18 Saŋ laanee nɔ! Hé lii ɡɛ Korowii fa aa baɡɛ nyoa ŋɔ, ‘N bonɔɔ Devid nɛɛ mɛɛ ba cheɡa, dɛ́ lɛ n nɛra Israel tena le Filisti tena ne ba dɔma bwa nɔn ta.’ ”
Awola bɛl, Korowii ŋɔ Samoɛl be ŋɔ, “Saŋ besoo hɛɛ nyin he wi Sɔɔl ka tel, dɛ́ le vɛɛh maa vɛoh kɛ Israel kooro nɔɔ? Do noo pebal nyeɡle ta, ásɛ dɛ chiɡ ŋwɛnɛ ta ń tomɛ Jese be Bɛtlɛham. N le o bibaala la bini bɛl dɛ cheɡo kooro tɛ Israel tena.”
“Kere saŋ nɔ bɔr, mɛɛ tomɛ baa bɛlee le Bɛnjamen dea harɛ taa he be. O balaa, fuɡe noo do o nyu ta, dɛ́ ɛo n nɛra Israel tena sitɔɔ. Onee dɛ́ ba lɛɛ baa le Filisti tena nɔn ta. N na wenaale baa lɔ a ta, ba wii ɡe tel n be.”
Kooro Devid bɔne laa tena la bini ba so kuore ta Damaskɔs harɛ ta, asɛ Siiria tena la do o lɔɡa dɛ kpɔ harɛ la kwaa baa tɛo. Korowii ja Kooro Devid nɛɛ dɛ ɡel bobɛlbwa waa la ka yo la, o pɔ ba nɛ.