1 Tɔn, ki Defid nyii Nayof nba be Rama na, ki saan Jonatann boor ki saa boiɔ a, “N tun bee? N tun bonbilanne? N tun ki biir a baa bee, ki u loon wun kpimi?”

2 Ki Jonatann yet a, “Yennu n bɔr, a kan kpo. N baa ki tuun siar ki bɔriimi, laa tee toongbeŋir koo toonbiki, ki nlee ki u saa bɔrin linba na? Li ki tee nna kaa.”

3 Ki Defid yet a, “A baa mi fanu nan a loon n maan, ki u ji lor nan u kan wanna waa dukii wun tun linba, kimaan li saa daamiiwa. N por nan Yennu nba fo na nan n ji ki fɔk nan kuumi.”

4 Ki Jonatann yet Defid a, “Linba kur ki a loon ki min tun, n saa tun ki turawa.”

5 Ki Defid yetɔ a, “Gotirii, wonne tee ŋmaapaaŋ jaamm, ki li tee min won di nan kpanbar na, ŋaan li-i tee ki a sak nna, n won saa gare ki saan bɔr ki saa tuu daarpo daajoouk. 6 Li-i tee ki a baa ki lan jeet dindiboori, fan betɔ nan n miar sɔnu ki saan Betlehem, n dandoo niwa, kimaan yoo jaŋ nan n ŋaateeb n di binn maruŋ jaamma. 7 Li-i tee ki u yet a, ‘Li ŋan,’ ŋann n saa tinna. U wutoor-i muni doo, a ji saa bann nan u lor a wun kpime. 8 Fin n tun a lomm ki wann min a yɔɔk, kii dia mɔlor nba ki a sat nanin na, ŋaan li-i tee ki n mɔk biit, fan kpin a tiɔŋ. Bee ki a saa jiin ki tur a baa ki wun kpimin?”

9 Ki Jonatann jiin a, “A daa ban dukii nna. Li-i bonni tee ki n mi fanu nan n baa loon wun kpiiani, n bo kan betani-i?”

10 Ki Defid boi a, “Ŋmee saa kumiimi, li-i tee ki a baa jiin nan wutoori?”

11 Ki Jonatann yet a, “Baat ki tin saan muuk ni.” Ki bi kur lakin saan. 12 Ki Jonatann bet Defid a, “Yabint daanɔ nba tee Israel teeb Yennu na-ii tee ti siara nan daar po nna yoo, n saa boi n baa. Ki li-i tee ki u binbeŋ ŋani, n saa tura mɔb. 13 Li-i muni tee ki n baa lor a wun kpiia, ŋaan ki n ki wanna ki te ki a chiari, Yennu n faa kpin. Yennu-ii be nana, nan waa din be nan n baa biaŋinba na. 14 Li-i tee ki n mɔk manfoori, fii dia mɔlor nba ki a lor nanin na, kii man nanin; ŋaan li-i tee ki n kpo, 15 fan dia mɔlor maŋ nan n ŋaateeb ki saa tuu yoo nba kaa gbennu. Yoo nba ki Yennu tan boont a datai kuri, 16 ŋaan mɔlor nba ki ti sat nan leeb na daa biir. Li-i tee ki a biirir, Yennu saa dat a tubir.”

17 Ki Jonatann bia ŋamm te Defid sat mɔb nan u sii loon u maan yoo kur, kimaan Jonatann loon Defid nan u mɔŋ nae. 18 Tɔn, ki Jonatann yetɔ a, “Wonn nba tee ŋmaapaaŋ jaamm na, bi won saa la nan a kaa, kimaan a kaanu won sii dɔɔ yanne. 19 Ki daar po bi bia saa ŋamm la nan a kaa. Li-i baat yenlekir po, fan saan siaminba ki a daan bɔr na, ki bɔr tana nba poo na poor po. 20 Ki n saa yekir tɔrbann peenii ŋantaa, ki li-i tee nan poot na, 21 ki n saa yet n ŋaatoontunnɔ ki wun saan ki kpaanir, ki li-i tee ki n yetɔ a, ‘Gotirii, peenii na be a poor po, jiin ki baar nann nna na,’ ki li saa wann nan a tinna, ki a ji nyi. N por Yennu nba fo na nan a kan kɔɔ daŋ ni. 22 Ŋaan li-i tee ki n betɔ a, ‘Peenii na be a tɔɔnn po,’ fan nyi yaat, kimaan Yennu loon fan yaate. 23 Ŋaan mɔlor nba ki ti sat nan leeb na, Yennu-e saa te ki tin diar nan yoo nba kaa gbennu.”

24 Ki Defid bɔr muuk na ni. Ki yoo nba tan jaŋ nan ŋmaapaaŋ jaamm na dinu, ki kpanbar Sɔɔl baar a wun di jeet, 25 ki saan kar waa tuu kaar siaminba, ki li kpia dikpinn. Ki Abner kar ki kpianɔ, ki Jonatann kar ki took u baa. Ki Defid yiar dɔɔ yann. 26 Ki Sɔɔl ki yet siar li daar, kimaan u dukin nan siare sii teenɔ ki u ki be fanu. 27 Ki li yent sanyiɔk ŋmaapaaŋ daaŋanlee ni, ki Defid yiar bia dɔɔ yann, ki Sɔɔl boi Jonatann a, “Bee teen Defid ki baar jeet na dinu li wonn, koo dinna?”

28 Jonatann jiin a, “Defid miar sɔnue a wun saan Betlehem, 29 ki yet a, ‘Chanbaa, ŋaant ki min saan, kimaan ti ŋaateeb yaa bin mann maruŋo doo na ni, ki n yɔɔrɔ yiinin a mii be leŋ. Li paak, li-i tee ki a tee n yɔɔki, ŋaant ki min saan ki saa gɔn n nikpiimm.’ Ŋanne teen ki u ki be u kaanu ni.”

30 Ki Sɔɔl wutoor doo Jonatann paak, ki u yetɔ a, “Fin nba tee nan poo mɔyêtuk daanɔ nba kan pak mɔnii na, mɔtana n ji bann nan a mɔk lor nan Defid. A ki mi nan a dint a mɔŋ nan poo nba mara na feie-e? 31 A ki mi nan Defid-i be u manfoor ni, a kan ban di doo na naami-i? Ii saa mɔtana ki saa lommɔ ki baar nanɔ nna, kimaan li tee wun kpoe.”

32 Ki Jonatann boi u baa a, “Bee paake ki u saa kpo? U biir bee?”

33 Li yoo na ki Sɔɔl yek Jonatann kpann a wun kpiu, ki Jonatann ji bann nan u baa set lor a wun kpi Defid-e. 34 Ki Jonatann wutoor doo, ki u fiir yiama u kaanu ni, ki ki dii siar li daar. Ki li daar tee ŋmaapaaŋ daaŋanlee daar. Ki u par biir nan linba saa baar Defid na paak, kimaan u baa dinn Defid feiwa. 35 Laa yent sanyiɔk, ki Jonatann saan muuk ni a wun took Defid, nan baa won lor biaŋinba na, ki jii naasinbik ki saan nanɔ, 36 ki yet naasinbik na a, “Chiat ki saan kpaan peenii nba ki n yaa man yek na.” Bik na chiar, ki Jonatann yek peenu, ki li gar liit bik na. 37 Yoo nba ki bik na saa baat siaminba ki peenu na baa na, ki Jonatann tant u paak a, “Peenu na yakir faa be sian nawa. 38 A daa kpan see leŋi. Ii kakii.” Ki bik na tɔkir peenu na, ki jen nann u chanbaa boor, 39 ŋaan ki mi li paak nba tee linba, see Jonatann nan Defid kɔɔe mi. 40 Ki Jonatann jii u jatiat ki tur naasinbik na, ki yetɔ a, “Jiin kii ŋmat nann doo ni.”

41 Naasinbik na nba yaat saan yoo nbae, ki Defid fiir tankɔruk na niigaŋ po, ki gbaan taar muntaa, Jonatann tɔɔnn, ki u numm tiib tiŋ ni. Ki Defid nan Jonatann kur mɔ ŋaan mɔɔtir leeb tankpina.*20.41 Bi binbeŋ ni, bi din teen nnae, ki li want lomm. Defid par din biir ki gar Jonatann yara. 42 Ki Jonatann yet Defid a, “Ii be nan parmaasir, kimaan ti por kat nan leeb, Yennu sann niwa. Yennu sii be min nan fin sinsuuk ni, ki bia sii be n yaaboona nan a yaaboona sinsuuk ni, ki te ki bin dia mɔlor nba ki ti sat nan leeb Yennu sann ni na.” Ki Defid yaat, ki Jonatann mun ŋmat saan doo ni.