1 Mẹ wọ, mada Devid okk'atzim okyera ọgbagbaak ttara Saul, Jonatan e, ọbọkha Devid ittem-yok. Devid ọn-ọdaakh-ẹ macha for sẹ idaakh-ẹ. 2 Ttẹwọr mẹ ewu nduma, Devid on-oruk ọmaana Saul, wa Saul dọk kokher bi, Devid ọbhana k'otte k'ọhọhm. 3 Wa Jonatan ọtzọkha echekhi ọmaana Devid, okhuri idadaakha s'ọkhaam ttara Devid. 4 Mẹ wọ, Jonatan ọwọra ọnọhma-baba kw'ọfọr ka for, ọmaana ẹnya ẹdọdọk, ọmaana ọkkangkkaang, akwu attara k'oyuk, ọmaana mkpansin kwẹ, ọtzọkha ọnang Devid.

5 Wa Devid om-osi kpenamkpen fa Saul ọtzọhm-ẹ k'eden ọkkakka, ofona mẹ, Saul ọsẹ-ẹ odenho kw'agbong-nọng. Wa odik nwa ọdaam anọng biphyir, ttara akhaan-nọng pa Saul ettem.

6 Mada ajinọng mba am-akhuna da Devid okk'okkenggitza kw'aPhilistiya ọfha, panọng k'ibhon s'Israẹl biphyir, an-abina ttara ọkkọhna kw'ọdadaami ọmaana otzubha, ọmaana mbin, ttara agaangaang atza akhebha ọvaar Saul. 7 Mada bẹ atzubhi, bẹ akkọhn aben bi,

8 Wa Saul ẹmọng nda kẹ kẹdaakhi, ọdọkh-ẹ kpọng-kpọng da ochibhi bi, “Bẹ akk'Devid atzọhnga ttara che cha nnọhna-nabhik, yina, kaam bẹ atzọhng-m ttara nnọhna sẹ-sẹ. Mbọng vọ on-orik oyongi bi okyera ẹvaar nda ọtzọkha!” 9 Ttẹwọr m'ewu nduma, Saul ọn-ọkhaama ottemmamma otzima otzor Devid.

10 Ewu ch'ejem mẹ, egwugwuma-tzama ch'efon k'Ibinọkpaabyi ẹnwa Saul itzama-itzama. Wa kẹ ọm-ọgbaak aborokko k'ọhọhm kwẹ, Devid om-okhir ọgaang-gaang ọnang-ẹ mach'om-okkekkeni okhir. Wa Saul otzim ọkhọhn k'ọbọhk kwẹ. 11 Saul ọbhari ọkhọhn nwa, ochibhi k'ettem chẹ bi, “Ńgum Devid mmaana k'echumi.” Yina, wa Devid ọrọbh ọnaanga k'igbe manda ifa.

12 Wa Devid on-ojora Saul, okhuri da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi on-owobh ọmaana Devid, yina, okk'Saul ọbọhk ọtta. 13 Mẹ wọ, wa Saul okhubh Devid k'ọhọhm kwẹ, ọn-ọsẹ-ẹ odenho kw'agbong-nọng p'ayongi anọng nnọhna mfa obhiri arọbh jobh. Wa Devid om-otzima agbong-nọng mba eden, bẹ atza mgbong akhuna. 14 Ọttọhk kpenamkpen f'iwa Devid osi om-ojibh-ojibh, okhuri da iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobh ttar-ẹ. 15 Mada Saul ore bi ọttọhk kpenamkpen fa Devid osi om-ojibh-ojibh, wa Devid ojora Saul. 16 Yina, wa Devid ọdaakhi anọng p'Israẹl ọmaana pa Juda biphyir idik, okhuri da iwa om-otzima agbong-nọng ọtza egbong akhuna.

17 Mẹ wọ, Saul oben Devid bi, “Kkeri Mẹrab kw'ode ocheden-nwa kwaam kw'ikwanọng ma. Kaam ńdọkh-ẹ ńnang-ọ k'ọbada, ka ntak bi, kọ si ọtzọhm anang-m mach'okkenggitza, abira arima mgbong s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi.” Wa Saul ochibhi, oben k'ettem bi, “Kaam kẹ ọbọhk kwaam kínttọmi. Tte aPhilistiya afhẹ-ẹ!”

18 Mando kwa Devid on-obeni Saul bi, “Akpen paam ape mbọng o, echimma chaam, ọmaana efonamma chaam ade bọng anọng m'Israẹl o, kw'ira kaam nna nde ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnọng o?” 19 Mẹ wọ e, mada on-opyiri m'ogbe kw'ira ọbaan bi, bẹ an-atzọkha Mẹrab kw'ode ominanwa kwa Saul, anang Devid k'ọbada, bẹ an-atzọkh-ẹ anang Adriyẹl kw'ofon Mẹhola, k'ọbada.

20 Wa Devid okwu ọdaak Mikal kw'ode nnwa kwa Saul kw'ikwanọng. Mada Saul ọbhaang odik nwa, ettem ẹdaam-ẹ. 21 Saul on-ochibhi k'ettem bi, “Kaam ńdọkha Mikal ńnang-ẹ k'ọbada, ifha ndim-ẹ nsi otzena, ttara bi aPhilistiya afha arenga mẹ, afhẹ-ẹ.” Mẹ wọ, Saul on-oben Devid bi, “Kọ akk'ọphaangi ọdọdọk abira akhaama bi, ade ọnyẹ kwaam e.”

22 Wa Saul ọtzọhn akhaan-nọng pẹ bi, “Bọng nọng atza agbaak Devid atzim k'ide-afa, aben bi, ‘Kkeri ka e, kọ adaakhi ọvaarnọng idik kpọng-kpọng e, mando kw'abira adaak akhaan-nọng pẹ biphyir idikh e, mẹ wọ, kọ khera bi, áde ọnyẹ kwẹ ode.’ ”

23 Wa bẹ agbaak Devid odik kwa Saul ọtzọhni bẹ bi, bẹ agbaakh-ẹ. Yina, wa Devid oben bẹ bi, “Kwẹ okheri bọng ididikha k'achibhi pabọng bi, ọnọng ode ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnọng o? Kaam mach'anyi o? Kaam nde ogbogbora e, anọng kaam kabira aronga.”

24 Mada akhaan-nọng pa Saul agbaakh-ẹ eden cha Devid ọgbaakhi bẹ, 25 Saul on-oben bi, “Bọng ben Devid bi, ‘Ọvaarnọng, imina ọdọdọk korori e, oyongi mkpatzọr arọbh azen s'aPhilistiya, ifha otzima otzukha idik s'attattaanga-nọng pẹ akk'ẹ asa.’ ” Wa Saul ọkhami bi, aPhilistiya afhu Devid.

26 Mada akhaan-nọng pa Saul agbaakhi Devid idik nna, wa ettem ẹdaam-ẹ bi, kẹ ón-ode ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnọng. Mẹ wọ, yina ogbe kw'ọkhẹ-ẹ opyiri, 27 Devid ọmaana agbong-nọng pẹ abina atza afhu aPhilistiya arọbh jobh, otzima mkpatzọr sabẹ biphyir ochena ọvaarnọng, ifha on-ode ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnọng. Mẹ wọ, Saul ọtzọkha nnwa kwẹ Mikal ọnang Devid k'ọbada.

28 Mada Saul okwu otzin bi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobh ttara Devid, ọmaana bi, nnwa kwẹ Mikal, Devid ọdaakh-ẹ ọdaak, 29 Saul e, Devid ọn-ọdẹ-ẹ ojor-ojora, on-obiro ohok Devid k'ittattaanga k'akpen pẹ biphyir.

30 Wa adenho p'agbong-nọng p'aPhilistiya achina ororo atza egbong, yina, k'ogbe kpenamkpen kwa bẹ atza, Devid ọm-ọkhaama ọwọbh ọtzam ọyọhnga akhaan-nọng pa Saul biphyir, ofona mẹ, Devid ọn-ọtza che.