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17 Nɛ Filistii mba+ kpeɣli pɔ-sɔɔjanaa se pala you. Pekpeɣli Soko,+ ŋgʋ kɩwɛ Yuuda yɔ kɩ-taa, nɛ pe-ɖigbeɣliye wɛ Soko nɛ Azeka+ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa, Efɛɛsɩ-Damiim+ taa. 2 Sɔɔlɩ nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ abalaa pekpeɣli nɛ pacaɣ Elaa Fɛɛʋ* taa,+ nɛ pɔñɔɔzɩ pa-tɩ nɛ palɩɩ se pakatɩ Filistii mba. 3 Filistii mba kaawɛ pʋʋ hɔɔlʋʋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ yɔɔ, nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ mba ñɛwɛɛ pʋʋ hɔɔlʋʋ lɛɛkʋ yɔɔ, nɛ fɛɛʋ wɛɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa.

4 Nɛ sɔdʋʋ sɔsɔ nɔɔyʋ lɩɩnɩ Filistii mba ɖigbeɣliye* taa; payaɣ-ɩ se Gooliyaatɩ,+ nɛ ɛlɩnɩ Gaatɩ,+ nɛ ɛ-kʋkʋyɩŋ kɛ nuŋgolonzi 6 nɛ nandaka kʋɖʋmaɣ.* 5 Ɛpam hulaɣ ŋga palabɩnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ yɔ ɛ-ñʋʋ taa, nɛ esuu toko ŋgʋ palabɩnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ hɔɔlasɩ nzɩ sɩ-nɔsɩ tɩnɩ ɖama yɔɔ yɔ. Ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ toko+ ŋgʋ, ki-yuŋ kaakɛ siklinaa 5 000.* 6 Ɛɛwɛnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ ŋgʋ kihuuzuu ɛ-nɩŋgbanzɩ yɔɔ yɔ, nɛ esusi kɩgbɛzɛŋ tobi ñɩŋgʋ+ ŋgʋ palabɩnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ yɔ e-siɣye wayɩ. 7 Ɛ-kɩgbɛzɛŋ ɖaʋ kaawɛ ɛzɩ pɩsaŋ lʋyaa ɖaʋ yɔ,+ nɛ ñɩɣyʋʋ sɩɣa ŋga kaawɛ ɛ-kɩgbɛzɛŋ nɔɔ taa yɔ, ko-yuŋ kaakɛ siklinaa 600;* nɛ ɛ-kpayʋʋ ɖɔkɩyʋ ɖɔŋaɣ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa. 8 Nɛ ɛsɩŋ nɛ ɛyaa Izrayɛɛlɩ sɔɔjanaa+ nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-wɛ se: «Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɩñɔɔzɩ mɩ-tɩ nɛ ɩlɩɩ se ɩla you? Mantɩkɛ Filistii tʋ na, nɛ mɩ yɔ, ɩtɩkɛ Sɔɔlɩ lɩmɖʋyaa na? Ɩlɩzɩ mɩ-taa abalʋ nɔɔyʋ, nɛ etii nɛ ɛkatɩ-m. 9 Ye ɛpɩzaa nɛ eyooni-m nɛ ɛkʋ-m yɔ, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ ɖɩkaɣ pɩsʋʋ mɩ-lɩmɖʋyaa. Ɛlɛ ye mawabɩ-ɩ nɛ mankʋ-ɩ yɔ, ɩkaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɖa-lɩmɖʋyaa nɛ ɩɖʋ-ɖʋ lɩm.» 10 Nɛ Filistii tʋ tɔ se: «Malɩ sɔnɔ se ma nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ sɔɔjanaa+ ɖɩmaɣzɩ nɛ ɖɩna waɖʋ. Ɩha-m abalʋ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ma nɛ ɩ ɖiyoo!»

11 Sɔɔlɩ nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ mba tɩŋa nɩ Filistii tʋ tɔm ndʋ lɛ, sɔɔndʋ kpa-wɛ siŋŋ nɛ pɔ-yɔɔ kpɛyɩ.

12 Daviid kaakɛ Yesee+ pɩyalʋ. Nɛ Yesee kaakɛ Efrata tʋ+ nɛ ɛ-tɛ kaawɛ Bɛtɩlɛhɛm+ ŋgʋ kɩwɛ Yuuda taa yɔ. Ɛɛwɛnɩ abalɩbiya 8,+ nɛ Sɔɔlɩ alɩwaatʋ taa lɛ, ɛɛtɛm kɛʋ akpadɩyʋ. 13 Yesee pɩyalaa sɔsaa 3 kaatɩŋ Sɔɔlɩ wayɩ you taa.+ Ɛ-pɩyalaa 3 mba patɩŋ Sɔɔlɩ wayɩ nɛ powolo you taa yɔ mba yɔ: Ɛ-pɩyalʋ kajalaɣ ñɩnʋ lɛ Eliyaabɩ,+ 2 ñɩnʋ lɛ Abinadaabɩ,+ nɛ 3 ñɩnʋ lɛ Saamaa.+ 14 Daviid kaakɛnɩ tɩnʋʋ,+ nɛ sɔsaa mba pa-naadozo paatɩŋ Sɔɔlɩ wayɩ.

15 Daviid lɩɣaɣnɩ Sɔɔlɩ tɛ nɛ ewoki Bɛtɩlɛhɛm ɖoŋ ɖoŋ nɛ eɖiyiɣ ɛ-caa heŋ+ nɛ ɛpɩsɩɣ. 16 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ, Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ ɛkɔŋaɣ nɛ ɛsɩŋɩɣ e-lone taa tanaŋ nɛ ɖanaɣ; ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛlakɩ mbʋ kɩyakɩŋ 40.

17 Nɛ Yesee heyi ɛ-pɩyalʋ Daviid se: «Mentendi-ŋ, kpaɣ pee kuɖoŋa efa* kʋnɛ nɛ kpɔnɔnaa 10 panɛ, nɛ ŋwoni ña-ɖalaa lɛɛ lɛɛ sɔɔjanaa ɖigbeɣliye* taa. 18 Nɛ ŋkpaɣ waagaasɩnaa* 10 panɛ nɛ ŋcɛlɩ sɔɔjanaa kudoku ñʋʋdʋ; pɩtasɩ lɛ, pɩwɛɛ se ŋpɔzɩ nɛ ŋna se ña-ɖalaa wɛ alaafɩya yaa we, nɛ ŋkpɛndɩnɩ yʋsaɣ ŋga kawɩlɩɣ se pɛwɛ alaafɩya yɔ nɛ ŋkɔna.» 19 Paawɛ Sɔɔlɩ nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ abalaa lalaa tɩŋa cɔlɔ Elaa Fɛɛʋ* taa,+ nɛ poyouni Filistii mba.+

20 Nɛ Daviid kʋyɩ tanaŋ tɛɛ cu nɛ eyebini nɔɔyʋ heŋ; nɛ ɛñɔɔzɩ wondu nɛ ɛɖɛɛ ɛzɩ Yesee kaapɔzʋʋ-ɩ se ɛla yɔ. Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛtalɩ ɖenɖe sɔɔjanaa kpeɣlaa yɔ lɛ, sɔɔjanaa lɩɣaɣ se powolo ɖenɖe pakatɩɣ se pala you yɔ, nɛ pamakɩ you kubusi. 21 Izrayɛɛlɩ mba nɛ Filistii mba pɔñɔtɩnɩ ɖama nɛ paa sɔɔjanaa tindimiye nɖɩ lɛ ɖɩpa lɛɛɖɛ nɛ ɛsa. 22 Daviid caŋ eyele e-wondu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ wondu yɔɔ yɔ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ese nɛ ewolo ɖenɖe sɔɔjanaa pɩlaa yɔ. Ɛtalaa lɛ, ɛpaɣzɩ pɔzʋʋ se ɛna se ɛ-ɖalaa wɛ alaafɩya yaa we.+

23 Eɖiɣni-wɛ yɔɔdɩnʋʋ lɛ, Filistii mba sɔdʋʋ sɔsɔ weyi payaɣ se Gooliyaatɩ+ nɛ ɛlɩnɩ Gaatɩ yɔ, ɛkɔɔ. Ɛlɩnɩ Filistii mba sɔɔjanaa caŋa taa, nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ tɔm kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ ɛtɩɩyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ,+ nɛ Daviid nɩɩ ɛ-tɔm ndʋ. 24 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ abalaa kpeekpe na abalʋ ɛnʋ lɛ, sɔɔndʋ kpa-wɛ siŋŋ nɛ pese-i.+ 25 Izrayɛɛlɩ abalaa yɔɔdaɣ se: «Ɩnaɣ abalʋ weyi eɖiɣni kɔm yɔ? Ɛkɔŋ se ɛɖʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ fɛyɛ.+ Wiyaʋ kaɣ haʋ ñɩm sɔsɔm ndɩ ndɩ abalʋ weyi ɛkʋʋ-ɩ yɔ, ɛkaɣ-ɩ cɛlʋʋ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-pɛlɛ,+ nɛ ɛ-caa hɔʋ ɛɛkaɣ cɛlʋʋ wiyaʋ mbʋ pɩpɔzʋʋ se Izrayɛɛlɩ mba ɩcɛlɩ wiyaʋ yɔ.»

26 Daviid paɣzɩ pɔzʋʋ abalaa mba paasɩŋ ɛ-cɔlɔ yɔ se: «Ɛbɛ pakaɣ labʋ abalʋ weyi ɛkʋʋ Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ nɛ ɛkʋsɩ fɛyɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ yɔɔ yɔ? Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ anɩ lɛ Filistii tʋ kɩdɩbɛlʋʋ ɛnʋ yɔ nɛ ɛɖʋʋ fɛyɛ Ɛsɔ ɛsadʋ sɔɔjanaa?»+ 27 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ samaɣ heyi-i mbʋ wiyaʋ kaatɔm se ɛlakɩ ɛyʋ ɛnʋ yɔ, nɛ patasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ se: «Mbʋ pakaɣ labʋ abalʋ weyi ɛkʋʋ-ɩ yɔ.» 28 Ɛ-ɖalʋ sɔsɔ Eliyaabɩ+ nɩ ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛyɔɔdʋʋnɩ abalaa mba lɛ, ɛ-hɔyɛ taa wɩɩnɩ Daviid nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ŋtibi cɩnɛ? Nɛ anɩ ŋyebini heŋ pazɩ ɛnɩ kañɩmbusuu taa?+ Mansɩm camɩyɛ ña-tɩ kpazʋʋ nɛ lɩmaɣza kɩdɛkɛda wena awɛ ña-laŋɩyɛ taa yɔ; you ŋtibi naʋ.» 29 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ Daviid yɔɔdɩ se: «Ɛbɛ malaba yɔ? Tɔm yem mɔnpɔzaa!» 30 Nɛ ɛɖɛɛ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɛpɩsɩnɩ lɛlʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɛpɔzɩ tɔm kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ ɛɛtɛm pɔzʋʋ yɔ,+ nɛ pocosi-i tɔm kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ paatɛmɩ-ɩ cosuu yɔ.+

31 Daviid yɔɔdaɣ tɔm ndʋ lɛ, nabɛyɛ nɩɩ-tʋ nɛ pɛkɛdɩ-tʋ Sɔɔlɩ. Nɛ ɛlɛ tiyi se payaa-ɩ. 32 Daviid heyi Sɔɔlɩ se: «Nɔɔyʋ laŋɩyɛ ɛtaalɩɩnɩ Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ.* Ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ kaɣ wobu nɛ eyooni-i.»+ 33 Ɛlɛ Sɔɔlɩ heyi Daviid se: «Ŋŋpɩzɩɣ nɛ ŋyooni Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ŋkɛ abalɩbɩɣa yem,+ nɛ ɛnʋ lɛ ɛkɛ sɔɔja* kpaɣnɩ ɖooo e-evebitu taa.» 34 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ Daviid heyi Sɔɔlɩ se: «Ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ pɩsɩ ɛ-caa heŋ ɖiyiyu, nɛ mʋʋzʋʋ+ nakʋyʋ kɔɔ, kpemtɔɔyaɣ nakɛyɛ ɖɔɖɔ, nɛ pa-taa paa weyi lɛ ɛkpa heu ewiɖe taa. 35 Nɛ manɖʋ pa-wayɩ nɛ mamabɩ-wɛ nɛ malɩzɩ heŋ pɔ-nɔsɩ taa. Pakʋyɩ mɔ-yɔɔ lɛ, menkpi pa-hʋndʋ* nɛ mamabɩ-wɛ nɛ mɛnpɛɖɩ nɛ mankʋ-wɛ. 36 Ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ kʋ mʋʋzʋʋ nɛ ɛtɛ ɛkʋ kpemtɔɔyaɣ, nɛ Filistii tʋ kɩdɩbɛlʋʋ ɛnʋ yɔ, ɛkaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛzɩ kpɩna ana a-taa naɖɩyɛ yɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛɖʋ fɛyɛ Ɛsɔ ɛsadʋ sɔɔjanaa.»+ 37 Nɛ Daviid sɔzɩ se: «Yehowa weyi eholi-m mʋʋzʋʋ nɛ kpemtɔɔyaɣ pa-cɩkpaŋ tɛɛ yɔ, ɛnʋ kaɣnɩ-m holuu Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ e-nesi tɛɛ.»+ Peeɖe Sɔɔlɩ heyi Daviid se: «Wolo, nɛ Yehowa ɛwɛɛ ñɔ-cɔlɔ.»

38 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ kpaɣ e-wondu nɛ esuu Daviid. Ɛkpaɣ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ hulaɣ nɛ ɛpa ɛ-ñʋʋ taa, pʋwayɩ lɛ esuu-i ñɩɣyʋʋ toko. 39 Nɛ Daviid kpaɣ ɛ-laɣɖɛ nɛ ɛta wondu ndʋ esuwa yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛñaɣ pana se ɛɖɔ, ɛlɛ ɛtɩpɩzɩ; mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ tɩtɩmalɩnɩ-ɩ. Daviid heyi Sɔɔlɩ se: «Maapɩzɩɣ nɛ mɛwɛɛ wondu tʋnɛ tɩ-taa nɛ mɔnɖɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ tɩtɩmalɩnɩ-m.» Nɛ Daviid hɔzɩ-tʋ. 40 Nɛ ɛkpaɣ ɛ-ɖaʋ e-nesi tɛɛ nɛ ɛtɔzɩ pɛɛ solo solo ñɩna 5 pɔɔ* hɛkʋ taa nɛ ɛɖʋ-yɛ e-ninɖiɣyu huyuu kabʋa taa, nɛ ɛ-pʋtɔɖɛ+ kaawɛ e-nesi tɛɛ. Nɛ ɛpaɣzɩ ñɔtɩnʋʋ Filistii tʋ.

41 Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛñɔtʋʋnɩ Daviid, nɛ ɛ-kpayʋʋ ɖɔkɩyʋ kaawɛ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa. 42 Filistii tʋ cɔnaa nɛ ɛna Daviid lɛ, enimi-i; mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛɛkɛ abalɩbɩɣa yem. Ɛɛsɛwa nɛ eɖe.+ 43 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ Filistii tʋ pɔzɩ Daviid se: «Ɛzɩ mɛnkɛ haɣ+ nɛ ŋkɔŋ ma-wayɩ nɛ ɖaŋ na?» Peeɖe Filistii tʋ lɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ Daviid yɔɔ ɛ-ɛsɔnaa hɩɖɛ taa. 44 Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ eheyi Daviid se: «Kɔɔ mɔn-cɔlɔ, nɛ mankaɣ ña-nandʋ cɛlʋʋ ɛsɔdaa sumasɩ nɛ ñɩtʋ taa kpɩna.»

45 Daviid cosi Filistii tʋ se: «Ŋkɔŋ ma-wayɩ nɛ laɣɖɛ nɛ kɩgbɛzɛŋ nɛ kɩgbɛzɛŋ tobi ñɩŋgʋ;+ ɛlɛ ma yɔ, mɔnkɔŋ ña-wayɩ yoyaa tɛ Yehowa, Izrayɛɛlɩ sɔɔjanaa tɛ Ɛsɔ, weyi ŋɖʋ fɛyɛ yɔ+ ɛ-hɩɖɛ taa.+ 46 Sɔnɔ maɣmaɣ, Yehowa kaɣ-ŋ ɖʋzʋʋ me-nesi tɛɛ,+ nɛ mankaɣ-ŋ kʋʋ nɛ mɛnsɛtɩ ña-ñʋʋ; nɛ sɔnɔ kɩyakʋ kʋnɛ, mankaɣ cɛlʋʋ Filistii sɔɔjanaa tomnasɩ ɛsɔdaa sumasɩ nɛ ñɩtʋ taa kpɩna wena awɛ tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ; nɛ tɛtʋ yɔɔ ɛyaa kpeekpe kaɣ tɩlʋʋ se Ɛsɔ nɔɔyʋ wɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ taa.+ 47 Nɛ mba payɩ pekpeɣli cɩnɛ yɔ,* pakaɣ tɩlʋʋ se pɩtɩkɛ laɣɖɛ yaa kɩgbɛzɛŋ Yehowa yakɩnɩ ñʋʋ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Yehowa tɩnɩ you,+ nɛ ɛkaɣ mɩ-tɩŋa payɩ ɖʋzʋʋ ɖe-nesi tɛɛ.»+

48 Peeɖe Filistii tʋ kʋyaa nɛ ɛpaɣzɩ ɖɔm se ɛkatɩ Daviid, ɛlɛ Daviid se lɛɛ lɛɛ nɛ ewokini ɖenɖe pakatɩɣ se pala you yɔ, se ɛkatɩ Filistii tʋ. 49 Daviid lɛkɩ e-nesi e-huyuu taa nɛ ɛlɩzɩ pɩyɛ naɖɩyɛ kɩ-taa nɛ ɛɖʋ-ɖɩ pʋtɔɖɛ taa nɛ ɛtɔ-ɖɩ. Nɛ ɛyaɣ Filistii tʋ kiɖe taa, nɛ pɩyɛ sʋʋ e-kiɖe taa nɛ ɛtɔlɩ tataa nɛ ɛpa ɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ.+ 50 Mbʋ Daviid kpaɣ pʋtɔɖɛ nɛ pɩyɛ nɛ ɛwabɩnɩ Filistii tʋ; paa laɣɖɛ ɛtaawɛɛ Daviid nesi tɛɛ yɔ, ɛkʋ Filistii tʋ ɛnʋ.+ 51 Daviid wolo seya yɔɔ nɛ ɛtalɩ ɛsɩŋ ɛ-yɔɔ. Nɛ ɛɖɔkɩ Filistii tʋ laɣɖɛ+ nɛ ɛkpɛɛ-ɖɩ ɖi-huyuu taa; nɛ ɛsɛtɩ ɛ-ñʋʋ se pɩwɩlɩ kpayɩ kpayɩ se ɛsɩba. Filistii mba nawa se pɛ-ɛyʋ ɖoŋ tʋ sɩba lɛ, pese.+

52 Peeɖe Izrayɛɛlɩ nɛ Yuuda abalaa pakʋyaa nɛ papaɣzɩ kubusi mabʋ nɛ pɔɖɔɔnɩ Filistii mba kpaɣnɩ fɛɛʋ taa+ nɛ piwolo pɩtalɩ Ekrɔɔnɩ+ nɔnɔsɩ taa, nɛ Filistii ñɩma mba pakʋwa yɔ po-tomnasɩ wɛɛ habɩyɛ yɔɔ, kpaɣnɩ Saarayim+ nɛ piwolo pɩtalɩ ɖooo Gaatɩ nɛ Ekrɔɔnɩ. 53 Izrayɛɛlɩ mba tɛm Filistii mba ɖɔɔnʋʋ nɛ papɩsɩ lɛ, palazɩ mbʋ payɩ pɩɩwɛ lona wena a-taa Filistii mba kaakpeɣlaa yɔ.

54 Nɛ Daviid kpaɣ Filistii tʋ ñʋʋ nɛ ewoni-kʋ Yeruzalɛm, ɛlɛ ɛsɩɩ Filistii tʋ you wondu ɛ-maɣmaɣ e-kizinziku tɛɛ.+

55 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Sɔɔlɩ na Daviid ɛlɩɣaɣ se ɛkatɩ Filistii tʋ lɛ, ɛpɔzɩ ɛ-sɔɔjanaa ñʋʋdʋ Abnɛɛrɩ+ se: «A-pɩyalʋ lɛ abalɩbɩɣa ŋga,+ Abnɛɛrɩ?» Abnɛɛrɩ cosi-i se: «Ŋñɩtʋʋ nɛ ŋwɛɛ wezuu yɔ, hayɩ wiyaʋ, maasɩŋ!» 56 Nɛ wiyaʋ tɔ se: «Ñɩnɩ nɛ ŋna se a-pɩyalʋ lɛ evebu ɛnʋ.» 57 Pʋyɔɔ Daviid kʋ Filistii tʋ nɛ ɛpɩsɩ nɛ ɛkɔɔ kpaagbaa lɛ, Abnɛɛrɩ kpaɣ-ɩ nɛ ewoni-i Sɔɔlɩ ɛsɩndaa, ɛɖɔkɩ Filistii tʋ ñʋʋ e-nesi taa.+ 58 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ pɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Abalɩbɩɣa ña, a-pɩyalʋ ŋkɛnaa?» Nɛ Daviid cosi-i se: «Mɛnkɛ ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ Yesee+ weyi ɛ-tɛ wɛ Bɛtɩlɛhɛm+ yɔ ɛ-pɩyalʋ.»