Samson ngɛ Gaza
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2 Benɛ Gaza bi ɔmɛ nu kaa Samson ba lejɛ ɔ, a ya sa ma a yi, nɛ a wo ka ha Samson ngɛ agbo ɔ nya nyɔ mi tsuo. A pee dii nyɔ ɔ mi tsuo, nɛ a de a sibi ke, “Nyɛ ha waa mlɛ kɛ yaa si mɔtu loko waa gbe lɛ.”
3 Se Samson hwɔ si kɛ ya si nyɔ mi kpɛti pɛ. Benɛ e te si ɔ, e hia ma a agbo ɔ sinya amɛ, sinya tso enyɔ ɔmɛ, kɛ dade ɔ nɛ a kɛ bile agbo ɔ se ɔ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ. E ngɔ mɛ fɔ e konɔ kɛ ho yoku ɔ nɛ ngɛ Hebron hɛ mi ɔ yi mi ya.
Samson kɛ Delila
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5 Filisti matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ ba yo ɔ ngɔ, nɛ a ba de lɛ ke, “Moo gbe Samson yi mi nɛ e tsɔɔ mo he nɛ e naa e he wami kpetekpleenyɛ ɔ kɛ jeɔ, kɛ bɔ nɛ wa maa pee nɛ wa nine maa su e nɔ, konɛ waa fi lɛ, nɛ waa jɔɔ e he. Wa ti nɔ tsuaa nɔ ma ha mo sika hiɔ akpe kɛ e nya lafa.”
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9 Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, e ha nɛ nyumu komɛ ya wo ka ngɛ se tsu ko mi. Kɛkɛ nɛ e de lɛ ke, “Samson! Filisti bi ɔmɛ ma mo numi!” Se Samson tsɔ kɛ̃ɛ̃ mi kpa amɛ kaa bɔ nɛ ke la sa bo lomi kpa he nɛ e tsɔɔ ɔ. Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, laami sane nɛ ngɛ he nɛ e naa e he wami ɔ kɛ jeɔ ɔ, a li.
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16 Bɔ nɛ Delila ngɛ Samson tsui yee nɛ e ngɛ lɛ haoe daa ligbi kɛ e munyu ɔmɛ ɔ, be ko ba su nɛ Samson nyɛ we hu.
17 Nyagbenyagbe ɔ, e gba Delila e laami sane ɔmɛ tsuo. E de lɛ ke, “Kɛ je benɛ i ngɛ ye nyɛ mi mi lokoo ɔ, a tsukɔ ye he ngɔ ha Mawu kaa Nazir no; lɔ ɔ he ɔ, asoyi nya yɛ ye yi mi hyɛ. Ke a sã ye yi nɔ pɛ ye he wami ɔ maa je ye mi. Kɛkɛ ma gbɔjɔ, nɛ ma hi kaa bɔ nɛ nɔmlɔ adesa tsuaa nɔmlɔ adesa ngɛ ɔ.”
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19 Delila fiɛ Samson he kɛ ya si e hwɔ mahe ngɛ e tɛ nɔ. Benɛ Samson hwɔ mahe ɔ, Delila tsɛ nyumu ko nɛ e ba sã Samson yi bwɔmi kuukuu kpaago ɔmɛ. Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, Delila bɔni lɛ kongomi, ejakaa Samson he wami ɔ si lɛ.
20 Delila de lɛ ke, “Samson! Filisti bi ɔmɛ ma mo numi!” Kɛkɛ nɛ Samson hɛ tsɛ̃, nɛ e de ke, “Ma je kpo kaa bɔ nɛ i peeɔ daa a, nɛ ma ya hoso ye he.” Se e li tete kaa Yawɛ je e se.
21 Kɛkɛ nɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ nu lɛ, nɛ a ta e hɛngmɛ ɔmɛ. Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, a ngɔ lɛ kɛ ho Gaza ya, nɛ a ya bɔ lɛ akɔblee pãhi; nɛ a ha nɛ e wɛɛɔ blɛfo ngɛ he nɛ a wo lɛ tsu ngɛ ɔ.
22 Se e yi bwɔmi ɔ bɔni tsɛ̃mi ekohu.
Samson gbenɔ
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24 Benɛ ni ɔmɛ a bua jɔ a he ɔ, a de ke, “Nyɛ tsɛ Samson kɛ ba nɛ e ba wo wa nya muɔ bɔɔ!” Kɛkɛ nɛ a ya ngɔ Samson kɛ je tsu ɔ mi, nɛ a kɛ lɛ ba da titima enyɔ ɔmɛ a kpɛti, nɛ́ e je ni ɔmɛ a hɛja. Benɛ ni ɔmɛ na lɛ ɔ, a je a mawu ɔ yi, nɛ a de ke, “Wa mawu ɔ ngɔ wa he nyɛlɔ, kɛ nɔmlɔ nɛ kpata wa zugba a hɛ mi, nɛ́ e gbe wa ti nihi babauu ɔ kɛ wo wa dɛ mi!”
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26 Samson de niheyo ɔ nɛ hɛɛ e nine si ɔ ke, “Ha ma pɛtɛ titima amɛ nɛ hɛɛ tsu ɔ a he nɛ ma hyɛ; i suɔ kaa ma kpasa mɛ.”
27 Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, nyumuhi, kɛ yihi hyi tsu ɔ mi gbagbaagba. Filisti matsɛmɛ enuɔ ɔmɛ tsuo ngɛ tsu ɔ yi mi ngɛ Samson hyɛe nɛ e ngɛ ni ɔmɛ a nya muɔ woe.
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29 Kɛkɛ nɛ Samson ngɔ e nine hiɔ kɛ muɔ kɛ fua kpɛti titima enyɔ ɔmɛ nɛ hɛɛ tsu ɔ kpɛkpɛtɛɛ;
30 nɛ e de ke, “Ha nɛ i kɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ nɛ gbo!” Kɛkɛ nɛ Samson ngɔ e he wami tsuo kɛ tsɛ̃ titima amɛ; nɛ tsu ɔ hule pue matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ, kɛ nihi tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ nɛ ngɛ lejɛ ɔ a nɔ. Nɛ nimli nɛ Samson gbe ligbi ɔ nɛ e gbo ɔ, a hiɛ kulaa pe nimli nɛ e gbe ngɛ e wami be mi.
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