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27 Ɛlɛ Daviid yɔɔdɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ taa se: «Wiɖiyi mansɩkɩ Sɔɔlɩ nesi tɛɛ. Mbʋ pɩkɩlɩɣ ɖeu se mala yɔ lɛ se mense+ nɛ mowolo Filistii mba ɛjaɖɛ taa; ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ Sɔɔlɩ ɛɛkaɣ-m tasʋʋ ñɩnʋʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ egeetiye kpeekpe taa,+ nɛ mankaɣ lɩʋ e-nesi tɛɛ.» 2 Peeɖe Daviid nɛ ɛyaa 600 mba paawɛ ɛ-cɔlɔ yɔ, pakʋyaa+ nɛ powolo Mawɔɔkɩ pɩyalʋ Akis+ weyi ɛkɛ Gaatɩ wiyaʋ yɔ ɛ-cɔlɔ. 3 Daviid caɣ Akis cɔlɔ Gaatɩ, ɛ nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa, paa weyi lɛ, ɛ nɛ ɛ-ɖɩɣa taa ñɩma. Daviid nɛ ɛ-halaa mba pa-naalɛ, Yizreyɛɛlɩ tʋ Ahiinowam+ nɛ Karmɛɛlɩ tʋ Abigayɛɛlɩ,+ Naabaalɩ lelu. 4 Powoba nɛ peheyi Sɔɔlɩ se Daviid sewa nɛ ɛɖɛɛ Gaatɩ lɛ, eyebi-i ñɩnʋʋ.+

5 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Daviid heyi Akis se: «Ye mɔn-tɔm ɛkɛdɩnɩ-ŋ yɔ, yele nɛ paha-m lone naɖɩyɛ tɛtʋ cikpetu ndʋ tɩwɛ egeetiye taa yɔ tɩ-taa natʋyʋ taa nɛ mancaɣ peeɖe. Ɛbɛ yɔɔ pɩwɛɛ se ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ ɛcaɣ ñɔ-cɔlɔ awiya tɛtʋ taa?» 6 Nɛ Akis ha-ɩ Zikɩlaagɩ+ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ki-wiye. Pʋyɔɔ Zikɩlaagɩ pɩsɩ Yuuda awiya pʋyʋ, pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩtalɩnɩ sɔnɔ kɩyakʋ kʋnɛ.

7 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ* Daviid caɣ Filistii mba egeetiye taa yɔ, tɩkpɛndɩ pɩnaɣ kʋɖʋmaɣ nɛ fenasɩ naanza.+ 8 Daviid nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa powokaɣ nɛ poyouni Gesuur mba,+ Girzɩ mba, nɛ Amalɛɛkɩ mba,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ paacaɣ ɛjaɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩɩwalaa kpaɣnɩ Telam nɛ piwolo ɖooo Suuri+ nɛ pɩɖɛɛ pitii Ejipiti ɛjaɖɛ kamaɣ yɔɔ yɔ ɖɩ-taa. 9 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Daviid yowaɣni ɛjaɖɛ nɖɩ yɔ, etaayeki abalʋ yaa halʋ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɛ-ɛsa,+ ɛlɛ ɛkpakaɣ heŋ, naŋ, kpaŋasɩ, aɖaaɖaanaa, nɛ wondu kususutu, nɛ pʋwayɩ lɛ, ɛpɩsaɣ Akis cɔlɔ. 10 Nɛ Akis pɔzaɣ-ɩ se: «Le ɩlabɩ you sɔnɔ?» Daviid cosaɣ se: «Yuuda hadɛ kiŋ»*+ yaa «Yerameyɛɛlɩ mba+ tɛ hadɛ kiŋ» yaa «Keni mba+ tɛ hadɛ kiŋ.» 11 Daviid tiyele abalʋ yaa halʋ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɛ-ɛsa se ɛkɔnɩ-ɩ Gaatɩ, ɛtɔŋaɣ se: «Pɩtaala nɛ peheyi-wɛ ɖɔ-tɔm nɛ pɔtɔ se: “Pʋnɛ Daviid laba.”» (Nɛ mbʋ ɛlakaɣ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ payɩ ɛɛcaɣ Filistii mba egeetiye taa yɔ.) 12 Piyeba nɛ Akis taa Daviid liu, nɛ ɛyɔɔdʋʋ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ taa se: «Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ɛpɩsɩ mbʋ pɩlɩɣ sɔŋ siŋŋ yɔ ɛ-samaɣ Izrayɛɛlɩ taa, pʋyɔɔ lɛ, ɛkaɣ kɛʋ ma-lɩmɖʋyʋ tam.»