Sɑmuɛli II.
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Yen biru Dɑfidi u seewɑ u win tɑbu kowobu ɡɑrɑ be bɑ kɑ nùn wɑ̃ɑ. Yerɑ u bu kuɑ wuu wuukɑ tɔmbu nɔrɔm nɔrɔm (1.000) kɑ wunɔm wunɔm (100), wuu nin bɑɑtere kɑ ten wiruɡii. 
Mɑ u tɔn be bɔnu kuɑ subɑ itɑ. U sube teeru suɑ u Yoɑbu Seruyɑn bii nɔmu bɛriɑ. U mɑɑ sube tee teni suɑ u Abisɑi, Yoɑbun wɔnɔ nɔmu bɛriɑ. Tee te tɑ mɑɑ tie, mɑ u Itɑi Gɑtiɡii wɛ̃. Mɑ u bu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, nɛn tii, kon kɑ bɛɛ dɑ tɑbu ɡberɔ. 
Mɑ bɑ nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ bɑ nɛɛ, ɑ ku kɑ sun dɑ. Domi yibɛrɛbɑ bɑ̀ n sun wɔri sɑ duki mɔ̀, yɑ ǹ ko n bu ɡɑ̃ɑnu sɑ̃ɑ, bɑɑ bɑ̀ n bɛsɛn bɔnu ɡo. Adɑmɑ wunɛ, bɑ̀ n nun nɔmɑ turɑ, ɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ nɡe bɛsɛn nɔrɔbun subɑ wɔkuru (10.000). Yen sɔ̃, n sɑnɔ ɑ n sɔ̃ wuuɔ kpɑ ɑ n kɑ sun somimɑmɔ. 
Mɑ sinɑ boko u bu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ye yɑ bɛɛ wɛ̃re, yeyɑ kon ko. Mɑ u dɑ u yɔ̃ ɡbɑ̃rɑ kɔnnɔn bɔkuɔ sɑɑ ye tɑbu kowobu bɑ yɑriɔ wuu wuukɑ, ɡɑbu wunɔm wunɔm, ɡɑbu mɑɑ nɔrɔm nɔrɔm (1.000). 
Sinɑ boko u Yoɑbu kɑ Abisɑi kɑ Itɑi woodɑ yeni wɛ̃ u nɛɛ, i ku kɑ Abusɑlɔmu bii ɑluwɑɑsi wi bɔɔbɔm ko, ì n yɛ̃ i mɑn kĩn nɑ. Mɑ tɔmbu kpuro bɑ sinɑ bokon woodɑn ɡɑri yi nuɑ yi u wiruɡii be sɔ̃ɔwɑ Abusɑlɔmun sɔ̃. 
Yerɑ bɑ yɑrɑ bɑ dɑ tɑbu ɡberɔ bu kɑ Isireli be bɑ Abusɑlɔmu swĩi yinnɑ. Mɑ bɑ sɑnnɔ wɔrinɑ Efɑrɑimun sɔ̃ɔwɔ. 
Dɑ̃ɑ sɔ̃ɔ miyɑ Dɑfidin tɔn be, bɑ Abusɑlɔmuɡibu ɡo ɡo. Tɔmbu nɔrɔbun subɑ yɛndɑ (20.000) bɑ ɡo dɔmɑ te. 
Mɑ tɑɑ bi, bu tɛriɑ tem mɛ kpuro sɔɔ. Tɔn be bɑ kɑm kuɑ dɑ̃ɑ sɔ̃ɔ ɡe sɔɔ, bɑ kere be bɑ nɔmɑ turɑ bɑ ɡo. 
Wee ye yɑ Abusɑlɔmu deemɑ. U kurɑmɑ Dɑfidin tɑbu kowobun wuswɑɑɔ u win kɛtɛku sɔni. Yerɑ kɛtɛku ɡe, ɡɑ kɑ nùn duɑ dɑ̃ɑ bɑkɑru ɡɑrun kɔkɔrɔ. Miyɑ dɑ̃ɑ ten kɑ̃ɑsɑ ɡɑɑ yɑ win seri sɔre mɑ kɛtɛku ɡe, ɡɑ doonɑ ɡɑ nùn deri mi, u sɑ̃ɑre, u ǹ kɑ wɔllu, u ǹ mɑɑ kɑ tem. 
Ye Dɑfidin tɔmbun turo u nùn wɑ, mɑ u dɑ u Yoɑbu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, wee, nɑ Abusɑlɔmu wɑ u sɑ̃ɑre dɑ̃ru ɡɑrun kɔkɔrɔ. 
Yoɑbu u durɔ wi sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ye ɑ nùn wɑ mɛ, mbɑ n kuɑ ɑ ǹ kɑ nùn so ɑ sure, kpɑ n dɑ nun sii ɡeesun ɡobi wɔkuru kɛ̃ kɑ kpɑkɑ. 
Mɑ durɔ wi, u Yoɑbu wisɑ u nɛɛ, bɑɑ nɑ̀ n sii ɡeesun ɡobi nɔrɔbu (1.000) wɑ, nɑ ǹ sinɑ bokon bii nɔmu sɔndimɔ. Domi sɑ nɔɔmɔ sɑnɑm mɛ sinɑ boko u wunɛ kɑ Abisɑi kɑ Itɑi woodɑ wɛ̃ɛmɔ u nɛɛ, i ku kɑ win bii Abusɑlɔmu bɔɔbɔm ko. 
Yen biru nɑ̀ n woodɑ ye sɑrɑ nɑ nùn ɡo, wunɛn tii ɑ ǹ kɑ mɑn yɔ̃rɑmɔ. Gɑ̃ɑnu mɑɑ sɑri ni nu sinɑ boko berue. 
Mɑ Yoɑbu nɛɛ, nɑ ǹ mɑɑ yɔ̃rɑmɔ kɑm sɔɔ n kɑ tɛ kɑ wunɛn ɡɑri yi. Yerɑ u dɛki itɑ suɑ yi yi nɔɔ sɛ̃u sɑ̃ɑ u dɑ mi dɑ̃ɑ te, tɑ Abusɑlɔmu sɔre. Mɑ u nùn yi sɔkurɑ win sɔndun deedeerɔ sɑnɑm mɛ u ǹ ɡinɑ ɡɔɔ kpɑ. 
Mɑ ɑluwɑɑsi wɔku te tɑ Yoɑbun tɑbu yɑ̃nu sɔɔwɑ bɑ Abusɑlɔmu kooro bure bɑ so bɑ dɑkurɑ. 
Yerɑ Yoɑbu u derɑ bɑ kɔbɑ so win tɔmbu bu kɑ wurɑmɑ bu ku mɑɑ Abusɑlɔmun tɔmbu nɑɑ swĩi. 
Mɑ bɑ Abusɑlɔmun ɡoru suɑ bɑ kpɛ̃ɛ wɔru bɔkɔ ɡɑɡu sɔɔ dɑ̃ɑ sɔ̃ɔ mi. Yerɑ bɑ kpenu mɛnnɑ bɑ subɑ win ɡoo ten wɔllɔ bɑ nin tɑkɑru kuɑ. Isireli be bɑ rɑɑ Abusɑlɔmu swĩi kpuro bɑ duki yɑrinɑ. Ben bɑɑwure u wurɑ win yɛnuɔ. 
N deemɑ sɑnɑm mɛ Abusɑlɔmu u wɑ̃ɑ wɑ̃ɑru sɔɔ, u tii ɡɑnɑ ɡɑɑ bɑniɑ kɑ kpenu wɔwɑ sɔɔ ye bɑ sokumɔ sinɑ bokoɡiɑ. U ye kuɑwɑ bɑ n kɑ nùn yɑɑye, domi u nɛɛ, u ǹ bii mɑrɑ wi u koo de bɑ n nùn yɑɑye. Yen sɔ̃nɑ u ɡɑnɑ ye sokɑ kɑ win tiin yĩsiru. Yerɑ bɑ sokumɔ sere kɑ ɡisɔ Abusɑlɔmun yɑɑyɑtiɑ. 
Akimɑsi, Sɑdɔkun bii, u Yoɑbu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ de n dukɑ dɑ n sinɑ boko lɑbɑɑri dorɑ yeni sɔ̃, mɑ Yinni Gusunɔ u nùn wɔrɑ win yibɛrɛbɑn nɔmɑn di. 
Mɑ Yoɑbu u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ ǹ kɑ lɑbɑɑri ye dɔɔ ɡisɔ. A de sere sɑnɑm ɡɑm domi sinɑ bokon biiwɑ u ɡu. 
Yerɑ Yoɑbu u yoo Kusiɡii wi u kɑ bu wɑ̃ɑ mi sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ doo ɑ sinɑ boko sɔ̃ ye ɑ wɑ kɑ wunɛn nɔni. Mɑ durɔ wi, u kpunɑ Yoɑbun wuswɑɑɔ u nùn bɛɛrɛ wɛ̃. Yen biru u seewɑ u dukɑ dɑ. 
Akimɑsi, Sɑdɔkun bii wi, u kpɑm Yoɑbu sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ de n Kusiɡii wi swĩi biruɔ bɑɑ ǹ n yen mɛren nɑ. Mɑ Yoɑbu u nɛɛ, nɛn bii, mbɑn sɔ̃nɑ ɑ kĩ ɑ dɑ, domi lɑbɑɑri yeni, yɑ ǹ nun ɑrufɑɑni ɡɑɑ wɛ̃ɛmɔ ɑ̀ n ye sinɑ boko sɔ̃ɔwɑ. 
Mɑ Akimɑsi u nɛɛ, bɑɑ ǹ n yen mɛren nɑ, kɑ mɛ, nɑ kon dɑwɑ. Yoɑbu u nɛɛ, ǹ n mɛn nɑ, ɑ doo. Mɑ Akimɑsi u kpɑ kɑ Yuudɛnin wɔwɑ ɡiɑ u Kusiɡii wi ɡbiiri. 
Sɑɑ ye sɔɔ, Dɑfidi u sɔ̃ wuun ɡbɑ̃rɑrun kɔnnɔsu yirun bɑɑ sɔɔ. N deemɑ wuun kɔ̃so u yɔɔwɑ dii tɛɛrɑn wɔllɔ ɡbɑ̃rɑrun kɔnnɔn deedeeru. Ye u wiru seeyɑ, yerɑ u wɑ wee, ɡoo u dukɑ mɔ̀ u wee wi turo. 
Yerɑ u nɔɔɡiru suɑ u sinɑ boko sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɡoo wɔɔ u wee! Mɑ sinɑ boko u nɛɛ, ǹ n tɔn turon nɑ, lɑbɑɑri dorɑ u kɑ wee. Sɑɑ ye sɔɔ, durɔ wi, u turuku mɔ̀. 
Mɑ kɔ̃so wi, u mɑɑ ɡoo wɑ u wee. Yerɑ u kpɑm nɔɔɡiru suɑ kɔnnɔn berɑ ɡiɑ u nɛɛ, ɡoo wɔɔ u mɑɑ dukɑ mɔ̀ u wee! Sinɑ boko u nùn wisɑ u nɛɛ, lɑbɑɑri dorɑ win tii u mɑɑ kɑ wee. 
Kɔ̃so wi, u nɛɛ, wi u ɡbiɑ mi, win duku nɑɑsu su kɑ Akimɑsi, Sɑdɔkun biiɡisu weenɛ. Mɑ sinɑ boko u nɛɛ, tɔn ɡeowɑ. Lɑbɑɑri ɡeɑ u kɑ sisi. 
Ye Akimɑsi u turuku kuɑ, yerɑ u nɔɔɡiru suɑ kɑ dɑm u nɛɛ, sinɑ boko, wunɛ kɑ bɑrukɑ! Mɑ u nùn kpunɑ u ɡeruɑ u nɛɛ, su Gusunɔ wunɛn Yinni siɑrɑ ye u kɑ wunɛ nɛn yinni wɔrɑ be bɑ nun seesimɔn nɔmɑn di. 
Mɑ sinɑ boko u bikiɑ u nɛɛ, Abusɑlɔmu bii ɑluwɑɑsi wi, u wɑ̃ɑ ɑlɑfiɑ sɔɔ? Akimɑsi u nùn wisɑ u nɛɛ, yinni, sɑnɑm mɛ Yoɑbu u nɛ kɑ wunɛn sɔmɔ Kusiɡii wi ɡɔrimɑ, sɑɑ yerɑ nɑ tɔn dɑbinun wurenu nuɑ, ɑdɑmɑ nɑ ǹ yɛ̃ mbɑ n kuɑ. 
Mɑ sinɑ boko u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ dɛsiro minin di ɑ yɔ̃rɑ ɡiɔ. Yerɑ Akimɑsi u dɛsirɑ u dɑ u yɔ̃rɑ mi. 
Sɑɑ yerɑ Kusiɡii wi, u mɑɑ tunumɑ sinɑ bokon mi, mɑ u nùn sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ, nɛn yinni sinɑ boko, ɑ swɑɑ dɑkio ɑ lɑbɑɑri dorɑ nɔ. Gisɔ Yinni Gusunɔ u nun siriɑ u nun wɔrɑ be bɑ nun seesimɔ kpuron nɔmɑn di. 
Sinɑ boko u Kusiɡii wi bikiɑ u nɛɛ, Abusɑlɔmu, bii ɑluwɑɑsi wi, u wɑ̃ɑ ɑlɑfiɑ sɔɔ? Kusiɡii wi, u wisɑ u nɛɛ, nɡe mɛ n bii ɑluwɑɑsi wi kuɑ, Gusunɔ u de n wunɛn yibɛrɛbɑ kɑ be bɑ nun seesimɔ kpuro kuɑ mɛ. 
