1 Samuɛl 18 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

¹ Deevid nɛ Sɔɔl ka malga n loge na, k maŋ chɛr ko nɛ Deevid nɛ Jonatan ki beteri kpakpaso. Jonatan daa sha Deevid be asheŋ ga fanɛ kananɛ e bee sha mo gbagba be kumu.

² Baŋ yili kumo be kachɛ na kikɛ Sɔɔl daŋ shin nna nɛ Deevid wɔ mo kutɔ. Mo alɛ daa maŋ sa mo ekpa nɛ e bɛta n yɔ mo tuto be laŋ to.

³ Ŋkpal Jonatan malɛ ka bee sha Deevid ga so, e daŋ shin nna nɛ b nase keteri kpakpaso be kɔnɔ n sa abar.

⁴ Nɛ Jonatan lara mbe piŋi nɛ e buu na n sa Deevid. E daŋ ta mbe kenyɛnkale gba nɛ mbe tokobi nɛ mbe keta nɛ amo be atanyembi nɛ mbe kreso n ti so nna n sa mo.

⁵ Deevid daa ji kɔŋkɔŋ kusɔ kama nɛ Sɔɔl daa shuŋi mo fanɛ e ya wora to nna. Nɛ Sɔɔl ta mo ŋ ki mbe benapo be enimu gboŋ ko. Kumo be loŋ daŋ wora ekama nɛ Sɔɔl be benapo be benimu na kikɛ ebel ga.

Sɔɔl ka bee kɔ Deevid kukɔrkɔ be asheŋ

⁶ Deevid ka mɔ Goliɛf, nɛ benapo na bɛta a ba epe na, nɛ beche nɛ b shi Israɛl be nde karso na kikɛ lar a ba nɛ b ba chɔrɔ ewura Sɔɔl. B daa boŋ kagbenefuli be nshɛ nna nsaa laŋ echakachaka nɛ ejaŋjilaŋ a foŋ nlopi a cha.

⁷ Le be kashɛ nɛ beche na daa boŋ a cha: “Sɔɔl mɔ basa kagboŋ, ama Deevid bre mɔ basa ŋgboŋ kudu.”

⁸ Nɛ bumo be kashɛ na shin nɛ Sɔɔl nya agbo ga n fɛ le: “B kaa bee kaŋɛ fanɛ Deevid mɔ basa ŋgboŋ kudu nɛ ma ere mɔ kagboŋ nawule ere, kusɔ nɛ k ka e la keta mo ŋ ki ewura.”

⁹ Amoso baŋ yili loŋ be kachɛ na a yɔ nɛ Sɔɔl fara a kɔ Deevid kukɔrkɔ nsaa maŋ naŋ yirda mo nɛnɛ kikɛ.

¹⁰ Kumo be ŋklade nɛ Ebɔrɛ sa ekpa nɛ kiyoyu lubi ko ba luri Sɔɔl to eleŋso nɛ e fara a wora fanɛ ebompo ashi mbe laŋ to. Nɛ Deevid ba kaa laŋ jaŋjilaŋ a sa mo fanɛ kananɛ e chɛr a wora karechɛ kama na. Loŋ be saŋɛ na so nɛ Sɔɔl kɔ kekpa to.

¹¹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl fɛ fanɛ e beeŋ kpa kekpa na n da Deevid m mata egbal nseŋ kpa mo kumo ale anyɔ kikɛ nɛ Deevid gbar amo kikɛ.

¹² Kumo be kaman nɛ Sɔɔl fara a ŋana Deevid ŋkpal Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ka daa chɛ Deevid to nseŋ kplaŋ mo ere Sɔɔl so so.

¹³ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Sɔɔl ju Deevid mbe laŋ to nseŋ shin nɛ e ya ki benapo kagboŋ be enimu a juŋkpar bumo a yɔ kena to.

¹⁴ Saŋkama malɛ nɛ Deevid baŋ yɔ kena to, e daa kɔ nna a pɔɔ so ŋkpal Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ ka daa wɔ mo kutɔ so.

¹⁵ Sɔɔl ka wu fanɛ Deevid bee kɔ a pɔɔ so saŋkama na, nɛ e naa ŋana mo ga a ti so.

¹⁶ Ama Israɛl nɛ Juda be basa bre kikɛ daa sha Deevid be asheŋ nna ga ŋkpal e ka daa juŋkpar bumo kena to nɛ baa kɔ a pɔɔ so na so.

Deevid ka ta Sɔɔl pibiche be asheŋ

¹⁷ Kachako nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ Deevid le: “Nɛ feeŋ nya kenyɛn a kɔ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ana a sa ma bre, kumo ere ma alɛ beeŋ ta m pibiche nimuso Mɛrab n sa fo.” Sɔɔl be nfɛra e daa la fanɛ nɛ e wora loŋ, Filistiebi na beeŋ nya Deevid m mɔ, saŋɛ na so k maaŋ ba fanɛ mo e mɔ mo.

¹⁸ Nɛ Deevid kaŋɛ le: “Nuso nɛ ma alɛ le beeŋ tiŋ n ta ewura lelemu pibiche ŋ ki ma eche? M maŋ la esa gboŋ ko ashi ma laŋ to nɛ n tutoana be kanaŋ gba maŋ la shɛŋ ashi Israɛl be kasawule so.”

¹⁹ Ama k ka ba fo jemanɛ nɛ k daga fanɛ Mɛrab e kil Deevid na, nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ fanɛ e ya kil kanyɛn nɛ baa tre Adriɛl nɛ e shi Mɛhola na.

²⁰ Sɔɔl daa kɔ ebiche ko gba nɛ baa tre mo Mikaal nɛ e daa sha Deevid ga. Sɔɔl ka nu loŋ, nɛ mbe kagbene fuli mo.

²¹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ e fɛ le: “Meeŋ kaŋɛ Deevid nɛ e ta Mikaal ŋ ki mbe eche, ama mee sha nna nɛ n wora loŋ saŋɛ na so Filistiebi na beeŋ mɔ mo.” Kede e ti so kela nyɔsopo Sɔɔl ka kaŋɛ fanɛ Deevid beeŋ ki mo sha.

²² Kede be kaman nɛ e kaŋɛ mbe benimuana na fanɛ b tre Deevid n lar ekarso ŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Ewura na nɛ mbe benimuana na kikɛ bee sha fo asheŋ ga, amoso saŋɛ fo nɛ fo ta mo pibiche na.”

²³ B ka kaŋɛ Deevid loŋ nɛ mo alɛ kaŋɛ le: “K beeŋ ba la bunyaŋ gboŋgboŋi nna n sa ma fanɛ m ba la ewura mo shanyɛn ama mannɛ etirpo nɛ ebɔlpo be asheŋ nna na.”

²⁴ Sɔɔl be benimuana na ka kaŋɛ Sɔɔl kusɔ nɛ Deevid kaŋɛ na,

²⁵ nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ bumo fanɛ b ya kaŋɛ Deevid le: “Keshaji nɛ ewura baa fin fo kutɔ e la fanɛ fo mɔ Filistiebi na be basa kalfa nseŋ ba kaŋɛ ma fanɛ fo wora loŋ. Kumo be loŋ e naŋ ŋini fanɛ an kɔ an doŋana na n tal to.” Kananɛ Sɔɔl bre daŋ kre nna na, saŋɛ na so Filistiebi na beeŋ nya Deevid m mɔ.

²⁶ Sɔɔl be benimuana na ka kaŋɛ Deevid kusɔ nɛ Sɔɔl kaŋɛ na, nɛ Deevid be kagbene fuli mo ŋkpal e ka bee fɛ fanɛ e beeŋ nya ewura na pibiche n ta so. Amoso pɔɛŋ nɛ kejafɔ achɛ na e fo na

²⁷ nɛ Deevid bre nɛ mbe benapo teŋ ya mɔ Filistiebi be basa alfanyɔ nseŋ ba kaŋɛ ewura na. Saŋɛ na so e beeŋ nya ewura na pibiche na n ta. Ŋkpal loŋ so nɛ Sɔɔl ta mo pibiche Mikaal n sa Deevid.

²⁸ Sɔɔl ka pin geeŋ fanɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ wɔ Deevid be kaman nɛ mo pibiche Mikaal malɛ bee sha Deevid ga na

²⁹ nɛ e naa ŋana Deevid alegaiso nseŋ ta Deevid ŋ ki mo doŋ hale n ya fo mbe luwu be jemanɛ.

³⁰ Saŋkama nɛ Filisti be bewura nɛ benapo nɛ Israɛlebi baa kɔ, Deevid e naa kaa kɔ a pɔɔ so a chɔ Sɔɔl be benapo be benimu na be ekama. Ŋkpal loŋ so, nɛ Deevid be ketre daŋ dii ga.