Saul and di Donkeys Wey Loss

One whole nation gather to meet their first king. Dem call di name out. Everybody turn to look. And di new king no dey anywhere.

For hundreds of years, Israel no get king. God na their king, and e dey raise leaders when dem need am. But now di people wan be like di nations wey dey around dem. Dem ask di old prophet Samuel for king, and Samuel warn dem wetin king go cost dem. Still dem insist. And God tell Samuel, give dem one. Meanwhile, for di hill country of Benjamin, one farmer wey dem dey call Kish get problem. Im donkeys don waka loss.

Kish send im son Saul make e go find dem. Saul na fine young man wey everybody go notice, im head and shoulder pass everybody wey dey around am. Im and one servant search for three days, through di hills, from one district go another. No donkey. At last Saul talk, Make we go house, before my papa go stop to worry about di donkeys come start to worry about us. But di servant get one idea. One man of God dey dis town. Everything wey e talk dey come true. Maybe e fit tell us which way we go follow. Dem no get bread again to give am, but di servant get quarter shekel of silver. Dat one go do. For di edge of di town, dem meet some girls wey dey go fetch water. Di seer dey here? Yes, hurry. E just come for di sacrifice.

Wetin Saul no know be say God don talk to Samuel di day before. By dis time tomorrow, I go send one man to you from di land of Benjamin. Anoint am make e lead my people. So when Saul waka come ask, Where di seer house dey? di old man answer, Na me be di seer. Before Saul fit talk anything again, Samuel continue. No worry about di donkeys. Dem don find dem. And who all Israel hope dey on? No be on you? Saul confuse. I come from Benjamin, di smallest tribe. My family na di least for inside am. Why you dey talk to me like dis? But Samuel make am sidon for di head of di table, in front of thirty guests, and e tell di cook make e bring di best portion, wey dem keep only for am.

Early di next morning, for di edge of di town, Samuel send di servant go front. Then e take one small bottle of oil, pour am for Saul head, and kiss am. Di Lord don anoint you to lead im people. E give Saul three signs make e watch out for. Two men go tell am say dem don find di donkeys. Three men go give am bread. And one group of prophets go come down from di hill dey play music, and di Spirit of God go come on am too. As Saul turn to go, God give am new heart, and every sign come true dat same day. People wey know am dey look am. Wetin happen to di son of Kish? Saul too dey among di prophets now? When im uncle ask am where e go, Saul tell am everything about di donkeys. But about di kingdom, e no talk anything.

Then Samuel call di whole nation together for Mizpah. Dem cast lot, tribe by tribe, family by family. Benjamin. Then di family of Matri. Then Saul, di son of Kish. But Saul no dey there. Dem ask Di Lord, and di answer come: E don hide for middle of di load. Dem run go bring am out, and when e stand for middle of di people, e tall pass all of dem. Una see di one wey Di Lord choose? Samuel talk. Nobody dey like am. And di people shout, God save di king! No be everybody happy. Some people dey look am with contempt, dem talk say, How dis man go take save us? and dem no bring am any gift. But Saul keep quiet.

Notice di oil. For Israel, dem no dey crown king first, dem dey anoint am, dem go pour oil for im head as sign say God don choose am and set am apart. Dem dey anoint priests too. Di Hebrew word for person wey dem anoint na mashiach. Na from there English get di word Messiah, and for Greek e become Christos, Christ. So when di generations wey come later dey wait for di king wey God go anoint, di word wey dem use reach all di way back to moments like dis one.

Saul and di donkeys wey loss. You go find am for First Samuel, chapter nine and ten. Saul go out to find donkeys, and God don already dey find am. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. When God call you to something new, you dey step forward, or you dey hide for middle of di load?