1 Obe wɔ di Samuel ntoobe nii, aayɔ babisuɔtɔbi nɔɔ aase batunletɛ aata Israel. 2 Obi nɔɔ kasale leyooto niale Yoel, ɔnyɔɔfa leyooto kafɔɔ niale Abiya, baale batunletɛ di Beerseba. 3 Kafɔɔ babisuɔtɔbi nɔɔ nwu ditakyɛ di sisuku nɔɔ suoto. Baatikanko lɛlɛ, baatoofũ ditunu kamɛ asaa, baasĩ aka tinini ɔka.

4 Nioso Israel banɔɔfo bamuu lasi kanya baawa Samuel nfũ di Rama. 5 Baabatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, "Fatoobe, babisuɔtɔbi lɛfɔ kafɔɔ diɛkyɛ di sisuku lɛfɔ suoto; nioso nunua se ɔka, aaleko wo katũ, fɛ mmle di nnle bamba mmuu nkpe ni baka."

6 Kafɔɔ baabuɛ ni alɛ, "Ta wo ni ɔka aaleko wo ni katũ," yi, ɔlaa nwu ditamɛnɛmɛnɛ Samuel; nioso aapɛ ɔlaa aata SAATE nwu. 7 Ni di SAATE nwu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, "Nu ɔlaa wɔ omuu di batii nwu kɔtɔkɔ fɔ ni; diele afɔ beesĩ, kafɔɔ batoosĩ mi fɛ ɔka lɛma. 8 Fɛ mmle baabla ni diayɔ ni di dii le lakpaa ma ladieko ni di Egipte diɛbadu ni miɛ dii le mmle, baasĩ mi nii, baakyɛ baalaatoosumu ni afiɔ bamba yi, nkpo bɔɔyɔ mambla fɔ nɛ. 9 Nunua nu ma ɔlaa; kafɔɔ funaa ma nwaa, faata ma batofo lɛsaa le di ɔka wɔ nimale ni sɛka di suoto lɛma kamabla ni."

10 Samuel labuɛ SAATE nwu sɛlaa simuu aatɔkɔ batii ba niatɔɔkaalɛ nwɔ alɛ ata ma ni ɔka. 11 Aabuɛ alɛ, "Nnya lɛsaa le di ɔka wɔ nimale ni sɛka di suoto lee kamabla ni: Abakpaa babisuɔtɔbi lee, anta ma mambla ɔkpɛ ku bakeke ba di bapɔnkɔ nnanfi ni, ku bapɔnkɔ nɔɔ, babatoso kafɔɔ manle bakeke nɔɔ ba di bapɔnkɔ nnanfi ni katũ. 12 Abata bawo mbla kanya bayilatɛ manta nkpe ku afosi-anɔɔ. Babamba mafuu kasɔ nɔɔ manfee alesa nɔɔ, fiɛ di babamba kafɔɔ kamabla kakpɛ akpɛsaa ku akpɛnsaa manta bakeke nɔɔ di bapɔnkɔ nnanfi nii. 13 Abayɔ babisankobi lee manle nnɔnyi kɔnɔkɔnɔ bablatɛ ku alesaa bawantɛ ku bloblo bafiɛtɛ. 14 Abafũ afe lee biene ku nta awosobi afe ku nnɔnyi awoso afe an-yɔ anta bakpɛmblatɛ nɔɔ. 15 Abafũ atitabi lee dikyuu fosile ku nta lee an-yɔ anta banɔɔfotii ku bakpɛmblatɛ nɔɔ. 16 Anfũ basuɔtɔ bakpɛmblatɛ ku basanko bakpɛmblatɛ lee ku banankyue ku babɔkɛɛ ba nintuka ni atoo biene lee anta nnwɔɔ omu ɔkpɛ ɔbla. 17 Abafũ babɔkɛɛ sele lee dikyuu fosile, aye bamu kafɔɔ bibakple nwɔ balanle. 18 Nse dii nwu nkpo lewo, bibawi minkaalɛ lɛkyakaako minkyeko ɔka wɔ biediki ni nfũ. SAATE nwu kafɔɔ dilɔbatuna ata ye di dii nwu nkpo."

19 Kafɔɔ batii nwu lasĩ batakyɔɔ Samuel ɔlaa atoko, ni baabuɛ alɛ, "Oowo! Buomiɛ ɔka munta suoto. 20 Ni bubate fɛle nnle bamba mmuu, ku ɔka wɔ nimaleko wo ni katũ, anleko wo ni katũ, ankpɛ nkpɛ loo anta wo nii."

21 Di Samuel lanu ni sɛlaa se simuu di batii nwu labuɛ nii, ni aase sĩ dibuɛ ɔtɔkɔ SAATE nwu nɛ. 22 Ni di SAATE nwu ladiki kanya alɛ, "Nu ma ɔlaa, faata ma ɔka."

Ninfɛ di Samuel latɔkɔ Israel batii nwu alɛ, "Obiala lee akple aasifi okpoo nɔɔ."