Benɛ David na we he jɔmi ngɛ Kish binyumu Saul dɛ mi, nɛ e ho ya laa e he ngɛ Ziklag ɔ, ta buli katsɛmɛ kpanakpanaa babauu ba piɛ e he ngɛ lejɛ ɔ kɛ hwu ta.
Benɛ David kpale kɛ yaa Ziklag ɔ, ta buli nɛ je Manase nɛ ku ya nyɛɛ e se ji Adna, Yozabad, Yediael, Mikael, Yozabad, Elihu, kɛ Ziletai. Ta buli akpehi a nyatsɛmɛ ji mɛ tsuo ngɛ Manase wɛtso ɔ mi.
E ngɔ e wami ngɔ ke, benɛ e gbe Filisti no ɔ, nɛ Yawɛ ye kunimi nguaa kɛ ha Israel tsuo. O na, nɛ o bua jɔ he. Mɛni he je mɔ nɛ o ngɛ hlae nɛ o gbe David yaka gu nɛ e pee we mo yayami ko ɔ?”
David de Akish ke, “Ke o suɔ mi ɔ, lɛɛ ha nɛ a ha mi he ko ngɛ kɔpe ɔ kake mi nɛ ma hi lejɛ ɔ; ejakaa e sɛ kaa imi, o tsɔlɔ ɔ, i kɛ mo hii matsɛ ma a mi.”
Se Filisti tatsɛmɛ ɔmɛ a mi mi fu Akish, nɛ a de lɛ ke, “Ha nɛ nyumu ɔ nɛ kpale e se kɛ ya he nɛ o ngɔ ha lɛ ɔ. Waa kɛ lɛ be ta yae nɛ e ba plɛ wo wɔ ngɛ ta a mi nɛ e fia wɔ senya kɔ. Mɛni nɔmlɔ nɛ ɔ kɛ ma kpata e nyɔmtsɛ ɔ, nɛ maa sa e hɛ mi pe nimli nɛ ngɛ hiɛmɛ nɛ ɔ a yi koklodohi?