\NormalFont\ShortTitle{2 Samuel}

{\MT Samuel

\par }{\MTB Nwoma A Ɛtɔ So Mmienu



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Dawid Te Saulo Owuo
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Saulo owuo akyi no, Dawid sane firii nkonim a ɔdii Amalekfoɔ so no mu bɛtenaa Siklag nnanu.

\VS{2}Ne nnansa so no, ɔbarima bi firi Saulo sraban mu a watete ne ntadeɛ mu, atu mfuturo agu ne tiri mu, de rekyerɛ sɛ ɔretwa adwo baeɛ. Ɔduruu Dawid nkyɛn no, ɔdanee ne ho hwee fam anidie mu.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Dawid bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛhe na wofiri?”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Madwane afiri Israel sraban mu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Dawid bisaa no sɛ, “Na ɛyɛɛ dɛn? Ɔko no kɔsii sɛn?”

\par }{\PP Ɔkaa sɛ, “Mmarima no dwane firii akono. Bebree totɔeɛ. Na Saulo ne ne babarima Yonatan nso atotɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Enti, Dawid bisaa aberanteɛ a ɔbɛbɔɔ no saa amaneɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wohunuu sɛ Saulo ne ne babarima Yonatan awuwu?”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Aberanteɛ no buaa sɛ, “Mekɔfirii Gilboa bepɔ so, na mekɔtoo sɛ Saulo sina ne pea so a atamfoɔ no nteaseɛnam ne nʼapɔnkɔsotefoɔ abɛn no ara.

\VS{7}Ɔdanee ne ho a ɔhunuu me no, ɔteaam frɛɛ me sɛ memmra. Mebisaa no sɛ, ‘Menyɛ ɛdeɛn?’


\par }{\PP \VS{8}“Ɔbisaa me sɛ, ‘Wone hwan?’

\par }{\PP “Mebuaa no sɛ, ‘Meyɛ Amalekni.’


\par }{\PP \VS{9}“Na ɔsrɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Bɛgyina me so na kum me, na me ho yera me yie, na mepɛ sɛ mewu.’


\par }{\PP \VS{10}“Enti, megyinaa ne so kumm no, ɛfiri sɛ, na menim sɛ tebea a ɔwɔ mu no, ɔrennya nkwa. Na metuu nʼahenkyɛ a ɛhyɛ no no ne nʼabasa so kapo no sɛ mede rebrɛ wo, me wura.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Dawid ne ne mmarima no tee asɛm no, wɔde awerɛhoɔ sunsuanee wɔn ntadeɛ mu.

\VS{12}Wɔtwaa ho agyaadwoɔ, suiɛ, bua daa da mu no nyinaa wɔ Saulo ne ne babarima Yonatan wuo ne
{\ND{Awurade}} akodɔm ne Israelman sɛ wɔn mu pii wuwuu saa da no.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Na Dawid bisaa aberanteɛ a ɔbɛbɔɔ wɔn saa amaneɛ no sɛ, “Wofiri he?”

\par }{\PP Na ɔbuaa sɛ, “Meyɛ ɔhɔhoɔ Amalekni a mete mo asase so.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Dawid bisaa no sɛ, “Na wonsuro sɛ wobɛkum obi a
{\ND{Awurade}} asra no no?”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Dawid ka kyerɛɛ ne mmarima no mu baako sɛ, “Ku no!” Enti, ɔbarima no twee nʼakofena de wɔɔ Amalekni no, kumm no.

\VS{16}Na Dawid kaa sɛ, “Wʼano ayi mmusuo ama wo ama woawu, ɛfiri sɛ, wo ara na wokaa sɛ woakum obi a
{\ND{Awurade}} asra no no.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Dwom A Ɔhyehyɛ Maa Saulo Ne Yonatan
\par }
{\PP \VS{17}Na Dawid too kwadwom maa Saulo ne Yonatan.

\VS{18}Na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnkyerɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda nyinaa to. Wɔtoo no edin sɛ agyan dwom a wɔatwerɛ wɔ Yasar Nwoma mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}“Wʼanimuonyam ne wʼahosɛpɛ, Ao Israel, awu da mmepɔ so!

\par }{\QB Akofoɔ akɛseɛ atotɔ!


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{20}“Monnka asɛm yi wɔ Gat,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:20 }{\FT{Gat ne Askelon yɛ Filistia nkuro.}}}

\par }{\QB na Filistifoɔ abɔ ose!

\par }{\Q Monnka wɔ Askelon mmɔntene so,

\par }{\QB na abosonsomfoɔ ansere ahosɛpɛ mu.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{21}“Ao Gilboa mmepɔ,

\par }{\QB mma bosuo anaa osuo ntɔ ngu wo so,

\par }{\QB anaa wo nsianeɛ so.

\par }{\Q Ɛfiri sɛ, ɛhɔ na wɔguu ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ no akokyɛm ho fi;

\par }{\QB wɔremfa ngo nsra Saulo akokyɛm ho bio.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{22}“Saulo ne Yonatan kunkumm wɔn atamfoɔ ahoɔdenfoɔ!

\par }{\QB Wɔamfiri akono amma no nsapan.


\par }{\Q \VS{23}Ɔdɔ ne ahoɔfɛ bɛn

\par }{\QB na na Saulo ne Yonatan nni,

\par }{\QB wɔn mu antete da, nkwa ne owuo mu.

\par }{\Q Na wɔn ho yɛ hare kyɛn akɔdeɛ;

\par }{\QB na wɔn ho yɛ den kyɛn agyata.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{24}“Ao, Israel mmaa,

\par }{\QB monsu Saulo,

\par }{\Q ɛfiri sɛ, ɔfiraa mo ntoma pa,

\par }{\QB hyehyɛɛ mo sikakɔkɔɔ agudeɛ.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{25}“Akofoɔ akɛseɛ atotɔ akono.

\par }{\QB Yonatan awu da mmepɔ no so.


\par }{\Q \VS{26}Hwɛ sɛdeɛ mesu woɔ, me nua Yonatan;

\par }{\QB Ao, hwɛ ɔdɔ a mede dɔɔ woɔ!

\par }{\Q Na wo dɔ a wode dɔɔ me no mu dɔ;

\par }{\QB emu dɔ sene mmaa dɔ!


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{27}“Hwɛ sɛdeɛ akofoɔ akɛseɛ atotɔ!

\par }{\QB Wɔayiyi wɔn akodeɛ afiri wɔn ho, na wɔawuwu deda hɔ.”


\par }{\BB \par }


\Chap{2}{\SH Dawid Di Yuda So Ɔhene
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Mmerɛ no ara mu, Dawid bisaa
{\ND{Awurade}} sɛ, “Mensane nkɔ Yuda anaa?”

\par }{\PP {\ND{Awurade}} buaa no sɛ, “Kɔ.”

\par }{\PP Dawid bisaa no sɛ, “Kuro bɛn na menkɔ so?”

\par }{\PP {\ND{Awurade}} buaa no sɛ, “Hebron.”


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Na Dawid yerenom ne Ahinoam a ɔfiri Yesreel ne Abigail a ɔfiri Karmel a na ɔyɛ Nabal yere no. Enti Dawid ne ne yerenom,

\VS{3}ne ne mmarima ne wɔn fiefoɔ nyinaa tu kɔɔ Yuda, na wɔkɔtenaa Hebron ne ne nkuro so.

\VS{4}Afei, Yuda ntuanofoɔ kɔɔ Hebron, kɔsraa Dawid ngo sii no ɔhene wɔ Yuda abusuakuo so.

\par }{\PP Na ɛberɛ a Dawid tee sɛ Yabes Gilead mmarima asie Saulo no,

\VS{5}ɔtoo wɔn nkra sɛ, “{\ND{Awurade}} nhyira mo sɛ moayi nokorɛ a ɛte saa adi, ama mo wura Saulo, na moasie no animuonyam so.

\VS{6}Na afei,
{\ND{Awurade}} ne mo nni no yie na ɔntua mo dɔ sononko yi so ka. Na me nso mɛtua mo deɛ moayɛ yi so ka.

\VS{7}Afei a Saulo awu yi, mepɛ sɛ mobɛyɛ mʼasomfoɔ nokwafoɔ sɛ Yudafoɔ a wɔasra me ngo sɛ menni wɔn so ɔhene no.”


\par }{\SH Is-Boset Di Ɔhene Wɔ Israel
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{\PP \VS{8}Na Ner babarima Abner a na ɔyɛ Saulo safohene wɔ nʼakodɔm so ne Saulo babarima Is-Boset kɔɔ Mahanaim.

\VS{9}Ɛhɔ na ɔsii Is-Boset ɔhene wɔ Gilead, Yesreel, Efraim, Benyamin, Asurifoɔ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:9 }{\FT{Asuri yɛ Aser abusuakuo mu nnipa.}}} asase ne Israel nyinaa so.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Ɛberɛ a Is-Boset dii adeɛ no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduanan, na ɔdii adeɛ firi Mahanaim mfeɛ mmienu. Na Yuda abusuakuo no dii Dawid nokorɛ.

\VS{11}Dawid yɛɛ Hebron ne kuropɔn. Na ɔdii Yuda so ɔhene mfirinhyia nson ne fa.


\par }{\SH Israel Ne Yuda Di Ako
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Ɛda koro bi, Abner dii Is-Boset akodɔm anim, firi Mahanaim kɔɔ Gibeon.

\VS{13}Saa ɛberɛ korɔ no ara mu, Seruia babarima Yoab nso dii Dawid akodɔm anim, firi Hebron na wɔhyiaa Abner wɔ Gibeon ɔtadeɛ ho. Akuo mmienu no tenatenaa ase a na wɔdi nhwɛanimu.

\VS{14}Afei, Abner susuu ho kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ, “Ma yɛmfa yɛn akofoɔ no mu kakra, na wɔmfa wɔn nsa nni ako nyɛ oyikyerɛ.”

\par }{\PP Yoab penee so kaa sɛ, “Wɔnsɔre nko ɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Enti, wɔyii mmarima dumienu firii ekuo biara mu sɛ wɔnni wɔn ho ako.

\VS{16}Obiara sɔɔ ne tiafoɔ tirinwi mu, de nʼakofena wowɔɔ wɔn ho, maa wɔn nyinaa wuwuiɛ. Enti, wɔfrɛ atɔeɛ mu hɔ sɛ Akofena Afuo de bɛsi ɛnnɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Afei, akodɔm mmienu no de ɔko hyehyɛɛ so, na saa da no baa awieeɛ no, na Dawid akodɔm no adi Abner ne Israel so nkonim.


\par }{\SH Asahel Owuo
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Na Yoab, Abisai ne Asahel a wɔyɛ Seruia mmammarima baasa no ka Dawid akodɔm no ho saa da no. Na Asahel tu mmirika te sɛ ɔforoteɛ,

\VS{19}na ɔpamoo Abner ara sɛ, ɔbɛkyere no.

\VS{20}Ɛberɛ a Abner twaa nʼani hunuu sɛ ɔgu ne so no, ɔteaam sɛ, “Wo nie, Asahel!”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Aane, ɛyɛ me!”

\VS{21}Na Abner ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ, kɔpɛ obi foforɔ, na wone no nko. Kɔ na kɔsi mmeranteɛ no baako so, na gye nʼakodeɛ a ɛwɔ ne ho nyinaa.” Nanso, Asahel, kɔɔ so taa no.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Bio, Abner teaam ka kyerɛɛ Asahel sɛ, “Firi ha kɔ! Sɛ mekum wo a, merentumi nhwɛ wo nuabarima Yoab anim.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Nanso, Asahel antie ara, enti Abner de ne pea no wɔɔ ne yafunu mu, maa pea no pue firii nʼakyi. Ɔbu hwee fam hɔ wuiɛ. Na obiara a ɔduruu atɔeɛ mu hɔ no gyinaa dinn hwɛɛ Asahel sɛ ɔda hɔ.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Ɛberɛ a Yoab ne Abisai tee asɛm a asi no, wɔkɔɔ sɛ wɔrekɔhwehwɛ Abner. Ɛberɛ a wɔduruu Amma bepɔ a ɛbɛn Gia a ɛwɔ ɛkwan a ɛda hɔ kɔ Gibeon ɛserɛ so no, na onwunu adwo.

\VS{25}Abner akodɔm a wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu no boaa wɔn ho ano wɔ bepɔ no so yɛɛ krado maa ɔko.


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Ɛhɔ na Abner teaam, ka kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ, “Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ daa yɛfa akofena so de ka yɛn ntam asɛm anaa? Monnhunu sɛ, saa ɛkwan no de nitan bɛto yɛn ntam? Da bɛn na wobɛfrɛ wo mmarima no aka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔnnyae wɔn nuanom Israelfoɔ akyidie?”


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Na Yoab kaa sɛ, “Sɛ woankasa a anka, Onyankopɔn nko ara na ɔnim deɛ ɛbɛba; anka yɛbɛtaa wo anadwo mu no nyinaa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Enti, Yoab hyɛn ne totorobɛnto,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:28 }{\FT{Sɛ wɔhyɛn totorobɛnto a, na ɛkyerɛ ɔko bi ahyɛaseɛ anaasɛ nʼawieeɛ.}}} maa ne mmarima no gyaee Israel akodɔm no so taa.


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Anadwo mu no nyinaa, Abner ne ne mmarima nante kɔɔ Araba. Wɔtwaa Yordan bɔnhwa, toaa so kɔɔ Bitron, bɛduruu Mahanaim.


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Na Yoab gyaee Abner akyidie, na ɔboaboaa ne mmarima ano. Asahel akyi no, wɔhunuu sɛ Dawid mmarima no mu dunkron ayera.

\VS{31}Nanso, na Dawid mmarima no akunkum Benyaminfoɔ no mu nnipa ahansia ne aduosia a na wɔka Abner ho no.

\VS{32}Wɔfaa Asahel siee no wɔ nʼagya ɔboda mu wɔ Betlehem. Na Yoab ne ne mmarima nantee anadwo mu no nyinaa kɔduruu Hebron adekyeeɛ.




\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ɔko a ɛbɛtɔɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ Saulo afa ne wɔn a wɔwɔ Dawid afa no kyɛree yie, na ne ahyɛaseɛ nie. Ɛberɛ a Dawid adedie renya ahoɔden no, na Saulo adedie no resɛe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\LID \VS{2}Yeinom ne Dawid mmammarima a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ Hebron:

\par }{\BB \par }
{\LI Nʼabakan no din de Amnon a ɔyɛ Ahinoam a ɔfiri Yesreel no babarima.


\par }{\LI \VS{3}Deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu no din de Kileab a ɔyɛ Abigail a na ɔyɛ Nabal a ɔfiri Karmel no kunabaa babarima;

\par }{\LI deɛ ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no din de Absalom a ɔyɛ Gesurhene\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:3 }{\FT{Gesur yɛ Siria ahemman ketewa bi a ɛhɔ na Absalom kɔpɛɛ dwanekɔbea (}}{\XT{13.37-38; 14.23}}{\FT{).}}} Talmai babaa Maaka babarima.


\par }{\LI \VS{4}Deɛ ɔtɔ so ɛnan no din de Adoniya a ɔyɛ Hagit babarima;

\par }{\LI deɛ ɔtɔ so enum no din de Sefatia a ɔyɛ Abital babarima.


\par }{\LI \VS{5}Na deɛ ɔtɔ so nsia no din de Yitream a ɔyɛ Dawid yere Egla babarima.

\par }{\BB \par }
{\LID Wɔwoo saa mma yi maa Dawid wɔ Hebron.


\par }{\SH Abner Kɔdɔm Dawid
\par }
{\PP \VS{6}Ɛberɛ a na ɔko a ɛda Saulo fie ne Dawid fie no gu so no, na Abner yɛ ntuanoni a ɔwɔ tumi wɔ wɔn a wɔdi Saulo akyi no so.

\VS{7}Emu hɔ Is-Boset bɔɔ Abner kwaadu sɛ ɔne nʼagya Saulo mpena a wɔfrɛ no Rispa, a ɔyɛ Aya babaa, ada.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Abner bo fuu yie kaa sɛ, “Meyɛ nkraman sodifoɔ wɔ Yuda na wɔadwoodwoo me saa? Deɛ mayɛ ama wo ne wʼagya, a mannyi mo amma Dawid no, mʼayɛyie ne sɛ, mode ɔbaa yi ho asɛm rekyekyere me?

\VS{9}Sɛ mammoa Dawid ma ne nsa anka deɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} hyɛɛ ho bɔ no a, Onyankopɔn ne me nni no nwononwono.

\VS{10}Mede Saulo ahennie bɛkɔ akɔma Dawid na matim Dawid ahennwa ase wɔ Israel ne Yuda so afiri Dan akɔsi Beer-Seba.”

\VS{11}Esiane sɛ na Is-Boset suro Abner enti, wantumi ankasa bio.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Afei, Abner tuu abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ma yɛnyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ na mɛboa ama yɛadane Israelman mu no nyinaa ama wo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Dawid buaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ asɛm papa, nanso me ne wo renyɛ saa nhyehyɛeɛ no gye sɛ, sɛ woreba a, wode me yere Mikal a ɔyɛ Saulo babaa no brɛ me.”

\VS{14}Enti, Dawid soma ma wɔkɔbɔɔ Saulo babarima Is-Boset amaneɛ sɛ, “Ma me nsa nka me yere Mikal, ɛfiri sɛ, mede Filistifoɔ ɔha nkwa na ɛtɔɔ no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Enti, Is-Boset gyee Mikal firii ne kunu Paltiel a ɔyɛ Lais babarima no nsam.

\VS{16}Na Paltiel de su dii ɔbaa no akyi kɔduruu Bahurim. Na Abner ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sane kɔ efie.” Na Paltiel sane kɔɔ efie.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Na Abner ne Israel ntuanofoɔ adidi nkɔmmɔ. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mmerɛ kakra a atwam nie no, na mopɛ sɛ mosi Dawid ɔhene.

\VS{18}Ɛberɛ no nie. Ɛfiri sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} aka sɛ, ‘Mayi Dawid sɛ ɔnnye me nkurɔfoɔ mfiri Filistifoɔ ne wɔn atamfoɔ nyinaa nsam.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Abner sane ne Benyamin abusua mu ntuanofoɔ kasaeɛ. Afei, ɔkɔɔ Hebron kɔbɔɔ Dawid amaneɛ sɛ, Israel nyinaa ne Benyamin taa wʼakyi.

\VS{20}Ɛberɛ a Abner ne ne mmarima aduonu baa Hebron no, Dawid too wɔn ɛpono kɛseɛ.

\VS{21}Na Abner ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, “Ma menkɔ na menkɔfrɛ Israel nnipa nyinaa na wɔmmra wʼafa. Wɔne wo bɛyɛ apam, na wɔasi wo ɔhene. Na ɛbɛma woadi biribiara a wʼakoma pɛ so.” Enti, Dawid maa Abner kɔɔ dwoodwoo.


\par }{\SH Yoab Kum Abner
\par }
{\PP \VS{22}Abner kɔeɛ ara pɛ, Yoab ne Dawid akodɔm no bi firi ɔsa mu baeɛ a wɔkura asadeɛ bebree.

\VS{23}Ɛberɛ a wɔka kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ Abner baa hɔ nkyɛree koraa, na ɔbɛsraa ɔhene, ama ɔhene ama no kɔ asomdwoeɛ mu no,

\VS{24}Yoab yɛɛ ntɛm kɔhunuu ɔhene bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na woayɛ yi? Abner kɔ a womaa no kɔeɛ yi, wokyerɛ sɛn?

\VS{25}Wonim pefee sɛ, ɔbaa wo so sɛ ɔkwansrafoɔ, bɛhwehwɛɛ deɛ woreyɛ nyinaa mu anaa?”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Ɛhɔ ara, Yoab firi Dawid nkyɛn, na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ sɛ wɔnti Abner. Wɔkɔtoo no Sira ɔtadeɛ ho, twee no de no baeɛ. Nanso, na Dawid nnim ho hwee.

\VS{27}Afei, Abner sane kɔɔ Hebron no, Yoab frɛɛ no kɔɔ nkyɛn kɔsii ɛpono ano te sɛ deɛ ɔrekɔka kɔkoamsɛm akyerɛ no no. Na ɛhɔ no na ɛsiane sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔtɔ ne nuabarima Asahel so wedeɛ no enti, Yoab wɔɔ Abner yafunu mu sekan ma ɔwuiɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Akyire no a Dawid tee saa asɛm yi no, ɔkaa sɛ, “Me ne mʼahemman nnim saa asɛm a ɛfa Abner yi ho hwee wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim.

\VS{29}Ne mogya ngu Yoab ne nʼagya fie so! Yoab efie deɛ, awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ mu nyinaa, obi a watutu akuro anaa ɔyare kwata, deɛ ɔnam poma ho nanteɛ anaa deɛ ɔwu akofena ano ne deɛ ɔsrɛsrɛ aduane rempa hɔ da.”


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Yoab ne ne nuabarima Abisai kumm Abner, ɛfiri sɛ, Abner kumm wɔn nuabarima Asahel wɔ akono wɔ Gibeon.


\par }{\SH Dawid Su Abner
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Yoab ne nnipa a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa sɛ, “Monsunsuane mo ntoma mu, na momfira ayitoma. Montwa Abner agyaadwoɔ.” Na ɔhene Dawid ankasa dii santen a wɔato no akyi, kɔɔ ɛda no so.

\VS{32}Wɔsiee Abner wɔ Hebron, na ɔhene Dawid ne nnipa no nyinaa suu wɔ ne damena no ho.


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Afei, ɔhene too saa kwadwom yi maa Abner:

\par }{\Q “Ɛsɛ sɛ Abner wu sɛdeɛ nkwaseafoɔ wuo anaa?


\par }{\QB \VS{34}Wɔankyekyere wo nsa;

\par }{\QB wɔangu wo nan nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn.

\par }{\Q Dabi, wɔdii wo awu;

\par }{\QB amumuyɛfoɔ atirimpɔ so adeɛ.”

\par }{\PP Nnipa no nyinaa suu Abner bio.

\VS{35}Ɛda a wɔreyɛ ayie no, Dawid annidi da mu no nyinaa, maa afei, obiara srɛɛ no sɛ ɔnnidi. Nanso, na Dawid aka ntam sɛ, “Sɛ medidi ansa na owia akɔtɔ a, Onyankopɔn nku me.”


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Yei sɔɔ nnipa no ani yie. Nokorɛm, biribiara a ɔhene no yɛeɛ no sɔɔ ɔmanfoɔ no ani.

\VS{37}Yei maa obiara a ɔte Yuda ne Israel no hunuu sɛ, ɛnyɛ ɔhene Dawid na ɔkumm Abner.


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Na ɔhene Dawid bisaa ɔmanfoɔ no sɛ, “Monhunu sɛ ɔkannifoɔ kɛseɛ ne onipa kɛseɛ atɔ fam ɛnnɛ wɔ Israel anaa?

\VS{39}Na ɛwom sɛ me ne ɔhene a wɔasra no deɛ, nanso Seruia mmammarima Yoab ne Abisai deɛ, wɔyɛ den dodo ma me sɛ mɛtumi aka wɔn ahyɛ. Ɛno enti,
{\ND{Awurade}} ntua saa mmarima amumuyɛfoɔ yi so ka wɔ wɔn amumuyɛsɛm ho.”




\par }\Chap{4}{\SH Is-Boset Owuo
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ɛberɛ a Is-Boset tee sɛ Abner awu wɔ Hebron no, ne bo tuiɛ, na saa ara nso na ne nkurɔfoɔ no bɔɔ huboa.

\VS{2}Afei, na anuanom baanu a wɔn din de Baana ne Rekab na na wɔyɛ asafohene ma Is-Boset akofoɔ no. Na wɔyɛ Rimon a ɔfiri Benyamin efie wɔ Beerot kuro mu no mmammarima. Seesei, na kuro Beerot ka Benyamin ho,

\VS{3}ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a na wɔte Beerot dadaada no dwane kɔɔ Gitaim a wɔda so te hɔ sɛ ahɔhoɔ de bɛsi ɛnnɛ yi.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Na Saulo babarima Yonatan wɔ ɔbabarima bi a ne din de Mefiboset a na ɔyɛ obubuafoɔ firi ne mmɔfraase. Wɔkumm Saulo ne Yonatan wɔ Yesreel akono no, na abɔfra no adi mfeɛ enum. Ɛberɛ a ɔko no ho asɛm duruu kuro no mu no, obi a ɔhwɛ abɔfra no kyekyeree no de no dwaneeɛ. Nanso, ɛberɛ a ɔredwane no, ɔhwee ase maa abɔfra no bɔɔ fam, ma ɔyɛɛ obubuafoɔ.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Dabi Beerotni, Rimon mmammarima baanu a wɔn din de Rekab ne Baana kɔɔ Is-Boset fie awia berɛ mu a na ɔregye nʼahome.

\VS{6}Ɛpono ano hwɛfoɔ a na ɔreporo ayuo no, na wada. Enti Rekab ne Baana twaa ne ho kɔɔ Is-Boset pia mu, kɔwɔɔ ne yafunu mu sekan, na wɔdwaneeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Ansa na wɔbɛkɔ no, wɔtwaa ne ti ɛberɛ a ɔda ne mpa so. Wɔfaa ne ti no kɔtwaa Yordan bɔnhwa no, nantee anadwo mu no nyinaa kɔeɛ.

\VS{8}Wɔde Is-Boset tire no brɛɛ Dawid wɔ Hebron, na wɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Wo ɔtamfoɔ Saulo a anka ɔrepɛ wo akum wo no babarima Is-Boset tire nie. Ɛnnɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} ama me wo aweretɔ ho kwan atia Saulo ne nʼabusua.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Na Dawid buaa Beerotni Rimon mma Rekab ne ne nua Baana sɛ, “Mmerɛ dodoɔ a
{\ND{Awurade}} a ɔgyee me firi ɔhaw ne abɛbrɛsɛ mu te ase yi, mɛka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo.

\VS{10}Ɛberɛ a onipa bi bɛka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Saulo awu’ a na ɔdwene sɛ ɔreka asɛm pa akyerɛ me no, mekyeree no kumm no wɔ Siklag. Nʼasɛm a ɔbɛka kyerɛɛ me no so akatua a mede maa no ne no.

\VS{11}Na akatua bɛn na memfa mma amumuyɛfoɔ a wɔakum obi a ne ho nni asɛm wɔ ne fie ɛberɛ a ɔda ne mpa so. Ɛnsɛ sɛ mebisa ne mogya firi mo nsam anaa?”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Enti, Dawid hyɛɛ ne mmarima ma wɔkunkumm wɔn. Wɔtwitwaa wɔn nsa ne wɔn nan, na wɔde kuntunsini no sensɛn Hebron ɔtadeɛ ho. Na wɔfaa Is-Boset tire no kɔsiee no wɔ Abner ɔboda mu wɔ Hebron.




\par }\Chap{5}{\SH Dawid Di Israel Nyinaa So Ɔhene
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Afei, Israel mmusuakuo no nyinaa kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Hebron kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yɛn nyinaa yɛ wʼabusuafoɔ.

\VS{2}Mmerɛ bi a atwam no a mpo na Saulo yɛ yɛn ɔhene no, wo ara na wodii Israel anim. Na
{\ND{Awurade}} aka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Wobɛyɛ me manfoɔ Israel so odwanhwɛfoɔ. Wobɛyɛ wɔn kannifoɔ.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Enti Hebron hɔ, Dawid ne Israel ntuanofoɔ no yɛɛ apam wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim. Na wɔsraa no ngo sii no Israelhene.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Dawid dii adeɛ no, na wanya mfirinhyia aduasa. Na ɔdii adeɛ mfirinhyia aduanan.

\VS{5}Ɔtenaa Hebron dii adeɛ wɔ Yuda so mfirinhyia nson ne abosome nsia. Na ɔtenaa Yerusalem no nso, ɔdii Israel ne Yuda nyinaa so ɔhene mfirinhyia aduasa mmiɛnsa.


\par }{\SH Dawid Ko Fa Yerusalem
\par }
{\PP \VS{6}Dawid dii nʼakodɔm anim kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔko tiaa Yebusifoɔ. Yebusifoɔ no dii wɔn ho fɛ sɛ, “Morentumi mma ha. Na mpo, anifirafoɔ ne mmubuafoɔ bɛtu mo afiri ha.” Ɛfiri sɛ, na Yebusifoɔ no dwene sɛ wɔwɔ banbɔ.

\VS{7}Nanso, Dawid ko faa Sion aban no a seesei wɔfrɛ no Dawid Kuropɔn no.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Ɛberɛ a atɛnnidie nkra firi banbɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ kuro no mu duruu Dawid asom no, ɔka kyerɛɛ ne dɔm no sɛ, “Momfa nsudorobɛn no mu nkɔ kuro no mu, na monkɔsɛe Yebusifoɔ mpakye ne anifirafoɔ no, ɛfiri sɛ mekyiri wɔn! ‘Anifirafoɔ ne mpakye’ nnkɔ efie no mu” no abɔseɛ nie.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Enti, Dawid yɛɛ aban no nʼatenaeɛ, na ɔfrɛɛ hɔ Dawid Kuropɔn. Ɔsisii banbɔdan bebree twaa kuro no ho kaa ho. Wɔhyɛɛ dwumadie no ase wɔ Milo de baa mu.

\VS{10}Na Dawid kɔɔ so yɛɛ kɛseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, Asafo
{\ND{Awurade}} Onyankopɔn ka ne ho.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Afei, Tirohene Huram somaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn a nnua dwumfoɔ ne aboɔ adansifoɔ ka wɔn ho sɛ wɔnkɔsi ahemfie mma no. Huram de ntweneduro nnua bebree kɔɔ hɔ sɛ wɔmpae.

\VS{12}Na Dawid hunuu sɛ, ne nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ enti, Awurade asi no ɔhene, na wayɛ nʼahemman kɛseɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Dawid tu firi Hebron baa Yerusalem no, ɔwaree mmaa bebree faa mpenafoɔ nso. Ɛno enti, ɔwoo mmammarima ne mmammaa bebree.

\VS{14}Yeinom ne Dawid mmammarima a wɔwowoo wɔn wɔ Yerusalem no: Samua, Sobab, Natan, Salomo

\VS{15}Yibhar, Elisua, Nefeg, Yafia

\VS{16}Elisama, Eliada ne Elifelet.


\par }{\SH Dawid Di Filistifoɔ So Nkonim
\par }
{\PP \VS{17}Ɛberɛ a Filistifoɔ tee sɛ wɔasra Dawid, de no asi Israelhene no, wɔboaboaa wɔn akodɔm ano, kɔhwehwɛɛ Dawid sɛ wɔbɛnya no akye no. Na Dawid teeɛ no, ɔno nso kɔɔ ne banbɔeɛm.

\VS{18}Afei, Filistifoɔ no bɛduruu Refaim bɔnhwa mu, na wɔtrɛtrɛɛ wɔn ho mu wɔ hɔ.

\VS{19}Enti, Dawid bisaa
{\ND{Awurade}} sɛ, “Menkɔto nhyɛ Filistifoɔ yi so anaa? Wobɛdane wɔn ahyɛ me nsa anaa?”

\par }{\PP {\ND{Awurade}} buaa no sɛ, “Aane, kɔ na mɛdane Filistifoɔ no ahyɛ wo nsa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Enti, Dawid kɔɔ Baal-Perasim, na ɛhɔ na ɔdii Filistifoɔ no so nkonim. Ɔkaa sɛ, “{\ND{Awurade}} ayɛ! Ɔbɔ wuraa mʼatamfoɔ no mu sɛ nsuyire a ɛreworo so!” Enti Dawid too beaeɛ hɔ din sɛ Baal-Perasim.

\VS{21}Filistifoɔ no gyaa wɔn ahoni wɔ hɔ, maa Dawid ne ne mmarima no soaa ne nyinaa kɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Filistifoɔ no sane baa bio bɛhwetee wɔn ho mu wɔ Refaim bɔnhwa ho,

\VS{23}enti, Dawid bisaa
{\ND{Awurade}} deɛ ɔnyɛ.
{\ND{Awurade}} buaa sɛ, “Nkɔ tee, mmom, twa fa wɔn ho wɔ wɔn akyi, na to hyɛ wɔn so wɔ baka nnua no anim.

\VS{24}Na sɛ wote nnyegyeeɛ te sɛ nsrabɔ bi wɔ baka nnua no atifi a, kɔtua wɔn! Ɛkyerɛ sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} atu di wʼanim rekɔkunkum Filistifoɔ no.”

\VS{25}Enti, Dawid yɛɛ deɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} ka kyerɛɛ no no, na ɔsɛee Filistifoɔ no firi Geba de kɔsii Geser.




\par }\Chap{6}{\SH Wɔde Apam Adaka No Kɔ Yerusalem
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Na Dawid boaboaa akodɔm sononko ɔpeduasa ano.

\VS{2}Ɔdii wɔn anim firi Baala a ɛwɔ Yuda, sɛ wɔrekɔfa Onyankopɔn Adaka a ɛkura
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ no a wɔde no asi Kerubim ntam no din.

\VS{3}Wɔde Onyankopɔn Adaka no sii teaseɛnam foforɔ so, de firii Abinadab fie a na ɛwɔ bepɔ so no baeɛ. Usa ne Ahio a na wɔyɛ Abinadab mmammarima no na na wɔkyerɛ teaseɛnam foforɔ no

\VS{4}a na Onyankopɔn Adaka no si mu no kwan. Na Ahio na ɔdi animu.

\VS{5}Dawid ne Israel manfoɔ gyee wɔn ani wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim wɔ ahoɔden so a wɔreto nnwom, na wɔde nsankuo, bɛnta, akasaeɛ, mfirikyiwa ne kyankyan nenam mu.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Na wɔduruu Nakon ayuporobea no, nantwie no nan totoeɛ, maa Usa tenee ne nsa sɔɔ Onyankopɔn Adaka no mu sɛ ɔretene no.

\VS{7}Na
{\ND{Awurade}} bo fuu Usa sɛ ɔyɛɛ saa, na Onyankopɔn bɔɔ no, maa ɔwu daa adaka no ho.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Dawid nso bo fuiɛ, ɛfiri sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} abufuo atia Usa. Ɔtoo saa beaeɛ hɔ edin Peres-Usa a aseɛ ne abufuhyeɛ a ɛtia Usa. Wɔfrɛ hɔ saa ara de bɛsi ɛnnɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Afei, na Dawid suro
{\ND{Awurade}} enti ɔbisaa sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mɛtumi de
{\ND{Awurade}} adaka no aba me nkyɛn, na mahwɛ so?”

\VS{10}Na Dawid yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ, ɔremma
{\ND{Awurade}} Adaka no so nkɔ Dawid Kuropɔn no mu. Na mmom, ɔmaa so de kɔɔ Obed-Edom a ɔyɛ Gatni fie.

\VS{11}Na
{\ND{Awurade}} adaka no sii Gatni Obed-Edom fiefoɔ nkyɛn abosome mmiɛnsa, na
{\ND{Awurade}} hyiraa no ne ne fidua mu nnipa nyinaa.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Afei, wɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene Dawid sɛ, “Esiane
{\ND{Awurade}} Adaka no enti,
{\ND{Awurade}} ahyira Obed-Edom fie ne biribiara a ɔwɔ so.” Enti, Dawid kɔɔ hɔ kɔfaa Adaka no, de osebɔ kɛseɛ baa Dawid Kuropɔn no mu.

\VS{13}Nnipa a
{\ND{Awurade}} Adaka no so wɔn no tuu anammɔn nsia pɛ, wɔgyinaa hɔ twɛneeɛ, sɛdeɛ Dawid bɛtumi de nantwie ne nantwie ba a wadɔre sradeɛ abɔ afɔdeɛ.

\VS{14}Na Dawid firii nʼahoɔden nyinaa mu saa wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim a na ɔhyɛ asɔfotadeɛ yuu.

\VS{15}Enti, Dawid ne Israel nyinaa de nteateam ne ntotorobɛntohyɛn maa
{\ND{Awurade}} Adaka no so kɔɔeɛ.


\par }{\SH Mikal Ka Dawid Anim
\par }
{\PP \VS{16}Ɛberɛ a wɔde
{\ND{Awurade}} Adaka no rewura Dawid Kuropɔn no mu no, Saulo babaa a ne din de Mikal no kɔtɛɛ mpomma mu hwɛeɛ. Ɔhunuu sɛ ɔhene Dawid rehurihuri, resa anigyeɛ so wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim no, nʼani annye.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Wɔde
{\ND{Awurade}} Adaka no kɔsii nʼafa wɔ ntomadan a ɛno enti, Dawid asi no mu, na Dawid bɔɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim.

\VS{18}Ɔwieeɛ no, ɔhyiraa nnipa no wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ din mu.

\VS{19}Afei, ɔmaa Israel dɔm no mu nnipa biara burodo mua, nankum ne bobe aba ɔfam. Na wɔn mu biara kɔɔ ne fie.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ɛberɛ a Dawid sane kɔɔ ne fie sɛ ɔrekɔhyira ne fiefoɔ no, Mikal firii adi ba bɛhyiaa no ka kyerɛɛ no abufuo so sɛ, “Ɛnnɛ deɛ, na Israelhene nsɛ ha! Ɔpaa ne ho kyerɛɛ ne mfenaa te sɛ deɛ obiara a ɔmmu ne ho bɛyɛ no ara pɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Dawid buaa Mikal sɛ, “Na meresa wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} a ɔyii me, na ɔtwaa wʼagya ne nʼabusuafoɔ gyaeɛ no anim. Ɔyii me sɛ menyɛ Israel a wɔyɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} nkurɔfoɔ ɔkannifoɔ. Ɛno enti, ɛyɛ me pɛ sɛ meyɛ me ho sɛ ɔkwasea, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma makyerɛ mʼahokeka a mewɔ wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} mu.

\VS{22}Aane, na mepɛ sɛ meyɛ ɔkwasea koraa sene yei, na mmaayewa korɔ yi ara a woreka wɔn ho asɛm yi bɛhyɛ me animuonyam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Na Saulo babaa Mikal anwo ba da wɔ ne nkwa nna nyinaa.




\par }\Chap{7}{\SH Onyankopɔn Hyɛ Dawid Ɛbɔ
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ɛberɛ a wɔbɔɔ ɔhene no atenaseɛ wɔ nʼahemfie na
{\ND{Awurade}} ama asomdwoeɛ aba asase no so no,

\VS{2}Dawid frɛɛ nkɔmhyɛni Natan sɛ, “Hwɛ, mete ahemfie a wɔde ntweneduro asi mu, na Onyankopɔn Adaka no nso si ntomadan mu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Na Natan buaa ɔhene no sɛ, “Biribiara a woadwene ho sɛ wobɛyɛ no, kɔ so na yɛ, na
{\ND{Awurade}} ka wo ho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Na anadwo no,
{\ND{Awurade}} asɛm baa Natan so sɛ,


\par }{\PM \VS{5}“Kɔka kyerɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Dawid sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} seɛ nie: Wone obi a ɛsɛ sɛ wosi ɛdan ma me na metena mu anaa?

\VS{6}Ɛfiri ɛberɛ a mede Israelfoɔ firi Misraim baeɛ de bɛsi ɛnnɛ no, mentenaa ɛdan mu da. Daa wɔtu mʼase firi beaeɛ kɔ beaeɛ.

\VS{7}Ɛberɛ biara a wɔtu mʼase a Israelman nyinaa ka me ho no, motee sɛ mebisaa wɔn sodifoɔ, wɔn a mehyɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnhwɛ me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na momfaa ntweneduro nsii fie mmaa me da?” ’


\par }{\PM \VS{8}“Afei, kɔka kyerɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Dawid sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ seɛ nie: Meyii wo firii mmoa adidibea ne nnwan akyidie mu, de wo bɛsii me nkurɔfoɔ Israel so ɔhene.

\VS{9}Na baabiara a wokɔ no, meka wo ho, na matwa wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa afiri wʼanim. Na mɛma wɔagye din wɔ asase yi nyinaa so.

\VS{10}Na mapɛ tenaberɛ ama me nkurɔfoɔ Israel; beaeɛ bi a ɛwɔ banbɔ a obiara renha wɔn. Ɛhɔ bɛyɛ wɔn ankasa asase a aman amumuyɛfoɔ renhyɛ wɔn so, sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ wɔ ɛberɛ bi a atwam no,

\VS{11}ɛfiri ɛberɛ a mepaa atemmufoɔ sɛ wɔnni me nkurɔfoɔ so no. Mɛsane ama mo banbɔ afiri mo atamfoɔ nyinaa nsam.

\par }{\PM “ ‘Na
{\ND{Awurade}} aka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ɔno
{\ND{Awurade}} na ɔbɛkyekyere efie ama wo; ahemfo ntoatoasoɔ efie.

\VS{12}Na sɛ wo nna to twa a, mɛma wʼaseni a ɔfiri wʼasenem adi wʼadeɛ, na matim nʼahemman ase.

\VS{13}Ɔno ne obi a ɔbɛsi dan de me din ato so. Na matim nʼahemman mu ahennwa ase afebɔɔ.

\VS{14}Mɛyɛ nʼagya, na wayɛ me ba. Sɛ ɔyɛ bɔne a, mɛma aman bi atwe nʼaso.

\VS{15}Nanso, merenyi me dɔ mfiri ne so da, sɛdeɛ meyi mefirii Saulo a meyii no firii wʼanim no so ansa na wobɛdii nʼadeɛ no.

\VS{16}Wo fie ne wʼahemman bɛtim wɔ mʼanim afebɔɔ; na wʼahennwa bɛtena hɔ daa.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Natan kaa saa adiyisɛm yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ Dawid.


\par }{\SH Dawid Aseda Mpaeɛbɔ
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Na ɔhene Dawid kɔtenaa
{\ND{Awurade}} anim bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ,

\par }{\PM “Ao,
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ, mene hwan, na me fiefoɔ yɛ ɛdeɛn a wode me abɛduru ɛnnɛ?

\VS{19}Na afei Otumfoɔ
{\ND{Awurade}}, yeinom nyinaa akyi no, woka sɛ wobɛma me ahennie a ɛte hɔ daa. Woyɛ nnipa nyinaa sei anaa, Ao
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ?


\par }{\PM \VS{20}“Ɛdeɛbɛn bio na mɛtumi aka? Ɛfiri sɛ, wonim sɛdeɛ wʼakoa teɛ, Ao
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ.

\VS{21}Wʼasɛm ne wo pɛ mu enti, woayɛ nneɛma kɛseɛ yi nyinaa akyerɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ.


\par }{\PM \VS{22}“Wo kɛseyɛ yɛ kokuroo, Ao
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ! Obi biara nte sɛ wo, Onyankopɔn bi nni hɔ sɛ wo, na yɛntee onyame foforɔ bi mpo ho asɛm!

\VS{23}Ɔman bɛn na ɛwɔ asase yi so a ɛte sɛ Israel? Ɔman foforɔ bɛn na woayi no afiri nkoasom mu de wɔn ayɛ wo ɔman? Ɛberɛ a woyii wo nkurɔfoɔ firii Misraim no, wogyee edin. Woyɛɛ anwanwadeɛ akɛseɛ de pamoo aman ne ahoni ahodoɔ a na wɔyɛ akwansideɛ ma wo nkurɔfoɔ.

\VS{24}Woatim wo nkurɔfoɔ Israel sɛ wʼankasa wʼadeɛ afebɔɔ, na wo Ao
{\ND{Awurade}}, woabɛyɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn.


\par }{\PM \VS{25}“Na afei,
{\ND{Awurade}} Onyankopɔn, di ɛbɔ a wohyɛ faa wʼakoa ne ne mʼabusuafoɔ ho no so. Ma ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.

\VS{26}Na ma wo din nkron afebɔɔ na ewiase nyinaa nka sɛ, ‘{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ yɛ Israel so Onyankopɔn.’ Na ma wo ɔsomfoɔ Dawid ahennie ase ntim wɔ wʼanim.


\par }{\PM \VS{27}“Ao,
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ, Israel Onyankopɔn, masi me bo abɔ saa mpaeɛ yi ɛfiri sɛ woakyerɛ sɛ wobɛkyekyere fie a ɛyɛ daa ahennie ama me.

\VS{28}Ao,
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ, woyɛ Onyankopɔn! Wo nsɛm mu wɔ ahotosoɔ, na woahyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ nnepa ho bɔ.

\VS{29}Afei, ma ɛnyɛ wo pɛ sɛ wobɛhyira wʼakoa fie so, na atoa so afebɔɔ wɔ wʼanim, na wo, Ao
{\ND{Awurade}} Otumfoɔ, woakasa, na wo nhyira a wode bɛhyira wo ɔsomfoɔ fie no bɛyɛ daapem nhyira.”




\par }\Chap{8}{\SH Dawid Akodie Mu Nkonimdie
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Akyire yi, Dawid dii Filistifoɔ no so, brɛɛ wɔn ase. Ɔko gyee Gat a ɛyɛ wɔn kuropɔn kɛseɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Dawid sane dii Moabfoɔ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:2 }{\FT{Na Moabfoɔ no yɛ Lot asefoɔ (}}{\XT{1 Mose 19.37}}{\FT{) a wɔtenaa Nkyene Po no apueeɛ fam. Saa berɛ no na Saulo adi wɔn so dada (}}{\XT{1 Sam 14.47}}{\FT{). Ɛberɛ a Dawid wɔ asutwa mu no, ɔmaa nʼabusuafoɔ kɔtenaa Moab (}}{\XT{1 Sam 22.3-4}}{\FT{). Dawid agyanom firi Moab (}}{\XT{Rut 1.22; 4.22}}{\FT{).}}} so. Ɔmaa nnipa no dedaa fam, na ɔde ahoma susuu wɔn. Ɔsusu ahoma no mmienu a, na wakyerɛ sɛ wɔnkum saa nnipa no. Ɛnna ɔsusu ahoma no baako a, na wakyerɛ sɛ wɔnnyaa saa nkurɔfoɔ no. Enti, Moabfoɔ a wɔnyaa wɔn ti didii mu no bɛyɛɛ Dawid asomfoɔ a na afe biara wɔyi ɛtoɔ brɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Dawid sɛe Rehob babarima Hadadeser a na ɔdi ɔhene wɔ Soba no akɔdɔm, ɛberɛ a Hadadeser kɔɔ Asubɔnten Eufrate ho, pɛɛ sɛ ɔkɔhyɛ ne nnisoɔ mu den.

\VS{4}Dawid kyeree ne nteaseɛnam apem, nteaseɛnamkafoɔ mpem nson ne nammɔntwa asraafoɔ ɔpeduonu. Dawid twitwaa nteaseɛnam apɔnkɔ no nyinaa nantin ntini, ma ɛkaa ɔha pɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Ɛberɛ a Aramfoɔ a wɔfiri Damasko baa sɛ wɔrebɛboa Sobahene Hadadeser no, Dawid kumm wɔn mu ɔpeduonu.

\VS{6}Na ɔde akodɔm a wɔyɛ bansifoɔ kɔtenaa Damasko, ma Aramfoɔ bɛyɛɛ Dawid nkurɔfoɔ a na wɔyi toɔ brɛ no. Baabiara a Dawid bɛkɔ no,
{\ND{Awurade}} ma no di nkonim.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Dawid faa sikakɔkɔɔ nkuruwa a na ɛyɛ Hadadeser mpanimfoɔ dea no de ne nyinaa kɔɔ Yerusalem.

\VS{8}Ɔde Beta ne Berotai a na ɛyɛ Hadadeser nkuro no mu kɔbere bebree kaa ne ho kɔɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɛberɛ a Hamathene Toi tee sɛ Dawid atɔre Hadadeser akodɔm no ase pasaa no,

\VS{10}ɔsomaa ne babarima Yoram wɔ Dawid nkyɛn, bɛkyiaa no maa no amo. Na Hadadeser ne Toi yɛ atamfoɔ firi teteete a wɔako atia wɔn ho mpɛn bebree. Yoram kɔkyɛɛ Dawid nneɛma bebree a ɛyɛ, dwetɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ ne kɔbere mfrafraeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Ɔhene Dawid too akyɛdeɛ no nyinaa din de maa
{\ND{Awurade}} a, dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a ɔnya firii aman bi a ɔdii wɔn so no nyinaa ka ho.

\VS{12}Saa aman no ne Edom, Moab, Amon, Filistia, Amalek ne deɛ ɛfiri Sobahene Rehob babarima Hadadeser nkyɛn nso.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Yei maa Dawid gyee edin. Ɔsane nʼakyi kɔeɛ no, ɔkunkumm Edomfoɔ mpem dunwɔtwe wɔ Nkyene Bɔnhwa mu.

\VS{14}Ɔde akodɔm bansifoɔ siisii Edom nyinaa ano. Na Edomfoɔ nyinaa bɛyɛɛ Dawid nkoa. Yei yɛ nhwɛsoɔ foforɔ a ɛkyerɛɛ nkonim a
{\ND{Awurade}} maa Dawid dii no baabiara a ɔkɔeɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Dawid dii Israel nyinaa so ɔhene, na ɔne obiara tenaa yie.

\VS{16}Seruia babarima Yoab na na ɔyɛ ɔsafohene. Ahilud babarima Yehosafat na na ɔyɛ adehyeɛ abakɔsɛmtwerɛni.

\VS{17}Sadok\FTNT{†}{{\FR 8:17 }{\FT{Sadok yɛ Eleasa aseni. Ɔdii Dawid nokorɛ na akyire yi, ɔsraa Salomo ngo sɛ ɔnni Dawid adeɛ sɛ ɔhene.}}} a na ɔyɛ Ahitub babarima ne Abiatar babarima Ahimelek na na wɔyɛ asɔfoɔ. Na Seraia yɛ asɛnniiɛ twerɛfoɔ.

\VS{18}Yehoiada babarima Benaia na na ɔdi Keretifoɔ\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 8:18 }{\FT{Na Keretifoɔ ne Peletifoɔ yɛ ahɔhoɔ asraafoɔ a wɔbɔ wɔn paa ma wɔko. Keretifoɔ no ase firi Krete ɛnna Peletifoɔ no nso ase firi Filistia. Wɔtaa bɔ saa akuo mmienu yi din sɛ awɛmfoɔ a wɔwɛn adehyeɛ.}}} ne Peletifoɔ so, ɛnna Dawid mmammarima tua asɔfodɔm ano.




\par }\Chap{9}{\SH Dawid Yɛ Mefiboset Adɔeɛ
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ɛda bi, Dawid pɛɛ sɛ ɔbɛhunu sɛ obi aka wɔ Saulo fie anaa. Ɛfiri sɛ na wahyɛ Yonatan bɔ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ wɔn adɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Ɔfrɛɛ ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Siba a na anka ɔfra Saulo asomfoɔ mu. Na ɔhene bisaa no sɛ, “Wo na wɔfrɛ wo Siba no anaa?”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa no sɛ, “Aane, mene Siba no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Ɔhene no bisaa no sɛ, “Obi aka wɔ Saulo efie anaa? Sɛ ɛte saa a mepɛ sɛ mɛyɛ wɔn adɔeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn wɔ ɛkwan biara a mɛtumi so.”

\par }{\PP Siba buaa ɔhene sɛ, “Yonatan babarima obubuafoɔ bi da so wɔ hɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Ɔhene bisaa sɛ, “Ɔwɔ he?”

\par }{\PP Siba buaa sɛ, “Ɔwɔ Amiel babarima Makir fie wɔ Lo-debar.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Na ɔhene Dawid ma wɔkɔfaa no firii Amiel babarima Makir fie wɔ Lo-debar, de no brɛɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Ne din de Mefiboset, a ɔyɛ Yonatan babarima ne Saulo nana. Ɔbaa Dawid anim no, ɔde ahopopoɔ kotoo no, kaa sɛ, “Meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Dawid ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nsuro, na deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara no, ɛsiane wʼagya Yonatan enti, mɛyɛ wo adɔeɛ. Nsase a na ɛyɛ wo nana Saulo agyapadeɛ no nyinaa, mɛsane mede mama wo, na woadidi me didipono so daa daa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Mefiboset bɔɔ ne mu ase kaa sɛ, “Hwan ne me, ɔkraman funu a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ me saa adɔeɛ yi?”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɔhene frɛɛ ne ɔsomfoɔ Siba, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mede biribiara a na ɛyɛ Saulo ne ne fiefoɔ agyapadeɛ no nyinaa ama wo wura Saulo nanabarima no.

\VS{10}Wo ne wo mmammarima ne mo asomfoɔ na mobɛdɔ asase no, ayɛ so mfuo ama no, na wanya aduane ama ne fiefoɔ. Na Mefiboset deɛ, ɔne me bɛtena mʼahemfie ha.”

\par }{\PP Na Siba a na ɔwɔ mmammarima dunum ne asomfoɔ aduonu no buaa sɛ,

\VS{11}“Me wura pa, asɛm a woaka akyerɛ me no nyinaa, mɛdi so.” Na ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ no, Mefiboset ne Dawid didii daa te sɛ deɛ ɔyɛ nʼasene mu ba.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Na Mefiboset wɔ ɔba abarimaa bi a ne din de Mika. Na ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ no, Siba fiefoɔ nyinaa bɛyɛɛ Mefiboset asomfoɔ.

\VS{13}Na Mefiboset a ɔyɛ obubuafoɔ no tu kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔtenaa ahemfie hɔ.




\par }\Chap{10}{\SH Dawid Di Amonfoɔ So Nkonim
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Akyire no, Amonhene\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:1 }{\FT{Amonfoɔ yɛ nnipa a na wɔte anweatam a na ɛwɔ Yordan apueeɛ fam no so.}}} Nahas wuiɛ. Ne babarima Hanun na ɔdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.

\VS{2}Dawid kaa sɛ, “Mɛyɛ Nahas babarima Hanun adɔeɛ, sɛdeɛ nʼagya yɛɛ me adɔeɛ no.” Nʼagya wuo enti, Dawid tuu abɔfoɔ kɔɔ ne nkyɛn kɔmaa no hyɛden.

\par }{\PP Ɛberɛ a Dawid abɔfoɔ baa Amonfoɔ asase so no,

\VS{3}Amonfoɔ atitire no kɔbisaa wɔn wura Hanun sɛ, “Wogye di sɛ ba a Dawid somaa nʼabɔfoɔ baa wo nkyɛn bɛmaa wo hyɛden no kyerɛ anidie ampa ara anaa? Wonnye nni sɛ Dawid somaa wɔn akwansra so, sɛ wɔmmɛhwɛ wo kuropɔn na wɔabɛtu agu?”

\VS{4}Ɛno enti, Hanun kyeree Dawid abɔfoɔ no, yii obiara abɔgyesɛ fa, twitwaa wɔn ntadeɛ to mfimfini hɔ, tutuu mu, na wɔgyaa wɔn ɛkwan, maa wɔde animguaseɛ kɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Ɛberɛ a wɔbɔɔ Dawid amaneɛ no, ɔtuu abɔfoɔ ma wɔkɔhyiaa mmarima no, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔguu wɔn anim ase yie. Ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Montena Yeriko kɔsi sɛ mo abɔgyesɛ bɛfu ansa na moasane aba.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Ɛberɛ a Amonfoɔ hunuu sɛ wɔahyɛ Dawid abufuo no, wɔkɔbɔɔ Aramfoɔ asraafoɔ ɔpeduonu paa firii Bet-Rehob ne Soba. Saa ara na Maakahene nso maa wɔn mmarima apem firii ne nkyɛn, na Tob nso wɔnyaa mmarima mpem dumienu.

\VS{7}Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee saa asɛm yi no, ɔsomaa Yoab ne nʼakofoɔ sɛ wɔne wɔn nkɔko.

\VS{8}Amonfoɔ no gyinaa wɔn kuro no ɛpono ano. Saa ɛberɛ no na Aramfoɔ a wɔfiri Soba ne Rehob ne mmarima a wɔfiri Tob ne Maaka no wɔ mfikyire baabiara retwɛn ɔtamfoɔ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɛberɛ a Yoab hunuu sɛ ɔbɛko akofanu no, ɔyii akodɔm a wɔyɛ nnam. Ɔno ara dii wɔn so safohene, dii wɔn anim, kɔko tiaa Aramfoɔ no wɔ mfikyire hɔ.

\VS{10}Ɔgyaa akodɔm a wɔaka no maa ne nuabarima Abisai sɛ ɔnkɔto nhyɛ Amonfoɔ no so.

\VS{11}Yoab ka kyerɛɛ ne nuabarima no sɛ, “Sɛ Aramfoɔ no yɛ den dodo ma me a, ɛyɛ a, bɛboa me. Na sɛ Amonfoɔ no nso yɛ den dodo ma wo a, me nso, mɛba abɛboa wo.

\VS{12}Hyɛ wo ho den. Ma yɛmfa akokoɔduru nko nnye yɛn nkurɔfoɔ ne yɛn Onyankopɔn nkuro.
{\ND{Awurade}} pɛ nyɛ hɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Ɛberɛ a Yoab ne nʼakodɔm to hyɛɛ Aramfoɔ no so no, wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ dwaneeɛ.

\VS{14}Na Amonfoɔ no hunuu sɛ Aramfoɔ no redwane no, wɔdwane firii Abisai ho kɔhyɛɛ kuro no mu. Ɔko no guiɛ no, Yoab sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Afei, Aramfoɔ no hunuu sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn afɛ ne Israelfoɔ. Enti, wɔboaa wɔn ho ano bio no.

\VS{16}Aram akodɔm foforɔ bi bɛkaa wɔn ho a Hadadeser na ɔsoma ma wɔkɔfaa wɔn firii Asubɔnten Eufrate fa nohoa baeɛ. Saa akodɔm yi bɛduruu Helam a Sobak na na ɔyɛ wɔn ɔsahene, na ɔyɛ ɔsahene a ɔtua Hadadeser akodɔm nyinaa ano nso.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee deɛ ɛreba no, ɔboaboaa Israel nyinaa ano, de wɔn twaa Asubɔnten Yordan, dii akodɔm no anim, kɔduruu Helam. Ɛhɔ na Aramfoɔ no fifirii wɔn mpasua so to hyɛɛ Dawid so.

\VS{18}Nanso, bio, Aramfoɔ no dwane firii Israelfoɔ no anim. Saa ɛberɛ yi, Dawid akodɔm no kunkumm nteaseɛnamkafoɔ ahanson ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ mpem aduanan a Sobak a na ɔyɛ wɔn sahene no ka ho.

\VS{19}Hadadeser ne nʼadɔmfoɔ Aramfoɔ hunuu sɛ Israel adi wɔn so nkonim no, wɔmaa wɔn nsa so, na wɔbɛyɛɛ Israelfoɔ nkoa.

\par }{\PP Ɛno akyi, Aramfoɔ suroo sɛ wɔbɛboa Amonfoɔ.




\par }\Chap{11}{\SH Dawid Ne Batseba
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Osutɔberɛ a ɛdi soɔ no mu, ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ ahemfo kɔ ɔsa no, Dawid somaa Yoab ne Israel akodɔm nyinaa sɛ wɔnkɔsɛe Amonfoɔ. Wɔkɔtuaa kuropɔn Raba, na Dawid deɛ, ɔkaa Yerusalem.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Ɛda bi anwummerɛ a Dawid ayi nʼani so kakra no, ɔsɔre firii ne mpa so nante faa nʼahemfie no atifi. Ɔgyina hɔ no, ɔhunuu ɔbaa bi sɛ ɔredware. Na ɔbaa no ho yɛ fɛ yie,

\VS{3}na Dawid somaa obi sɛ ɔnkɔbisa ne ho nsɛm. Ɔbarima no bɛkaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ Eliam babaa Batseba, a ɔyɛ Hetini Uria yere.”

\VS{4}Na Dawid tuu abɔfoɔ sɛ wɔnkɔfrɛ no mmrɛ no. Ɔbaa Dawid nkyɛn. Dawid ne no daeɛ. (Ɔdwiraa ne ho firii ne nsabuo mu no, na ɛnkyɛreɛ.) Afei, ɔsane kɔɔ efie.

\VS{5}Ɛberɛ a Batseba hunuu sɛ wanyinsɛn no, ɔsoma maa wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ Dawid.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Enti, Dawid soma kɔɔ Yoab nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Fa Hetini Uria brɛ me.”

\VS{7}Ɛberɛ a Uria duruu Dawid nkyɛn no, ɔbisaa gyinaberɛ a Yoab ne akodɔm no wɔ mu ne sɛdeɛ ɔko no rekɔ so.

\VS{8}Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Uria sɛ, “Kɔ efie na kɔhome.” Na mpo, Uria firii ahemfie hɔ no, Dawid soma maa wɔde akyɛdeɛ bi kɔmaa no.

\VS{9}Nanso, Uria ankɔ fie. Ɔne ɔhene asomfoɔ no bi tenaa ahemfie ɛpono no ano.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee deɛ Uria ayɛ no, ɔfrɛɛ no bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na ɛha wo? Wofirii fie akyɛre na adɛn na woankɔ hɔ ɛnnora anadwo?”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Uria buaa sɛ, “Apam Adaka no ne Israel akodɔm ne Yuda tete ntomadan mu, ɛnna Yoab nso ne ne mpanimfoɔ abɔ atenaeɛ wɔ wiram baabi petee mu. Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matumi akɔ efie akɔnom nsã, adidi na me ne me yere akɔda? Meka ntam sɛ merenyɛ yei na madi ho fɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, tena ha anadwo yi, na ɔkyena wobɛkɔ akodɔm no mu.” Enti, Uria tenaa Yerusalem ɛda no ne nʼadekyeeɛ.

\VS{13}Na Dawid frɛɛ no anadwoduane apontoɔ, na ɔmaa no nsã ma ɔboroeɛ. Na ɛno mpo, Uria ankɔ efie ankɔhunu ne yere. Ɔdaa ahemfie no ɛkwan ano bio.


\par }{\SH Dawid Hyehyɛ Uria Wuo Ho
\par }
{\PP \VS{14}Adeɛ kyee anɔpa no, Dawid twerɛɛ krataa maa Uria sɛ ɔmfa nkɔma Yoab.

\VS{15}Krataa no mu nsɛm kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ, “Ma Uria nkɔ akono baabi a ɔko no ano yɛ den pa ara. Wo deɛ, sane wʼakyi, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔbɛkum no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Enti, Yoab maa Uria kɔgyinaa baabi a ɛbɛn kuro no fasuo, a ɛhɔ na ɔnim sɛ atamfoɔ no mmarima a wɔyɛ den no reko.

\VS{17}Ɛhɔ na wɔkumm Hetini Uria ne Israel asraafoɔ no bebree.


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Na Yoab de ɔsa mu amaneɛ kɔbɔɔ Dawid.

\VS{19}Ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼabɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Monka ɔsa mu nsɛm no nyinaa nkyerɛ ɔhene.

\VS{20}Nanso, ebia ne bo bɛfu, ama wabisa sɛ, ‘Adɛn enti na akodɔm no kɔbɛn kuro no pɛɛ saa? Na wɔnnim sɛ wɔbɛto agyan afiri afasuo no mu?

\VS{21}Ɔbaabasia anto ayuyammoɔ ammɔ Gideon babarima Abimelek wɔ Tebes ankum no?’ Afei, monka nkyerɛ no sɛ, wɔakum Hetini Uria nso.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Enti, abɔfoɔ no kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔbɔɔ ɔsa no mu amaneɛ kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛdeɛ Yoab somaa no sɛ ɔnkɔka.

\VS{23}Abɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, “Mmarima no bu faa yɛn so, na wɔtiaa yɛn petee mu deɛ, nanso yɛpiaa wɔn kɔɔ kuro no ɛpono ano.

\VS{24}Ɛhɔ na agyantofoɔ too wʼasomfoɔ firii ɔfasuo ho, maa ɔhene mmarima no bi wuwuiɛ. Na wo ɔsomfoɔ Hetini Uria nso awu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Dawid ka kyerɛɛ abɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, Monka nkyerɛ Yoab sɛ ɔmmma nʼaba mu mmu, na ɔko mu deɛ obiara tumi wu. Monyere mo ho nko ɔkoden na monni kuropɔn no so nkonim.”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Ɛberɛ a Batseba tee sɛ ne kunu awuo no, ɔsuu no.

\VS{27}Na osu no akyi no, Dawid soma ma wɔkɔfaa no baa ne fie. Ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima. Na deɛ Dawid yɛeɛ no ansɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} ani.




\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Natan Ka Dawid Anim
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ND{Awurade}} somaa odiyifoɔ Natan sɛ ɔnkɔka abasɛm yi nkyerɛ Dawid: “Na mmarima baanu bi te kuro bi so. Na mmarima no mu baako yɛ osikani, na deɛ ɔka ho no nso yɛ ohiani.

\VS{2}Na osikani no wɔ nnwan ne anantwie bebree,

\VS{3}ohiani no deɛ, na ɔnni hwee ka odwanbereɛ ketewa bi a ɔtɔɔ no ho. Ɔyɛn no maa ɔne ɔno ankasa mma nyini boom. Na ɔne aboa no di nʼaduane, nom firi ne kuruwa mu, na nna mu nso, na daa ɔda nʼabasa so. Na ɔte sɛ ɔbabaa ma no.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}“Ɛda koro bi, ɔhɔhoɔ bi baa osikani no nkyɛn, nanso wankum ne nnwan anaa ne nantwie annoa aduane amfa ansom no hɔhoɔ. Na mmom, ɔkɔkyeree ohiani no odwanbereɛ no, de yɛɛ aduane maa ɔhɔhoɔ a wabɛsoɛ no no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Dawid tee asɛm no, ne bo fuu saa ɔbarima no yie, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Natan sɛ, “Mmerɛ dodoɔ a
{\ND{Awurade}} te ase yi, ɛfata sɛ ɔbarima a ɔyɛɛ saa no wuo.

\VS{6}Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtua odwanbereɛ no ka mmɔ ho ɛnan sɛ ɔyɛɛ bɔne saa a wannya ahummɔborɔ biara.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Ɛhɔ ara, Natan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, “Wone saa ɔbarima no!
{\ND{Awurade}}, Israel Onyankopɔn, se, ‘Mesraa wo sɛ Israelhene, gyee wo firii Saulo tumi ase.

\VS{8}Mede ne fie ne ne yerenom ne Israel ne Yuda ahemman maa wo. Na sɛ na ɛnonom nnɔɔso a, anka mɛma wo bebree aka ho.

\VS{9}Adɛn enti na woabu Awurade asɛm animtia, na woayɛ bɔne a ɛte saa? Woakum Hetini Uria, awia ne yere.

\VS{10}Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekorɔ, akofena na ɛbɛyɛ ahunahunadeɛ ama wo fiefoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, woabu me animtia, afa Hetini Uria yere de no ayɛ wo yere.’


\par }{\PP \VS{11}“Esiane deɛ woayɛ yi enti, me
{\ND{Awurade}}, mɛma wʼankasa fidua mufoɔ asɔre atia wo. Mede wo yerenom bɛma ɔbarima foforɔ, na ɔne wɔn bɛda ama obiara ahunu.

\VS{12}Woyɛɛ yei wɔ kɔkoam, nanso mɛma deɛ ɛreba wo so no ada dwa, ama Israel nyinaa ahunu.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Gye Ne Bɔne To Mu
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Natan sɛ, “Mayɛ bɔne atia
{\ND{Awurade}}.”

\par }{\PP Natan buaa sɛ, “{\ND{Awurade}} ayi wo bɔne no afiri wo so. Worenwu.

\VS{14}Nanso, sɛ woama
{\ND{Awurade}} atamfoɔ ɛkwan sɛ wɔmmu no animtia, ngu ne din ho fi enti, ɔba a wɔbɛwo no ama wo no bɛwu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Natan kɔɔ ne fie ara pɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} maa abɔfra a Uria yere Batseba wo maa Dawid no yaree dendeenden.

\VS{16}Dawid srɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔmma abɔfra no nkye. Ɔkyenee ho kɔm, na ɔkɔɔ fie, na anadwo mu no nyinaa, ɔdaa fam tim.

\VS{17}Mpanimfoɔ a wɔwɔ ne fie srɛɛ no sɛ ɔnsɔre na ɔne wɔn nnidi, nanso wampene.

\VS{18}Ne nnanson so, abɔfra no wuiɛ. Na Dawid afotufoɔ no suro sɛ wɔbɛbɔ no amaneɛ sɛ abɔfra no awu, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn adwene ne sɛ, “Ɛberɛ a na abɔfra no te ase no, yɛkasa kyerɛɛ Dawid, nanso wantie yɛn. Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛatumi aka akyerɛ no sɛ abɔfra no awu? Anhwɛ a, ɔbɛyɛ ne ho biribi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Na Dawid hunuu sɛ nʼafotufoɔ no reyɛ huhuhuhu no, ɔtee nka sɛ abɔfra no awu. Ɔbisaa sɛ, “Abɔfra no awu anaa?”

\par }{\PP Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Aane, wawu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Na Dawid sɔre firii fam hɔ. Afei, ɔdware wieeɛ a ɔpetee ne ho aduhwam, na ɔsesaa ne ntadeɛ no, ɔkɔɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} efie kɔsomee. Afei, ɔkɔɔ nʼankasa efie, na ɔno ankasa bisa ma wɔbrɛɛ no aduane, na ɔdidiiɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Nʼafotufoɔ no bisaa no sɛ, “Deɛ woreyɛ yi, aseɛ ne sɛn? Ɛberɛ a abɔfra no te ase no, wodii mmuada, twaa agyaadwoɔ. Na afei a wawu no mmom na woasɔre adidie!”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Ɛberɛ a na abɔfra no da so te ase no deɛ, medii abuada, twaa agyaadwoɔ. Medwenee sɛ, ‘Hwan na ɔnim? Ebia, Awurade bɛhunu me mmɔbɔ ama abɔfra no atena.’

\VS{23}Na afei a wawu yi, adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ medi abuada? Mɛtumi asane de no aba nkwa mu bio anaa? Mɛkɔ ne nkyɛn da bi, na ɔno deɛ, ɔrensane mma me nkyɛn ha da.”


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Na Dawid kyekyeree ne yere Batseba werɛ, na ɔne no daeɛ. Ɔnyinsɛneeɛ, woo ɔbabarima, na wɔtoo no edin Salomo.
{\ND{Awurade}} pɛɛ abɔfra no asɛm,

\VS{25}na ɔde asɛm faa odiyifoɔ Natan so sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ abɔfra no din yɛ Yedidia, ɛfiri sɛ na
{\ND{Awurade}} dɔ no.


\par }{\SH Dawid Ko Fa Raba
\par }
{\PP \VS{26}Saa ɛberɛ no, na Yoab ne Israel akodɔm no reyɛ awie Amon ahenkuro Raba tua no nkonimdie so.

\VS{27}Yoab somaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn, kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mako atia Raba, afa deɛ wɔnya wɔn nsuo firie.

\VS{28}Afei, fa akodɔm a wɔaka no bra na wɔnwie adwuma no, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wobɛnya nkonimdie animuonyam no sene sɛ ɛbɛyɛ me dea.”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Enti, Dawid dii nʼakodɔm a wɔaka no anim kɔɔ Raba kɔfaa hɔ.

\VS{30}Dawid tuu ɔhene no ahenkyɛ, na nnipa no de hyɛɛ Dawid. Wɔde sikakɔkɔɔ na ɛyɛɛ ahenkyɛ no a aboɔdemmoɔ bobɔ mu. Na emu duru yɛ kilogram aduasa ɛnan. Dawid foo asadeɛ bebree wɔ kuropɔn no mu.

\VS{31}Ɔsane faa nnipa a wɔwɔ Raba no sɛ nkoa, hyɛɛ wɔn, ma wɔde ɛwan, pinkase ne nkuma yɛɛ adwuma wɔ ntayaa fononoo ho. Saa ara na ɔne nnipa a wɔwɔ Amon nkuro nyinaa so dii noɔ. Na Dawid ne nʼakodɔm sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.




\par }\Chap{13}{\SH Amnon To Tamar Monnaa
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Na Dawid babarima Absalom wɔ nuabaa bi a na ne ho yɛ fɛ yie. Na saa ɔbaa no din de Tamar.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 13:1 }{\FT{Na Tamar yɛ Maaka babaa. Na Maaka yi yɛ Gesurhene babaa (}}{\XT{3.3}}{\FT{). Amnon nso na ɔyɛ Ahinoam babarima. Na Ahinoam yɛ Dawid yere a ɔdi ɛkan na Amnon nso, na ɔyɛ Dawid abakan barima a amanneɛ mu no, ɔbɛdi adeɛ daakye.}}} Na Amnon a ɔyɛ ne nuabarima no kɔn dɔɔ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Amnon tuu nʼani sii Tamar so ara kɔsii sɛ ɛbɔɔ no yadeɛ. Na ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu enti, na Amnon susu sɛ ne dɔ no nkɔsi hwee.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Na Amnon wɔ adamfo oniferefoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Yonadab. Na ɔyɛ Dawid nuabarima Simea babarima.

\VS{4}Ɛda koro bi, Yonadab bisaa Amnon sɛ, “Asɛm bɛn na aba? Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhene babarima yɛ bosaa anɔpa biara saa?” Na Amnon buaa no sɛ, “Medɔ Tamar, Absalom nuabaa no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yonadab kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, mɛkyerɛ wo deɛ wobɛyɛ. Sane kɔ na kɔda wo mpa so, na hyɛ da yɛ sɛ deɛ woyare no. Sɛ wʼagya bɛhunu wo a, ka kyerɛ no sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ Tamar, na ɔmmɛyɛ aduane bi mma wo nni. Ka kyerɛ no sɛ, sɛ ɔno brɛ wo aduane di a, wo ho bɛtɔ wo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Enti, Amnon boapa yareeɛ. Na ɔhene no bɛsraa no no, Amnon ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mesrɛ wo, ma Tamar mmɛhwɛ me, na ɔnnoa biribi mma menni.”

\VS{7}Dawid penee so, somaa Tamar kɔɔ Amnon fie, kɔnoaa aduane maa no.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Ɛberɛ a Tamar duruu Amnon efie hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ ɛdan a na ɔda mu no mu, sɛdeɛ sɛ Tamar refotɔ asikyiresiam a ɔbɛhunu. Enti, ɔtoo burodo sononko bi maa no.

\VS{9}Nanso, ɔde aduane no guu apaawa so bɛsii nʼanim no, wampɛ sɛ ɔdi. Na Amnon ka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no sɛ, “Obiara mfiri ha nkɔ!” Enti, wɔn nyinaa kɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ Tamar sɛ, “Fa aduane no brɛ me wɔ me pia mu, na bubu hyɛ mʼano.” Enti, Tamar maa so de kɔɔ hɔ.

\VS{11}Na ɛberɛ a ɔgu so de rema no no, ɔto hyɛɛ ne so, na ɔkaa sɛ, “Wo ne me nna, me nuabaa ɔdɔfoɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Na Tamar teaam sɛ, “Dabi, onua barima! Nni saa nkwaseasɛm no! Ɛnyɛ me saa! Wonim sɛ, sɛ woyɛ a, ɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ wɔ Israel.

\VS{13}Na ɛhe na anka mede saa aniwuo no bɛfa? Na wɔbɛka sɛ, wo nso woyɛ nkwaseafoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔwɔ Israel no mu baako. Mesrɛ wo, ka biribi kɛkɛ kyerɛ ɔhene, na ɔbɛma woaware me.”

\VS{14}Nanso, Amnon ampene so. Na ɛsiane sɛ ɔwɔ ahoɔden sene Tamar enti, ɔtoo no monnaa.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Ɛhɔ ara, Amnon dɔ no danee ɔtan. Ɔtan no mu yɛɛ den sen ɔdɔ a na ɔdɔ no no. Ɔteateaam sɛ, “Firi ha kɔ ntɛm!”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Tamar nso teateaam sɛ, “Dabi. Sɛ worepam me afiri ha seesei no yɛ bɔne kɛseɛ koraa sene deɛ woayɛ me dada no.”

\par }{\PP Nanso, Amnon ampɛ sɛ ɔbɛtie no.

\VS{17}Ɔteaam frɛɛ ne ɔsomfoɔ hyɛɛ no sɛ, “Pam saa ɔbaa yi firi ha, na to ɛpono no mu!”

\VS{18}Enti, ɔsomfoɔ no pamoo no. Na ɔhyɛ batakari tenten fɛfɛ bi sɛdeɛ na amanneɛ kyerɛ wɔ ɔhene babaa a ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu ho no.

\VS{19}Nanso, Tamar sunsuanee ne batakari no mu, de nsõ guu ne tiri mu. Afei, ɔde ne nsa kataa nʼani, de esu sii ɛkwan so.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ne nuabarima Absalom hunuu no bisaa no sɛ, “Wo nuabarima Amnon ne wo ada anaa? Yɛ dinn, me nuabaa; ɔyɛ wo nuabarima. Mfa saa asɛm yi nhyɛ wʼakoma mu.” Na Tamar tenaa ase sɛ ankonam werɛhoni baa wɔ Absalom fie.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Ɛberɛ a ɔhene Dawid tee asɛm yi no, ne bo fuu yie.

\VS{22}Absalom nso anka ho hwee ankyerɛ Amnon. Nanso, ɔtan Amnon yie, ɛfiri sɛ, wagu ne nuabaa Tamar anim ase.


\par }{\SH Absalom Tɔ Amnon So Awere
\par }
{\PP \VS{23}Mfeɛ mmienu akyi, ɛda koro bi a na wɔretwitwa Absalom nnwan ho nwi wɔ Baal-Hasor a ɛbɛn Efraim hyeɛ so no, Absalom too nsa frɛɛ ɔhene mmammarima nyinaa sɛ wɔmmra hɔ.

\VS{24}Absalom kɔɔ ɔhene nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Me nnwan nwitwitwafoɔ reyɛ adwuma. Ɔhene ne nʼasomfoɔ bɛba abɛka me ho anaa?”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Ɔhene buaa sɛ, “Dabi, me ba. Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa kɔ; yɛbɛyɛ ɔhaw ama wo.” Ɛwom sɛ Absalom hyɛɛ no deɛ, nanso wampene sɛ ɔbɛkorɔ, na ɔhyiraa no kosɛkosɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Na Absalom kaa sɛ, “Sɛ saa na ɛte deɛ a, ma me nuabarima Amnon mmɛka yɛn ho.”

\par }{\PP Ɔhene no bisaa no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wobisa Amnon?”

\VS{27}Nanso, ɔhyɛɛ no enti, ɔmaa Amnon ne ahenemma no nyinaa bɛkaa ne ho.


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Absalom ka kyerɛɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Montie! Montwɛn na Amnon mmoro nsã, na afei mɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ na moakum no. Monnsuro. Me ara na mahyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ saa. Momfa akokoɔduru nyɛ.”

\VS{29}Enti, Absalom mmarima no yɛɛ Amnon saa, sɛdeɛ Absalom hyɛɛ wɔn no. Afei, ahene mmammarima no nyinaa sɔre tenatenaa wɔn mfunumu so, na wɔdwaneeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Ɛberɛ a wɔresane akɔ Yerusalem no, saa asɛm yi duruu Dawid asom sɛ, “Absalom akunkum wo mmammarima no nyinaa a anka ɔbaako koraa.”

\VS{31}Ɔhene no huri sii fam, sunsuanee nʼatadeɛ mu, daa fam. Nʼafotufoɔ nyinaa de ahodwirie ne awerɛhoɔ sunsuanee wɔn ntadeɛ mu, dedaa fam saa ara.


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Nanso, ankyɛre biara na Yonadab a ɔyɛ Dawid nuabarima Simea babarima no bɛduruu hɔ kaa sɛ, “Dabi, ɛnte saa. Ɛnyɛ wo mma no nyinaa na wɔakunkum wɔn. Amnon nko ara na wɔakum no. Ɛfiri ɛberɛ a Amnon too ne nuabaa Tamar monnaa no, na Absalom yɛɛ nʼadwene saa.

\VS{33}Dabi, wo mma no nyinaa nwuwuiɛ saa. Ɛyɛ Amnon nko ara.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Saa ɛberɛ no, na Absalom adwane.

\par }{\PP Ɔwɛmfoɔ a ɔwɔ Yerusalem ɔfasuo so no hunuu sɛ ɛdɔm kɛseɛ firi atɔeɛ fam reba kuro no mu. Ɔtuu mmirika kɔbɔɔ ɔhene amaneɛ sɛ, “Mahunu sɛ ɛdɔm firi Horonaim ɛkwan a ɛda bepɔ no nkyɛn mu hɔ no so reba.”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}Yonadab ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Wɔn na wɔreba no! Wo mma no reba sɛdeɛ mekaeɛ no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Ankyɛre na wɔbɛduruiɛ a, wɔretwa adwo, te anisuo, na ɔhene ne ne mpanimfoɔ nso twaa agyaadwoɔ.


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Na Dawid suu ne babarima Amnon nna bebree. Na Absalom dwane kɔɔ ne nana barima Talmai a na ɔyɛ Amihud a na ɔyɛ ɔhene Gesur no babarima nkyɛn.


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Ɔkɔtenaa Gesur hɔ mfeɛ mmiɛnsa.

\VS{39}Na Dawid a afei wagyae Amnon wuo no ho asɛm no pɛɛ sɛ ɔne ne babarima Absalom sane ka bom.




\par }\Chap{14}{\SH Absalom Sane Ba Yerusalem
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Na Yoab hunuu sɛ ɔhene pɛ sɛ ɔhunu Absalom.

\VS{2}Enti, ɔsoma ma wɔkɔɔ Tekoa kɔfaa ɔbaa nyansafoɔ bi a wagye edin yie brɛɛ no. Yoab ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Hyɛ da yɛ wo ho sɛ wowɔ ayie mu, na fira ayitoma. Nnware anaa mfa aduhwam mpete wo ho nso. Yɛ wo ho sɛ ɔbaa a wadi awerɛhoɔ nna bebree.

\VS{3}Na kɔ ɔhene nkyɛn kɔka asɛm a merebɛka akyerɛ wo yi kyerɛ no.” Na Yoab kaa asɛm a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔbaa no kɔka no kyerɛɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Na Tekoani baa no duruu ɔhene no anim no, ɔhwee fam de nʼanim butuu fam teaam sɛ, “Ao Nana! Boa me!”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Ɔhene no bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ asɛm bɛn?”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa no sɛ, “Meyɛ okunafoɔ.

\VS{6}Me mma baanu kɔdii ako wɔ akono. Na ɛsiane sɛ na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛpata ɔko no enti, wɔkumm wɔn mu baako.

\VS{7}Nanso, abusua no nkaeɛ no bisaa sɛ, ‘Ma yɛn nsa nka wo ba no. Yɛbɛkum no, ɛfiri sɛ, woakum ne nuabarima. Ɔmfata sɛ ɔbɛdi efie agyapadeɛ so.’ Na sɛ meyɛ saa nso a, na menni obiara a waka, na me kunu din ne me fie bɛyera wɔ asase so ha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyae asɛm no ma me. Kɔ efie na mɛhwɛ sɛ obiara remfa ne nsa nka no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɔkaa sɛ, “Ao, me wura, meda wo ase. Na sɛ mmoa a woaboa me yi enti, sɛ obi kasa tia wo a, mɛfa ho soboɔ no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Ɔhene no kaa sɛ, “Mma yei nha wo. Sɛ nnipa bi mpene a, fa wɔn brɛ me wɔ ha. Na mɛtumi ama wo awerɛhyɛmu sɛ, obiara nwiinwii wɔ ho bio.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Afei, ɔbaa no kaa sɛ, “Fa
{\ND{Awurade}}, wo Onyankopɔn, no din ka ntam kyerɛ me sɛ, woremma obiara ntɔ me babarima no so were. Merenhwehwɛ mogyahwieguo bio.”

\par }{\PP Ɔhene no nso kaa sɛ, “Mmerɛ dodoɔ a
{\ND{Awurade}} te ase yi, wo ba no tirinwi a ɛwɔ ne tiri so mu baako mpo ho renka.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Afei, ɔbaa no kaa sɛ, “Ma wo ɔsomfoɔ nka biribi nkyerɛ me wura ɔhene.”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Kɔ so kasa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Ɔbaa no bisaa sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wonyɛ mma Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ sɛdeɛ wɔahyɛ bɔ sɛ wobɛyɛ ama me no. Woabu wo ho fɔ sɛ woasi saa gyinaeɛ yi. Wompɛ sɛ woma wʼankasa wo ba a wɔatwa no asuo no ba efie.

\VS{14}Sɛ ɛkɔsi sɛn ara, obiara bɛwu. Na sɛdeɛ nsuo hwie gu fam a wosesa a ɛnyɛ yie no, saa ara na nkwa teɛ. Ɛno enti na Onyankopɔn sane de yɛn ba ne nkyɛn ɛberɛ a yɛate yɛn ho afiri ne ho no. Wɔn a ɔhwɛ wɔn no, ɔmma wɔnnhwere wɔn kra; enti wo nso, ɛnsɛ sɛ woyɛ saa.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}“Na maba sɛ merebɛdi ama me babarima, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔde owuo hunahuna me ne me ba no. Meka kyerɛɛ me ho sɛ, ‘Ebia, ɔhene bɛtie me,

\VS{16}na wagye yɛn afiri wɔn a wɔbɛtwa yɛn afiri Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ ho no nsam.’


\par }{\PP \VS{17}“Aane, ɔhene no bɛma yɛn asomdwoeɛ bio. ‘Menim sɛ wote sɛ Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ a wobɛtumi ahunu papa ne bɔne ntam nsonsonoeɛ.
{\ND{Awurade}}, wo Onyankopɔn, nka wo ho.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Ɔhene bisaa sɛ, “Mepɛ sɛ mehunu adeɛ baako.”

\par }{\PP Ɔbaa no kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ ɛdeɛn, me wura?”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Na ɔhene no bisaa sɛ, “Yoab na ɔsomaa wo ha anaa?”

\par }{\PP Ɔbaa no buaa sɛ, “Me wura, Daasebrɛ, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matwa yei ho atorɔ? Obiara ntumi mfa biribiara nhinta wo. Ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ Yoab na ɔsomaa me, na ɔkyerɛɛ me asɛm a menka.

\VS{20}Ɔyɛɛ saa, sɛdeɛ mɛfa ɛkwan foforɔ so de saa asɛm yi ato wʼanim. Na wo nso, wonim nyansa te sɛ Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ, na biribiara a ɛsi yɛn ntam ha no nso, wote aseɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Enti, ɔhene no soma ma wɔkɔfaa Yoab baeɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, kɔ na kɔfa aberanteɛ Absalom bra.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Yoab hwee ɔhene no nan ase, hyiraa no sɛ, “Ne korakora mu no, woapene me so, na woayɛ mʼabisadeɛ ama me.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Na Yoab kɔɔ Gesur kɔfaa Absalom baa Yerusalem.

\VS{24}Nanso, ɔhene maa ahyɛdeɛ yi sɛ, “Absalom tumi kɔ ɔno ankasa ne fie, nanso ɔnhwɛ na wamma mʼanim ha.” Enti, Absalom anhunu ɔhene no.


\par }{\SH Absalom Ne Dawid Nkabom
\par }
{\PP \VS{25}Israel nyinaa, na obiara nni hɔ a ne ho yɛ fɛ, te sɛ Absalom. Ɛfiri ne tiri so kɔsi ne nan ase, na wohunu sɛ ɔyɛ ɔbarima ankasa.

\VS{26}Afe biara, na ɔyi ne ti pɛnkorɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, ne nwi no yɛ adesoa ma no. Na sɛ ɔyi na ɔkari a, na ɛyɛ kilogram mmienu ne fa.


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Na ɔwɔ mmammarima baasa ne ɔbabaa baako. Na ne babaa no din de Tamar. Na Tamar nso kura ahoɔfɛ a ɛmma ɔka.


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Absalom tenaa Yerusalem mfeɛ mmienu a wanhunu ɔhene no da.

\VS{29}Afei, Absalom soma kɔfrɛɛ Yoab sɛ ɔnkɔka bi mma no, nanso Yoab ankɔ. Absalom somaa ne mprenu so, nanso Yoab ankɔ.

\VS{30}Ɛno enti, Absalom ka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ sɛ, “Monkɔ na momfa ogya nkɔto Yoab atokoɔ afuo a ɛbɛn me deɛ no ho mu.” Na wɔde ogya kɔtoo afuo no mu, sɛdeɛ Absalom hyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{31}Na Yoab baa Absalom nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wʼasomfoɔ akɔto mʼafuo mu ogya?”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Na Absalom buaa no sɛ, “Ɛfiri sɛ, na mepɛ sɛ wokɔbisa ɔhene ma me sɛ, adɛn enti na ɔmaa me sane firi Gesur baeɛ, nanso ɔmpɛ sɛ ɔhunu mʼanim koraa? Ɛnneɛ, sɛ anka metenaa me dada mu hɔ ara a, anka ɛyɛ. Ma menhunu ɔhene no, na sɛ medi fɔ wɔ biribi ho a, ɔtumi kum me.”


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Enti, Yoab kaa asɛm a Absalom aka akyerɛ no no kyerɛɛ ɔhene no. Afei, Dawid frɛɛ ne ba a wate ne ho no, ma ɔbaa nʼanim. Absalom bɛduruu ɔhene no anim no, ɔbɔɔ ne mu ase, na Dawid fee nʼano.




\par }\Chap{15}{\SH Absalom Atuateɛ
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yei akyi no, Absalom tɔɔ teaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔ, na ɔbɔɔ mmarima aduonum paa sɛ wɔbɛdi nʼanim.

\VS{2}Adekyeɛ biara, ɔsɔre ntɛm na wakɔtena kuropɔn no ɛpono ano. Na sɛ nnipa bi de asɛm bɛto ɔhene no anim sɛ ɔmmu ho atɛn a, Absalom bɛbisa faako a wɔfirie, na wɔakyerɛ abusuakuo a wɔfiri mu.

\VS{3}Na Absalom bɛka sɛ, “Wʼasɛm yɛ dɛ deɛ, nanso ɔhene nni obiara a ɔbɛtie.

\VS{4}Sɛ meyɛ ɔtemmufoɔ anka mepɛ. Anka nnipa de wɔn nsɛm bɛba mʼanim, na mabu wɔn atɛn.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Sɛ nnipa pɛ sɛ wɔkoto no a, Absalom mma wɔn nyɛ saa na mmom ɔsɔ wɔn nsa, yɛ wɔn atuu.

\VS{6}Absalom yɛɛ saa de nyaa Israelfoɔ no nyinaa wɔ nʼafa.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Mfirinhyia ɛnan akyi, Absalom ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Ma menkɔ Hebron na menkɔbɔ afɔdeɛ mma
{\ND{Awurade}} sɛdeɛ mahyɛ no bɔ no.

\VS{8}Ɛberɛ a na mewɔ Gesur no na mehyɛɛ saa bɔ no sɛ, ‘Sɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} de me sane ba Yerusalem a, mɛbɔ afɔdeɛ ama no wɔ Hebron.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɔhene no kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, kɔ na kɔdi wo bɔhyɛ so.” Enti, Absalom kɔɔ Hebron.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\PP \VS{10}Ɛberɛ a ɔwɔ hɔ no, ɔfaa sum ase somaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Israel afanan nyinaa kɔhwanyanee ɔmanfoɔ de tiaa ɔhene no. Ne nkra ne sɛ, “Sɛ mote totorobɛnto nne pɛ a, monka sɛ, ‘Absalom adi ɔhene wɔ Hebron.’ ”

\VS{11}Absalom faa mmarima ahanu firii Yerusalem kaa ne ho a na wɔnnim Absalom nsusuiɛ yi ho hwee.

\VS{12}Ɛberɛ a Absalom rebɔ afɔdeɛ no, ɔsoma ma wɔkɔfaa Giloni Ahitofel a na ɔyɛ Dawid fotufoɔ firi ne kurom Gilo baeɛ. Ankyɛre nnipa bebree no ara bɛkaa Absalom ho, na atirisopam no mu yɛɛ den.


\par }{\SH Dawid Dwane Firi Yerusalem
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Ankyɛre, ɔbɔfoɔ bi baa Yerusalem bɛka kyerɛɛ ɔhene Dawid sɛ, “Israel nyinaa atu di Absalom akyi sɛ wɔayɛ dɔm atia wo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Ɛhɔ ara, Dawid ka kyerɛɛ ne mmarima sɛ, “Monyɛ no ntɛm na yɛnnwane mfiri ha, ansa na waduru ha, sɛdeɛ amanehunu bɛpare yɛn ne Yerusalem kuro mu no nyinaa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Nʼafotufoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Yɛgyina wʼakyi. Biribiara a wogye di sɛ ɛyɛ no, yɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Enti, ɔhene no ne ne fiefoɔ sii so kɔɔ prɛko pɛ a wannya biribiara wɔ akyire sɛ ne mpenafoɔ edu bi a wɔbɛhwɛ nʼahemfie no so.

\VS{17}Ɔhene no ne ne nkurɔfoɔ no faa fam, na wɔfaa kuropɔn no fa bi,

\VS{18}maa Dawid akodɔm no bɛtwaa wɔn ho dii wɔn anim. Nnipa a wɔkaa Dawid ho kɔeɛ no yɛ Gitifoɔ ahansia a wɔfiri Gat a ne banbɔfoɔ nso ka ho.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Na ɔhene no bisaa Gatni Itai a ɔyɛ ɔsafohene no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na woka yɛn ho rekɔ? Sane kɔka wo nkurɔfoɔ ho, na monkɔ ɔhene Absalom nkyɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, woyɛ ɔhɔhoɔ wɔ Israel ne ɔmamfrani a wɔatwa wo asuo.

\VS{20}Woduruu ha nnora nko ara. Na ɛsɛ sɛ mehyɛ wo na wo ne yɛn kyini anaa? Me mpo, mennim baabi a yɛbɛkorɔ. Sane wʼakyi na kɔfa wʼakodɔm ka wo ho, na Awurade nkyerɛ wo ne dɔ ne ne nokorɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Nanso, Itai ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Mede
{\ND{Awurade}} din ne wo ara wo nkwa ka ntam sɛ, baabiara a wobɛkɔ no, mɛkɔ bi a deɛ ɛbɛsi biara mfa me ho, sɛ ɛyɛ nkwa anaa owuo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Dawid buaa no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, ka yɛn ho.” Ɛno enti, Itai ne ne mmarima ahansia ne wɔn fiefoɔ kaa wɔn ho kɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Awerɛhoɔ kɛseɛ sii asase no so, ɛberɛ a ɔhene ne nʼakyidifoɔ resene korɔ no. Wɔtwaa Kidron bɔnhwa no de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ ɛserɛ so.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Abiatar ne Sadok ne Lewifoɔ no faa Apam Adaka no, na wɔde sii kwankyɛn. Na wɔbɔɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ hɔ kɔsii sɛ obiara seneeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Na ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Sadok sɛ, “Sane fa Onyankopɔn Adaka no kɔ kuropɔn no mu. Sɛ menya
{\ND{Awurade}} anim adom a, ɔbɛsane de me aba ama mahunu Adaka no ne ne ntomadan no bio.

\VS{26}Nanso, sɛ ɔne me awie a, ma ɔnyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ ma no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Na ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ ɔsɔfoɔ Sadok sɛ, “Me nhyehyɛeɛ nie: Wo ne Abiatar nyɛ kodɛɛ nsane nkɔ kuropɔn no mu a wo babarima Ahimaas ne Yonatan a ɔyɛ Abiatar babarima ka ho.

\VS{28}Mɛtwɛn wɔ faako a wɔtwa Asubɔnten Yordan kɔ ɛserɛ no so hɔ kɔsi sɛ mɛte mo nkra. Momma mente asɛm a ɛbɛsi Yerusalem, ansa na makɔ ɛserɛ so.”

\VS{29}Enti, Sadok ne Abiatar faa Onyankopɔn Adaka no de sane kɔɔ Yerusalem, na wɔtenaa hɔ.


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Dawid faa ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Ngo Bepɔ so no so a, ɔrekɔ no nyinaa, na ɔretwa adwo. Na wakata ne tiri so, ɛnna ne nan sisi fam saa ara a ɛkyerɛ awerɛhoɔdie. Na nnipa a wɔka ne ho no nso katakataa wɔn tiri so, twaa adwo ɛberɛ a wɔgu so reforo bepɔ no.

\VS{31}Ɛberɛ a obi ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, afei deɛ ne ɔfotufoɔ Ahitofel taa Absalom akyi no, Dawid bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ, “Ao
{\ND{Awurade}}, ma Ahitofel ntu Absalom ɛfo bɔne!”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Wɔduruu Ngo Bepɔ no atifi baabi a nnipa som Onyankopɔn no, Dawid hunuu Husai a ɔfiri Arki a ɔretwɛn no. Na Husai asunsuane nʼatadeɛ mu, de dɔteɛ afɔre ne tirim, de kyerɛ awerɛhoɔdie.

\VS{33}Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ wo ne me kɔ a, wobɛyɛ adesoa ama me.

\VS{34}Sane kɔ Yerusalem, na ka kyerɛ Absalom sɛ, ‘Afei, mɛyɛ wo fotufoɔ sɛdeɛ da bi hɔ no na meyɛ wʼagya fotufoɔ no.’ Ɛba saa a, wobɛtumi atia Ahitofel afotuo mu, asɛe no.

\VS{35}Asɔfoɔ Sadok ne Abiatar wɔ hɔ. Ka adwene a wɔafa wɔ me ho, pɛ sɛ wɔkyere me no kyerɛ wɔn,

\VS{36}na wɔbɛsoma wɔn mmammarima Ahimaas ne Yonatan na wɔabɛhwehwɛ me, aka deɛ ɛrekɔ so akyerɛ me.”


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Enti, Dawid adamfo Husai sane kɔɔ Yerusalem, kɔduruu hɔ berɛ korɔ no a Absalom nso duruu hɔ no mu.




\par }\Chap{16}{\SH Dawid Ne Siba
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Dawid sianee bepɔ no pɛ na ɔne Mefiboset ɔsomfoɔ Siba hyiaeɛ. Na ɔdi mfunumu mmienu a wɔahyehyɛ burodo mua ahanu, bobe aba a wɔabɔ no ntowantowa ɔha ne nsã nwoma kotokuo ma wɔ wɔn so.

\VS{2}Ɔhene no bisaa Siba sɛ, “Na yeinom nso ɛ?” Na Siba buaa sɛ, “Mfunumu no, mo nkurɔfoɔ ntena wɔn so, na burodo no ne aduaba no, wɔmfa mma mmeranteɛ no na wɔnni. Na nsã no nso, momfa nkɔ ɛserɛ so hɔ, na wɔn a ɔbrɛ enti wɔbɛtɔ baha no, anom.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Na ɔhene no bisaa no sɛ, “Na Mefiboset wɔ he?” Siba buaa sɛ, “Ɔkaa Yerusalem. Ɔkaa sɛ, ‘Ɛnnɛ, mɛsane agye me nana Saulo ahemman no.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Siba sɛ, “Sɛ saa na ɛte deɛ a, mede biribiara a ɛyɛ Mefiboset dea no mema wo.”

\par }{\PP Siba buaa sɛ, “Meda wo ase awura. Ɛberɛ biara, biribiara a wobɛka akyerɛ me sɛ menyɛ no, mɛyɛ.”


\par }{\SH Simei Dome Dawid
\par }
{\PP \VS{5}Ɛberɛ a ɔhene Dawid ne ne nkurɔfoɔ retwam wɔ Bahurim no, ɔbarima bi pue firii akuraa no ase bɛdomee wɔn. Na saa ɔbarima no din de Simei, Gera a ɔyɛ Saulo busuani babarima.

\VS{6}Ɔpaa Dawid ne ne mpanimfoɔ ne akodɔm a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia no nyinaa aboɔ.

\VS{7}Ɔteaam guu Dawid so sɛ, “Firi hanom kɔ! Mogyapɛfoɔ a ɔte sɛ woɔ! Ɔsansani!

\VS{8}{\ND{Awurade}} atua wo ka sɛ wohwiee Saulo ne ne fiefoɔ mogya guiɛ. Wowiaa nʼahennwa, na afei
{\ND{Awurade}} de ahemman no ahyɛ wo babarima Absalom nsa. Wobɛnom wʼankasa aduro, wo mogyapɛfoɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɛnna Seruia babarima Abisai bisaa ɔhene no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔkraman funu yi tumi dome me wura, ɔhene? Ma menkɔ na menkɔtwa ne ti.”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Nanso, ɔhene no kaa sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na me ne mo Seruia mmammarima bɛyɛ? Sɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} aka akyerɛ no sɛ, ɔnnome me a, me ne hwan a mɛtumi aka akyerɛ no sɛ ɔnnyae?”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Abisai ne ne mpanimfoɔ sɛ, “Me babarima a ɔyɛ mʼankasa mogya pɛ sɛ ɔkum me. Na ɛdeɛn na ɛsi Saulo busuani ho kwan sɛ ɔnyɛ saa ara. Monnyaa no, momma ɔnnome, ɛfiri sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} na waka akyerɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ saa.

\VS{12}Ebia,
{\ND{Awurade}} bɛhunu sɛ wɔreyɛ me bɔne, na ɔde papa atua me nnome a me nsa aka no ɛnnɛ yi no so ka.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Enti, Dawid ne ne mmarima toaa so kɔɔ wɔn ɛkwan a saa ɛberɛ no, na Simei nso nam bepɔ bi a ɛbɛn wɔn so. Ɔrekɔ no nyinaa, na ɔredome, toto aboɔ bɔ Dawid, tu mfuturo gu ewiem.

\VS{14}Ɔhene ne ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa brɛeɛ wɔ ɛkwan so enti, wɔduruu Asubɔnten Yordan ho no, wɔgyee wɔn ahome.


\par }{\SH Ahitofel Ma Absalom Afotuo
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Absalom ne Israel mmarima nyinaa baa Yerusalem a Ahitofel ka wɔn ho.

\VS{16}Na Husai a ɔfiri Arki a ɔyɛ Dawid adamfo no, kɔɔ Absalom nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɔhene nkwa so! Ɔhene nkwa so!”


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Na Absalom bisaa Husai sɛ, “Yei ne ɛkwan a wode wʼadamfo Dawid fa soɔ? Adɛn enti na wo ne wʼadamfo ankɔ?”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Husai ka kyerɛɛ Absalom sɛ, “Mewɔ ha ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ adwuma ma ɔbarima a
{\ND{Awurade}} ne Israel ayi no.

\VS{19}Deɛ ɛka ho bio ne sɛ, hwan na ɛsɛ sɛ mesom no? Sɛdeɛ mesom wʼagya no, saa ara na mɛsom wo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ɛnna Absalom danee ne ho bisaa Ahitofel sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn bio na menyɛ?”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Ahitofel buaa no sɛ, “Kɔ na wo ne wʼagya mpenafoɔ no nna, ɛfiri sɛ, wagya wɔn hɔ sɛ wɔnhwɛ ahemfie hɔ. Ɛno bɛma Israel nyinaa ahunu sɛ, woabu no animtia a ɛboro nkabom so, na wɔde wɔn ho bɛma wo.”

\VS{22}Enti, wɔsii ntomadan wɔ ahemfie no atifi baabi a obiara bɛhunu, na Absalom kɔɔ ntomadan no mu, na ɔne nʼagya mpenafoɔ no daeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Absalom tiee Ahitofel afotuo sɛdeɛ Dawid yɛeɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Na asɛm biara a ɛfiri Ahitofel anom baeɛ no mu nyansa no, yɛɛ sɛdeɛ ɛfiri Onyankopɔn anom.




\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ahitofel ka kyerɛɛ Absalom sɛ, “Mɛyi akodɔm mpem dumienu, na mafiri ha anadwo yi akɔtaa Dawid so.

\VS{2}Mɛto no wɔ ɛberɛ a wabrɛ na nʼaba mu abu. Ɔne nʼakodɔm nyinaa bɛbɔ hu na wɔadwane. Ɔhene no nko ara na mɛbɔ no ahwe,

\VS{3}na mede nnipa no asane abrɛ wo, sɛdeɛ ayeforɔ kɔ ne kunu nkyɛn. Saa onipa yi nkwa nko ara na worehwehwɛ. Afei nnipa no nyinaa bɛka a wɔrenha obiara.”

\VS{4}Saa nhyehyɛeɛ yi sɔɔ Absalom ne Israel mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ani.


\par }{\SH Husai Tia Ahitofel Afotuo Mu
\par }
{\PP \VS{5}Nanso, Absalom kaa sɛ, “Momfrɛ Husai a ɔfiri Arki no mmra na yɛntie deɛ ɔwɔ ka.”

\VS{6}Husai baeɛ no, Absalom kaa deɛ Ahitofel aka no kyerɛɛ no. Afei ɔbisaa no sɛ, “Wʼadwene ne sɛn? Yɛmfa Ahitofel afotuo no anaa? Na sɛ ɛnte saa a, kyerɛ yɛn wʼadwene.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Husai buaa Absalom sɛ, “Mʼadwene ne sɛ saa ɛberɛ yi deɛ Ahitofel ayɛ mfomsoɔ.

\VS{8}Wonim wʼagya ne ne dɔm; wɔyɛ akofoɔ akɛseɛ. Saa ɛberɛ yi, wɔn ani abre sɛ sisire a wɔawia ne mma wɔ wiram. Ɛno da nkyɛn a, wʼagya nim de wɔ akodie mu. Ɔne nʼakodɔm no rentena anadwo yi.

\VS{9}Sɛ merekasa yi, wakɔtɛ ɔbodan bi mu anaa baabi foforɔ. Na sɛ ɔdi ɛkan to hyɛ mo so na mo mu kakra bi mpo totɔ a, ehu bɛtɔ wo dɔm no so na obiara bɛteam sɛ wɔrekunkum wo dɔm no.

\VS{10}Na sɛ ɛba saa a, ɔsraani a ɔyɛ nnam a nʼakoma te sɛ gyata no koraa, ehu bɛma wabɔ hu. Na Israel nyinaa nim sɛ wʼagya yɛ ɔkofoɔ, na wɔn a wɔka ne ho no nso bo yɛ duru.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}“Enti, metu wo fo sɛ, boa Israel nyinaa ano, ɛfiri Dan kɔsi Beer-Seba. Woyɛ saa a wobɛnya akodɔm a wɔn dodoɔ bɛyɛ sɛ mpoano anwea. Na megye medi sɛ wʼankasa bɛdi akodɔm no anim.

\VS{12}Na sɛ yɛhunu Dawid a, yɛbɛto ahyɛ no so, sɛdeɛ bosuo gu asase so, a ɔno ne mmarima no mu baako mpo nka.

\VS{13}Na sɛ Dawid adwane kɔ kuropɔn bi so a, wode Israel akodɔm nyinaa bɛkɔ hɔ. Afei, yɛbɛtumi afa ntampehoma de atwe kuro no afasuo, akɔgu bɔnhwa a ɛbɛn mu, kɔsi sɛ ɛboɔ biara a ɛwɔ mu no bɛyam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Afei, Absalom ne Israel mpanimfoɔ nyinaa kaa sɛ, “Husai afotuo no yɛ sene Ahitofel deɛ no.” Ɛfiri sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} ahyehyɛ sɛ Ahitofel afotuo pa a ɔde ama no bɛsɛe, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔhaw ne abɛbrɛsɛ bɛba Absalom so.


\par }{\SH Husai Bɔ Dawid Kɔkɔ Sɛ Ɔnnwane
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Na Husai kɔkaa asɛm a Ahitofel aka ne ɔno ankasa adwenkyerɛ no kyerɛɛ asɔfoɔ Sadok ne Abiatar.

\VS{16}Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ntɛm! Monkɔhwehwɛ Dawid, na monka nkyerɛ no sɛ, ɔnntena Asubɔnten Yordan aworɔso hɔ anadwo yi. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtwa kɔ ɛserɛ no so akyi, anyɛ saa a, ɔne nʼakodɔm nyinaa bɛwuwu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Yonatan ne Ahimaas tenaa En-Rogel, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔrenkɔ kuro no mu na wɔnnsane mpue. Na wɔayɛ nhyehyɛeɛ bi sɛ abaawa bi de nkra a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde kɔma ɔhene Dawid no bɛbrɛ wɔn.

\VS{18}Nanso abarimaa bi hunuu wɔn sɛ wɔrefiri En-Rogel akɔ Dawid nkyɛn enti, ɔkɔka kyerɛɛ Absalom. Na wɔdwane kɔɔ Bahurim, maa ɔbarima bi de wɔn kɔsiee abura bi a ɛwɔ nʼadihɔ mu.

\VS{19}Ɔbarima no yere de ntoma hataa abura no so, de atokoɔ guu so te sɛ deɛ ɔrehata no awia so, na obiara ansusu sɛ nnipa hyɛ abura no mu.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ɛberɛ a Absalom mmarima no duruu hɔ no, wɔbisaa ɔbaa no sɛ, “Woahunu Ahimaas ne Yonatan anaa?”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ, “Na wɔwɔ ha deɛ, nanso wɔatwa asuwa no kɔ.” Absalom mmarima no hwehwɛɛ wɔn, nanso wɔanhunu wɔn enti, wɔsane kɔɔ Yerusalem.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Afei mmarima baanu no firii abura no mu, de mmirika kɔɔ ɔhene Dawid nkyɛn kɔbɔɔ no amaneɛ sɛ, “Firi ha tware asuo no ntɛm so anadwo yi!” Wɔkaa Ahitofel afotuo a ɛbɛma wɔakyere no akum no no kyerɛɛ no.

\VS{22}Enti, Dawid ne nnipa no nyinaa tutuu so, kɔtwaa Yordan. Ɛduruu ahemadakye no, na obiara atwa Yordan kɔ nʼagya.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Ahitofel hunuu sɛ nʼanim agu ase, ɛfiri sɛ wɔamfa nʼafotuo no, ɔhyehyɛɛ nʼafunumu tenaa ne so, kɔɔ ne kurom. Ɔtotoo ne nneɛma yie, na ɔhyɛɛ ne ho akɔmfo. Enti, ɔwuiɛ ma wɔsiee no wɔ nʼagya da mu.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Ankyɛre na Dawid duruu Mahanaim. Saa ɛberɛ yi na Absalom aboaboa Israel akodɔm no nyinaa ano a ɔdi wɔn anim rekɔtwa Asubɔnten Yordan.

\VS{25}Absalom yii Amasa de no tuaa akodɔm no ano, sii Yoab a na anka ɔyɛ Dawid sahene no ananmu. Amasa yɛ ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Yitra, a ɔyɛ Israelni a ɔwaree Abigail a ɔyɛ Nahas babaa, na ɔyɛ Seruia nuabaa, a ɔyɛ Yoab na no ba.

\VS{26}Israelfoɔ no ne Absalom tenaa Gilead asase so.


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Na Dawid duruu Mahanaim no, Nahas a ɔfiri Raba babarima Sobi Amonni no, kyeaa no fɛ so. Saa ara na Amiel a ɔfiri Lo-debar babarima Makir\FTNT{*}{{\FR 17:27 }{\FT{Saa Makir yi ara na ɔgyee Mefiboset (Yonatan ba obubuafoɔ) no ne no tenaa Lo-debar.}}} ne Gileadni Barsilai a ɔfiri Rogelim nso gyee no fɛ so.

\VS{28}Wɔbrɛɛ no kɛtɛ, nkuku ne nkaka, atokoɔ, asikyiresiam, nkyeweɛ, asɛ ne asɛdua,

\VS{29}ɛwoɔ ne nufosuo ani sradeɛ ne anantwie nufosuo a akyenkyene mua. Wɔde brɛɛ Dawid ne ne nkurɔfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no. Na wɔkaa sɛ, “Mo nyinaa moabrɛbrɛ, na ɛkɔm ne sukɔm de mo ɛfiri sɛ moanante ɛkwan tenten wɔ ɛserɛ so.”




\par }\Chap{18}{\SH Absalom Nkoguo Ne Ne Wuo
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Afei, Dawid yiyii asahene ne asafohene dii nʼakodɔm anim.

\VS{2}Yoab na ɔtuaa wɔn mu nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako ano. Yoab nuabarima Abisai a na ɔyɛ Seruia babarima na ɔtuaa nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako nso ano. Ɛnna nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako a aka no, Gatni Itai na ɔtuaa ano. Ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ nʼakodɔm no sɛ, “Me ne mo na ɛrekɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Nanso, ne mmarima no tiaa mu dendeenden sɛ, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ wokɔ bi. Na sɛ ɛba sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛwae, na yɛdwane, na sɛ mpo, yɛn mu fa koraa wuwu a, ɛrennuru Absalom akodɔm no ho hwee. Wo ara na wɔbɛhwehwɛ. Wo nko ara yɛ yɛn mu ɔpedu enti, ɛyɛ sɛ wobɛtena kurom na sɛ mmoa bi ho hia yɛn a, wode bɛba.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Ɔhene penee so sɛ, “Sɛ modwene sɛ ɛno ne adwene pa deɛ a, mate.”

\par }{\PP Enti, ɔkɔgyinaa kuro no ɛpono ano, ɛberɛ a akodɔm no rekɔ no.

\VS{5}Na ɔhene no hyɛɛ Yoab, Abisai ne Itai sɛ, “Me enti mo ne abɔfra Absalom nni no bɔkɔɔ so.” Na akodɔm no nyinaa tee saa nhyɛ a ɔhene hyɛɛ nʼasafohene no.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Enti, ɔko no hyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Efraim kwaeɛ mu.

\VS{7}Na Dawid mmarima no yɛɛ Israel akodɔm no pasaa. Ɛyɛ akofena ano kum, na da no, mmarima ɔpeduonu na wɔhweree wɔn nkwa.

\VS{8}Ɔko no didi kɔɔ nkuro so, na ɛsiane kwaeɛ no enti, nnipa pii wuwuiɛ sene wɔn a wɔwuu wɔ akofena ano no.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ɔko no gyina mu no, Absalom puee prɛko pɛ wɔ Dawid mmarima no bi mu. Ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔdwane wɔ nʼafunumpɔnkɔ so, nanso ɔdwane kɔfaa dɔtɔ bi mu wɔ odum bi ase. Ɔdɔtɔ no kyekyeree ne tirinwi, ma ɔkaa mu. Nʼafunumpɔnkɔ no deɛ, na kɔ ara na ɔrekɔ enti, ɔgyaa no hɔ a, ɔsensɛn dɔtɔ no mu a ɔreto adonko wɔ ewiem.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Dawid mmarima no baako hunuu asɛm a asi no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ, “Mehunuu Absalom sɛ ɔsensɛn dua bi so wɔ dɔtɔ mu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yoab bisaa sɛ, “Asɛm pa ara? Wohunuu no na woanku no? Anka mɛma wo dwetɛ gram ɔha ne dunan (114) ne akokoɔduru abɔwomu sɛ akradeɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Ɔbarima no buaa sɛ, “Sɛ anka wobɛma me dwetɛ kilogram dubaako ne fa koraa a, anka merenyɛ saa. Yɛn nyinaa tee sɛ, ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ wo, Abisai ne Itai sɛ, ‘Me enti, obiara nnyɛ aberanteɛ Absalom bɔne.’

\VS{13}Na sɛ mebu ɔhene asɛm so kum ne babarima a, anka deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara, ɔhene bɛhwehwɛ deɛ ɔyɛɛ saa. Na anka wʼankasa ne onipa a anka wobɛyi me ama.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Yoab kaa sɛ, “Saa nkwaseasɛm yi ayɛ yie.” Enti, ɔtwee mpɛmɛ mmiɛnsa de wowɔɔ Absalom akoma mu ɛberɛ a na ɔsensɛn odum no so a na ɔnwuiɛ no.

\VS{15}Yoab akodeɛkurafoɔ no mu mmeranteɛ edu twaa Absalom ho hyiaeɛ, na wɔkumm no.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Na Yoab hyɛnee totorobɛnto, maa akodɔm no gyaee Israel so taa.

\VS{17}Wɔfaa Absalom amu no to twenee amena donkudonku bi mu wɔ kwaeɛ mu hɔ, na wɔsoaa abotan guu ne so. Na Israelfoɔ no nyinaa dwane kɔɔ wɔn afie.

\VS{18}Ɛberɛ a Absalom te ase no, ɔsii nkaeɛdum bi wɔ ɔhene bɔnhwa mu de kaee ɔno ara ne ho, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔdwenee sɛ, “Menni ɔbabarima biara a ɔbɛyɛ nkaedeɛ biara de akae me din.” Ɔde nkaeɛdum no too ne ho, na wɔfrɛ no Absalom Nkaeɛdum de bɛsi ɛnnɛ.


\par }{\SH Dawid Su Absalom
\par }
{\PP \VS{19}Na Sadok babarima Ahimaas kaa sɛ, “Momma mentu mmirika nkɔbɔ ɔhene amaneɛ sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} ayi no afiri atamfoɔ nsam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Na Yoab nso ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ ɔhene ba awu a, ɛnyɛ asɛm papa mma no. Wobɛtumi akɔbɔ saa amaneɛ no ɛda foforɔ bi, na ɛnyɛ ɛnnɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Na Yoab ka kyerɛɛ Kusni bi sɛ, “Kɔ na kɔka deɛ woahunu no kyerɛ ɔhene.” Ɛhɔ ara na Kusni no bɔɔ ne mu ase wɔ Yoab anim, na ɔtuu mmirika kɔeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Bio, Sadok babarima Ahimaas ka kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ, “Deɛ ɛbɛba biara mmra, ma me ne Kusni no nkɔ.”

\par }{\PP Nanso, Yoab bisaa no sɛ, “Me ba, adɛn enti na wopɛ sɛ wokɔ? Wonni amanneɛbɔ biara a ɛbɛma wo abasobɔdeɛ biara.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Ɔkaa sɛ, “Mepene so, nanso ma menkɔ.”

\par }{\PP Enti Yoab ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Kɔ!” Na Ahimaas faa tata no so kɔeɛ, kɔsianee Kusni no ho.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Ɛberɛ a Dawid te kuro no ɛpono ano no, ne wɛmfoɔ no kɔɔ kuro no ɛpono no atifi wɔ ɔfasuo no so. Ɔtoo nʼani no, ɔhunuu sɛ obi de mmirika reba.

\VS{25}Ɔwɛmfoɔ no teaam ka kyerɛɛ Dawid na ɔhene no buaa sɛ, “Sɛ ɔno nko ara na ɔnam deɛ a, ebia, na ɔde asɛm pa nam.” Na ɔreba ara, na ɔpinkyɛe.


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Afei ɔwɛmfoɔ no hunuu sɛ ɔbarima foforɔ nso di so reba, na ɔteaam sɛ, “Hwɛ onipa foforɔ bi de mmirika reba!”

\par }{\PP Ɔhene no kaa sɛ, “Ebia, na ɔno nso de asɛm pa na ɛnam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Ɔwɛmfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Ɔbarima a ɔdi ɛkan no sɛ Sadok babarima Ahimaas.”

\par }{\PP Ɔhene no kaa sɛ, “Ɔyɛ onipa pa a, ɔde asɛm pa nam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Na Ahimaas teaam, frɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Biribiara yɛ!” Ɔkotoo wɔ ɔhene no anim, de nʼanim butuu fam kaa sɛ, “Animuonyam nka
{\ND{Awurade}}, wo Onyankopɔn. Ɔde nnipa a wɔyɛɛ dɔm tiaa me wura ɔhene ahyɛ ne nsa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Ɔhene bisaa sɛ, “Na aberanteɛ, Absalom ho yɛ anaa?” Ahimaas buaa sɛ, “Ɛberɛ a Yoab yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔsoma ɔhene ɔsomfoɔ ne me wo ɔsomfoɔ no, mehunuu sɛ nneɛma ayɛ basaa a na menhunu mu yie.”


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyina nkyɛn ha na twɛn.” Enti, ɔgyinaa nkyɛn twɛnee.


\par }{\PP \VS{31}Na Kusni no bɛduruiɛ kaa sɛ, “Me wura, Nana, tie asɛm pa a mede nam! Ɛnnɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} ayi wo afiri wɔn a wɔsɔre tiaa wo no nyinaa nsam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Na ɔhene bisaa Kusni no sɛ, “Na aberanteɛ Absalom ho te sɛn?” Kusni no buaa sɛ, “Me wura ɔhene, atamfoɔ nyinaa ne wɔn a wɔsɔre tia wo, pɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wo bɔne no, nhunu amane sɛ saa aberanteɛ no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Ɔhene ho wosoeɛ. Ɔfaa ɛkwan ano ɛpono no mu kɔɔ ne dan mu kɔsuiɛ, twaa adwo. Ɔrekɔ no, ɔkaa sɛ, “Ao, me ba Absalom! Me ba, me ba Absalom! Anka menwu nnya wo! Ao, Absalom, me ba, me ba!”




\par }\Chap{19}{\SH Yoab Ka Ɔhene Anim
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ankyɛre na nkra duruu Yoab nkyɛn sɛ ɔhene no resu, redi awerɛhoɔ wɔ Absalom ho.

\VS{2}Ɛberɛ a akodɔm no tee ɔhene no awerɛhoɔ a ɔredi wɔ ne ba no ho no, nkonimdie mu anigyeɛ a na wɔwɔ mu saa da no danee awerɛhoɔ.

\VS{3}Wɔwiaa wɔn ho kɔɔ kuro no mu sɛdeɛ wɔn a wɔadi nkoguo de aniwuo dwane firi ɔko mu.

\VS{4}Ɔhene de ne nsa kataa nʼanim, kɔɔ so twaa adwo sɛ, “Ao, me ba Absalom! Ao, Absalom, me ba, me ba!”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Na Yoab kɔɔ ɔhene no dan mu kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛnnɛ yɛagye wo, ne wo mmammarima, ne wo mmammaa, ne wo yerenom, ne wo mpenafoɔ nkwa. Nanso, woreyɛ yei de gu yɛn anim ase te sɛ deɛ yɛayɛ bɔne bi.

\VS{6}Wodɔ wʼatamfoɔ, na wotan wʼadɔfoɔ. Woada no adi ɛnnɛ sɛ, yɛnsɛ hwee mma wo. Sɛ Absalom te ase, na yɛn nyinaa awuwu a, anka wopɛ no saa.

\VS{7}Afei, firi kɔ seesei, na kɔma akodɔm no amo, na mebɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} din, ka ntam sɛ, sɛ woanyɛ saa a, wɔn mu baako koraa nka ha anadwo yi. Na ɛbɛma woagyigya asene kane no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Na ɔhene no firii adi kɔtenaa kuro no abɔntenpono no ano. Na asɛm no trɛɛ kuro no mu nyinaa sɛ ɔwɔ hɔ no, obiara kɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Saa ɛberɛ no na Israelfoɔ a wɔtaa Absalom akyi no nyinaa adwane kɔ wɔn afie mu.

\VS{9}Na Israel mmusuakuo no nyinaa mu, na wɔredi abooboo, gye akyinnyeɛ. Na nnipa no reka sɛ, “Ɔhene no gyee yɛn firii atamfoɔ a wɔyɛ Filistifoɔ nsam, nanso Absalom taa no so, pamoo no firii ɔman no mu.

\VS{10}Na seesei Absalom a yɛsraa no sɛ ɔmmɛdi yɛn so ɔhene no nso awu. Momma yɛnkɔka nkyerɛ Dawid na ɔnsane mmra mmɛdi yɛn so.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Na ɔhene Dawid somaa asɔfoɔ Sadok ne Abiatar, ma wɔkɔbisaa Yuda mpanimfoɔ sɛ, “Adɛn enti na mo deɛ, mompɛ sɛ mode ɔhene ahennie bɛsane ama no? Na mate sɛ Israel nyinaa ayɛ krado, na mo nko ara na motwentwɛn mo nan ase.

\VS{12}Moyɛ mʼabusuafoɔ, mʼabusuakuo, mʼankasa me honam ne me mogya. Na ɛno enti, adɛn enti na motwa toɔ wɔ wɔn a wɔpene sɛ mɛsane aba no mu?”

\VS{13}Dawid ma wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ Amasa sɛ, “Sɛ woyɛ me wɔfaase yi, sɛ manyɛ wo ɔsahene ansi Yoab ananmu a, Onyankopɔn ne me nni no nwononwono.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Afei, Amasa korɔkorɔɔ Yuda ntuanofoɔ nyinaa, ma wɔtiee no sɛ nnipa korɔ. Wɔde saa asɛm yi kɔtoo ɔhene anim sɛ, “Wo ne wɔn a wɔne wo wɔ hɔ no nyinaa mmra yɛn nkyɛn.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Sane Kɔ Yerusalem
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Na ɔhene no de nʼani kyerɛɛ Yerusalem. Ɔduruu Asubɔnten Yordan ho no, Yudafoɔ bɛhyiaa no sɛ wɔde no retwa asuo no.

\VS{16}Gera a ɔyɛ Benyaminni a ɔfiri Bahurim babarima Simei ne Yuda mmarima yɛɛ ntɛm kɔhyiaa ɔhene Dawid.

\VS{17}Ɔrekɔ no, na Benyaminfoɔ apem ka ne ho a, na Siba a na ɔyɛ Saulo fidua mu soodoni, ne ne mmammarima dunum ne nʼasomfoɔ aduonu ka ho. Wɔyɛɛ ntɛm dii ɔhene no ɛkan kɔduruu Yordan hɔ.

\VS{18}Wɔtwa kɔɔ konkɔnoa kɔfaa ɔhene fiefoɔ de wɔn twaa asuo no, na wɔboaa wɔn wɔ ɛkwan biara a wɔbɛtumi so.

\par }{\PP Ɛberɛ a ɔhene no rebɛtwa asuo no, Gera babarima Simei kɔhwee nʼanim.

\VS{19}Ɔsrɛɛ no sɛ, “Me wura ɔhene, fa me bɔne kyɛ me. Nkae amumuyɛsɛm a meyɛeɛ ɛberɛ a wofirii Yerusalem.

\VS{20}Mahunu bɔne a mayɛ, enti na madi ɛkan wɔ Yosef abusua nyinaa mu rebɛkyea wo yi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Na Seruia babarima Abisai kaa sɛ, “Simei sɛ owuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔdomee deɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} asra no no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Na Dawid bisaa sɛ, “Mo Seruia mma, ɛdeɛn na me ne mo wɔ yɛ? Ɛnnɛ nnyɛ da a wɔkum obi. Ɛyɛ anigyeɛ da! Masane abɛdi ɔhene wɔ Israel so bio!”

\VS{23}Enti, ɔhene no kaa ntam kyerɛɛ Simei sɛ, “Wɔrenkum wo.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Yɛ Mefiboset Adɔeɛ
\par }
{\PP \VS{24}Mefiboset a ɔyɛ Saulo nana nso kɔhyiaa ɔhene no bi. Ɛfiri ɛberɛ a ɔhene no kɔeɛ no, na ɔnnwaree ne nan ase, mmubuu ne hweneanonwi so, nsii ne ntadeɛ da, kɔsii sɛ ɔhene baa asomdwoeɛ mu no.

\VS{25}Ɔhene no bisaa no sɛ, “Mefiboset, adɛn enti na wo ne me ankɔ?”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Nana, me ɔsomfoɔ Siba daadaa me. Meyɛ obubuafo enti, mekaa sɛ, ‘hyehyɛ mʼafunumu ma me, na mentena ne so, sɛdeɛ mɛtumi ne ɔhene akɔ.’

\VS{27}Siba abɛsɛe me akyerɛ me wura ɔhene sɛ mampɛ sɛ meba. Nanso menim sɛ wote sɛ Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ; ne saa enti, yɛ deɛ wogye di sɛ ɛyɛ.

\VS{28}Biribiara mfata me ne mʼabusuafoɔ sɛ owuo a ɛbɛfiri me wura, ɔhene, nanso, woahyɛ me animuonyam wɔ wɔn a wɔdidi wo ɛpono so no mu. Enti, tumi bɛn na mewɔ sɛ mebisa ɔhene deɛ mehwehwɛ?”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wʼasɛm aware? Mehyɛ mo sɛ, wo ne Siba nkyɛ nsase no mu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Mefiboset ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Ɛdɔɔ me so sɛ me wura ɔhene asane aba efie dwoodwoo yi, ma Siba mfa biribiara.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Yɛ Barsilai Adɔeɛ
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}Gileadni Barsilai nso firi Rogelim baa sɛ ɔrebɛboa ama ɔhene atwa Yordan.

\VS{32}Na Barsilai abɔ akɔkoraa a wadi mfeɛ aduɔwɔtwe, na ɔyɛ ɔdefoɔ kɛseɛ. Ɔno na ɔmaa ɔhene biribi diiɛ ɛberɛ a na ɔte Mahanaim no.

\VS{33}Ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Barsilai sɛ, “Wo ne me ntwa, na wo ne me nkɔtena Yerusalem, na mɛhwɛ wo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Nanso, Barsilai buaa ɔhene sɛ, “Aka me nna ahe a ɛsɛ sɛ me ne wo kɔtena Yerusalem, Nana?

\VS{35}Madi mfirinhyia aduɔwɔtwe, na biribiara nyɛ me akɔnnɔ. Aduane ne nsã nyɛ me dɛ. Nnwontofoɔ nne so, merente na adesoa nko ara na mɛyɛ ama Nana.

\VS{36}Animuonyam a mepɛ ara ne sɛ me ne Nana bɛtwa asuo no.

\VS{37}Ma wo ɔsomfoɔ nsane nʼakyi, sɛdeɛ mɛwu wɔ me ara me kurom faako a wɔsiee mʼawofoɔ. Na me babarima Kimham nie. Ma ɔne me wura ɔhene nkɔ na ade pa biara a wopɛ no, yɛ ma no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Ɔhene no gye too mu kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, Kimham ne me bɛkɔ, na deɛ anka mɛyɛ ama woɔ no, mɛyɛ ama no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Enti, nnipa no nyinaa ne ɔhene no twaa Yordan. Ɔhene no yɛɛ Barsilai atuu, hyiraa no. Na Barsilai sane nʼakyi kɔɔ ne kurom.

\VS{40}Ɔhene faa Kimham kaa ne ho kɔɔ Gilgal. Yuda akodɔm nyinaa ne Israel akodɔm no mu fa de ɔhene twaa asuo no.


\par }{\SH Ɔhene Ho Akyinnyegyeɛ
\par }
{\PP \VS{41}Nanso, Israel mmarima nyinaa bɛnwiinwii kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ, “Adɛn enti na yɛn nuanom Yuda mmarima awia wo kɔ, na wɔde Ɔhene ne ne fiefoɔ ne Dawid mmarima nyinaa a wɔka ne ho no akɔtwa Yordan aba?”


\par }{\PP \VS{42}Yuda mmarima nyinaa buaa Israel mmarima no sɛ, “Yɛyɛɛ saa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔhene no yɛ yɛn busuani pɛɛ. Adɛn enti na mo bo afu saa asɛm yi ho? Yɛannye no hwee na ɔno nso amma yɛn aduane anaa akyɛdeɛ biara nso.”


\par }{\PP \VS{43}Na Israel mmarima buaa Yuda mmarima no sɛ, “Yɛwɔ mmusuakuo edu wɔ Israel na ɛno enti yɛwɔ ɔhene no mu kyɛfa edu. Na adɛn enti na mobu yɛn abomfiaa? Ɛnyɛ yɛn na yɛdii ɛkan kaa sɛ, wɔmfa yɛn ɔhene nsane mmra?”

\par }{\PP Na Yuda mmarima no ano yɛɛ den sene Israel mmarima no.




\par }\Chap{20}{\SH Seba Adɔnyɛ
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ntɔkwapɛni bi a wɔfrɛ no Seba na ɔyɛ Bikri a ɔfiri Benyamin babarima, hyɛnee totorobɛnto teaam sɛ,

\par }{\Q “Yɛne Dawid nni hwee yɛ.

\par }{\QB Yɛnni agyapadeɛ biara wɔ Yisai babarima no nkyɛn.

\par }{\Q Israel mmarima, mommra na yɛn nyinaa nkɔ yɛn kurom!”


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Enti, Israel mmarima gyaa Dawid hɔ, kɔdii Seba akyi. Nanso, Yuda mmarima no deɛ, wɔtenaa wɔn ɔhene nkyɛn, na wɔwowaa no firi Asubɔnten Yordan ho, kɔsii Yerusalem.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Ɛberɛ a ɔduruu nʼahemfie hɔ wɔ Yerusalem no, ɔhyɛɛ sɛ ne mpenafoɔ edu a ɔgyaa wɔn no, wɔmfa wɔn nkɔhyɛ kɔkoam baabi. Na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma wɔn wɔn ahiadeɛ nyinaa, nanso ɔne wɔn nna bio. Enti, wɔn mu biara tenaa ase sɛ okunafoɔ, kɔsii ne wuda.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Ɔhene no hyɛɛ Amasa sɛ ɔmfa nnansa mmoaboa Yuda akodɔm ano, na ɔmmɛka biribi nkyerɛ no saa ɛberɛ no mu.

\VS{5}Enti, Amasa kɔbɔɔ akodɔm no amaneɛ, nanso nʼahoboa no boroo nnansa no.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Abisai sɛ, “Saa ntɔkwapɛni Seba no rebɛha yɛn asene sɛ deɛ Absalom haa yɛn no. Ntɛm, fa mʼakodɔm no, na taa ne so ansa na wabɔ ne ho adwaa wɔ abanbɔeɛ nkuro no mu baabi a yɛn nsa renka no.”

\VS{7}Enti, Abisai ne Yoab yiyii awɛmfoɔ a wɔdi mu firii Yoab akodɔm ne ɔhene no ankasa deɛ mu de tii Seba.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Na wɔduruu Gibeon ɔbo kɛseɛ no ho no, Amasa hyiaa wɔn. Na Yoab hyɛ nʼakotadeɛ a ɔde akofena abɔ nʼataaso. Ɔtuu nten kɔɔ nʼanim sɛ, ɔrekɔkyea Amasa pɛ, ɔyɛɛ nwaa twee akofena no firii bɔha mu.

\VS{9}Yoab bisaa no sɛ, “Me nua, wo ho te sɛn?” Ɛhɔ ara na Yoab de ne nsa nifa sɔɔ nʼabɔgyesɛ mu, sɛ deɛ ɔrefe nʼano.

\VS{10}Amasa anhunu sɛ akofena no hyɛ ne nsa benkum mu. Na Yoab de akofena no wɔɔ ne yam, maa ne nsono tu guu fam. Ɛho anhia sɛ Yoab bɛtia ne so koraa, na Amasa wuiɛ. Yoab ne ne nuabarima Abisai gyaa no hɔ, toaa so tii Bikri babarima Seba.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yoab akodɔm no mu aberanteɛ a ɔyɛ panin wɔ akodɔm no so no mu baako teaam kyerɛɛ Amasa akodɔm no sɛ, “Obiara a ɔtaa Yoab akyi ne obiara a ɔwɔ Dawid afa no, ɔmmɛdi Yoab akyi.”

\VS{12}Amasa daa ne mogyabura mu, wɔ ɛkwan no mfimfini. Na ɔbarima no hunuu sɛ akodɔm no aduru hɔ a wɔagyina rehwɛ Amasa no, ɔtwee no firii ɛkwan no mu, de no too wiram, de atadeɛ kataa ne so.

\VS{13}Wɔyii Amasa firii ɛkwan no mu akyi no, mmarima no nyinaa dii Yoab akyi sɛ wɔrekɔkyere Bikri babarima Seba.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Saa ɛberɛ no, Seba kyinii Israel nyinaa boaboaa ne fiefoɔ Bikrifoɔ ano wɔ Abel-Bet-Maaka.

\VS{15}Yoab akodɔm no duruu hɔ no, wɔto hyɛɛ Abel-Bet-Maaka so. Wɔsisii epie wɔ kuro no akyi, de bɔɔ wɔn ho ban firii atamfoɔ ho na wɔpempem afasuo no, pɛɛ sɛ wɔdwiri guo.

\VS{16}Na ɔbaa nyansafoɔ bi teaam firi kuro no mu sɛ, “Montie! Montie! Monka nkyerɛ Yoab sɛ, ɔmmra ha, na menka asɛm bi nkyerɛ no.”

\VS{17}Yoab kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, na ɔbisaa no sɛ, “Wo na wɔfrɛ wo Yoab no?”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Aane.”

\par }{\PP Ɔkaa sɛ, “Tie asɛm a wʼafenaa pɛ sɛ ɔka no.”

\par }{\PP Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Meretie.”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Ɔkaa sɛ, “Tete no, na yɛka sɛ ‘Yɛrekɔpɛ afotuo wɔ Abel.’

\VS{19}Yɛpɛ asomdwoeɛ ne nokorɛ wɔ Israel. Wopɛ sɛ wosɛe kuro a adi nokorɛ wɔ Israel. Adɛn enti na wopɛ sɛ wosɛe ade a ɛyɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} dea?”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Yoab buaa sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ sɛ mepɛ sɛ mesɛe wo kuropɔn.

\VS{21}Deɛ merehwehwɛ no ara ne ɔbarima bi a ne din de Seba a ɔyɛ Bikri babarima a ɔfiri Efraim bepɔ so, na wama ne ho so atia ɔhene, ɔhene Dawid. Fa saa ɔbarima no bra, na mɛfiri kuro no mu.”

\par }{\PP Ɔbaa no ka kyerɛɛ Yoab sɛ, “Wɔbɛto ne ti afiri ɔfasuo no so ama wo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Afei, ɔbaa no kɔkaa nʼafotu pa no kyerɛɛ nnipa no nyinaa. Na wɔtwaa Bikri babarima Seba ti, to maa Yoab. Enti, ɔhyɛnee totorobɛnto, maa ne mmarima no bɔ hweteeɛ, maa obiara kɔɔ ne fie. Na Yoab sane kɔɔ ɔhene nkyɛn wɔ Yerusalem.


\par }{\LI \VS{23}Yoab bɛyɛɛ Dawid akodɔm so sahene bio.

\par }{\LI Na Yehoiada babarima Benaia nso yɛ ɔhene banbɔfoɔ so panin.


\par }{\LI \VS{24}Adorinam na na ɔhwɛ adwumayɛfoɔ so,

\par }{\LI na Yehosafat a ɔyɛ Ahilud babarima twerɛ ahemfo ho abakɔsɛm.


\par }{\LI \VS{25}Na Sewa yɛ asɛnniiɛ twerɛfoɔ.

\par }{\LI Na Sadok ne Abiatar nso yɛ asɔfoɔ.


\par }{\LI \VS{26}Ɛnna Yairini Ira nso yɛ Dawid ɔsɔfoɔ.




\par }\Chap{21}{\SH Dawid Tɔ Were Ma Gibeonfoɔ
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Dawid ahennie so no, ɛkɔm baa asase no so mfeɛ mmiɛnsa, enti Dawid bisaa
{\ND{Awurade}} ɛkɔm no ho asɛm. Na
{\ND{Awurade}} kaa sɛ, “Esiane ɛfɔ a Saulo ne ne fiefoɔ di wɔ kunkum a wɔkunkumm Gibeonfoɔ no ho enti na ɛkɔm saa aba no.”


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Enti, ɔhene Dawid frɛɛ Gibeonfoɔ no nyinaa. Na wɔnka Israelfoɔ no ho, na mmom, wɔyɛ Amorifoɔ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 21:2 }{\FT{Edin Amorifoɔ yɛ din a wɔde frɛ Kanaanfoɔ nyinaa ansa na wɔredi wɔn so (}}{\XT{1 Mose 15.16; Yos 24.18}}{\FT{). Nokorɛm, Gibeonfoɔ yɛ Hiwifoɔ (}}{\XT{Yos 9.7; 11.19}}{\FT{).}}} nkaeɛfoɔ bi. Israel kaa ntam sɛ, wɔrenkum wɔn, nanso ɛsiane Saulo ahopereɛ enti, ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔtɔre wɔn ase.

\VS{3}Dawid bisaa Gibeonfoɔ no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na mɛtumi ayɛ de apata mo? Monka, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a
{\ND{Awurade}} bɛhyira ne nkurɔfoɔ bio.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Gibeonfoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Anokwa, sika rentumi, na yɛmpɛ nso sɛ wɔbɛkunkum Israelfoɔ aweretɔ so.”

\par }{\PP Enti, Dawid kɔɔ so bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Enti, ɛdeɛn na menyɛ? Monka nkyerɛ me, na mɛyɛ ama mo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Na wɔbuaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ Saulo na ɔdwenee ho sɛ ɔbɛsɛe yɛn, sɛdeɛ yɛrennya afa biara wɔ Israel.

\VS{6}Enti, wɔnyi Saulo mmammarima anaa ne nananom mmarima baason mma yɛn, na yɛbɛkum wɔn wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim wɔ Gibea bepɔ no so.”

\par }{\PP Ɔhene no kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ. Mɛyɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Dawid gyaee Yonatan babarima Mefiboset a na ɔyɛ Saulo nana no, ɛsiane ntam a na Dawid ne Yonatan aka wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim no enti.

\VS{8}Nanso, ɔde Saulo mmammarima baanu a na wɔn edin de Armoni ne Mefiboset a na wɔn maame Rispa no yɛ Aia babaa maa wɔn. Ɔsane de Saulo babaa Mikal a na ɔyɛ Adriel a na ɔyɛ Barsilai a ɔfiri Mehola no yere mmammarima baanum no maeɛ.

\VS{9}Na Gibeon mmarima no kunkumm wɔn wɔ bepɔ no so wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} anim. Enti, nnipa baason no nyinaa, wɔkunkumm wɔn wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔrefiri atokotwa afahyɛ no ase no.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Rispa a ɔyɛ mmarima no mu baanu maame no de ayitoma sɛɛ ɔbotan bi so, tenaa hɔ otwaberɛ no nyinaa mu. Wamma apete ammɛtete wɔn amu no awiaberɛ mu, na anadwo nso, ɔsii nkekaboa ho kwan.

\VS{11}Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee deɛ Rispa a na ɔyɛ Saulo mpena no ayɛ no,

\VS{12}ɔkɔɔ nkurɔfoɔ a wɔfiri Yabes Gilead nkyɛn, kɔbisaa wɔn Saulo ne ne babarima Yonatan nnompe ase. (Ɛberɛ a Saulo ne Yonatan totɔɔ ɔko a wɔne Filistifoɔ koeɛ no ano no, Yabes Gileadfoɔ na wɔkɔtasee wɔn amu Filistifoɔ kuro Bet-San abɔntene so.)

\VS{13}Enti, Dawid de Saulo ne Yonatan nnompe baeɛ. Saa ara na ɔde mmarima a Gibeonfoɔ kunkumm wɔn no nnompe baeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Ɔsiee wɔn nyinaa wɔ Saulo agya Kis ɔboda a ɛwɔ kuro Sela a ɛwɔ Benyamin asase so no mu. Ɛno akyi, Onyankopɔn twaa ɛkɔm no so wɔ Israel asase so.


\par }{\SH Israel Ne Filistifoɔ Akokoakoko
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Bio, Filistifoɔ ne Israel koeɛ. Na ɛberɛ a ɔko no duruu ne mpɔmpɔnsoɔ no, Dawid tɔɔ baha.

\VS{16}Na Yisbi-Benob yɛ abrane no asefoɔ mu baako. Na ne pea mu duru kari boro kilogram mmiɛnsa ne fa, a wɔde akofena foforɔ ahyehyɛ ne ho. Na waka Dawid ahyɛ a anka ɔrebɛkum no.

\VS{17}Nanso, Seruia babarima Abisai bɛgyee Dawid, na ɔkumm Filistini no. Ɛno akyi, Dawid mmarima no kaa ntam sɛ, “Wo ne yɛn renkɔ ɔko bio. Anyɛ saa a, Israel kanea bɛdum.”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Yei akyi, ɔko foforɔ ba de tiaa Filistifoɔ no wɔ Gob. Wɔgu so reko no, Sibekai\FTNT{†}{{\FR 21:18 }{\FT{Na Sibekai da Dawid akodɔm a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe no ano (}}{\XT{1 Be 27.11}}{\FT{).}}} a ɔfiri Husan, kumm Saf a na ɔno nso yɛ abrane no asefoɔ no bi.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Ɔko foforɔ bi a wɔkoo wɔ Gob no nso, Yair babarima Elhanan a ɔfiri Betlehem kumm Gatni Goliat nuabarima bi. Na ne pea nsa mu duru bɛyɛ sɛ ntomanwomfoɔ nsadua.

\VS{20}Ɔko bi a ɛsii bio wɔ Gat nso, ɔbarima tetetuo bi a na ɔyɛ nsansia ne nansia a ɔyɛ abrane no aseni no

\VS{21}pɛɛ sɛ ɔbu fa Israel so, gu nʼanim ase. Ɔno nso, Dawid nua Simea babarima Yonatan na ɔkumm no.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Saa Filistifoɔ abrane baanan yi yɛ Gat abrane no asefoɔ. Na Dawid ne nʼakofoɔ na wɔkunkumm wɔn nyinaa.




\par }\Chap{22}{\SH Dawid Ayɛyie Dwom
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ɛberɛ a Awurade gyee Dawid firii nʼatamfoɔ nyinaa ne Saulo nsam akyi no, ɔtoo saa dwom yi de yii
{\ND{Awurade}} ayɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Nsɛm a ɛwɔ dwom no mu nie:

\par }{\Q “{\ND{Awurade}} yɛ me botan, mʼaban ne mʼagyenkwa;


\par }{\QB \VS{3}me Onyankopɔn yɛ me botan; ne mu na menya banbɔ.

\par }{\Q Ɔyɛ me kyɛm, me nkwagyeɛ mu ahoɔden ne me banbɔeɛ,

\par }{\Q mʼabantenten, mʼagyenkwa, deɛ ɔgye me firi basabasayɛ mu.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{4}“Mesu frɛ
{\ND{Awurade}}; ɔno na ayɛyie sɛ no,

\par }{\QB ɛfiri sɛ, ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Owuo asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiaeɛ;

\par }{\QB ɔsɛeɛ yiri faa me so.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Damena nhoma kyekyeree me;

\par }{\QB owuo ankasa too me anihaa.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{7}“Na mʼamanehunu mu no, mesu mefrɛɛ
{\ND{Awurade}}.

\par }{\QB Aane, mefrɛɛ me Onyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa.

\par }{\Q Ɔtee me nne firii ne kronkronbea.

\par }{\QB Me sufrɛ duruu nʼasom.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Na asase wosoeɛ na ɛhinhimeɛ;

\par }{\QB ɔsoro fapem wosoeɛ;

\par }{\QB wɔwosoeɛ, nʼabufuo enti.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Wisie firii ne hwene mu;

\par }{\QB ogyaframa firii nʼanom;

\par }{\QB na egyasramma dɛre firii mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ɔfirii ɔsoro baa fam;

\par }{\QB na omununkum kabii duruu ne nan ase.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ɔte Kerubim so tuiɛ;

\par }{\QB gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiaeɛ,

\par }{\QB ɔde osuo omununkum dii nʼanim ɛkan.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Hann kɛseɛ hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim,

\par }{\QB na anyinam pa firi mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ND{Awurade}} bobɔɔ mu firi soro;

\par }{\QB Ɔsorosoroni no teaam denden.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Ɔtoo nʼagyan maa nʼatamfoɔ hweteeɛ;

\par }{\QB anyinam dwaeɛ ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}{\ND{Awurade}} kasaeɛ,

\par }{\QB na ewiase nnyinasoɔ no nyinaa daa hɔ.

\par }{\Q Wɔtumi hunuu ɛpo ase,

\par }{\QB na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{17}“Ɔfiri ɔsoro baa ɛfam bɛsɔɔ me mu;

\par }{\QB ɔtwee me firii nsuo a emu dɔ mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Ɔgyee me firii mʼatamfoɔ a wɔyɛ den nsam,

\par }{\QB atamfoɔ a wɔkyiri me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara ma me.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da mu,

\par }{\QB nanso
{\ND{Awurade}} pagyaa me.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Ɔde me baa baabi a banbɔ wɔ;

\par }{\QB ɔgyee me, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼani ku me ho.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{21}“{\ND{Awurade}} ne me adi no sɛdeɛ me tenenee teɛ;

\par }{\QB wahwɛ me nsa a ɛho teɛ so atua me ka.


\par }{\Q \VS{22}Ɛfiri sɛ, manante
{\ND{Awurade}} akwan so;

\par }{\QB Mentwee me ho mfirii me Onyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.


\par }{\Q \VS{23}Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim;

\par }{\QB mentwee me ho mfirii ne nhyehyɛeɛ ho.


\par }{\Q \VS{24}Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim;

\par }{\QB matwe me ho afiri bɔne ho.


\par }{\Q \VS{25}{\ND{Awurade}} tuaa me papayɛ so ka,

\par }{\Q ɛfiri sɛ menni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{26}“Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafoɔ kyerɛ wɔn a wɔdi nokorɛ,

\par }{\QB wɔn a wɔdi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{27}Woyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni,

\par }{\QB nanso amumuyɛfoɔ deɛ wokyiri wɔn.


\par }{\Q \VS{28}Wogye ahobrɛasefoɔ,

\par }{\QB nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfoɔ so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.


\par }{\Q \VS{29}Ao
{\ND{Awurade}}, woyɛ me kanea.

\par }{\QB Aane,
{\ND{Awurade}} woma me sum dane hann.


\par }{\Q \VS{30}Wʼahoɔden a wode ma me enti, metumi ka akodɔm gu;

\par }{\QB me Onyankopɔn enti, metumi foro ɔfasuo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{31}“Onyankopɔn deɛ, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ;

\par }{\QB {\ND{Awurade}} bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu.

\par }{\Q Ɔyɛ akokyɛm

\par }{\QB ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ banbɔ wɔ ne mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{32}Hwan ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ
{\ND{Awurade}}?

\par }{\QB Hwan ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn?


\par }{\Q \VS{33}Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den;

\par }{\QB wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.


\par }{\Q \VS{34}Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforoteɛ deɛ;

\par }{\QB Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.


\par }{\Q \VS{35}Ɔsiesie me ma ɔko;

\par }{\QB na mʼabasa tumi kuntunu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ tadua.


\par }{\Q \VS{36}Woama me wo nkwagyeɛ kyɛm.

\par }{\QB Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛseɛ.


\par }{\Q \VS{37}Woabɔ ɛkwan tɛtrɛɛ ama me nan

\par }{\QB sɛdeɛ ɛrenwatiri.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{38}“Metaa mʼatamfoɔ so sɛee wɔn;

\par }{\QB mannyina kɔsii sɛ wɔdii nkoguo.


\par }{\Q \VS{39}Meyamoo wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre;

\par }{\QB wɔhwehwee ase wɔ me nan ase.


\par }{\Q \VS{40}Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko;

\par }{\QB woaka mʼatamfoɔ ahyɛ me nan ase.


\par }{\Q \VS{41}Womaa wɔdanee wɔn ani dwaneeɛ,

\par }{\QB na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.


\par }{\Q \VS{42}Wɔsu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammɛgye wɔn.

\par }{\QB Wɔsu frɛɛ
{\ND{Awurade}}, nanso wannye wɔn so.


\par }{\Q \VS{43}Meyamoo wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfuturo;

\par }{\QB mepraa wɔn guu nsuka mu sɛ wira.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{44}“Womaa me nkonimdie wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so.

\par }{\QB Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifoɔ;

\par }{\Q na nnipa a mennim wɔn som me.


\par }{\QB \VS{45}Ananafoɔ brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me;

\par }{\QB wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.


\par }{\Q \VS{46}Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa,

\par }{\QB na wɔde ahopopoɔ firi wɔn nsraban mu ba.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{47}“{\ND{Awurade}} te ase! Ayɛyi nka me botan,

\par }{\QB ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagyeɛ botan so.


\par }{\Q \VS{48}Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔha me so awere;

\par }{\QB ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase


\par }{\QB \VS{49}na ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam.

\par }{\Q Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfoɔ nnuru,

\par }{\QB wogye me firi atutupɛfoɔ a wɔtia me nsam.


\par }{\Q \VS{50}Ao
{\ND{Awurade}} yei enti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu nyinaa;

\par }{\QB na mɛto ayɛyie nnwom ama wo edin.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{51}“Wode nkonimdie akɛseɛ ama wo ɔhene;

\par }{\QB woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ deɛ woasra no ngo,

\par }{\QB wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefoɔ afebɔɔ.”




\par }\Chap{23}{\SH Dawid Nsɛm A Ɛtwa Toɔ
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yei ne Dawid nsɛm a ɛtwaa toɔ:

\par }{\Q “Dawid, Yisai ba barima a

\par }{\QB Onyankopɔn maa no nkɔsoɔ a ɛyɛ nwanwa,

\par }{\Q na Yakob Onyankopɔn sraa no ngo no,

\par }{\QB ne nnwomsiaani papa bi nie:


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{2}“{\ND{Awurade}} honhom kasa fa me mu;

\par }{\QB ne nsɛm wɔ me tɛkrɛma so.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Israel Onyankopɔn kasaeɛ,

\par }{\QB Israel botan ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ:

\par }{\Q ‘Onipa a ɔdi ɔhene tenenee mu,

\par }{\QB na ɔde Nyamesuro di ɔhene no,


\par }{\Q \VS{4}ɔte sɛ anɔpa hann,

\par }{\QB ɔte sɛ owiapue a ɛhyerɛn ɛberɛ a omununkum nni hɔ;

\par }{\Q ɔte sɛ osutɔ a ɛma ahodwoɔ,

\par }{\QB na ɛma ɛserɛ foforɔ pue firi asase mu.’


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{5}“Ɛyɛ me fie na Onyankopɔn ayi.

\par }{\QB Aane, ɔne me ayɛ apam a ɛwɔ hɔ daa.

\par }{\Q Ne nhyehyɛeɛ yɛ afebɔɔ, ebi nni hɔ bio, na wɔasɔ ano.

\par }{\QB Ɔbɛhwɛ me yiedie ne me nkɔsoɔ daa.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Na wɔn a wɔnnim Onyame no te sɛ nkasɛɛ a wɔbɛto aguo,

\par }{\QB ɛfiri sɛ, wɔwowɔ nsa a ɛsɔ mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Ɛsɛ sɛ obi kɔ amia mu ansa na watwa wɔn agu;

\par }{\QB wɔde ogya bɛhye wɔn dworobɛɛ.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Nnɔmmarima
\par }
{\PP \VS{8}Edin a ɛdidi soɔ yi yɛ Dawid nnɔmmarima:

\par }{\PP Deɛ ɔdi ɛkan ne Yoseb-Basebet a ɔfiri Tahkemon, na ɔyɛ ɔsahene wɔ akofoɔ akɛseɛ Baasa bi so wɔ Dawid mmarima no mu. Ɔno na ɔde ne pea kumm atamfoɔ akofoɔ aha nwɔtwe wɔ ɔsa baako pɛ mu.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu wɔ Baasa no mu no ne Dodo babarima Eleasa a ɔyɛ Ahohi aseni. Ɛberɛ bi Eleasa ne Dawid ka boom, te gyinaeɛ, de tiaa Filistifoɔ ɛberɛ a Israel akodɔm no nyinaa adwane.

\VS{10}Ɔkunkumm Filistifoɔ no ara kɔsii sɛ afei, na ɔntumi mpagya ne pea. Nanso,
{\ND{Awurade}} maa no dii nkonim saa da no. Akodɔm a aka no ansane amma, kɔsii ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔtase wɔn asadeɛ no.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Deɛ ɔdi hɔ yɛ Sama a ɔyɛ Agee a ɔfiri Harar babarima. Ɛda koro bi, Filistifoɔ no boaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Lehi, na wɔto hyɛɛ Israelfoɔ no so asɛdua afuo bi mu. Israel akodɔm no dwaneeɛ,

\VS{12}nanso, Sama gyinaa ne nan so pintinn wɔ afuo no mfimfini, kaa Filistifoɔ no guiɛ. Enti,
{\ND{Awurade}} ma ɔdii nkonim.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Ɛberɛ bi, ɛduruu twaberɛ no a Dawid wɔ Adulam ɔbodan mu no, Filistia akodɔm bɛkyeree sraban wɔ Refaim bɔnhwa mu. Baasa no (a na wɔka Aduasa no ho no, wɔn a na wɔyɛ nimdefoɔ wɔ Dawid akofoɔ mu no) siane kɔhyiaa no wɔ hɔ.

\VS{14}Saa ɛberɛ no na Dawid te sraban mu hɔ a na Filistifoɔ akodɔm no fa bi nso akɔtena Betlehem.

\VS{15}Dawid daa nʼakɔnnɔ adi sɛ, “Ao, sɛ menya nsu pa a ɛwɔ Betlehem abura a ɛwɔ kuro no ɛpono no ano hɔ no bi a, mɛnom.”

\VS{16}Enti, Baasa no bu faa Filistifoɔ no mu kɔsaa nsuo no bi firii abura no mu, de brɛɛ Dawid. Nanso, wannom. Mmom, ɔhwie guu
{\ND{Awurade}} anim.

\VS{17}Ɔteaam sɛ, “{\ND{Awurade}} ma ɛmpare me sɛ mɛnom yei! Saa nsuo yi som bo te sɛ saa mmarima yi a wɔde wɔn nkwa too hɔ, kɔsaa nsuo yi brɛɛ me yi mogya.” Enti, Dawid annom. Aninsɛm a Baasa no yɛeɛ nhwɛsoɔ bi nie.


\par }{\SH Dawid Akofoɔ Akɛseɛ Aduasa
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Na Yoab nua Seruia babarima Abisai nso dii Aduasa no anim. Ɛda bi, ɔde ne pea kumm atamfoɔ akofoɔ ahasa wɔ ɔsa baako pɛ mu. Saa mmaninsɛm yi enti na ɔgyee edin te sɛ Baasa no.

\VS{19}Abisai na ɔgyee edin pa ara wɔ Aduasa no mu. Ɛwom na ɔnka Baasa no ho deɛ, nanso na ɔno ne Aduasa no safohene.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Na Yehoiada babarima Benaia nso yɛ ɔkofoɔ kokodurufoɔ a ɔfiri Kabseel. Ɔdii aninsɛm bebree a ebi ne sɛ, ɔkumm Moab akofoɔ akɛseɛ baanu. Ɛberɛ bi nso, ɔtaa gyata, ma wɔkɔtɔɔ amena mu. Na sukyerɛmma atɔ, ama fam ayɛ toro deɛ, nanso ɔkyeree gyata no, kumm no.

\VS{21}Ɛberɛ bi nso, na akontibaa na ɛkura no, nanso ɔde kumm Misraimni ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ bi a na ɔno kura pea. Benaia hwam pea no firii Misraimni no nsam, na ɔde kumm no.

\VS{22}Yeinom ne mmaninsɛm a ɛmaa Yehoiada babarima Benaia gyee edin te sɛ Baasa no.

\VS{23}Na ɔwɔ animuonyam sene wɔn a na wɔfra Aduasa no mu, nanso na ɔnka Baasa no ho. Na Dawid yɛɛ no nʼawɛmfoɔ no so ɔsahene.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\LID \VS{24}Wɔn a aka a wɔfra Aduasa no mu nie:

\par }{\BB \par }
{\LI Yoab nuabarima Asahel;

\par }{\LI Dodo a ɔfiri Betlehem babarima Elhanan;


\par }{\LI \VS{25}Sama a ɔfiri Harod;

\par }{\LI Elika a ɔfiri Harod;


\par }{\LI \VS{26}Heles a ɔfiri Palti;

\par }{\LI Ira, Ikes a ɔfiri Tekoa babarima;


\par }{\LI \VS{27}Abieser a ɔfiri Anatot;

\par }{\LI Sibekai a ɔfiri Husa;


\par }{\LI \VS{28}Salmon a ɔfiri Ahoa;

\par }{\LI Maharai a ɔfiri Netofa;


\par }{\LI \VS{29}Heleb, Baana a ɔfiri Netofa babarima;

\par }{\LI Itai, Ribai a ɔfiri Gibea (Benyamin abusuakuo mu) babarima;


\par }{\LI \VS{30}Benaia a ɔfiri Piraton;

\par }{\LI Hidai a ɔfiri Nahale-Gaas;


\par }{\LI \VS{31}Arbatini Abi-Albon;

\par }{\LI Asmawet a ɔfiri Bahurim;


\par }{\LI \VS{32}Eliahba a ɔfiri Saalbon;

\par }{\LI Yaasen mmammarima;


\par }{\LI \VS{33}Yonatan, Sama a ɔfiri Harar babarima;

\par }{\LI Sarar, Ahiam a ɔfiri Maaka babarima;


\par }{\LI \VS{34}Elifelet, Ahasbai a ɔfiri Maaka babarima;

\par }{\LI Eliam, Ahitofel a ɔfiri Gilo babarima;


\par }{\LI \VS{35}Hesro a ɔfiri Karmel;

\par }{\LI Paarai a ɔfiri Arba;


\par }{\LI \VS{36}Igal, Natan a ɔfiri Soba babarima;

\par }{\LI Bani a ɔfiri Gad;


\par }{\LI \VS{37}Selek a ɔfiri Amon;

\par }{\LI Naharai a ɔfiri Beerot (Yoab akodeɛkurafoɔ);


\par }{\LI \VS{38}Ira a ɔfiri Yitri;

\par }{\LI Gareb a ɔfiri Yitri;


\par }{\LI \VS{39}Hetini Uria.

\par }{\BB \par }
{\LID Wɔn nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ aduasa nson.




\par }\Chap{24}{\SH Dawid Kan Nnipa
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Bio,
{\ND{Awurade}} abufuo baa Israel so enti, ɔhyɛɛ Dawid sɛ ɔmfa nnipakan so nha wɔn a wɔwɔ Israel ne Yuda nyinaa.
{\ND{Awurade}} see Dawid sɛ, “Kɔ na kɔkan Israelfoɔ ne Yudafoɔ nyinaa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Enti, ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ ne sahene Yoab sɛ, “Kan nnipa a wɔwɔ asase yi so nyinaa, ɛfiri Dan a ɛwɔ atifi fam, de bɛsi Beer-Seba a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam, na ama mahunu nnipa dodoɔ a wɔwɔ ha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Na Yoab buaa ɔhene no sɛ, “{\ND{Awurade}} mma wo ntena ase kɔsi sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ wʼahennie yi mu ase bɛtrɛ mmɔho ɔha. Na adɛn enti na wopɛ sɛ woyɛ yei?”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Na ɔhene no hyɛɛ no ketee sɛ, wɔnkan nnipa enti, Yoab ne nʼadwumayɛfoɔ kɔkanee nnipa a wɔwɔ Israel.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, wɔtwaa Yordan kɔtenaa Aroer, kuro a ɛwɔ bɔnhwa no anafoɔ a ɛkyerɛ Gad no. Afei, wɔkɔɔ Yaser,

\VS{6}toaa so kɔduruu Gilead a ɛwɔ Tatim-hodsi, toaa so kɔɔ Dan Yaan ne Sidon fa mu.

\VS{7}Afei, wɔbaa Tiro aban mu ne Hewifoɔ ne Kanaanfoɔ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 24:7 }{\FT{Hewifoɔ ne Kanaanfoɔ nyinaa tenaa Kanaan ansa na Israelfoɔ rebɛdi ɔman no so.}}} nkuropɔn nyinaa mu. Wɔkɔɔ Yuda anafoɔ, kɔduruu Beer-Seba de wieeɛ.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Wɔwurawuraa asase no nyinaa so, de abosome nkron ne nnafua aduonu wiee nnipakan no, sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Yoab de ne nnipa dodoɔ a wɔnyaeɛ brɛɛ ɔhene no. Na mmarima a wɔaduru sraadie mfeɛ so wɔ Israel no dodoɔ yɛ mpem aha nwɔtwe, na mpem ahanum nso wɔ Yuda.


\par }{\SH Dawid Bɔne So Atemmuo
\par }
{\PP \VS{10}Dawid kan nnipa no nyinaa wieeɛ no, nʼatiboa buu no fɔ, enti ɔka kyerɛɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} sɛ, “Deɛ meyɛeɛ yi enti, mayɛ bɔne kɛseɛ. Enti,
{\ND{Awurade}}, mesrɛ wo, yi saa afɔbuo yi firi wo ɔsomfoɔ so. Mayɛ nkwaseadeɛ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Adeɛ kyeeɛ no,
{\ND{Awurade}} asɛm baa odiyifoɔ Gad a ɔyɛ Dawid ɔdehunufoɔ nkyɛn sɛ:

\VS{12}“Kɔka kyerɛ Dawid sɛ, Sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} seɛ nie: ‘Mede nsɛm mmiɛnsa reto wʼanim. Yi mu baako na mɛyɛ.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Enti, Gad kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔbisaa no sɛ, “Ɔkɔm mmra wʼasase yi so mfeɛ mmiɛnsa anaa? Anaa, atamfoɔ a wɔgu wo so no wobɛdwane wɔn abosome mmiɛnsa? Anaa, ɔyaredɔm mmra wo ɔman yi mu nnansa? Enti afei, dwene ho yie, na ma menhunu mmuaeɛ a memfa nkɔma
{\ND{Awurade}}.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Gad sɛ, “Yɛwɔ ahohiahia mu. Momma yɛmfa yɛn ho nhyɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} nsa, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼadɔeɛ dɔɔso; nanso, mma me nkɔtɔ nnipa nsam.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Enti,
{\ND{Awurade}} too ɔyaredɔm guu Israel so anɔpa no ma ɛdii nnansa. Na nnipa ɔpeduɔson firii Dan kɔsi Beer-Seba wuwuiɛ.

\VS{16}Ɛberɛ a ɔbɔfoɔ no reyɛ ahoboa akɔsɛe Yerusalem no,
{\ND{Awurade}} nuu ne ho wɔ asɛm no ho, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ! Gyae.” Saa ɛberɛ no na
{\ND{Awurade}} ɔbɔfoɔ no aduru Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Ɛberɛ a Dawid hunuu ɔbɔfoɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} sɛ, “Me na mayɛ bɔne. Yeinom deɛ wɔnnim ho hwee, ɛdeɛn na wɔayɛ? Ma wo ɔbɔfoɔ nsɛe me ne me fiefoɔ.”


\par }{\SH Dawid Si Afɔrebukyia
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Ɛda no, Gad kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Kɔ na kɔsi afɔrebukyia ma
{\ND{Awurade}} wɔ Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ.”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Na Dawid kɔyɛɛ deɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no.

\VS{20}Ɛberɛ a Arauna hunuu sɛ ɔhene ne ne mmarima reba no, ɔpueeɛ, bɛkotoo ɔhene, de nʼanim butuu fam.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Arauna bisaa sɛ, “Adɛn enti na woaba, me wura?”

\par }{\PP Dawid buaa sɛ, “Merebɛtɔ ayuporobea hɔ, na masi afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ ama
{\ND{Awurade}}, sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} bɛma ɔyaredɔm no agyae.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Arauna ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, “Me wura fa na fayɛ deɛ wopɛ. Nantwie a wɔde bɛbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ nie. Wobɛtumi de ayuporeeɛ nnua ne nantwie mpamho nnua no ayɛ anyina wɔ afɔrebukyia no so.

\VS{23}Mede ne nyinaa bɛma wo, na mesrɛ sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}}, wo Onyankopɔn nnye afɔdeɛ yi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Na ɔhene no buaa Arauna sɛ, “Dabi, mepɛ sɛ mɛtɔ, na merentumi mmɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ mma
{\ND{Awurade}}, me Onyankopɔn, a mammɔ ho ka biara.”

\par }{\PP Enti, Dawid tuaa dwetɛ bɛyɛ gram ahanum aduɔson enum (575) de tɔɔ ayuporobea ne nantwie no.

\VS{25}Dawid sii afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ maa
{\ND{Awurade}}, na ɔbɔɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ hɔ. Na
{\ND{Awurade}} tiee ne mpaeɛbɔ maa ɔyaredɔm no gyaee.

\par }