Samɩyɛɛlɩ takayaɣ kajalaɣ ñɩŋga

24 Sɔɔlɩ tɩɩtɛm ɖɔɔnʋʋ Filistii mba nɛ ɛpɩsɩ lɛ, peheyi-i se: «Na! Daviid wɛ Ɛn-Gedii+ kañɩmbusuu taa.»

2 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ lɩzɩ Izrayɛɛlɩ kpeekpe taa ɛyaa 3 000 nɛ ɛkpaɣ-wɛ nɛ ɛɖɛɛ se ɛñɩnɩ Daviid nɛ ɛlɛ ɛyaa kaaŋ kajalanzɩ nzɩ sɩ-yɔɔ pʋʋ taa pʋŋ cakɩ yɔ sɩ-yɔɔ. 3 Sɔɔlɩ talɩ heŋ kalakɩŋ weyi palabɩnɩ pɛɛ nɛ ɩwɛɛ habɩyɛ nɔɔ yɔ ɩ-cɔlɔ, ɖenɖe ɛwaɣ pɔʋ nakʋyʋ kaawɛɛ yɔ, nɛ ɛsʋʋ kɩ-taa se ɛlɩɩ awayɩ;* alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ, Daviid nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa paacaɣ ɛwaɣ pɔʋ+ ŋgʋ ki-kiɖe tɛɛ kʋlɔmɩŋ ndɩ ndɩ taa. 4 Daviid ɛyaa heyi-i se: «Kɩyakʋ kʋnɛ yɔ ki-wiye Yehowa heyiɣ-ŋ se: “Na! Manɖʋzʋʋ ño-koyindu ñe-nesi tɛɛ,+ nɛ ŋpɩzɩɣ nɛ ŋlabɩ-ɩ mbʋ pɩwɛ ɖeu ñɛ-ɛsɩndaa yɔ.”» Peeɖe Daviid kʋyaa nɛ ɛla hɛɛɛ hɛɛɛ nɛ ɛsɛtɩ Sɔɔlɩ toko kɩtɩnʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩfɛyɩnɩ nɩŋgbɛɛnzɩ yɔ kɩ-nɔɔ. 5 Ɛlɛ pʋwayɩ lɛ, Daviid laŋɩyɛ* wɛɛ nɛ ɖɩcɛyɩɣ-ɩ+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛɛsɛtɩ Sɔɔlɩ toko kɩtɩnʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩfɛyɩnɩ nɩŋgbɛɛnzɩ yɔ kɩ-nɔɔ. 6 Eheyi ɛ-ɛyaa se: «Yehowa ɛsɩndaa lɛ, pɩtɩmʋna kpa se mala man-kɩbaɣlʋ, Yehowa tɛ patam num mbʋ, nɛ mankpazɩ me-nesi ɛ-yɔɔ; mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛkɛ Yehowa tɛ patam num.»+ 7 Nɛ Daviid tɩŋnɩ ɛ-tɔm ndʋ tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛɖaŋ* ɛ-ɛyaa, nɛ ɛtɩha-wɛ nʋmɔʋ se pala Sɔɔlɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm. Piyele nɛ Sɔɔlɩ yɔ, ɛkʋyɩnɩ ɛwaɣ pɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa nɛ ɛkpaɣ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ nɛ ɛɖɛɛ.

8 Nɛ Daviid kʋyɩ ɛwaɣ pɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa nɛ ɛlɩɩ nɛ ekoo nɛ ɛyaa Sɔɔlɩ se: «Man-kɩbaɣlʋ wiyaʋ!»+ Sɔɔlɩ kisaa lɛ, Daviid luŋ nɛ ɛpa ɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ ɛhɩnɩ tataa. 9 Daviid heyi Sɔɔlɩ se: «Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ŋwelisiɣni ɛyaa mba pɔtɔŋ se: “Na! Daviid ñɩnɩɣ se ɛlabɩ-ŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm” yɔ?+ 10 Sɔnɔ kɩyakʋ kʋnɛ ñɛ-ɛsa maɣmaɣ na ɛzɩma Yehowa ɖʋzɩ-ŋ me-nesi tɛɛ ɛwaɣ pɔʋ taa yɔ. Ɛlɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ nɔɔyʋ tɔm se mankʋ-ŋ yɔ,+ mana ña-pʋtɔdɩyɛ nɛ mɔntɔ se: “Maakaɣ kpazʋʋ me-nesi man-kɩbaɣlʋ yɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛkɛ Yehowa tɛ patam num.”+ 11 Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ man-caa, na, ɛɛɛ, na ño-toko kɩtɩnʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩfɛyɩnɩ nɩŋgbɛɛnzɩ yɔ kɩ-hɔɔlaɣ me-nesi taa; mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mɛnsɛtɩ ño-toko kɩtɩnʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩfɛyɩnɩ nɩŋgbɛɛnzɩ yɔ kɩ-nɔɔ yɔ, mantɩkʋ-ŋ. Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ, ŋpɩzɩɣ nɛ ŋna nɛ ŋnɩɩ pɩ-taa se mantɩɖʋ man-taa se malakɩ-ŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm yaa malakɩ ñʋʋ taa ɖoŋ, nɛ mantɩlabɩ-ŋ kɩwɛɛkɩm,+ ɛlɛ ña lɛ, ŋwɛɛ nɛ ŋtaŋɩ-m se ŋlɩzɩ me-wezuu.*+ 12 Yehowa ɛhʋʋ tɔm ma nɛ ŋ ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa,+ nɛ Yehowa ɛkpa-ŋ kɩmɩyɛ mbʋ ŋlabɩ-m yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ;+ ɛlɛ me-nesi ɛɛkaɣ kpaʋ ñɔ-yɔɔ.+ 13 Ɛzɩ caanaʋ taa eduuye yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ: “Kañatʋ tɩnaa cɔlɔ kañatʋ lakasɩ lɩɣna,” ɛlɛ ma lɛ, me-nesi ɛɛkaɣ kpaʋ ñɔ-yɔɔ. 14 A-wayɩ Izrayɛɛlɩ wiyaʋ lɩwa? Anɩ ŋwɛɛ nɛ ŋɖɔɔnʋʋ? Haɣ kɩsɩbaɣ na? Asiɣye yem?+ 15 Yehowa ɛkɛ tɔm hʋyʋ, nɛ ɛkaɣ hʋʋ tɔm ma nɛ ŋ ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa, nɛ ɛkaɣ tazʋʋ tɔm taa nɛ ɛkaɣ lʋbʋ mɔ-yɔɔ+ nɛ ɛhʋʋ mɔn-tɔm nɛ eholi-m ñe-nesi tɛɛ.»

16 Daviid tɛm Sɔɔlɩ tɔm ndʋ heyuu lɛ, Sɔɔlɩ pɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Ñɔ-nɔɔ manɩɣ mbʋ yɔ, man-pɩyalʋ Daviid?»+ Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ paɣzɩ wiluu ɖoŋ. 17 Eheyi Daviid se: «Ŋwɛ siɣsiɣ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ-m, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ŋlabɩ-m kɩbandʋ nɛ ma lɛ, mɛhɛyɩ-ŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm pi-lone taa.+ 18 Ɛɛɛ, sɔnɔ ŋheyi-m kɩbandʋ ndʋ ŋlabɩ-m nɛ ŋtɩkʋ-m alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Yehowa ɖʋzɩ-m ñe-nesi tɛɛ yɔ.+ 19 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛyʋ weyi naɣ e-koyindu nɛ eyebi-i nɛ ɛɖɛɛ nɛ ɛtɩlabɩ-ɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm nabʋyʋ? Yehowa kaɣ-ŋ hɛyʋʋ kɩbandʋ,+ mbʋ ŋlabɩ-m sɔnɔ yɔ pʋyɔɔ. 20 Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ, manawa se paa pɩɩla ɛzɩma ŋkaɣ kewiyitu tɔɔʋ,+ nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ kewiyaɣ kaɣ leɖuu ñe-nesi tɛɛ. 21 Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ, ɖuuni-m Yehowa hɩɖɛ taa+ se ŋŋkaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ma-lʋlʋʋ taa ñɩma* ma-wayɩ nɛ ŋŋkaɣ hɩzʋʋ ma-hɩɖɛ man-caa ɖɩɣa taa.»+ 22 Peeɖe Daviid ɖuu Sɔɔlɩ ɛsɩndaa, pʋwayɩ lɛ, Sɔɔlɩ kpe ɛ-tɛ.+ Ɛlɛ Daviid nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa pɛɖɛɛ nɛ pakpa ɖɩjɔzɩyɛ taa.+