Yonatan dwodwo n’agya
1 Na Dawid dwane firii Naiot wɔ Rama, na ɔba bɛkaa no Yonatan anim sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na mayɛ? M’amumuyɛ ne sɛn, na me bɔne ne sɛn wɔ w’agya anim a enti ɔrehwehwɛ me aku me yi?
2 Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ɛmpare wo, worenwu; hwɛ, m’agya renyɛ ade kɛseɛ anaa ade ketewa biara gye sɛ ɔyi me asotire ansa; na adɛn nti na m’agya de asɛm yi bɛhunta me? Ɛnte saa.
3 Na Dawid kaa ntam nso sɛ: W’agya nim sɛ manya w’anim animuonyam, enti na ɔse: Wɔmmma Yonatan nnhunu yei, na anyɛ no ya; na ampa ara, sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ, na wo kra nso te aseɛ yi, nammɔn pɛ na ɛda me ne owuo ntam.
4 Ɛnna Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Biribiara a wo kra seɛ no, mɛyɛ ama wo.
5 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Yonatan sɛ: Hwɛ, ɔkyena na ɔsrane fire a ɛsɛ sɛ anka me ne ɔhene kɔtena adidiiɛ; nanso ma menkɔ nkɔhunta wiram nkɔsi da a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no anwummerɛ.
6 Sɛ w’agya bisa m’akyiri kwan a, ɛnneɛ ka kyerɛ no sɛ: Dawid asrɛ me kwan sɛ ɔretu mmirika akɔ ne kurom Betlehem, na abusua no nyinaa wɔ afirinhyia afɔrebɔ wɔ hɔ.
7 Sɛ ɔka sɛ: Ɛyɛ a, na asomdwoeɛ wɔ hɔ ma w’akoa, na sɛ ne bo fu a, ɛnneɛ hunu sɛ wakyere ne mu sa bɔne.
8 Na yɛ w’akoa adɔeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE apam mu na woama wo ne w’akoa ahyɛne; na sɛ amumuyɛ bi wɔ me mu a, wo ara ku me, na adɛn nti na wode me rekɔma w’agya?
9 Na Yonatan se: Ɛmpare wo sɛ, sɛ menim sɛ m’agya akyere sa bɔne de reba wo so a, merenka menkyerɛ woɔ.
10 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Yonatan sɛ: Sɛ w’agya de asɛm denden bi bua wo a, hwan na ɔbɛka akyerɛ me?
11 Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Bra ma yɛmfiri nkɔ wiram. Na wɔn baanu firii adi kɔɔ wiram.
12 Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: AWURADE, Israel Nyankopɔn, nyɛ danseni sɛ, sɛ ɔkyena anaa ɔkyena akyi sɛsɛberɛ, mehwɛ m’agya adwene na ɛyɛ wɔ Dawid ho, na mansoma amma wo nkyɛn ammɛyi wo asotire a!
13 Na sɛ ɛsɔ m’agya ani sɛ bɔne mmra wo so na mamma ammɛyi wo asotire, na mannya wo kwan amma woankɔ asomdwoeɛ mu a, AWURADE nyɛ me Yonatan saa na ɔnka ho saa! Na AWURADE nni w’akyi sɛdeɛ ɔdi m’agya akyire no.
14 Na sɛ meda so mete aseɛ yi, fa AWURADE nokorɛ adɔeɛ yɛ me, na manwu,
15 ntwa w’adɔeɛ no to mfiri me fie ho da. Na sɛ AWURADE twitwa Dawid atamfoɔ firi asase so a, nnyae me fie adɔeɛyɛ.
16 Na Yonatan ne Dawid fie pamee sɛ: AWURADE ntɔ Dawid atamfoɔ were.
17 Na Yonatan maa Dawid kaa ne dɔ a ɔde dɔ no no ho ntam bio, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔdɔ no sɛ ɔno ara ne kra.
18 Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ɔkyena na ɔsrane fire, na wɔbɛhunu sɛ wonni hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ wo tenaberɛ bɛda mpan.
19 Na sɛ ɛdi nnansa a, wɔbɛhunu sɛ wonni hɔ ampa ara, ɛnneɛ na siane ntɛm bra deɛ asɛm no baeɛ no, wohuntaeɛ hɔ, na tena Esel boɔ no ho.
20 Na mɛtoto agyan mmiɛnsa mafa ho, sɛdeɛ merebɔ botaeɛ mu.
21 Na hwɛ, mɛsoma abɔfra sɛ: Kɔhwehwɛ agyan no. Sɛ mese abɔfra no sɛ: Hwɛ, agyan no wɔ wo nkyɛn mu ha, tase bra a, ɛnneɛ bra, na sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ yi, asomdwoeɛ na ɛwɔ hɔ ma woɔ, asɛm biara nni hɔ.
22 Na sɛ mese akwankwaa no sɛ: Hwɛ, m’agyan no wɔ w’anim fam nohoa a, ɛnneɛ kɔ, na AWURADE agya wo kwan.
23 Na asɛm a me ne wo kaeɛ no ho deɛ, hwɛ, AWURADE wɔ me ne wo ntam daa.
24 Ɛnna Dawid kɔhuntaa wiram. Na ɔsrane firiiɛ no, ɔhene kɔtenaa adidiiɛ.
25 Na ɔhene tenaa n’atenaeɛ sɛdeɛ ɔyɛ no daa wɔ ɔfasuo ho adwa no so; na Yonatan sɔree, na Abner tenaa ɔhene nkyɛn, na Dawid atenaeɛ no da mpan.
26 Na Saulo anka hwee da no; ɛfiri sɛ ɔse: Biribi ayɛ no; ne ho nte; ampa ara ne ho nte.
27 Na adeɛ kyeeɛ a ɛyɛ bosome no da a ɛtɔ so mmienu a na Dawid atenaeɛ da mpan no, Saulo bisaa ne ba Yonatan sɛ: Adɛn nti na Yisai ba no amma adidie ase nnora ne nnɛ yi?
28 Na Yonatan buaa Saulo sɛ: Dawid srɛɛ me kwan sɛ ɔrekɔ Betlehem,
29 na ɔse: Gya me kwan ɛ, na yɛwɔ abusua afɔrebɔ wɔ kuro no mu, na me nua ahyɛ me sɛ memmra. Enti afei, sɛ manya w’anim animuonyam a, ma menkɔ menkɔhwɛ me nuanom. Enti na wamma ɔhene pono ho yi.
30 Ɛnna Saulo bo fuu Yonatan, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wo, ɔbaa brakyewni tuateni ba, adɛn menhunuu sɛ woafa Yisai ba no adamfo de rehyɛ wo ho ne wo na adagya mu aniwuo?
31 Na mmerɛ dodoɔ a Yisai ba no te ase asase soɔ yi, wo ne w’ahennie rennyina. Enti soma ma wɔnkɔfa no mmrɛ me, na wuo ara na ɔbɛwuo.
32 Na Yonatan buaa n’agya Saulo ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Adɛn nti na wɔnku no? Ɛdeɛn na wayɛ?
33 Ɛnna Saulo too pea sɛ ɔde rebɔ no. Na Yonatan hunuu sɛ n’agya awe ataa so sɛ ɔbɛkum Dawid.
34 Na Yonatan de abufuhyeɛ sɔre firii ɛpono no ho, na wannidi bosome no da a ɛtɔ so mmienu no. Na ɔdii Dawid ho ya sɛ n’agya asopa no.
35 Na anɔpa no Yonatan firii adi kɔɔ wiram deɛ ɔhyɛɛ Dawid no, na abɔfra kumaa bi ka ne ho.
36 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n’abɔfra no sɛ: Tu mmirika kɔhwehwɛ agyan a merebɛtotoɔ no. Abɔfra no retu mmirika no, ɔtoo agyan no traa no.
37 Na abɔfra no duruu deɛ agyan a Yonatan toeɛ no wɔ no, Yonatan hyɛɛ abɔfra no mmɔn sɛ: Agyan no ngu w’anim nohoa anaa?
38 Na Yonatan hyɛɛ abɔfra no mmɔn sɛ: Yɛ ntɛm, ka wo ho, nnyina. Na Yonatan abɔfra no tasee agyan no de brɛɛ ne wura.
39 Nso na abɔfra no nnim ho hwee; Yonatan ne Dawid nko ara na na wɔnim asɛm no.
40 Ɛnna Yonatan de n’akodeɛ no maa abɔfra no na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Fa kɔ kuro no mu.
41 Abɔfra no kɔeɛ; na Dawid sɔre firii aboɔkuo no ho, na ɔde n’anim bɛbutuu fam na ɔkotoo mprɛnsa, na wɔfefee wɔn ano, na wɔn baanu sui ara maa Dawid deɛ boroo so.
42 Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Kɔ asomdwoeɛ mu. Sɛdeɛ yɛn baanu akeka AWURADE ntam no, AWURADE ntena me ne wo ntam ne m’asefoɔ ne w’asefoɔ ntam nkɔsi daa. Na ɔsii mu kɔeɛ; na Yonatan baa kuro no mu.