Samɩyɛɛlɩ takayaɣ kajalaɣ ñɩŋga

25 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Samɩyɛɛlɩ+ sɩ; nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ samaɣ kpeekpe kpeɣli se kewii-i nɛ kepimi-i ɛ-ɖɩɣa taa Ramaa.+ Pʋbʋ wayɩ lɛ, Daviid kʋyɩ nɛ etii kañɩmbusuu taa Paraanɩ.

2 Abalʋ nɔɔyʋ kaawɛ Maawɔɔnɩ+ nɛ ɛlakɩ tʋmɩyɛ Karmɛɛlɩ.*+ Abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛɛwɛnɩ ñɩm pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ; ɛɛwɛnɩ heŋ 3 000 nɛ pʋŋ 1 000, nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ, ɛɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛkɔʋ e-heŋ hʋndʋ Karmɛɛlɩ. 3 Abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛ-hɩɖɛ lɛ Naabaalɩ,+ nɛ ɛ-halʋ hɩɖɛ lɛ Abigayɛɛlɩ.+ Ɛ-halʋ kaawɛ lɛɣtʋ nɛ eɖe, ɛlɛ ɛ-walʋ tɔm kaawɛ kaɖɛ, nɛ ɛ-lakasɩ fɛyɩ ɖeu;+ ɛɛkɛ Kalɛɛbɩ tʋ.+ 4 Daviid nɩɩ kañɩmbusuu taa se Naabaalɩ wɛɛ nɛ ɛkɔʋ e-heŋ hʋndʋ. 5 Nɛ Daviid tiyi evebiya 10 ɛ-cɔlɔ; nɛ Daviid heyi evebiya mba se: «Ɩkpa Karmɛɛlɩ, nɛ ɩtalɩɣ Naabaalɩ cɔlɔ lɛ, ɩsɛɛ-ɩ ma-hɩɖɛ taa. 6 Pʋwayɩ lɛ ɩyɔɔdɩ se: “Ñe-wezuu ɛɖaɣlɩ nɛ ŋwɛɛ alaafɩya* nɛ ña-ɖɩɣa taa mba nɛ mbʋ payɩ ŋwɛna yɔ pɩwɛɛ alaafɩya. 7 Manɩwa se ŋwɛɛ nɛ ŋkɔʋ ñe-heŋ hʋndʋ. Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ñe-ninɖiɣyaa kaawɛ ɖɔ-cɔlɔ yɔ, ɖɩtɩlabɩ-wɛ kɩdɛkɛdɩm,+ nɛ pa-nabʋyʋ tile alɩwaatʋ ndʋ payɩ paawɛ Karmɛɛlɩ yɔ. 8 Pɔzɩ ñe-evebiya, nɛ pakaɣ-ŋ heyuu. Me-evebiya tɔm ɛkɛdɩnɩ-ŋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɖɩtalɩ taa leleŋ alɩwaatʋ taa.* Mentendi-ŋ, ha ña-lɩmɖʋyaa nɛ ña-pɩyalʋ Daviid mbʋ payɩ ŋpɩzɩɣ nɛ ŋhiɣ yɔ.”»+

9 Nɛ Daviid evebiya wolo nɛ peheyi Naabaalɩ tɔm ndʋ tɩ-tɩŋa Daviid hɩɖɛ taa. Pɛtɛma lɛ, 10 Naabaalɩ cosi Daviid lɩmɖʋyaa se: «Anɩ Daviid, nɛ anɩ Yesee pɩyalʋ? Kɩyakɩŋ ɛnɛ ɩ-taa, lɩmɖʋyaa sakɩyɛ wɛɛ nɛ palɩɣ pa-caanaa nesi tɛɛ nɛ peseɣ.+ 11 Pɩwɛɛ se mankpaɣ mɔn-kpɔnɔ nɛ ma-lɩm nɛ nandʋ ndʋ mɛncɛdɩlaa se mɛncɛlɩ mba pɔkɔʋ me-heŋ hʋndʋ yɔ nɛ mɛncɛlɩ ɛyaa mba nɔɔyʋ ɛɛsɩŋ ɖenɖe palɩnaa yɔ?»

12 Peeɖe Daviid evebiya pɩsaa nɛ pɛkɛdɩ-ɩ tɔm ndʋ tɩ-tɩŋa. 13 Kpaagbaa mbʋ lɛ, Daviid heyi ɛ-ɛyaa se: «Paa weyi ɛkpaɣ ɛ-laɣɖɛ!»+ Nɛ pa-tɩŋa pakpaɣ pa-laɣla nɛ patamnɩ pa-tambala, nɛ Daviid ɖɔɖɔ la mbʋ, nɛ ɛyaa ɛzɩ 400 mbʋ yɔ tɩŋ Daviid nɛ pakpa, nɛ ɛyaa 200 ñacaɣ wondu cɔlɔ.

14 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ, lɩmɖʋyʋ nɔɔyʋ wolo nɛ ɛkɛdɩ Naabaalɩ halʋ Abigayɛɛlɩ se: «Na! Daviid tiyi ɛyaa nɛ kañɩmbusuu taa se pɔkɔɔ nɛ pana ɖa-caa tɛ alaafɩya, ɛlɛ eholini-wɛ nɛ ɛtʋʋ-wɛ.+ 15 Ɛyaa mba palabɩ-ɖʋ kɩbandʋ kpem. Patɩlabɩ-ɖʋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm wiɖiyi, nɛ ɖitilesi nabʋyʋ kaaʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa payɩ ɖa nɛ wɛ ɖɩɩwɛ ñɩtʋ taa yɔ.+ 16 Paawɛ ɛzɩ koloŋa ŋga kɔcɔ-ɖʋ nɛ kata nɛ kakandɩyɩɣ ɖɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɖoo taa nɛ wɩsɩ taa; alɩwaatʋ ndʋ payɩ ɖɩɩwɛ pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɖiɖiyiɣ heŋ yɔ. 17 Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, maɣzɩ nɛ ŋna se ɛbɛ ŋpɩzɩɣ nɛ ŋla, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ paɖʋwa se pɔkɔŋnɩ asɛyʋʋ ɖa-caa nɛ ɛ-ɖɩɣa kpeekpe yɔɔ,+ nɛ ɛkɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛfɛyɩ wazaɣ yɔ,*+ nɛ pʋyɔɔ lɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩnɩ-ɩ.»

18 Nɛ Abigayɛɛlɩ+ kpaɣ lɛɛ lɛɛ kpɔnɔnaa 200, vɛɛ pɛŋ sɔsɔŋ 2, heŋ 5 nandʋ, pee kuɖoŋa seeyawaa* 5, viiñi pee kakayɩsɩ 100, nɛ fiigi pee wena pɛfɛyaa yɔ a-kakayɩsɩ 200, nɛ ɛsʋʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ kpaŋasɩ.+ 19 Nɛ eheyi ɛ-lɩmɖʋyaa se: «Ɩɖɛ-m nɔɔ; mankaɣ-mɩ tɩŋʋʋ.» Ɛlɛ etiheyi ɛ-walʋ Naabaalɩ natʋyʋ.

20 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛwɛ kpaŋaɣ yɔɔ nɛ etiki lɛ, pʋʋ kendi-i nɛ Daviid nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa mba paawɛɛ nɛ petikini ɛ-yɔɔ kiŋ yɔ patɩna-ɩ, nɛ ɛkatɩ-wɛ. 21 Nɛ Daviid kaawɛɛ nɛ ɛyɔɔdʋʋ se: «Falaa mankandɩyɩ mbʋ payɩ ɛyʋ ɛnɛ ɛwɛna yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ kañɩmbusuu taa. Mbʋ payɩ ɛwɛna yɔ, pɩ-taa paa pʋyʋ kʋɖʋm tile,+ nɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɛhɛyɩɣ-m kɩdɛkɛdɩm kɩbam lone taa.+ 22 Ɛsɔ ɛhɔ Daviid koyindinaa nɩŋgbaaŋ siŋŋ* ye mankazɩ ɛ-tɛ abalʋ* kʋɖʋm maɣmaɣ nɛ ɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛʋ kɔɔ nɛ kife yɔ.»

23 Abigayɛɛlɩ losi Daviid lɛ, etii kpaŋaɣ yɔɔ lɛɛ lɛɛ nɛ eluŋ Daviid ɛsɩndaa, nɛ ɛpa ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ. 24 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, eluŋ Daviid nɩŋgbanzɩ tɛɛ nɛ ɛtɔ se: «Man-kɩbaɣlʋ, yele nɛ kɩwɛɛkɩm mbʋ pɩpɩsɩ mɔ-yɔɔ; yele nɛ ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ yɔɔdɩnɩ-ŋ, nɛ ŋwelisi tɔm ndʋ ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ. 25 Mentendi-ŋ, man-kɩbaɣlʋ, taaka ña-lɩmaɣza Naabaalɩ weyi ɛfɛyɩ wazaɣ nakɛyɛ yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛwɛ ɛzɩ ɛ-hɩɖɛ yɔ. Ɛ-hɩɖɛ lɛ Naabaalɩ,* nɛ ɛwɛ kɩmɛlɛndʋ. Ɛlɛ ma ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ lɛ, mantaana man-kɩbaɣlʋ evebiya mba ŋtiyaa yɔ. 26 Nɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, man-kɩbaɣlʋ, Yehowa ñɩtʋʋ nɛ ɛwɛɛ wezuu nɛ ña* ɖɔɖɔ ŋwɛɛ wezuu yɔ, Yehowa kpanɩ-ŋ+ se ŋtaakpɛdɩ calɩm+ nɛ ŋtaakpa kɩmɩyɛ* nɛ ña-maɣmaɣ ñe-nesi. Ño-koyindinaa nɛ mba pacaɣ se pala kɩdɛkɛdɩm man-kɩbaɣlʋ yɔ, papɩsɩ ɛzɩ Naabaalɩ yɔ. 27 Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, yele nɛ kʋjɔʋ*+ ŋgʋ ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ kɔnɩ man-kɩbaɣlʋ yɔ, pɛcɛlɩ-kʋ evebiya mba pɛwɛɛ nɛ patɩŋɩɣ man-kɩbaɣlʋ wayɩ yɔ.+ 28 Mentendi-ŋ, kpeɣ ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ ma man-kɩwɛɛkɩm, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se Yehowa kaɣ maʋ man-kɩbaɣlʋ ɖɩɣa ŋga kɛwɛɣ tam yɔ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Yehowa yoŋ man-kɩbaɣlʋ wɛɛ nɛ ɛlakɩ,+ nɛ patɩna kɩwɛɛkɩm nabʋyʋ ñɔ-yɔɔ ña-avema kpeekpe taa.+ 29 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ nɔɔyʋ kʋyʋʋ se ɛɖʋʋ ña-wayɩ nɛ ɛñɩnɩɣ se ɛlɩzɩ ñe-wezuu* yɔ, pakaɣ man-kɩbaɣlʋ wezuu* hɔkʋʋ camɩyɛ wezuu huyuu ŋgʋ kɩwɛ ñɛ-Ɛsɔ Yehowa cɔlɔ yɔ kɩ-taa, ɛlɛ ɛkaɣ lɔʋ ño-koyindinaa weziŋ* ɛzɩ pɛɛ wena pɔtɔʋnɩ pʋtɔɖɛ yɔ. 30 Nɛ Yehowa lakɩ man-kɩbaɣlʋ kɩbam mbʋ payɩ ɛyɔɔdaa se ɛlakɩ-ɩ yɔ nɛ eyele nɛ ŋpɩsɩ Izrayɛɛlɩ ɖiyiyu lɛ,+ 31 pɩɩkaɣ-ŋ cɛyʋʋ yaa ŋŋkaɣ kpiɖuu,* mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ŋtɩkpɛdɩ calɩm ɖulum nɛ man-kɩbaɣlʋ nesi tɩkpa kɩmɩyɛ.*+ Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Yehowa kaɣ kɔnʋʋ kɩbandʋ man-kɩbaɣlʋ yɔ, tɔzɩ ma ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ mɔ-yɔɔ.»

32 Peeɖe Daviid heyi Abigayɛɛlɩ se: «Pasa Yehowa Izrayɛɛlɩ tɛ Ɛsɔ, weyi etiyi-ŋ sɔnɔ se ŋkatɩ-m yɔ! 33 Pasa ñɛ-lɛɣtʋ! Ɛsɔ ɛwazɩ-ŋ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ŋkpa-m sɔnɔ se mantaatɔɔ calɩm kpɛdʋʋ kɩmɩyɛ+ nɛ mantaakpa kɩmɩyɛ* nɛ ma-maɣmaɣ me-nesi. 34 Pɩtaakɛ mbʋ yɔ, Izrayɛɛlɩ tɛ Ɛsɔ Yehowa weyi ɛkpa-m se mantaalabɩ-ŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm yɔ+ ɛñɩtʋʋ nɛ ɛwɛɛ wezuu yɔ, ye ŋtaakɔɔ lɛɛ lɛɛ nɛ ŋkatɩ-m yɔ,+ pʋcɔ nɛ tɛʋ fe lɛ, pɩtaakazɩ Naabaalɩ paa abalʋ* kʋɖʋm.»+ 35 Peeɖe Daviid mʋ e-nesi tɛɛ mbʋ ɛkɔnɩ-ɩ yɔ nɛ eheyi-i se: «Wobini laŋhɛzɩyɛ ña-ɖɩɣa taa. Na, mewelisini-ŋ, nɛ mankaɣ labʋ mbʋ ŋpɔzaa yɔ.»

36 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Abigayɛɛlɩ pɩsɩ Naabaalɩ cɔlɔ; ɛlɛ ñaawɛɛ nɛ ɛtɔkɩ kazandʋ ɛzɩ wiyaʋ yɔ ɛ-ɖɩɣa taa, nɛ Naabaalɩ* taa kaawɛ leleŋ nɛ ɛɛhaɣ sʋlʋm pɩfɛyɩ yɔɔdʋʋ. Abigayɛɛlɩ tiheyi-i tɔm natʋyʋ pʋcɔ nɛ pɩñandɩ. 37 Nɛ tanaŋ tɛɛ, sʋlʋm cɛbɩ Naabaalɩ ɛsa yɔɔ lɛ, ɛ-halʋ heyi-i tɔm ndʋ. Nɛ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ pɩsɩ ɛzɩ sɩɖʋ laŋɩyɛ yɔ, nɛ ɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ pɩyɛ yɔ nɛ ɛtaapɩzɩɣ se eciɣdi. 38 Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩ kɩyakɩŋ 10 mbʋ yɔ lɛ, Yehowa yele nɛ Naabaalɩ sɩ.

39 Daviid nɩwa se Naabaalɩ sɩba lɛ, ɛyɔɔdɩ se: «Pasa Yehowa, weyi ɛhʋ mɔn-tɔm,+ fɛyɛ nɖɩ Naabaalɩ ɖʋ-m yɔ ɖɩ-taa+ nɛ ɛɖaŋ ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ se ɛtaala lakasɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩsɩ nasɩyɩ yɔ;+ nɛ Yehowa pɩsɩnɩ Naabaalɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-ñʋʋ taa!» Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Daviid tiyi se peheyi Abigayɛɛlɩ se ɛsɔɔlaa se ɛkpaɣ-ɩ nɛ ɛpɩsɩ ɛ-halʋ. 40 Nɛ Daviid lɩmɖʋyaa wolo Abigayɛɛlɩ cɔlɔ Karmɛɛlɩ nɛ peheyi-i se: «Daviid tiyi-ɖʋ ñɔ-cɔlɔ se ɛkpakɩɣ-ŋ nɛ ŋpɩsɩ ɛ-halʋ.» 41 Kpaagbaa mbʋ lɛ Abigayɛɛlɩ kʋyɩ nɛ eluŋ nɛ ɛpa ɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ ɛtɔ se: «Ño-yom yɔ, etisiɣ faaa se ɛkɛ lɩmɖʋyʋ nɛ ɛkɔ man-kɩbaɣlʋ lɩmɖʋyaa nɩŋgbanzɩ lɩm.»+ 42 Nɛ Abigayɛɛlɩ+ kʋyɩ lɛɛ lɛɛ nɛ ɛkpa ɛ-kpaŋaɣ yɔɔ, ɛ-lɩmɖʋyaa halɩñɩma 5 ɖɔŋ nɛ patɩŋɩɣ ɛ-wayɩ; ɛtɩŋ ɛyaa mba Daviid tiyaa yɔ nɛ ewolo nɛ ɛpɩsɩ Daviid halʋ.

43 Daviid kaakpaɣ ɖɔɖɔ Yizreyɛɛlɩ+ tʋ Ahiinowam,+ nɛ pa-naalɛ papɩsɩ ɛ-halaa.+

44 Ɛlɛ Sɔɔlɩ kaakpaɣ ɛ-pɛlɛ Miikaalɩ,+ Daviid halʋ, nɛ ɛcɛlɩ Layiisi pɩyalʋ Palitii+ weyi ɛlɩnɩ Galim yɔ.