Nɛ Yuriya kaŋɛ Deevid le: “Israɛl nɛ Juda be basa kikɛ lar n choŋ kena to nɛ ŋkre be deka na malɛ gba wɔ bumo kutɔ, hale benapo be ejuŋkparpo Jɔab nɛ benimu nɛ b bɛ mo so na kikɛ dese kowushina, nuso nɛ ma ere bee dese laŋ to a ji a nuu, nɛ ma nɛ ma eche e baa di? M maaŋ wora loŋ kikɛ!”
Ama amo nɛ amo kikɛ Israɛlebi na kplaŋ so nseŋ pɛ kebee so be efuli na so be ekpa a yɔ saŋɛ nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na nɛ Mosis kikɛ maŋ naŋ lar keeyi na to.
Deevid ka nu fanɛ Sɔɔl bee kre nɛ e ba kɔ mo na, nɛ e kaŋɛ bɔrɛmatapo Abiata le: “Ta kabɔrɛmata be piŋi lela nɛ baa tre Ɛfɔd na m ba, saŋɛ na so anyeeŋ bishi Ebɔrɛ kusɔ nɛ k daga an ka wora.”
Nɛ kanyɛn nɛ e bar baru na kaŋɛ le: “Filisti be benapo pɔɔ Israɛl be benapo na so, anyi alɛ be kekɔntɔr na shibi ga! Kumo alɛ be kaman fo mbinyɛnsobi Hofni nɛ Finihas gba wu nɛ b ta Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na gba n choŋ.”