23 Nɛ Deevid naaŋ bishi Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kusɔ nɛ e beeŋ wora, nɛ e kaŋɛ mo le: “Men sa maŋ kaŋ ta kena n tu bumo nfe, ama men bela ase n ya kuŋ bumo ndibi nɛ baa tre balsam na ase ŋ kɔ bumo ndoŋ.
Ade kikɛ be kaman nɛ Deevid bishi Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ le: “K daga fanɛ n yɔ Juda be ndeana ere be kuko to a?” Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ shuli so ŋ kaŋɛ: “Mm!” Nɛ Deevid naŋ bishi le: “Kade mo e daga ŋ ka yɔ?” Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ: “Yɔ Hibrɔn!”
Nɛ Deevid bishi Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ le: “K daga ŋ ka ya kɔ Filistiebi ere kena a? Meeŋ tiŋ m pɔɔ bumo so a?” Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ shuli so ŋ kaŋɛ: “Mm, ya kɔ bumo! Meeŋ shin nɛ men kɔ m pɔɔ bumo so kashenteŋto!”
Nɛ Deevid naŋ bishi Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kusɔ nɛ e beeŋ wora, nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ mo le: “Men sa maŋ kaŋ ta kena n tu bumo nfe, ama men wora shiriya a kulti bumo a yɔ ndibi nɛ baa tre balsam ere ase n ya kɔ bumo ndoŋ.
Kananɛ men baŋ wora Jɛriko nɛ kumo be ewura na, loŋ gbagba nɛ mee sha men ka wora Ai nɛ kumo be ewura, ama menyeeŋ tiŋ n ta bumo ere be asɔ nɛ asɔbɔya ŋ ki menyeya naniere bre. Shin nɛ benapo na be beko e wora shiriya n ya ŋana kupuŋ to kade na be ekarso a jo nɛ b kɔ kade na to ebi kena.”
Saŋɛ na so b kaŋ ju anyi m barga kade na n yɔ kufɔ nɛ menyi alɛ e lar kupuŋ na to ŋ kɔ m pɔɔ kade na so. Men Nyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na beeŋ ta kumo m bɔɔ menyi enɔ.
Mannɛ kede e la ma sososo ŋ ka bee malga Ebɔrɛ kutɔ ŋkpal Deevid so. Kumo alɛ be loŋ maŋ naŋ dii fo agbo kikɛ. Nɛ manɛ be kulubi nɛ mee fin fo? Sa maŋ wu ma ŋko ma kanaŋ to be esa kikɛ kulubi ŋkpal le be asheŋ ere so!”