¹ Yehowa to nɔn samuel be ŋkeke yi wola koe nyi fanwɔ le to nɔn samuel be ŋkeke yi wola nɔn koe nyi fanwɔ le saul ametsi ŋgble be ŋdaɖu biɔ do inracl dji wa ŋtsi kpɔda kuami do lanzo tɔwoa me n nadje mɔ yi betlexem ŋle dɔwaɔ do isai gbɔ le xɔn doŋtsia ŋkpɔ fiɔ dadɛ nɔn ɖokuinyɛn le viawo dome. ² Samuel to be lede nawɔ keŋgbɔxoe layi nɛ saul se lɔ ela wuŋ yehawa to bena kplɔ enyivi deka dasi yi natobe avɔ sa gbe ŋgbɔ nɔn nɔn yehowa. ³ Kpe isai va vɔsa lɔ gbɔ yi nana wola nya letsi wala wɔ asi amia nɔn ametsi nato nɔn wa lɔ nuŋ. ⁴ Samuel wɔ letsi yehowa toni lɔ yi yi betlexem djume ganwo va do goe vɔn vɔn ɖowo yi wabiɔ be wohɛn nyan nywidé va nɔn mia . ⁵ Eɖo ŋtsi be ɛɛɛ vɔsa gbe ŋgbɔn nɔn nɔn yehowo miklɔ mia ɖeki ŋtsi nɔn mia va vɔsa lɔ gbɔ kuŋ yi klɔ isai ku viawo ŋtsi kpe wo va vɔsa lɔ gbɔ. ⁶ Etsi wava yi wokpɔ eliab lɔ wo soe be yo amesia mina lɔ ke le ŋme nɔn yehowa. ⁷ Yehowa tanɔ sauwel be ŋgbe kpɔ yo ofekadjɛ djɔdjiɔ ku go djidji me o ɖoŋtsia le tsi amegbe tɔ kpɔni nɛnɛo ŋtsi gbe kpo ame gbetɔ yé kpɔnɔ vɔa ame be djime yi yohou agɛ kpɔn. ⁸ Isai yɔ via abina dab va lɔte ɖo samuel yo ŋme vɔa etobe yehowa ŋde tsian yi tsan o. ⁹ Isai kplɔ sama to ŋme ni vɔa eto be yehowo ŋde tsian gi tsano. ¹⁰ Isou kplɔ va amadrɛ wo to samuel yo ŋme ganke samuel to nɔn isai be yehowa ŋde tsian wo. ¹¹ Samuel biɔ isai le ɖeviawo vɔa ? eɖoŋtsi ekpɔtɔ vifɛn x eyi alɛn kplɔ gbe samuel to nɔn isai be dɔame wo vɛ kplɔe va doo mida tɛnŋ nɔntɔ kaka yiŋtc lava gbɔo. ¹² Isai dɔame wo vé kplɔe va ebia yi djɔɖekadjé yi yo ŋkuvio nyakpékpɔ yehowa to nɔn samuel be tsite naji asia mi ni yi yɔ. ¹³ Samuel sɔ tanzo tsi me amia le a yi si ami ni le nɔviawo dome yi yekowa yo gbɔngbɔn va david dji so gbexngbe dji yi samuel djogi rama. ¹⁴ Yekawa yo gbɔngbɔn djo le saul dji yi gbɔngbɔn vɔn ɖe so yehowa gbɔ va nɔn nɔn nuxo dowɔ ni. ¹⁵ Yi saul yo dɔlawo toni be kpɔɖa gbɔngbɔn vɔn so mawu gbɔ le nuxo dowɔ nɔn . ¹⁶ Miɔ xoétɔ dji nyɔn ɖe nato axo dɔlawo ke le ŋmé nɔn nɛ wovɛ dji ŋsu ɖé tsi nyan sɔgui xox yi nɔn gbɔngbɔn vɔn so mawu gbɔ va djiwo lɔ ne axɔ alɔ yitɔ xo sɔgui nɔn akandomé nɔn . ¹⁷ Saul tonɔn nyo dɔlawo be miyi miɛdji ŋsu tsi nyan sɔgui xoxo nyui dea nuŋ ji miakplɔe va gbɔnyɛn . ¹⁸ Dekadjɛviwo domé tɔ dé ka to be ŋkpɔ betle xemtɔ isau yo viŋsu ɖe tsi nyan sɔgui xoxo nyuidé engi kalɛntɔ yi nyi ahua watɔ enyan nuxo xoxo;gi ngakpɔkpɔ gi yehowa le kui. ¹⁹ Yi saul dama ɖoɖo isai be do viwo david tsi le alɛnkplɔsoe ɖoɖoŋ. ²⁰ Isoi kplé sé deka yi doo gban ni hu bɔlo hu vɛn djafi ɖeka kudo ekpɔnvi deka sc bckpé ɖo via david ŋtsi doe dada saul . ²¹ David va saul gbɔ nɔnte ɖo ŋme ni yi yo nu djɔdji ni ŋtɔ yi trɔ zun yo dɔsɔvi. ²² Saul doé me ɖada isai gbɔbe na nɛ david nɛ nɔn gbɔn nyɛn ɖajtsia go nu djɔdji nuŋɛn ɖojtsia jo nu djɔdji nuŋ ²³ nɛ gatsime gbɔn gbɔna gbe dji saul dji kpɔa david sɔnɔ sɔgwa atɔe xox ji saul gbedonɔn giɖokui me hoga nɔn yi gbɔngbɔn vɔn a djo nén le dji.