Nyɛ Filisti bi nɛ nyɛ ngɛ wo nya, kɛ nyɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ nyɛ ngɛ Kanaan zugba a nɔ, musu tloo nyɛ! Yawɛ bu nyɛ hu fɔ. Yawɛ ma kpata nyɛ hɛ mi, nɛ nyɛ ti nɔ kake ngmelu po he be mi jee.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, i ngɛ dee ke, i kɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ maa to ní; ma tua mɛ, nɛ ma kpata a hɛ mi pɛsɛpɛsɛ; Keret bi ɔmɛ, kɛ nihi tsuo nɛ ngɛ wo nya ma amɛ a mi ɔ be a he yee.
Nɛnɛ tsɔ osɔfo Zadok, gbalɔ Natan, Yehoyada binyumu Benaya, kɛ matsɛ we bi a tabo ɔ, nɛ a ya kpee Salomo. A ngɔ lɛ ngɔ hi Matsɛ David nitsɛ teji okpɔngɔ nɔ,
Kɛkɛ nɛ osɔfo Zadok, kɛ gbalɔ Natan, kɛ Yehoyada binyumu Benaya, kɛ matsɛ we bi a tabo ɔ ho nɛ a ya ngɔ Salomo ngɔ hi Matsɛ David teji okpɔngɔ ɔ nɔ, nɛ a nyɛɛ e se kɛ ya Gihon.
Nɛ e kɛ David ho. Benɛ a su lejɛ ɔ, a na ni ɔmɛ nɛ a pueɔ si babauu ngɛ zugba. Blɔɔ a ngɛ ní yee, a ngɛ ní nue, nɛ a ngɛ doe; ejakaa ta yibu ní nɛ a nine su nɔ ngɛ Filistia kɛ Yuda a, tsa pi fiɛmi.
Yoshua ha Yefune binyumu Kaleb zugba a eko ngɛ Yuda bi ɔmɛ a nɔ́ ɔ mi, kaa bɔ nɛ Yawɛ fa lɛ ɔ. A ha lɛ Kiriat Arba nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Hebron, ma nɛ a kɛ Anak binyumu Arba biɛ wo lɛ ɔ.
Yehoyada binyumu Benaya ji Keret kɛ Pelet bi ɔmɛ a nyatsɛ. Ni nɛ ɔmɛ ji David we bi a tabo. David binyumu ɔmɛ hɛɛ blɔ nya nguanguahi ngɛ matsɛ tsɔli ɔmɛ a kpɛti.
David bi lɛ ke, “Mɛnɔ ngɔ bi ji mo? Nɛ jije o je?” Niheyo ɔ he nɔ ke, “Egipt no ji mi, se ye nyɔmtsɛ ɔ lɛɛ Amalek no ji lɛ. Ye nyɔmtsɛ ɔ je ye he ngɛ hiɛ ɔ mwɔnɛ ɔ ji ligbi etɛ; ejakaa i be he wami.
David bi lɛ ke, “Anɛ o ma nyɛ maa tsɔɔ mi he nɛ nimli nɛ ɔmɛ ngɛ lo?” Niheyo ɔ he nɔ ke, “Ke o maa wo si ngɛ Mawu biɛ mi kaa o be mi gbee, nɛ jehanɛ hu, o be mi jee kɛ wo ye nyɔmtsɛ ɔ dɛ mi ɔ, lɛɛ i kɛ mo maa ya.”