1 Nbap nttɛ: Mung Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ufim mung balɔɔt ammɛ ɔɔ? Usibɛ lifim! Anaam biini mung wa Israel, wa kikkwu Abraham, wa nssinɛ ka ɛsam a Benjamin. 2 Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ba ɔtaka usumala balɔɔt ammɛ ba ɔggbanɛ lɛsanga ka lutte. Asanyɔng lɔsan bwa luvva Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lɔlɔɔknɛ ka ɛfɛɛn a Elijah ukkpengenɛ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ka kɔlɔɔk a Israel. 3 Ɔttɛ, “Uyini, bawwɔɔlbong bappyee-kutolo annɔ, basam labun annɔ babɛpɛ. Ussekenɛ anaam kɛyɔɔng ka nssekenɛ, ɔzzànga mung babumnɛ kɛwwɔɔl.” 4 Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm kamma ɔdɔkɔ ɔppyɛlɛmɛ nang? “Nsangabong innɔ balɔɔt zzilliffa la kufaak ba batakanɛ lɛzɔɔm bannyi Baal nloko.” 5 Kɔssɛ kule ning baang gedegede mung: Bwaan a balɔɔt bale ssup ning ba Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ulenɛ lɛsanga ka kibbe-lɛttɔ ammɛ. 6 Kɛsanga sa ɔsanganɛ kɔssɛ ka kibbe-lɛttɔ sa balɔɔt babbemɛnɛ, ka kwa balɔɔt banaangnɛ lissi. Ulenɛ ka Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔsanganɛ balɔɔt ɔssanga ka kwa banaangnɛ, nzang kibbe-lɛttɔ ammɛ sa lɔkkwɔɔn lissi. 7 Bɔng bunaangnɛ? Balɔɔt a Israel basi lɛyɛn bwa baggyannɛ. Ɔdɔkɔ ule bwaan a balɔɔt ning ssup ba Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ulenɛ lɛsanga ka bayɛnnɛ bwa baggyannɛ. Ba bassekenɛ bassi latɔɔk za kisi kɛkkwɔɔ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lɛbɛlɛ lippyee. 8 Kule tɛ̀ttɛ̀ Luvva Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lɔlɔɔknɛ lɔttɛ, “Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔnaangbɛ bazɔɔlɔ ka ippyam la ittina tɔttɔt ɔffɔ ka kɛtɔm sa mmwɔɔn mung. Ka zzeen ba babɛlɛ lɛyɛn, gɔɔ kippyee ka latɔɔk.” 9 David ɔttɛ, “Numa bakaabɛ ka laggele abbɛ, numa battɔ, numa bayɔɔbɛ akama! 10 Numa zzeen abbɛ lavvoong nkwaaning basi lɛbɛlɛ lɛyɛn. Ɔnaangbɛ bassɛɛl lilɔɔk abbɛ ka ippyam ɛkɛtɛ ɔkkpɛlɛ.” 11 Nbap nttɛ: Ka ɛkɛtɛ balɔɔt a Jews battɔnɛ, battɔ bataak lɛkɔɔl ɔɔ? Ning kusi lile ffet a ffet! Kɛnaang a bubbi sa banaangnɛ kɛdɛmnɛ kuddu kuffu kukup Ikanakana nkwaaning luleep lɔnaang balɔɔt a Jews. 12 Bubbi balɔɔt a Jews bukɔɔmbong ppyɛɛ wa lɛbaang buffu ka vveeng. Ɔzzànga kɛttɔ sa battɔnɛ ka lakke kuyeeng kɛkɔɔmbong ppyɛɛ wa lɛbaang kifee ikaan ilɔk. Ppyɛɛ ’wɔng mung vvenɛ uggbenge ka ɛkɛtɛ ya balɔɔt a Jews ɔkkpɛlɛ bale bassɛ bale ka akkwɛ. 13 Gedegede mung nlɔɔk la annyɔɔng Ikanakana nttɛ: Tɛ̀ttɛ̀ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ulenɛnɛ anaam lɛtɔɔm ɔttɛ nffu nkopolowɔyɔng, vvenɛ ɔkkyaanɛ ka kɛnaang anaam. 14 Usinɛkkyam vvenɛ nnaang balɔɔt a lɔkaan anaam biini banaang luleep, nkwaaning nkkwoong nkkala balɔk. 15 Ka ɛkɛtɛ ’yɔng baang ya Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ufimnɛ balɔɔt a Israel, ɔtɔk balɔɔt Ikanakana bazzanga inngwa ammɛ. Ka ɛkɛtɛ ya balɔɔt a Israel bale bappyɛlɛ baffu ka ɛfɛɛn ammɛ, ɔtɔkbɛ; vvenɛ bayanga kuddu lutini lubbe. 16 Ulenɛ ka ezuku a brɛɛd ya ikeeng elenɛ ya Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm, ugɔngɔ uwɔlɔlɔ ɔssɛ ule wa ammɛ ɔgbaa; ulenɛ ka basamnɛ bɛbɔɔk a bɛssɛ bya lisse bannyi Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm, bɛbɔɔk bya libat bɛssɛ bile ammɛ ɔgbaa. 17 Bɛbɔɔk a kɛssɛ Olive wa ɔyyɛɛpnɛ bɛlɔk bya libat bɛyaakbong bɛttɔ. Basambong kɛbɔɔk Olive sa kisinɛ lɛyyɛɛp basingili baang. Annyɔɔng Ikanakana assɛ aleyɔng tɛ̀ttɛ̀ kɛssɛ Olive ’sɔng baang sa kisinɛ lɛyyɛɛp. Ɔzzànga gedegede mung atulyɔngbong lakke, la iyyɛɛp a kuddu balɔɔt a Jews ayangayɔng. 18 Ka kulenɛ ning, tɛ̀ttɛ́ attina attɛyɔng annyɔɔng attanɛyɔng balɔɔt ’bɔng baang ba battɔnɛ tɛ̀ttɛ̀ bɛbɔɔk a kɛssɛ. Ule ɔkkyaawɔyɔng kwa bɔng? Aleyɔng tɛ̀ttɛ̀ kɛbɔɔk a kɛssɛ sa libat. Ba akkwoong alɔmyɔng iffaat alokoyɔng. Ule iffaat keem ka ikkwoongnɛ ilɔmwɔyɔng annyɔɔng iloko. 19 Ɔzzànga vvenɛ alɔɔk attɛyɔng, “Iii bɛbɔɔk Olive ’byɔng baang bɛyaak bɛttɔ nkwaaning iyanga kufuk.” 20 Nkwɔng kule ka lɔkkwɔɔn. Bayaakbyɛ ballɔt ka basɛlɛnɛ kiyila. Bafɔngɔwɔyɔng annyɔɔng ataayɔng ka ayanganɛyɔng kiyila. Tɛ̀ttɛ́ ɔkkyaawɔyɔng kwakkwɛ, lutini ’gwɔng ɔbbwɔpɔwɔyɔng. 21 Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm usi balɔɔt a Jews ba balenɛ bɛbɔɔk a kɛssɛ bya lɔkkwɔɔn lɛfakala ɔfɔngɔ, attina attɛyɔng vvenɛ ɔfakalawɔyɔng annyɔɔng ɔfɔngɔ ɔɔ? 22 Uwɔng ulenɛ ka ɛfɛɛn isannɛ tɛ̀ttɛ̀ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm uggwoomnɛ kɔlɔɔk ɔssɔp kɔlɔɔk. Ɔssɔp kɔlɔɔk la balɔɔt ba balenɛ lɛttɔ, uggwoom kɔlɔɔk la annyɔɔng; alenɛ ka anaangnɛyɔng kwa uggwoomnɛ kɔlɔɔk la annyɔɔng tɔttɔt. Ɔzzànga asinɛyɔng lɛnaang kwa ule uggwoom kɔlɔɔk la annyɔɔng tɔttɔt, vvenɛ ɔssɛ ɔyaakwɔyɔng ɔzzɔɔk. 23 Balɔɔt a Jews bakkyaanɛ kɛsɛlɛ kiyila abbɛ bafɔngɔ, Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm vvenɛ ulokobɛ ka ɛfɛɛn a badɔkɔnɛ. Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔyanga lakke za kɛppyɛlɛbɛ kiloko ka ɛfɛɛn a badɔkɔnɛ. 24 Annyɔɔng Ikanakana aleyɔng tɛ̀ttɛ̀ kɛbɔɔk a kɛssɛ Olive sa kisinɛ lɛyyɛɛp basamsɛ basingili la sa kɛyyɛɛpnɛ ka lagabwɔ. Balɔɔt a Jews bale tɛ̀ttɛ̀ sa kɛyyɛɛpnɛ. Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm mɛ ba kukoolo kɛppyɛlɛ kisingili bɛbɔɔk bya bɛyaaknɛ bɛttɔ ka lasan abbyɛ. 25 Ikpana anaam, likup lile baang za lɔkkwɔɔn za nggyannɛ nttɛ asanyɔng. Vvenɛ lɛnaangwɔyɔng asiyɔng lɛbɛlɛ littina attɛ asanyɔng kɔlɔɔk. Uwɔng ulenɛzɛ azzɛ: Kissi latɔɔk a balɔɔt a Israel baala kittumu. Ɔzzanga vvenɛ kile kittumu baang tɔttɔt Ikanakana baffu ka ɛfɛɛn a Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm baggba ka lukkwoon. 26 Ɔzzànga uwɔng ulenɛ tɛ̀ttɛ̀ bale bakkala balɔɔt a Israel ɔkkpɛlɛ. Kule tɛ̀ttɛ̀ Luvva-Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lɔlɔɔknɛ lɔttɛ, “Ɔkkala ikkala ule ussi ka Zion uffu, vvenɛ utunu bɛssanga ibbyap ɔkkpɛlɛ ka kikkwu a Jacob. 27 Vvenɛ ibɛtɛ kɛnnɔ la abbɛ ka ɛkɛtɛ ya nle nkkyaa bubbi abbɛ nfɔngɔ.” 28 Balɔɔt a Jews ka balenɛ Kuttu-Budoddo Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lifim, basseke ka kɔfɔk la Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm, ka lɛttɔ annyɔɔng Ikanakana. Ɔzzànga ka kulenɛ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lɛffɔ kɔsaap, basseke inngwa ammɛ ka lɛttɔ ibassɛ abbɛ ya iyɛddɛ-iyɛddɛ. 29 Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm luttina ammɛ ba lufoolo ka balɔɔt ba ulenɛbɛ lɛsanga ɔnaangbɛ ppyɛɛ. 30 Kwa annyɔɔng Ikanakana, Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm asiyɔng litele ka isimi ka isimi, ɔzzànga gedegede mung atɔkyɔngbong kibbe-lɛttɔ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm, ka balɔɔt a Jews bafimnɛnɛ kitele. 31 Ka kulenɛ ning mung, kibbe-lɛttɔ sa annyɔɔng alenɛyɔng lɛyanga kɛnaangbong balɔɔt a Jews bafim kitele Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm battɛ ɔlɔk bassɛ bayanga kibbɛ-lɛttɔ Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm. 32 Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔssɛɛnbong balɔɔt ɔkkpɛlɛ ba basimɛnɛ litele igbakkɔpɔ nkwaaning ɔyɔɔ ɔkkpɛlɛ abbɛ kibbe-lɛttɔ ammɛ. 33 Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔyyɛɛp bɛnaang la balɔɔt ɔkkpɛlɛ. Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔsan a kɔlɔɔk wa lɔkkwɔɔn. Nyinɔɔng ukkwoongnɛ ɔbwɔɔlɔ lɔnngwa ammɛ! Nyinɔɔng ukkwoongnɛ ɔsan itɔk ammɛ! 34 Tɛ̀ttɛ̀ Luvva-Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm lɔlɔɔknɛ lɔttɛ, “Nyinɛ ɔsannɛ luppyam Uyini? Nyinɛ ukkwoongnɛ ɔbbamɛ bikɔɔm? 35 Nyinɔɔng ulemɛnɛ bɔfɛɛn linnyi kkpal bwa ammɛ ule ɔppyɛlɛ unnyi ɔlɔɔt ’wɔng baang?” 36 Ammɛ ɔlɔɔmnɛ bɛfɛɛn ɔkkpɛlɛ. Bɛfɛɛn ɔkkpɛlɛ bɛyanga kuddu, ka lakke ammɛ ɔkkpɛlɛ bile bya ammɛ. Latele lale za Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm kɛfal a kɛfal! Kulening.
