1 Wa ọkhaam ojinọng wani kw'ọtza che k'ẹfa ch'ọkhaam, kw'ofon k'efonamma cha Bẹnjamin, kw'okpen Kish. Kẹ wa ode nnwa kw'Abiyẹl, kw'ode nnwa kwa Zẹrọ, kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kwa Bekorat, kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kw'Aphiya kw'ofon Bẹnjamin. 2 Kẹ wa obhoni nnwa kw'okpen Saul, kw'ojibhi odikkobh, ọnọng kw'obeng-ẹ abẹ k'ebhonmọr ch'Israẹl kode, obiro ofu ka for bi gbuk ogori ebe ọyọhnga anọng biphyir.

3 Wa nnyanyaang sa Kish kw'ode otte kwa Saul nkwu ndimi. Mẹ wọ, Kish oben nnwa kwẹ Saul bi, “Tzọkha ọtzọhmnọng wani, atzima atza aror nnyanyaang nna.” 4 Mẹ wọ, orenga ka mgbegbeho s'Ephraim, ọmaana k'okhubha kwa Shalisha, yina, bẹ nnyanyaang nna kàre. Bẹ an-achina k'okhubha kwa Shaalim, yina, bẹ nnyanyaang nna kàre. Mẹ wọ, on-orenga k'okhubha kwa Bẹnjamin, yina, bẹ nnyanyaang nna kabira are.

5 Mada bẹ apyiri k'ẹkhọma cha Zuph, Saul oben ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ kwa bẹ atzọni bi, “Tte mọkpa nnam, oni mando ode, otte kwaam ọn-ọrọbha ochibhi kwẹ ka nnyanyaang, on-ochibhi maman.”

6 Yina, ọtzọhmnọng nwa obhina bi, “Kker e, ọkhaam ọsi-ẹjaakhi wani kw'Ibinọkpaabyi m'obhon nwa e. Kẹ ode ọnọng kw'anọng am-anang ikpokpobha s'ideden, ọmaana bi, odik kpenamkpen kw'ọgbaakhi om-ode odik ọkkọkka. Tte mochina kẹ, asimẹ kẹ ọfha ọgbaak man ọgbaak eden cha morenga.”

7 Mẹ wọ, Saul obhina ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ bi, “Idikha mọtza kẹ, mbọng fa mọ́nang ojinọng nwa o? Ọchattọhk fa motzim ọkk'ọha. Mọttọhk kọ̀khaam fa mọtza ọnang ọsi-ẹjaakhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi e. Mbọng fa mọkhaam o?”

8 Ọtzọhmnọng obiro obhin-ẹ bi, “Kker e, kaam ngaam ishẹkẹl-bhaakha sa silva ma sa ńnang ọtzọhmnọng kw'Ibinọkpaabyi, ifha ọgbaak man eden cha morenga. 9 Wa k'Israẹl, idikha ọnọng ofon bi, ọtza ọdọn Ibinọkpaabyi, om-oben bi, “Tte mochina kẹnya orekha-chen e,” okhuri bi, ọsi-ẹjaakhi kwa mayina bẹ am-ayer-ẹ orekha-chen.

10 Mẹ wọ, Saul obhina ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ bi, “Kwẹ ojibhi khẹ. Tte mofona.” Mẹ wọ, bẹ abina orenga achina k'obhon nwuma kw'ọsẹjaakhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi owobh.

11 Mada bẹ am-avura egbegbeho achina k'obhon nwa, bẹ akhebha aminava bani p'akwu bi, akwu atzọr asi k'esipe, bẹ abọbh bẹ bi, “Orekha-chen owobh ma o?”

12 Aminava mba abhina bi, “Oo o, kẹ owobh k'ororo, bọng dini mmo, mayina kwa kẹ opyiri ka man k'obhon e, okhuri bi, anọng mba akhaam ẹja cha bẹ afọhni, k'ijafọhnibe e. 13 Abọng adimi m'obhon bi kpaaar, bọng árẹ-ẹ ore yina ochina k'ijafọhnibe bi, otza ochi ọchattọhk. Anọng ọchattọhk káchi maa kẹ opyiri, okhuri bi, kẹ ọkhaambi, ozi njọhm m'ẹja nda. Okyekyer njọhm, yina anọng pa bẹ abheri án-attẹwọr áchi ọchattọhk. Bọng china kẹ madeden, bọng afha akhebh-ẹ okhebha m'ogbe nwa.”

14 Mẹ wọ, bẹ afona achina k'obhon ebira, mada bẹ arami odidim m'obhon, bẹ are Samwẹl, da om-orenga otzor bẹ ka for bi, ochina k'ijafọhnibe.

15 Ewu ch'ẹkwọbh mẹ, yina Saul okwu, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ẹjaakhi cha odik nwa ọsa ọnang Samwẹl bi, 16 “Ophyini m'ogbe-dema nwa, kaam ńdọhm ojinọng wani kw'ofon k'ẹkhọma cha Bẹnjamin ńchen-ọ. Kọ ábyeng-ẹ ana k'eho bi ode ọdabhi kw'anọng paam p'Israẹl; kẹ wọ ọ́rọbha anọng paam ka mbọhk s'ihem s'aPhilistiya. Kaam nkk'anọng paam nkwo nna e, nkk'ẹmọng chabẹ cha bẹ abhomi, mbiri mmaanga.”

17 Mada Samwẹl otzini chen ore Saul, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben-ẹ bi, “Ojinọng nwa kwa mgbaakh-ọ odik okhuri wọ ma e; kẹ wọ ọ́dabh anọng paam.”

18 Mẹ wọ, Saul orenga okhebha Samwẹl k'ẹnya ẹbaakhamma ọbọbh bi, “Tzotzo o tzim-m, ibe s'ọhọhm kw'orekha-chen owobh.”

19 Samwẹl obhina Saul bi, “Kaam wọ nde orekha-chen nwuma e. Kọ chi-m eden avura achina k'ijafọhnibe, kkeri kọ áchi ọchattọhk ttar-m mayina. k'ekpebha, kaam ḿgbaakh-ọ odik kpenamkpen kw'ọyakh-ọ atzim k'ettem, ḿbiri ńttọ-ọ ọbọhk afona. 20 Onode nnyanyaang sa ndim-ọ k'iwu ittaan s'ikk'ikwọbha, for sọ atzim kayak, kkeri bẹ akk'sẹ ara e. Nduma s'anọng p'Israẹl biphyir anang, ngaam kọ, ọmaana efonamma ch'atte e.”

21 Mẹ wọ, Saul obhina bi, “Kaam mfon k'efonamma cha Bẹnjamin, ch'ẹkhar-ọtzaam k'Israẹl, ẹnọmma chaam arang ẹkhar ọtzam ka nnọmma s'efonamma cha Bẹnjamin o? On-orenga yan kọ agbaakh-m odik dema nwa o?”

22 Mẹ wọ e, Samwẹl otzima Saul, ọmaana ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ bẹ adim k'ọhọhm, ohok bẹ ẹwọr k'ibe s'ibari ọtzam iyọhnga s'anọng pa bẹ abheri. Wa anọng pa awobh mẹ apyiri anọng ẹrọbh obhiri jobh. 23 Samwẹl oben ọnọng kw'ọwọni ọchattọhk f'ewobha nda bi, “Tzima itzengbokha nna s'ira nnang-ọ akwu, nna s'ira mben-ọ bi, tte ahok ngọmi.”

24 Mẹ wọ, ọwọn-ọchattọhk nwa ọtza ọtzọkha ọtzaak kw'etzen nda, ọmaana ettonga-kpo py'ẹttar mẹ, obera Saul m'itzitzikha. Samwẹl oben bi, “Ma wọ ode ọttọhk fa bẹ akk'ọ ahokha. Chi, okhuri bi, bẹ areng kọ abẹ ahok fẹ, ttẹwọr m'ogbe kwa mbeni bi, ‘Kaam nkk'anọng ẹrọm nkkaabha.’ ” Mẹ wọ, m'ewu nduma, Saul ochi ọchattọhk ttara Samwẹl.

25 Mada bẹ afon k'ijafọhnibe am-ahakha k'obhon, Samwẹl ọmaana Saul agbaak atzim ttara ayok k'ebir-ebir kw'ọhọhm, kẹ da Saul oyim. 26 Mada bẹ aphyọbh m'owuhobha, Samwẹl oyeri Saul k'ebir-ebir kw'ọhọhm, oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ do for, ifha ńdọhm-ọ akpa nnam abhana.” Saul odo for biphyir, kẹ ọmaana Samwẹl atzọn ayin k'iyaan. 27 Mada bẹ am-arenga abanga enem ch'obhon, Samwẹl oben Saul bi, “Ben ọtzọhmnọng nwa ochi man eden k'ororo.” Ọtzọhmnọng e ọkwọbha, Samwẹl obiro oben bi, “Yina, kọ wobha ma bi kọọbh, ifha mgbaakh-ọ ẹkkaabha ch'efon k'Ibinọkpaabyi.”