1 Di laangi e dahi David ga heeu, “Ma tangada mai i di madahaanau o Saul e mouli hua igolo? Maa i golo, au e hiihai e hagahumalia gei e benebene a mee mai i tumaalia o Jonathan mai gi di au.”*1-Samuel 20.15-17

2 Dahi dangada hai hegau ni digau di hale o Saul dono ingoo go Ziba i golo, gei nia daangada gaa gahi a mee gii hana gi baahi di king go David, gei di king ga heeu gi mee boloo, “Goe go Ziba?”

Gei mee ga helekai, “Deenei au, dau dangada hai hegau.”

3 Di king ga heeu gi mee, “Ma tangada e mouli hua igolo mai digau o di hale o Saul, e mee dagu hagahumalia mo e benebene, gii hai be dagu hagababa dela ne hai ang gi God?”

Gei Ziba ga helekai, “Tangada e dahi e mouli i golo, tama ni Jonathan. Mee guu mmade ono wae.”*2-Samuel 4.4

4 Di king ga heeu, “Mee la i hee?”

Ziba ga helekai, “Mee e noho i Lo-Debar i di hale o Machir, go tama a Ammiel.” 5 Di king go David gaa hai dana hegau gi mee bolo gi hanimoi gi dono baahi.

6 Mephibosheth deelaa go tama Jonathan go tama a Saul gaa dae mai gi mua o David gaa dogo ia gi lala mo di hai dana hagalaamua, gei David gaa gahi a mee boloo, “Mephibosheth.”

Gei mee ga helekai, “Deenei au, dau dangada hai hegau, meenei.”

7 David ga helekai, “Goe hudee madagu i dahi mee. Au ga hagamaamaa goe, mai i di gili do damana go Jonathan, gei au ga gowadu nia gowaa huogodoo ala go nia mee o do damana madua go Saul, e hai mee ginai goe, gei goe e miami madalia au i dagu deebele i nia madagoaa huogodoo.”

8 Mephibosheth gaa bala ia gi lala mo di helekai, “Meenei, au koia e huaidu i di paana made! Goe e aha dela e hila mai gi di au?”

9 Di king ga gahi mai a Ziba go tangada hai hegau Saul, ga helekai gi mee, “Au guu wanga nia mee huogodoo o do dangada aamua go Saul, mo nia mee digau huogodoo o dono hale, ang gi dana dama go Mephibosheth. 10 Goe mo au dama daane mo au gau hai hegau ngalua, gi heia nia gowaa o digau di hale o do dangada aamua go Saul, hagabudulia ono huwa e hagahumalia digaula. Gei ogo Mephibosheth dela hua e miami dalia au i dagu deebele i nia laangi huogodoo.” (Ziba ana dama daane gu dilongoholu maa lima, ge madalua ana gau hai hegau.)

11 Ziba ga helekai gi di king boloo, “Au gaa hai nia mee huogodoo o dogu king ala ma ga helekai bolo dana dangada hai hegau la gi heia.”

Malaa, Mephibosheth dela hua gu miami i teebele a David be tama donu ni di king. 12 Mephibosheth dana dama daane dulii i golo dono ingoo go Mica. Digau di hale Ziba huogodoo guu hai digau hai hegau ni Mephibosheth. 13 Malaa, Mephibosheth, dela e mmade ono wae e lua, e noho i Jerusalem, gei mee e miami mai i teebele o di king i nia laangi huogodoo.