Arelemgbunli Mɔɔ Limoa
21 Ɛhye anzi, edwɛkɛ bie zile mɔɔ fale vanye egyinli bie mɔɔ le Gyɛzeɛlenli Neebɔto ɛdeɛ la anwo; ɛnee ɔwɔ Gyɛzeɛle,+ na ɔbikye Samɛlea Belemgbunli Ehabe sua nu. 2 Ehabe zele Neebɔto kɛ: “Fa wɔ vanye egyinli ne maa me maa menva menyɛ me tola, ɔluakɛ ɔbikye me sua ne. Na mebamaa wɔ vanye egyinli kpalɛ wɔava wɔazie ɔ bo zo. Anzɛɛ saa ɛkulo a, mebasese ye ezukoa nu meadua meamaa wɔ.” 3 Noko Neebɔto zele Ehabe kɛ: “Ɔnrɛzi ɛlɛ wɔ Gyihova anye zo kɛ mebava me nenyia mɔ agyapadeɛ meamaa wɔ.”+ 4 Ɔti Ehabe vale nyanelilɛ nee arɛlebɔlɛ rale sua nu wɔ mualɛ mɔɔ Gyɛzeɛlenli Neebɔto vale maanle ye wɔ mekɛ mɔɔ ɔhanle kɛ: “Menrɛva me nenyia mɔ agyapadeɛ ne menrɛmaa wɔ” la anwo. Akee ɔlale ye ɛkpa ne azo ɔhakyile ɔ nye wɔ bane nwo na ɔkpole kɛ ɔkɛli aleɛ.
5 Ɔ ye Gyɛzɛbɛle+ rale ɔ nwo ɛkɛ ne rabizale ye kɛ: “Duzu ati a ɛ rɛle ɛbɔ kpole na wɔkpo kɛ ɛkɛli debie ɛ?” 6 Ɔbuale ɔ ye kɛ: “Ɔluakɛ menganle mengilele Gyɛzeɛlenli Neebɔto kɛ, ‘Fa wɔ vanye egyinli ne maa me na memaa wɔ ezukoa. Anzɛɛ saa ɛkulo a, mebamaa wɔ vanye egyinli fofolɛ wɔava wɔazie ɔ bo zo.’ Noko ɔhanle kɛ, ‘Menrɛva me vanye egyinli ne menrɛmaa wɔ.’” 7 Ɔ ye Gyɛzɛbɛle zele ye kɛ: “Tɛ wɔmɔ a ɛle Yizilayɛ belemgbunli ɔ? Dwazo di debie na maa wɔ ahonle ɛli fɛlɛko. Mebava Gyɛzeɛlenli Neebɔto vanye egyinli ne meamaa wɔ.”+ 8 Ɔti ɔhɛlɛle ngɛlata wɔ Ehabe duma nu, na ɔvale Ehabe tumi sɛkɛlɛneɛ ne ɔsisile zolɛ+ na ɔvale ngɛlata ne mɔ ɔhɔmaanle mgbanyima+ nee menli titili mɔɔ wɔ Neebɔto sua ne azo la. 9 Ɔhɛlɛle ye wɔ ngɛlata ne mɔ anu kɛ: “Bɛbɔ ye nolo kɛ bɛhye ɛhɔne, na bɛmaa Neebɔto ɛdɛnla menli ne anyunlu. 10 Na bɛmaa sonlamgbanema nwiɔ ɛdɛnla ɔ nyunlu ɛkɛ na bɛli daselɛ bɛtia ye+ kɛ, ‘Wɔha munzule edwɛkɛ wɔtia Nyamenle nee belemgbunli ne!’+ Akee bɛva ye bɛvinde na bɛhɔzi ye awolɛ bɛhu ye.”+
11 Yemɔti ye sua ne azo mrenyia, mgbanyima nee menli titili mɔɔ wɔ ye sua ne azo la yɛle mɔɔ Gyɛzɛbɛle hɛlɛle ye wɔ ngɛlata ne mɔ anu vale hɔmaanle bɛ la pɛpɛɛpɛ. 12 Bɛbɔle ye nolo kɛ bɛhye ɛhɔne, na bɛmaanle Neebɔto dɛnlanle menli ne anyunlu. 13 Akee sonlamgbanema nwiɔ radɛnlanle Neebɔto anyunlu ɛkɛ na bɛlile daselɛ bɛtiale ye wɔ menli ne anyunlu kɛ, “Neebɔto ɛha munzule edwɛkɛ ɛtia Nyamenle nee belemgbunli ne!”+ Akee bɛvale ye bɛhɔle sua ne kandiba na bɛzile ye awolɛ bɛhunle ye.+ 14 Na bɛmaanle bɛhɔhanle bɛhilele Gyɛzɛbɛle kɛ: “Bɛzi Neebɔto awolɛ bɛhu ye.”+
15 Mɔɔ Gyɛzɛbɛle dele kɛ bɛzi Neebɔto awolɛ bɛhu ye la, ɔzele Ehabe kɛ: “Dwazo kɔva Gyɛzeɛlenli Neebɔto+ vanye egyinli ne mɔɔ ɔkpole kɛ ɔbava yeamaa wɔ yealie ezukoa la, ɔluakɛ Neebɔto ɛnde ngoane nu bieko. Yewu.” 16 Mɔɔ Ehabe dele kɛ Neebɔto ɛwu ala la, Ehabe dwazole kɛ ɔkɔ Gyɛzeɛlenli Neebɔto vanye egyinli ne anu yeahɔva.
17 Na Gyihova zele Tehyebenli Yilaegya+ kɛ: 18 “Dwazo kɔyia Yizilayɛ Belemgbunli Ehabe mɔɔ wɔ Samɛlea la.+ Ɔwɔ Neebɔto vanye egyinli ne anu lɔ, yehɔ ɛkɛ ne kɛ ɔkava yeayɛ ye ɛdeɛ. 19 Kɔha kile ye kɛ, ‘Edwɛkɛ mɔɔ Gyihova ɛha la ɛne: “Wɔhu sonla+ na eza wɔva ye agyapadeɛ ne ɔ?”’+ Akee ka kile ye kɛ, ‘Edwɛkɛ mɔɔ Gyihova ɛha la ɛne: “Ɛleka mɔɔ ahwea tafele Neebɔto mogya la, ɛkɛ ne a ahwea batafe ɛdawɔ noko wɔ mogya a.”’”+
20 Ehabe zele Yilaegya kɛ: “O me kpɔvolɛ, wɔnwu me!”+ Ɔbuale ye kɛ: “Menwu wɔ. ‘Kɛmɔ wɔbɔ kpɔkɛ* kɛ ɛyɛ ɛtane wɔ Gyihova anye zo la ati,+ 21 nea melɛfa munzule meara ɛ nwo zo na mebabɔ ɛ bo zo na meazɛkye nrenyia biala* mɔɔ wɔ Ehabe sua nu la,+ bɔbɔ bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛnlɛ boavolɛ nee koahweabanema mɔɔ wɔ Yizilayɛ la.+ 22 Na mebayɛ wɔ sua nu amra kɛ Nibate ara Gyɛlɔbowam+ nee Ahaegya ara Beeyahya sua nu amra la,+ ɔluakɛ wɔha me ɛya na wɔmaa Yizilayɛma ɛyɛ ɛtane.’ 23 Eza Gyihova hanle ye wɔ Gyɛzɛbɛle anwo kɛ: ‘Ahwea bali Gyɛzɛbɛle nwonane wɔ Gyɛzeɛle azɛlɛ zo.+ 24 Awie biala mɔɔ vi Ehabe abusua nu mɔɔ bawu sua zo la, ahwea bali ye nwonane, yɛɛ awie biala mɔɔ bawu ɛbɔ nu la, anwomanyunlu nloma bali ye nwonane.+ 25 Nɔhalɛ nu, awie biala ɛnle ɛkɛ mɔɔ bɔle kpɔkɛ* kɛ ɔyɛ ɛtane wɔ Gyihova anye zo kɛ Ehabe+ mɔɔ ɔ ye Gyɛzɛbɛle+ zile ye adua la. 26 Ɔyɛle ninyɛndane dɔɔnwo ɔlua bɛkyi ananze* ne mɔ mɔɔ ɔhɔlile bɛ nzi kɛ mɔɔ Amɔlema yɛle na Gyihova voanle bɛ vile Yizilayɛma anyunlu la.’”+
27 Mɔɔ Ehabe dele edwɛkɛ ɛhye ala la, ɔsuosuanle ye adɛladeɛ ne mɔ anu na ɔhedale ɛrele; ɔhyele ɛhɔne na ɔlale ɛrele zo na ɔluale ye alɔbɔlɛ alɔbɔlɛ nu. 28 Akee Gyihova zele Tehyebenli Yilaegya kɛ: 29 “Wɔnwu kɛzi Ehabe ɛbɛlɛ ɔ nwo aze wɔ me nyunlu la ɔ?+ Kɛmɔ yebɛlɛ ɔ nwo aze wɔ me nyunlu la ati, menrɛva munzule ne menrɛra ye mekɛ zo. Mebava munzule ne meara ye sua nu amra anwo zo wɔ ɔ ra ne mekɛ zo.”+