1 Ɓè pwari ka Jonatan, muna-ɓwabura mala Sawul banggi mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo male ama, <<Yiu ɓǝ̀ sǝm yàl aban ká a kàttì mala amǝ'Filisti mǝnana a nkaring ngga.>> Sǝama yì ka ne tárrí ɗàng.

2 Sawul ka, nda a gumli male a tǝrta nggun mɓǝring a Migǝron, anzǝm là Gibiya. Amǝ'lwa mǝnana à nda atè ka, à nda kǝla ɓwa gbǝman-tongno-nong-mwashat (600). 3 Ahija muna-ɓwabura mala Ahitup, mǝ'eam Ikabod, muna-ɓwabura mala Finehas, mǝkà Eli, yì pǝris mala Yahweh a Shilo ka, ndakam ateà nǝ efot, [a]a buì. Aɓwana sǝlǝ ama Jonatan umǝna ɗàng.

4 Nreban mǝnana Jonatan nǝ kùtí kam aban ká a kàttì mala amǝ'Filisti ka, atali mǝ'dāh'rike nakam a koya nkanggari. Ɓè talî ka, à tunǝi ama Bozez, sǝ ɓè man ngga à tunǝi ama Sene. 5 Tali mǝ'dāhre mana nǝ njar-nza ka, nda aɓadǝm Mikmash, sǝ mǝnana nǝ njar-kunmur ka, nda aɓadǝm Geba.

6 Jonatan banggi mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo male ama, <<Yiu, ɓǝ̀ sǝm yàl aban ká a kàttì mala amǝ'ɗwanyi-kasǝ-ɓatau man. Earka Yahweh nǝ̀ pàktúró ace sǝm; kǝgir pà kàm nǝ̀ tamsǝ Yahweh arǝ amsǝban, ko nǝ aɓwana pas ko nǝ aɓwana kpokyak ɗàng.>> 7 Mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo male ne wi ama, <<Pàk gìr mǝnana nda a ɓabumo ka. Kyane, sǝ sǝni, mǝ nda atò, kǝla mǝnana ɓabumo twali ka.>> 8 Jonatan banggi wi ama, <<Sǝni, sǝm nǝ̀ yàlé ace ká a ban amǝ'Filisti, sǝ sǝm nǝ̀ pusǝ rǝ sǝm ɓǝà sǝn sǝm. 9 Ɓǝ̀ à bangga sǝm ama, <Wu kúndǝô sheɓǝ̀ sǝm yina aban wun ngga,> pǝlǝa sǝm nǝ̀ cam pikǝr abanì, pà sǝm nǝ̀ ká abania ɗàng. 10 Sǝama ɓǝ̀ à bangga sǝm ama, <Wu yiu aban sǝm ngga,> pǝlǝa sǝm nǝ̀ ká, acemǝnana Yahweh pània a ɓabù sǝm. Mǝno ka nda gìr'lǝmdǝa aban sǝm ama Yahweh pània a ɓabù sǝm.>>

11 Lang à lǝmdǝ ɓamuria yià kǝm aban amǝ'lwa a kàttì mala amǝ'Filisti ka, amǝ'Filisti bang ama, <<Wu sǝni, amǝ'Ibǝru nako à kǝ purki aɓalǝ atūli mǝnana à sǝmbǝrǝki kam ngga.>> 12 Pǝlǝa à tunǝ Jonatan andǝ mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo ama, <<Wu yiu kani, sǝm nǝ̀ lǝmdǝa wun gìr arǝ wun.>> Pǝlǝa Jonatan ne mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo ama, <<Yiu atàm. Yahweh túrnia a ɓabù Isǝrayila.>> 13 Pǝlǝa Jonatan kundǝkio amur abui andǝ akusǝi, eau aban ká aban amǝ'Filisti, sǝ mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo ka nda atè. Jonatan wal-lú amǝ'Filisti mǝnana à nda aɓadǝmbi ka, sǝ mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo gbal ka, wal-lú amana àkǝ yiu nǝ nzǝmia ka. 14 Aɓa je-munǝo mǝdǝmbe man ngga, Jonatan andǝ mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo wal-lú aburana kǝla lumi-ɓari, a patal mǝnana tangŋa male na kǝla mita lumi-ɓari ka.

15 Sǝ ɓangciu bwal amǝ'Filisti mǝnana kat à nda a kàttì ka, andǝ amǝnana à nda a patal ka, andǝ amǝ'lwa malea mǝnana kat à tamsǝia ace yalban ngga, andǝ anggǝsan mala amǝ'tǝllìban; rǝia ɓǝla atàcau mala ɓangciu, sǝ nzali gǝggǝli. Mǝnia yì ɓangciu ka pur nǝban Ɓakuli.

16 Amǝ'yalban mala Sawul a Gibiya, a bu-nzali Benjami soa-mǝsǝia, sǝ à sǝni ka, ɓwabundǝa mala amǝ'lwa mala amǝ'Filisti na aban mesǝki arǝ abuban ɗàngɗáng. 17 Pǝlǝa Sawul banggi aɓwana mǝnana à nda atè ka ama, <<Wu ɓal amǝ'lwa ace mǝnana ɓǝ̀ sǝm súrǝ̀ ɓwa mǝnana pa kani raka.>> Lang à ɓalkiban ngga, Jonatan andǝ mǝ-bwali-wi agirmunǝo male ka à pà abanì ɗàng. 18 Osso Sawul ne Ahija ama, <<Yinǝ Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli kani.>> A pwari mǝno ka, Akwati Kùrcau mala Ɓakuli ka, nda aban amǝ'Isǝrayila.[b] 19 Lang Sawul na aban nacau nǝ pǝris ka, zùrǝì mǝnana aɓa kàttì mala amǝ'Filisti ka lidǝmba arǝ gulkio. Nda Sawul ne pǝris ama, <<Nying buo.>>[c]

20 Pǝlǝa Sawul andǝ amǝ'lwa mǝnana kat à nda atè ka ramba abanɓwáná, sǝ à pur ace munǝo. [d]À kya kum amǝ'Filisti aɓa zùrǝì mǝgule, aban wal-lú rǝarǝia nǝ anggeabyau malea. 21 Amǝ'Ibǝru mǝnana à sanna à o atà amǝ'Filisti a kàttì malea ɗiɗyal ka, à nyare à yi kpapi ɓamúrià atà amǝ'Isǝrayila mǝnana à nda atà Sawul andǝ Jonatan ngga. 22 Lang amǝ'Isǝrayila mǝnana à sǝmbǝrǝki rǝia aɓa nzali múr ankono mala Ifǝrem ok ama amǝ'Filisti ɓangŋǝna ka, yìa gbal ka à lo pǝrtea nǝ munǝo. 23 Nda Yahweh amsǝ Isǝrayila a pwari mǝno, sǝ munǝo mesǝe kya kúti aban ká dǝmba nǝ Bet-Aven.

24 Amǝ'Isǝrayila kùtí aɓa gandǝrǝu a pwari mǝno ka, acemǝnana Sawul tsǝ̀ngŋǝ̀nà aɓwe aɓata kángìr ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ suban sulǝ amur ɓwa mǝnana lì girlina yalung bà pwarikpǝra ka, she ɓǝ̀n mbwena aɓiam-mǝbura akúnì ka.>>Acemani ka, kǝ ɓwa ateà tsǝk kǝ girlina a kúní ɗàng. 25 Lang amǝ'lwa puppup yiu aɓa ɓè ndà-nggun ngga, à kum mur-nyi kàm arǝ abân amur nzali. 26 Sǝ lang à kùtí aɓalǝ anggunì ka, à sǝn mur-nyi aban surkio, sǝ kǝɓwa lǝmdǝ buì je ama nǝ̀ kánǝi a kúni ɗàng, acemǝnana aɓwana ɓanggi súbanì.

27 Jonatan ngga, ok cau mala kángir mǝnana tárrí tsǝk aɓwana à kán ngga ɗàng. Acemani ka, lǝmdǝ kún gara male mana a buì ka, oasǝi aɓa ntòngŋò-nyì, ɗàrǝ́ mur-nyi sǝ lì. Anzǝm mana lìnì ka, kum bǝsa rǝcandǝa. 28 Pǝlǝa ɓeɓwa atà amǝ'lwa banggi wi ama, <<Tárró tsǝk amǝ'lwa à kángìr nǝ nggea kána mǝcandǝe ama, <Ɓǝ̀ suban sulǝ amur ɓwa mǝnana lì girlina aɓa pwari man yalung ngga.> Nda gìr mǝnana tsǝa sǝ amǝ'lwa yauwiki nǝ nzala ka.>> 29 Jonatan ne wi ama, <<Tárrám tsǝ̀ngŋǝ̀nà aɓwana aɓa tanni. Ida, wu sǝn rǝcandǝa mǝno nyar arǝàm atàcau mala mur-nyi mǝnia bǝti ǝn oê a kunam ngga. 30 Ɓǝ́ gìrnî ɓoarna kutini man ɓǝ̀ amǝ'lwa lina gìr mǝnana nǝ̀ karǝia yalung aɓa girlina mana à kum aɓalǝ agǝna-lwa mala aɓia-mǝbura ka. Ɓǝ́ alú mǝnana à wal atà amǝ'Filisti ka kutini man.>>

31 A pwari mǝno ka, amǝ'Isǝrayila wal amǝ'Filisti tite a Mikmash kya pur a Aijalon. Sǝ à yauwiki kǝ̀rkǝ́r nǝ nzala. 32 Nda amǝ'lwa fàkìfákya amúr gǝna-lwa, sǝ à bwalki anzur, andǝ andá, andǝ amuna-ndá, à pwangi-myalia akǝ banì sǝ à [e]shak nyamia andǝapwale. 33 Pǝlǝa ɓeɓwa banggi Sawul ama, <<Sǝni, aɓwana nia à kǝ̀ pàkkî Yahweh cauɓikea nǝ shak nyama nǝ nkila arǝì ka.>> Sǝ Sawul na ama, <<Wun kat wu lǝmdǝna ɗwanyi domǝsǝcau; wu ɗǝnggǝliki tali mǝgule kani abanam.>> 34 Pǝlǝa nea wia ama, <<Wu mesǝ aɓalǝ aɓwana, wu banggia wia ama, <Koyan atà wun ngga, wu yinǝàmnǝ andá andǝ anzur ma'wun kani. Wu pwangi-myalia kani sǝ wu shea; sǝama wu kǝa pàkkî Yahweh cauɓikea nǝ shak nyama nǝ nkila arǝì ɗàng.> >> Nda yià kat à yinǝ andá andǝ anzur malea a buia nǝ dù mǝno, sǝ à pwangi-myalia abanì.

35 Pǝlǝa Sawul ɓakkî Yahweh gyangŋan. Mǝnia ka nda gyangŋan mǝdǝmbe mana ɓakkî Yahweh ka.

36 Pǝlǝa Sawul banggi amǝ'lwa male ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ sǝm kya loasǝtà amǝ'Filisti nǝ du sǝ ɓǝ̀ sǝm pwan gǝna-lwa ba kwaro mala bân; ɓǝ̀ sǝm wal-luia kat.>> Pǝlǝa à eari wi ama, <<Pàk gìr mǝnana a sǝni nda ɓoaro kutibanì ka.>> Sǝama pǝris ne wi ama, <<Came ɓǝ̀ sǝm ɗì Yahweh peatu.>>

37 Nda Sawul ɗì Ɓakuli ama, <<Mǝ kyan nǝ munǝo arǝ amǝ'Filisti le? Awu nǝ túriá a ɓabu Isǝrayila le?>> Sǝama Ɓakuli pe wi eare a pwari mǝno ka ɗàng. 38 Pǝlǝa Sawul banggi amúrû mala amǝ'lwa ama, <<Wu yiu kani kat, ace mǝnana ɓǝ̀ sǝm súrǝ̀ cauɓikea mǝnana à pè yalung ngga. 39 Mbak-kàngkàng Yahweh, mǝ'akmúr Isǝrayila nakam ngga, ɓwa mǝnana kat à kumi nǝ cau ka, dumǝna púp nǝ̀ wú, ko ɓǝ̀ muna-ɓwabura mem Jonatan na ka.>> Sǝama kǝɓwa atà aɓwana kat na kǝ cau ɗàng. 40 Pǝlǝa Sawul banggi amǝ'Isǝrayila ama, <<Wun kat ka, wu cam kanó sǝ mim sǝnǝ Jonatan ngga, sǝm nǝ̀ cam kani.>> À eari wi ama, <<Pàk gìr mǝnana a sǝni nda ɓoarô ka.>> 41 Pǝlǝa Sawul na ama, <<We Yahweh, Ɓakuli mala Isǝrayila, palang sǝ a pè guro mò eare yalung ɗàng? [f]Ɓǝ̀ mim ko muna-ɓwabura mem Jonatan, nda mǝnana pàk man yì cauɓikea ka, pa eare nǝ Urim; sǝ ɓǝ̀ aɓwana mô, amǝ'Isǝrayila na à pàk man yì cauɓikea ka, pa eare nǝ Thummim.>> Pǝlǝa bwal-shishar kpa amur Sawul andǝ Jonatan, sǝ aɓwana ka à auwa. 42 Pǝlǝa Sawul bang ama, <<Wu bwal-shishar anrem sǝnǝ muna-ɓwabura mem Jonatan.>> Sǝ bwal-shishar kpa amur Jonatan.

43 Pǝlǝa Sawul ɗì Jonatan ama, <<Banggam gìr mǝnana a pàk ka!>> Jonatan ne wi ama, <<Ən oasǝ kún gara mana nda a buam ngga aɓa mur-nyi sǝ ǝn oê a kunam. Mǝ ndya ka; mǝ nǝ wǔ.>>

44 Pǝlǝa Sawul banggi Jonatan ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ Ɓakuli wal-luim, ɓǝ̀ à wal-luio raka!>>

45 Sǝama amǝ'lwa ne Sawul ama, <<Palang sǝ à nǝ̀ wal-lú Jonatan, mǝnana Ɓakuli paktúró nǝi sǝ sǝm kum mǝnia yì limurǝm mǝgule a Isǝrayila ka? Pà nǝ̀ pa anggo ɗàng! Mbak-kàngkàng Yahweh nakam ngga, ko nyang mwashat a ɓamur Jonatan pà nǝ̀ kpa a nzali ɗang. Gìr mǝnana pè yalung ngga, Ɓakuli na mǝnana bwali wi kam ngga.>> Nda amǝ'lwa man amsǝ Jonatan, à wal-luí raka.

46 Pǝlǝa Sawul nying pǝrta amǝ'Filisti, sǝ amǝ'Filisti nyar a bu-nzali malea ka.

47 Anzǝm mǝnana Sawul dumǝna murǝm mala Isǝrayila ka, lwa-lwa arǝ aɓi-mǝbura a koya buì: amǝ'Mowap, andǝ amǝ'Amon, andǝ amǝ'Edom andǝ amurǝma mala Zoba, andǝ amǝ'Filisti. Koya ban na Sawul wari a munǝo ka, kǝ kum limurǝm. 48 Sawul munǝ munǝo mala ɓwaburaɓwa, sǝ gandǝ amǝ'Amalek. Amsǝ amǝ'Isǝrayila a bù aɓwana mana à yinǝ munǝo arǝia ka.

49 Amuna-burana mala Sawul ka, à nda ka Jonatan, andǝ Ishvi, sǝ Malkishuwa; sǝ ndanǝ amuna-mamǝna ɓari; mǝgule atea ka nda Merap, sǝ mǝkyauwe nda Mikal. 50 Mālá Sawul nda Ahinowam, ɓoarnsarile Ahima'az. Mǝ'sàrǝ̀ban amur amǝ'lwa mala Sawul ka, nda Abna muna-ɓwabura mala Ner, kina Sawul. 51 Tár Sawul ka nda Kish; sǝ Ner yì tár Abna ka, nda muna-ɓwabura mala Abiyel.

52 Sawul munǝ munǝo mǝcandǝe arǝ amǝ'Filisti aɓa do-yilǝmu male kat. Nda gìr mana tsǝa sǝ akoya pwari sǝ kum ɓwabura mǝnana ndanǝ rǝcandǝa andǝ mǝsǝkàng-kàngŋa ka, nǝ̀ oasǝ ɓwe aɓalǝ amǝ'lwa male.

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