛnsan nkosi Saul hene bio.”+15 Enti ɔman no nyinaa kɔɔ Gilgal, na wosii Saul hene wɔ Yehowa anim wɔ Gilgal. Afei wɔbɔɔ asomdwoe afɔre wɔ Yehowa anim,+ na Saul ne Israel mmarima nyinaa dii ahurusi kɛse wɔ hɔ.+
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