Samuel Nhoma a Edi Kan
4 Enti Samuel kɔɔ so kasa kyerɛɛ Israel nyinaa.
Na Israel kɔe sɛ wɔrekohyia Filistifo ne wɔn akɔko, na wɔkɔsoɛɛ baabi a ɛbɛn Ebeneser; Filistifo no nso kɔsoɛɛ Afek. 2 Filistifo asraafo boaa wɔn ho ano kohyiaa Israel, na Israelfo dii nkogu wɔ Filistifo anim ma wokunkum mmarima bɛyɛ 4,000 wɔ akono. 3 Bere a ɔman no san baa asoɛe hɔ no, Israel mpanyimfo no kae sɛ: “Adɛn nti na nnɛ Yehowa ama yɛadi nkogu* wɔ Filistifo anim yi?+ Momma yɛnkɔfa Yehowa apam adaka no mfi Silo mmra yɛn nkyɛn,+ na ennye yɛn mfi yɛn atamfo nsam.” 4 Enti ɔman no somaa mmarima kɔɔ Silo sɛ wɔnkɔfa asafo Yehowa a ɔte kerubim so*+ no apam adaka no mmra. Ná Eli mma mmarima baanu no, Hofni ne Finehas,+ nso wɔ nokware Nyankopɔn no apam adaka no ho.
5 Bere a Yehowa apam adaka no beduu asoɛe hɔ ara pɛ, Israelfo nyinaa bɔɔ ose kɛse maa asaase wosowee. 6 Filistifo no nso tee osebɔ no, na wobisae sɛ: “Osebɔ bɛn na ɛrekɔ so wɔ Hebrifo asoɛe hɔ no?” Akyiri yi, wɔtee sɛ Yehowa Adaka no na wɔde aba asoɛe hɔ. 7 Filistifo no suroe, na wɔkae sɛ: “Onyankopɔn aba asoɛe hɔ!”+ Ɛnna wɔkae sɛ: “Asɛm ato yɛn, efisɛ biribi sɛɛ nsii da! 8 Asɛm ato yɛn! Hena na obegye yɛn afi otumfo Nyankopɔn yi nsam? Onyankopɔn yi na okunkum Egyptfo bebree wɔ sare no so no.+ 9 Mo Filistifo, munnya akokoduru, monyɛ mmarima na moansom Hebrifo no sɛnea wɔasom mo no;+ monyɛ mmarima na monko!” 10 Enti Filistifo no koe, na Israel dii nkogu+ maa obiara guan kɔɔ ne ntamadan mu. Nnipa a wowuwui no, na wɔdɔɔso paa; Israel asraafo* 30,000 na wowuwui. 11 Afei wogyee Onyankopɔn Adaka no, na Eli mma baanu no, Hofni ne Finehas nso wuwui.+
12 Saa da no, Benyaminni bi fi akono hɔ tuu mmirika baa Silo; ná wasuan n’ataade mu de dɔte agu ne tirim.+ 13 Bere a ɔbarima no bedui no, na Eli te agua so wɔ kwankyɛn retwɛn, efisɛ nokware Nyankopɔn no Adaka no+ nti, na ne yam hyehye no. Ɔbarima no kɔbɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ kurow no mu, na kurow no mufo nyinaa maa wɔn nne so sui. 14 Bere a Eli tee osũ no, obisae sɛ: “Dede bɛn na ɛrekɔ so yi?” Ɔbarima a ɔde nkra no bae no yɛɛ ntɛm kɔbɔɔ Eli amanneɛ. 15 (Ná Eli adi mfe 98, na na n’ani gu so kwa, efisɛ na onhu ade.)+ 16 Ɛnna ɔbarima no ka kyerɛɛ Eli sɛ: “Mene nea ofi akono bae no; ɛnnɛ yi ara na miguan fii akono bae.” Enti obisaa no sɛ: “Me ba, asɛm bɛn na asi?” 17 Na ɔbarima a ɔde nkra no bae no buae sɛ: “Israel aguan wɔ Filistifo anim, na ɔman no adi nkogu kɛse;+ wo mma mmarima baanu no, Hofni ne Finehas, awuwu,+ na nokware Nyankopɔn no Adaka no nso, wɔagye.”+
18 Saa bere no, na Eli te kurow pon no ano, na bere a ɔtee nokware Nyankopɔn no Adaka no ho asɛm ara pɛ, ɔtew kɔɔ n’akyi wɔ n’agua so kɔhwee fam, na ne kɔn mu bui ma owui, efisɛ na wabɔ akwakoraa, na na ne mu nso yɛ duru. Ná wayɛ Israel temmufo mfe 40. 19 Ná n’asebea a ɔyɛ Finehas yere nyem, na na n’awo reyɛ adu. Bere a ɔbea no tee sɛ wɔagye nokware Nyankopɔn no Adaka no, na n’asebarima ne ne kunu nso awuwu no, awo kaa no amonom hɔ ara, enti ɔkotowee na ɔwoe. 20 Bere a wɔregye no awo no, na ɔrewu, na mmea a wogyinagyina ne nkyɛn no kae sɛ: “Nsuro, efisɛ woawo ɔbabarima.” Nanso wammua, na wamfa n’adwene ankɔ so.* 21 Mmom ɔtoo abofra no din Ikabod,*+ na ɔkae sɛ: “Anuonyam afi Israel akodi baabi.”+ Nokware Nyankopɔn no Adaka a wɔagye ne nea ɛtoo n’asebarima ne ne kunu nti na ɔkaa saa.+ 22 Ɔkae sɛ: “Anuonyam afi Israel akodi baabi, efisɛ wɔagye nokware Nyankopɔn no Adaka no.”+