Dawid Dwom a Etwa To
Dawid nsɛm a etwa to: yɛn Agya ne ne fie ayɛ apam a ɛtena hɔ daa, na sodifo a ɔde trenee di tumi te sɛ anɔpa hann a ɛba osu akyi. Afei n'akofo din: baasa a wɔbɔɔ Filistifo asraafo mu kɔsaw Betlehem nsu maa no, na Dawid hwie gu mmom sen sɛ ɔbɛnom.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 3–4
23 1Eyinom ne Dawid nsɛm a etwa to. Yisai babarima Dawid nkɔmhyɛ, ɔbarima a wɔma no so kɔɔ soro no nkɔmhyɛ, nea Yakob Nyankopɔn, yɛn Agya, sraa no, Israel nnwomtofo a wɔdɔ no no: a a v1 Nkɔmhyɛ yɛ nkɔmhyɛ asɛm a Honhom de ba; ɛha no Dawid kasa sɛ obi a Onyankopɔn Honhom akanyan no. 2Yɛn Agya Honhom nam me so kasae; nʼasɛm tenaa me tɛkrɛma so.
3Yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, akasa; Israel Ɔbotan ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Sɛ obi di nnipa so wɔ trenee mu, na ɔde Onyankopɔn suro di hene a,
4ɔte sɛ anɔpa hann bere a owia pue wɔ ahemakye a omununkum biara nni wim, te sɛ hann a ɛhyerɛn osu akyi a ɛma sare fifi fi asase mu.
5So me fi nte saa wɔ yɛn Agya anim? Efisɛ wane me ayɛ apam a ɛtena hɔ daa, a wahyehyɛ biribiara mu na ɛyɛ pintinn. So ɔremma me nkwagye nyinaa ne mʼapɛde nyinaa mma mu? 6Nanso nnipa hunu nyinaa te sɛ nsɔe a wɔatow agu, efisɛ wontumi mfa nsa kwa nyi wɔn. 7Obi a ɔbɛka wɔn no de dade ne pea dua siesie ne ho, na wɔde ogya hyew wɔn wɔ hɔ ara.”
Dawid Akofo Kɛse
8Eyinom ne Dawid akofo kɛse no din: Takemonni Yoseb-Basebet a na ɔyɛ baasa no so panyin no maa ne pea so tiaa nnipa ahanwɔtwe, na okunkum wɔn prɛko pɛ. 9Nea odi so ne Ahohini Dodo babarima Eleasar, akofo kɛse baasa a na wɔka Dawid ho no mu baako, bere a wɔsɔre tiaa Filistifo a wɔaboaboa wɔn ho ano wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔrebɛko no, na Israel mmarima no san wɔn akyi. 10Ɔsɔre bɔɔ Filistifo no kosii sɛ ne nsa brɛe na ɛkam afoa no mu. Yɛn Agya dii nkonim kɛse da no, na asraafo no san baa nʼakyi sɛ wɔrebɛfow awufo no nneɛma nko ara. 11Nea odi so ne Hararini Age babarima Sama. Filistifo no boaboaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Lehi, wɔ afuw bi a adua ayɛ mu ma, na asraafo no guanee fii wɔn anim. 12Nanso Sama gyinaa afuw no mfinimfini, bɔɔ ho ban, na okunkum Filistifo no. Na yɛn Agya de nkonim kɛse bae.
13Otwabere mu no, mpanyimfo aduasa no mu baasa sian kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Adulam abodan mu, bere a Filistifo dɔm bi atenatena Refaim Bon mu no. 14Saa bere no na Dawid wɔ abandennen no mu, na Filistifo asraafo bi wɔ Betlehem. 15Dawid kɔn dɔɔ nsu, na ɔkae se, “Ao, sɛ obi bɛtow nsu afi abura a ɛwɔ Betlehem pon ano no mu de ama me na menom a!”
16Enti akofo baasa no wuraa Filistifo nsraban no mu, saa nsu fii Betlehem abura a ɛwɔ pon ano no mu, de brɛɛ Dawid. Nanso wampene so sɛ ɔbɛnom; ɔde hwiee gui maa yɛn Agya. 17Ɔkae se, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ meyɛ eyi da, mʼAgya! Ɛnyɛ mmarima a wɔde wɔn nkwa too hɔ no mogya ni?” Enti wannom. Eyinom ne akofo baasa no nneyɛe.
18Yoab nuabarima Abisai, Seruia babarima, na ɔyɛ aduasa no so panyin. Ɔmaa ne pea so tiaa nnipa ahaasa, kunkum wɔn, na onyaa din wɔ baasa no mu. 19So ɛnyɛ ɔno na wɔhyɛɛ no anuonyam sen aduasa no mu biara? Ɔbɛyɛɛ wɔn sahene, nanso na ɔnka baasa no ho.
20Yehoiada babarima Benaia yɛ ɔkatakyi a ofi Kabseel, ɔbarima a ɔyɛɛ nneɛma akɛse. Okunkum Moab akofo kɛse baanu. Ɔsian kɔɔ amoa bi mu da bi a sukyerɛmma totɔe, na okum gyata wɔ hɔ. 21Okum Misraimni bi nso a ne ho yɛ hu. Na Misraimni no kura pea, nanso Benaia de poma nko ara kɔɔ ne so, twee pea no fii ne nsa mu, na ɔde Misraimni no ankasa pea kum no. 22Eyinom ne nneɛma a Yehoiada babarima Benaia yɛe; onyaa din wɔ akofo kɛse baasa no mu. 23Wɔhyɛɛ no anuonyam sen aduasa no, nanso na ɔnka baasa no ho. Dawid de no sii ne banbɔfo so.
24Aduasa no mu nnipa ne yi: Yoab nuabarima Asahel; Dodo babarima Elhanan a ofi Betlehem; 25Harodni Sama; Harodni Elika; 26Paltini Heles; Tekoani Ikes babarima Ira; 27Anatotni Abieser; Husatni Mebunai; 28Ahohini Salmon; Netofani Maharai; 29Netofani Baana babarima Heleb; Ribai babarima Itai a ofi Benyaminfo Gibea; 30Piratonni Benaia; Hidai a ofi Gaas mmon mu; 31Arbatni Abi-Albon; Barhumni Asmawet; 32Saalbonni Eliaba; Yasen mmabarima; Yonatan; 33Hararini Sama; Hararini Sarar babarima Ahiam; 34Maakatni Ahasbai babarima Elifelet; Gilonni Ahitofel babarima Eliam; 35Karmelni Hesro; Arbni Paarai; 36Natan babarima Igal a ofi Soba; Gadni Bani; 37Amonni Selek; Beerotni Naharai a ɔsoa Seruia babarima Yoab akode; 38Itrini Ira; Itrini Gareb; 39ne Hitini Uria—wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ aduasa ason.