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Saul gu heetugi gi Samuel
1 Dahi daane mai di madawaawa Benjamin dono ingoo go Kish, di tama ni Abiel, di tama ni Zeror, di tama ni Becorath, di tama ni Aphiah. Kish taane maluagina huoloo. 2 Dana dama daane dono ingoo go Saul, tama daane madanga gei e maaloo, holongo e looloo di piidi e dahi i hongo nia dama daane ala i golo i Israel, gei e humalia nnuaidina digau ala i golo. 3 Kish ana ‘donkey’ guu nngala, gei mee ga helekai gi Saul, “Hula goolua mo dahi dangada hai hegau, halahala ina mai nia maa.” 4 Meemaa gaa hula laa lodo tenua gonduu o Ephraim, gaa dau adu loo gi Shalishah gei digi gidee ginaua, ga lloo adu laa lodo tenua go Shaalim, gei digi gidee ginaua, ga lloo adu laa lodo tenua go Benjamin, gei ginaua digi gidee nia maa. 5 Meemaa gaa dau adu gi Zuph, gei Saul ga helekai gi dono ehoo deelaa, “Gidaua gaa hula gi tau guongo, holongo dogu damana la ga hagalee haa manawa i ana ‘donkey’, dela hua ga haa manawa i gidaua.”
6 Gei dono ehoo ga helekai gi Saul, “Nnoo malaa, ma iai taane haga madagu e noho i lodo di waahale deenei, e hagalabagau huoloo i baahi o nia daangada, idimaa, ana helekai ala ma ga helekai ai le e kila huogodoo. Gidaua gaa hula gi baahi o mee, holongo mee ga hagi mai gi gidaua di gowaa dela e iai nia ‘donkey’.”
7 Saul ga heeu adu gi mee, “Maa gidaua gaa hula gi baahi o mee, gei gidaua ga kisakis tau aha gi mee, tau meegai ala i lodo tau gada la guu odi, malaa, di aha gaa wanga go gidaua gi mee?”
8 Gei di hege ga helekai gi Saul, “Dahi baahi e haa o di bahihadu silber deenei, deelaa tau mee gaa wanga gi taane a God, gei mee ga hagi mai tau ala dela e hula ai gidaua gi nia maa.” 9 (I mua i Israel, maa tangada e hiihai bolo ia e heeu dana mee gi God, gei mee ga helekai boloo: “Hanimoi, gidaua gaa hula gi baahi taane haga madagu”, idimaa taane haga madagu le e gahi go digaula gi soukohp.)
10 Gei Saul ga helekai gi dana hege, “E humalia, hanimoi laa, gaa hula.” Gei meemaa gaa hula gi di waahale dela e noho ai taane haga madagu. 11 Meemaa ga lloo adu laa hongo di gowaa nnoonua, e hula gi di waahale deelaa, ga heetugi gi nia dama ahina ala e lloo ia belee udu nadau wai, ga heeu gi digaula, “Taane haga madagu le e noho i ginei?”
12 Gei digaula ga helekai anga, “Uaa, i golo. Mmada, mee deenaa e hana i gulu mua. Hula gi limalima dolomeenei, idimaa, mee dogo hanimoi hua gi di madau waahale, idimaa digaula e hai di nadau tigidaumaha dangi nei i di gowaa hai tigidaumaha dela i nua. 13 Goolua gaa dau i di waahale, gei goolua ga gidee a mee i mua dono hana gi di gowaa hai tigidaumaha deelaa. Nia daangada la hagalee e miami gaa dae loo gi mee gaa dau i golo, idimaa, ma go mee dela e hagadabu tigidaumaha deelaa, gei nomuli gei digaula gaa mee laa di miami.” 14 Meemaa gaa hula gi di waahale gaa dau i golo. I di nau ulu adu hua, gei meemaa ga gidee ginaua a Samuel dela bolo gaa hana gi di gowaa hai tigidaumaha dela i nua belee daumaha i golo.
15 Di laangi i mua o Saul ne dau mai gi di waahale deelaa, gei Dimaadua gu helekai gi Samuel boloo, 16 “Daiaa, holongo i di madagoaa beenei, gei Au ga hagau adu dagu dangada mai i di madawaawa Benjamin, gei goe gi hagatulu ina a mee e hai di tagi ni agu dama Israel. Go mee dela ga haga dagaloaha digaula gi daha mo digau Philistia. Au gu gidee nadau hagaduadua, gei Au gu longono e Au nadau dangidangi gi hagamaamaa ina ginaadou.”
17 Di madagoaa hua Samuel ne gidee ia Saul, gei Dimaadua ga helekai anga, “Deenaa taane dela nogo helekai iei Au adu gi di goe. Go mee dela gaa dagi agu daangada.” 18 Saul ga hanadu gi Samuel i taalinga di bontai di abaaba ga heeu adu gi mee, “Dumaalia mai mua, hagia mai mua di gowaa dela e noho ai taane haga madagu la i hee?”
19 Samuel ga helekai, “Ko au deenei dela go taane haga madagu. Goolua hula i ogu mua gi di gowaa dela e hai ai taumaha. Goolua dogolua le e miami dalia au dangi nei. Luada daiaa, gei au ga helekai adu gi gulu heeu huogodoo, gaa lawa ga hagau goolua. 20 Gei goe hudee haa manawa i nia ‘donkey’ ala ne nngala i nia laangi e dolu, idimaa, nia maa guu kida. Gei tangada koai dela e haa manawa huoloo iei digau Israel e hidihidi ginai huoloo? Deenei dela go kooe, mo di madawaawa o do damana.”
21 Gei Saul ga helekai anga, “Au tangada mai i di madawaawa Benjamin, go di madawaawa Israel dela e kaedahi e dulii loo, mo dogu madahaanau dela hagalee dau i lodo di madawaawa deenei, gei goe ga hai mai au helekai beenaa beleiaha?”
22 Samuel gaa lahi a Saul mo dana hege gi lodo di ruum damana ga haga noho meemaa gi di libogo teebele i baahi digau motolu ala ne gahi mai. 23 Samuel ga helekai gi tangada hai meegai, “Gaamai di goneiga dela ne helekai iei au bolo gi dugua gi daha.” 24 Tangada hai meegai ga gaamai di goneiga humalia o di wae, gaa dugu gi mua o Saul. Samuel ga helekai gi Saul, “Mmada, deenei di goneiga dela ne dugudugu adu gi di goe, geina, ma di mee ne dugu belee gai kooe dolomeenei, e miami dalia digau ala ne gahi mai ko au.”
Saul ga miami dalia Samuel i di laangi deelaa. 25 I di nau hagatanga ia i di gowaa nogo daumaha ai, meemaa gaa hula gi di waahale, ga hagatogomaalia di lohongo Saul i tua di hale i nua. 26 Gei mee gaa kii i golo.
Samuel gu hagatulu a Saul
Heniheni loo, gei Samuel ga gahigahi a Saul i dono noho i nua, “Ala aga, au ga hagau goe.” Gei Saul gu ala aga, mee mo Samuel gaa hula i hongo di ala. 27 I di nau dau adu gi di hagaodi di waahale, gei Samuel ga helekai gi Saul, “Hagau ina dau hege gii hana gi mua.” Di hege guu hana, gei Samuel ga helekai gi Saul, “Duu malaa, gei au ga hagi adu gi di goe nia helekai a God.”

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