1 Wa ewu dani, Jonatan kw'ode nnwa kwa Saul oben odikkobh kw'ode otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ bi, “Kwu mojekha k'okhubha kw'agbong-nọng pa Philistiya p'akkeri ẹbaakhamma awobh.” Yina, wa Jonatan otte kọ̀gbaakhi.

2 Wa Saul owobh k'obhon okhaan-okhaan kwa Gibea k'ochigbagba kw'apomegrenet ka Migrọn. Wa kẹ otzim anọng p'apyiri ẹnọhna obhiri arọbh jobh. 3 K'ottem kw'anọng p'awobh ttar-ẹ, wa ode Ahija kw'ọm-ọfọra ẹphọd. Ahija nwa wa ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kw'ọgbaanọkka kw'Ikabọd, kw'okpen Ahitub. Ahitub ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kwa Phinẹhas, kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kw'Ẹli, kw'ode ọfọhnẹja kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ka Shilo. Ọnọng kw'iwa orong bi Jonatan okk'obina ofona kode.

4 K'okhubha kpenamkpen kwa Jonatan oreng bi, ojekha okhebha agbong-nọng pa Philistiya p'akkeri ẹbaakhamma, ọkhaam egbegbeho ch'ede atzakpa-tzakpa. Dani ekpen Bozẹz, ndongo ekpena Sẹnẹ. 5 Egbegbeho dani ch'ede atzakpa-tzakpa ebe ekkeri k'obhon-ebira kwa Mikmash, ndonggo ebe k'obhon-ẹrakha kwa Gẹba.

6 Jonatan oben odikkobh kw'ode otzim-egbongkpo pyẹ bi, “Kọ kwu mochina k'anọng mba p'akkeri ẹbaakhamma ch'aPhilistiya mba p'ani ọkpakkọrikkọ am-asi. Asi mẹ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ofha orima erima nda orima ọnang man. Kaambi ode bi, mọhaabh-ọhaabh man kobiro ọhaabh o, ọttọhk manda vani f'ọfha ọkpa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi eden bi, oningi man ọkkaan kode.”

7 Otzim-egbongkpo pya Jonatan oben bi, “Kọ si odik kpenamkpen kw'ojibh ọnang-ọ. Kọ china ororo, kkeri kaam ndum-ọ mbọhk ka nnam k'achibhi p'ettem chọ.”

8 Mẹ wọ, Jonatan oben bi, “Kwu mojekha k'okhubha nwonggo motza okhebha ajinọng mba, ifha bẹ are man. 9 Idikha bẹ abeni man bi, ‘Bọng be kẹ mokhebha bọng kẹ,’ mówobha mẹ da mowobh, man kóvura okhebha bẹ kẹ. 10 Yina, idikha bẹ abeni man bi, ‘Bọng vura khebha man ka,’ móvura okhebha bẹ kẹ, okhuri bi, mẹ wọ óde ẹkhọhkha ọnang man bi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'bẹ ọbọhk ọtta ọnang man, bi mokhema.”

11 Mẹ wọ e, bẹ anọng afa atza ajana for sabẹ k'ẹbaakhamma cha Philistiya. APhilistiya aben bi “Bọng kker e! AHiburu mba am-abẹkhi ayini k'amma p'ira bẹ am-achubha e.” 12 Ajinọng p'awobh k'ẹbaakhamma, akpẹbh Jonatan ọmaana otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ amọng, aben bi, “Bọng vura akhebha man ka, ifha mọkhọkha bọng nkkwuri.”

Mẹ wọ, Jonatan oben otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ bi, “Vura atzor-m nnam. Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'bẹ ọtzọkha ọnang anọng p'Israẹl bi, bẹ akhema.” 13 Jonatan otzima mbọhk ọmaana mmo ovura, otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ otzor-ẹ nnam. Wa Jonatan ofhu aPhilistiya, otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ obira otzor-ẹ nnam ofhu bẹ. 14 M'echeden-nima nduma, Jonatan ọmaana otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ, afhu anọng ẹrọbh k'ibe s'ibari ipyiri ndọkhi arọbh jobh.

15 Mẹ wọ e, opoma ọnwa agbong-nọng pa Philistiya biphyir p'awobh k'ibhingabe, ọmaana p'awobh k'egbong-dam, ọmaana agbong-nọng p'awobh k'ẹbaakhamma, ttara ngaan s'arim-erima. Wa irerek inyengi. Ibinọkpaabyi wọ iwa ọtzọhmi opoma mva.

16 Wa akker-ibe pa Saul ka Gibea k'ẹkhọma cha Bẹnjamin, are da agbong-nọng p'aPhilistiya an-am-arọbh ajaang-jaang. 17 Mẹ wọ, Saul oben ajinọng p'atzọn-ẹ abẹ bi, “Bọng dọkha obhik kw'agbong-nọng ifha moronga ọnọng kw'oni ma ode.” Mada bẹ akk'mando asa, bẹ are bi Jonatan ọmaana otzim-egbongkpo kwẹ, bọ ani mẹ ade.

18 Saul e, oben Ahija kw'ode ọfọhnẹja bi, “Tzima Ẹkkọhbhi ch'Echekhi ch'Ibinọkpaabyi kwu.” M'ogbe nwa, wa ẹkkọhbhi nda ewobh ọmaana anọng p'Israẹl. 19 Mada Saul otzim-otzim atzim m'ẹmma da ọm-ọgbaak ọnang ọfọhnẹja, dama-dama kw'owobh k'ibhingabe sa Philistiya odo ọttar-ọttara. Mẹ wọ, Saul oben ọfọhnẹja bi, “Rọbha ọbọhk kwọ m'odik nwa.”

20 Mẹ wọ e, Saul ọmaana anọng pẹ biphyir atzobha, bẹ abina atza egbong. Bẹ akhebha aPhilistiya k'opoma, da bẹ an-atzim akkangkkaang abhakhi afhu ayok. 21 AHiburu mbuma p'iwa akkekkeni awobha ttara aPhilistiya, p'abira atzọn bẹ avura k'ibhingabe, ajekha akhebha anọng p'Israẹl p'awobh ọmaana Saul, ttara Jonatan.

22 Mada anọng p'Israẹl biphyir p'iwa akk'achubha ka mgbegbeho s'Ephraim abhaang bi, aPhilistiya am-arọbhi, bẹ an-anwa egbong akhubh aPhilistiya, m'ẹkhọma-ẹkhọma. 23 Mẹ wọ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkkaana anọng p'Israẹl m'ewu nduma, egbong ẹnyaami ẹkwọbha Bẹt-Avẹn.

24 M'ewu nduma, wa ajinọng p'Israẹl an-awobh ka dama-dama, okhuri da Saul okk'anọng mba ọtzọkha okhe k'ọnwọhngi, oben bi, “Opyibh-opyibh ọnang ojinọng kpenamkpen kw'ochi ọchattọhk yina ẹchọhkha, koyongi bi kaam nkk'odik kw'attattaanga-nọng paam asi, ndukha.” Mẹ wọ, ọnọng manda wani kw'ochi ọttọhk kode.

25 Mẹ wọ, agbong-nọng mba biphyir adim k'ẹtzam, bẹ atza are akhọkhọnana m'irerek. 26 Mada bẹ adimi k'ẹtzam, bẹ are da akhọkhọnana am-abhobh, yina, ọnọng manda wani kw'okhe ọbọhk mẹ ọttaakhi kode, okhuri ojora f'ọnwọhngi kwa Saul. 27 Yina, wa Jonatan otzim ọbhaanga bi, otte okk'anọng mba ọkha k'ọnwọhngi. Mẹ wọ, on-otzima ikhokhori s'ochikhura kw'otzim ọrana k'akhọkhọnana-kpa, otzini ọbọhk okhe k'ẹmma ọttaakhi, on-odo ẹfa ọkhaama. 28 Mẹ wọ, orim-egbong wani ọgbaakh-ẹ bi, “Atte okhe agbong-nọng mba k'ọnwọhngi kw'ọgaang-ọgaangi, oben bi, ‘Opyibh-opyibh ọnang ojinọng kpenamkpen kw'ochi ọchattọhk mayina.’ Odik nwuma wọ osi ẹfa ẹm-ẹha anọng mba, bẹ am-awọhnga e.”

29 Jonatan obhina bi, “Otte kwaam okk'anọng paman ọkha ka dama-dama e. Kkeri odem kwa kaam nkk'ẹfa mbiri ngaama ka, da nttaakhi akhọkhọnana mba ibebaa. 30 Ira ode odik kw'ojibh-ojibh, idikha ajinọng mba akk'ọttọhk acha k'ọgbọm fa bẹ achi k'attattaanga-nọng pabẹ e. Mẹ kw'ira ekhema ch'anọng mba, akhema aPhilistiya ẹbar ọtzam e.”

31 M'ewu nduma, mada anọng p'Israẹl akk'aPhilistiya afha ttẹwọr ka Mikmash maa apyiri k'Aijalọn, wa ọkhọhn bẹ. 32 Mẹ wọ, bẹ akhur atto k'ọgbọm ochichi, atzọkha arukhimaan, ọmaana andaamogbodo, ttara abhaamva, bẹ akpọk pyẹ m'ẹbaa, achi ttara izi. 33 Mẹ wọ, ọnọng wani oben Saul bi, “Kker e, ajinọng mba am-asi ẹkhọngkwuri k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, bẹ am-achi nden ttara izi.”

Oben bẹ bi, “Bọng akk'apina e! Bọng bingi ọtza kw'ideden ẹbhar-ẹbhar atzima akwu ma.” 34 Mẹ wọ e, Saul oben bẹ bi, “Bọng nọng k'ottem kw'ajinọng mba, aben bẹ bi, ‘Ọnọng-ọnọng ótzima ẹbhaam chẹ, ọmaana orukhimaan kwẹ ótzima ókwu ma. Bọng fhu pyẹ ma, achi. Bọng ẹkhọngkwuri k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kàsi bi, bọng achi nden ttara izi o.’ ”

Mẹ wọ e, ọnọng-ọnọng otzima ẹbhaam chẹ, okwu m'erungi nduma ofhu chẹ mẹ. 35 Mẹ wọ, Saul osi ijafọhnibe ọnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi; ma wọ ode ochedengbe kw'osi mando.

36 Mẹ wọ, Saul oben bi, “Tte mọkhakha m'erungi otza orima aPhilistiya abẹ, mobiro ochi bẹ ọgbọm maa ewu ehobha, tte moningi ọnọng manda wani ọbọhk otte oruk akpen.”

Bẹ an-abhina bi, “Si odik kpenamkpen kw'ojibh-ọ abẹ.”

Yina, ọfọhn-ẹja oben bi, “Tte moror odik nwa ọbọbh Ibinọkpaabyi manya.”

37 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọbọbh Ibinọkpaabyi bi, “Ma ńhakha nda nnima aPhilistiya abẹ o? Na kọ ánang anọng p'Israẹl ekhema o?” Yina, wa Ibinọkpaabyi kẹ ebhina kọ̀nangi m'ewu nduma.

38 Mẹ wọ e, Saul on-oben bi, “Adenho p'agbong-nọng biphyir bọng kwu, ifha mọdọhn eden ch'ẹkhọngkwuri cha mayina ereng ekwu. 39 Odem nwa kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ọkkaan anọng p'Israẹl orukhi akpen, kaambi ode bi nnwa kwaam Jonatan wọ osi odik nwa, kẹ ọkhaambi da ope.” Yina, ojinọng manda wani kw'osi ẹmọng kode.

40 Mẹ wọ, Saul on-oben anọng p'Israẹl biphyir bi, “Bọng be kana, ifha kaam ọmaana nnwa kwaam Jonatan mobe kanya.”

Ajinọng mba abhina bi, “Si odik kpenamkpen kw'ojibh-ọ abẹ.”

41 Mẹ wọ, Saul on-ozi njọhm ọnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl, oben bi, “Kọ nang-m ebhina ẹkkakka. Idikha ose otto ka kaam, ode bi obiro otto ka nnwa kwaam Jonatan o, kọ bhina ttara Urim. Yina, idikha otto k'ajinọng mba p'Israẹl, kọ bhina ttara Tumim. Mẹ wọ, bẹ abhari ose, otto ka Jonatan ọmaana Saul. Wa ajinọng mbongo anaanga odik nwa. 42 Saul on-oben bi, bọng mari ose k'eho chaam ọmaana cha Jonatan.” Wa ose otto ka Jonatan.

43 Mẹ wọ, Saul oben Jonatan bi, “Kọ gbaak-m odik kw'akk'asa.”

Jonatan e ọgbaakh-ẹ bi, “Kaam ngingẹ nttaakhi akhọkhọnana pa ndim ikhokhori s'ochikhura kwa ndim k'ọbọhk kwaam nttọmi. Aa, kkeri kaam ma e, kaam ngaambi mpe.”

44 Saul on-oben bi, “Jonatan, tte Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang-m ettuma k'iden-dama ọttar-ọttara, idikha kọ Jonatan án-apẹ.”

45 Yina, ajinọng mba an-aben Saul bi, “Ode bi Jonatan nwa kw'okk'Israẹl ẹnaanga barada nda ọnanga ope o? Kwẹ mando kode! Odem nwa kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, esisa-naanga manda dani chẹ ch'etto m'irerek kede, okhuri bi, kẹ osi odik nwa mayina ttara ẹkkaana ch'Ibinọkpaabyi.” Mẹ wọ, ajinọng mba akkaana Jonatan, bẹ kẹ dọk kàfhu.

46 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọkwọbha aPhilistiya okhukhubh, aPhilistiya akpa nnam abhana ka bẹ k'ibe.

47 Mada Saul okk'ẹvaar k'Israẹl ọn-ọdabha, wa orim egbong ttara idibhon s'ide attattaanga-nọng pabẹ makhọra. Wa idibhon nna ide; Moab, ọmaana Ammọn, ọmaana Edom, ọmaana avaarnọng pa Zoba, ttara abaPhilistiya. Wa kẹ ọnangi anọng mba ihem k'ibe kpenamkpen s'okkeri itzitzikha. 48 Wa orima egbong mach'ojinọng okhema ab'Amalẹk, obiro ọkkaana ọrọbha anọng p'Israẹl ka mbọhk s'anọng p'akk'bẹ ọgbọm acha.

49 Wa va p'ijinọng pa Saul ade Jonatan, ọmaana Ishvi, ttara Malki-Shua. Ocheden nnwa kwẹ kw'ikwanọng okpena Mẹrab, oyok kw'ikwanọng kw'ojem-ẹ okpena Mikal. 50 Kwanọng kwa Saul wa okpen Ahinoam kw'ode nnwa kw'Ahimaz. Abnẹr wọ iwa ode odenho kw'agbong-nọng pa Saul, obiro ode nnwa kwa Nẹr. Nẹr nwa wa ode ọgbaanotte kw'otte kwa Saul. 51 Abiyẹl wọ iwa obhoni Kish, kw'ode otte kwa Saul, obiro obhon Nẹr, kw'ode otte kw'Abnẹr.

52 Wa ogbe kwa Saul biphyir, ode ogbe kw'egbong ch'ẹgaang-ọgaangi ttara aPhilistiya. Wa ogbe kpenamkpen kwa Saul ore ojinọng kw'ọkhaam ẹfa, obiro ode okkenggitza o, ọm-ọtzọkh-ẹ ttara k'agbong-nọng pẹ.