Edwɛkɛsisilɛ Mɔɔ Tɔ Zo Nwiɔ 1:1-17
1 Devidi ara Sɔlɔmɔn anwo yɛle se kpalɛ wɔ ye belemgbunlililɛ ne anu, na Gyihova ye Nyamenle ne nee ye luale na ɔmaanle ɔyɛle sonlakpole kpalɛ.+
2 Sɔlɔmɔn zoanle maanle bɛhɔvɛlɛle Yizilayɛma amuala, mgbanyima mɔɔ nea menli apenle apenle nee ɛya ɛya nwo zo, ndɛnebuavolɛma, nee Yizilayɛ mgbanyima kɔsɔɔti, mbusua mgbanyima.
3 Akee Sɔlɔmɔn nee asafo ne amuala hɔle ɛleka mɔɔ bɛsonle* la wɔ Gebɛyɔn,+ ɔluakɛ ɛkɛ ne a ɛnee nɔhalɛ Nyamenle ne nyianu ɛdanlɛsua ne wɔ a, ɛdanlɛsua ne mɔɔ Gyihova sonvolɛ Mosisi zile ye wɔ fienemgbole ne anu la.
4 Noko ɛnee Devidi ɛhɔva nɔhalɛ Nyamenle ne Ɛlɛka ne ɛvi Keleate-gyialem+ ɛra ɛleka mɔɔ Devidi ɛziezie ɛmaa ye la; ɛnee yezi ɛdanlɛsua yemaa ye wɔ Gyɛlusalɛm.+
5 Na bɛvale kɔbele afɔlemokyea ne+ mɔɔ Hɛɛ ara Yulae ara Bɛzalɛle+ yɛle la bɛziele Gyihova ɛdanlɛsua ne anyunlu; na Sɔlɔmɔn nee asafo ne yɛle asɔne wɔ ɔ nyunlu ɛkɛ.*
6 Akee Sɔlɔmɔn bɔle afɔle wɔ ɛkɛ wɔ Gyihova anyunlu, na ɔvale nane 1,000 ɔbɔle ɛyelalɛ afɔle wɔ nyianu ɛdanlɛsua ne kɔbele afɔlemokyea ne+ azo.
7 Zɔhane nɔe ne, Nyamenle yele ɔ nwo hilele Sɔlɔmɔn na ɔzele ye kɛ: “Biza debie mɔɔ ɛkulo kɛ meyɛ memaa wɔ la.”+
8 Ɔti Sɔlɔmɔn hanle hilele Nyamenle kɛ: “Wɔla ɛlɔlɛ kpundii kpole ali wɔhile me papa Devidi,+ yɛɛ wɔyɛ me belemgbunli wɔzie ɔ gyakɛ anu.+
9 Ɔti, O, Gyihova Nyamenle, maa ɛwɔkɛ mɔɔ ɛbɔle me papa Devidi la ɛyɛ ɛkɛ,+ ɔluakɛ wɔzie me belemgbunli wɔ menli mɔɔ bɛ nwo zonle kɛ azɛlɛ nwo ɛnwea la azo.+
10 Ɛhye ati maa me nrɛlɛbɛ nee ndelebɛbo+ maa menva menli menli ɛhye mɔ anyunlu,* ɔluakɛ nwane a bahola abua wɔ menli dɔɔnwo ɛhye mɔ ndɛne a?”+
11 Akee Nyamenle zele Sɔlɔmɔn kɛ: “Kɛmɔ ɛhye a wɔ ahonle kulo na wɔambiza anwonyia, agyapadeɛ yɛɛ enililɛ anzɛɛ menli mɔɔ kpɔ wɔ la ewule,* anzɛɛ wɔambiza ngoane tendenle,* emomu wɔbiza nrɛlɛbɛ nee ndelebɛbo kɛ ɛfa wɔabua me menli ne mɔɔ mezie wɔ belemgbunli wɔ bɛ nwo zo la ndɛne la ati,+
12 mebava nrɛlɛbɛ nee ndelebɛbo ne meamaa wɔ; noko eza mebava anwonyia nee agyapadeɛ yɛɛ enililɛ mɔɔ arelemgbunli mɔɔ lile ɛ nyunlu la anu biala annyia ye yɛɛ mɔɔ bara ɛ nzi la anu biala noko ɛnrɛnyia ye la meamaa wɔ.”+
13 Ɔti Sɔlɔmɔn vile ɛleka mɔɔ bɛsonle* wɔ Gebɛyɔn+ la rale, ɔvile nyianu ɛdanlɛsua ne anyunlu ɔrale Gyɛlusalɛm; na ɔlile Yizilayɛma anwo zo belemgbunli.
14 Sɔlɔmɔn hɔle zo boɔboale ehwili nee mgbɔnwɔ* dɔɔnwo anloa; ɔnyianle ehwili 1,400 yɛɛ mgbɔnwɔ* 12,000,+ na ɔziele bɛ wɔ ehwili azuamgbole+ ne mɔ azo nee ɛleka mɔɔ bikye belemgbunli ne la wɔ Gyɛlusalɛm.+
15 Belemgbunli ne maanle dwɛtɛ fufule nee nvutuke bule Gyɛlusalɛm kɛ awolɛ la,+ yɛɛ sida mbaka bule kɛ sikamɔ mbaka mɔɔ wɔ Hyifɛla la.+
16 Bɛhɛlale Sɔlɔmɔn mgbɔnwɔ ne mɔ bɛvile Yigyibiti,+ na ɛnee belemgbunli ne gualilɛma ne kɔtɔ mgbɔnwɔ ekpunli* ne mɔ kɛ mɔɔ bɛ bolɛ de ala la.+
17 Ehwili ko biala mɔɔ bɛhɛlale bɛvile Yigyibiti la bolɛ le dwɛtɛ fufule 600, yɛɛ ɛkpɔnwɔ ko biala le dwɛtɛ fufule 150; bɛdabɛ noko bɛkɔtɔne bɛ bɛmaa* Hɛtema nee Selea arelemgbunli ne mɔ amuala.
Ɔbodwɛkɛ
^ Hibulu aneɛ nu, “ɛleka mɔɔ wɔ anwuma.”
^ Anzɛɛ “bizale Ye debie wɔ ɛkɛ.”
^ Hibulu aneɛ nu, “meali menli ɛhye mɔ anyunlu meava bɛ meahɔ na meava bɛ meara.”
^ Anzɛɛ “ɛkɛla.”
^ Hibulu aneɛ nu, “kenle dɔɔnwo.”
^ Hibulu aneɛ nu, “ɛleka mɔɔ wɔ anwuma.”
^ Anzɛɛ “mgbɔnwɔkavoma.”
^ Anzɛɛ “mgbɔnwɔkavoma.”
^ Anzɛɛ ɔkola ɔkile, “bɛfi Yigyibiti nee Kiyu; belemgbunli gualilɛma ne tɔ bɛ fi Kiyu,” ɔbayɛ Selesea.
^ Anzɛɛ “bɛvale bɛ bɛhɔmaanle.”