1 Mẹ wọ, Devid ọrọbh ka Naiyọt k'ẹkhọma cha Rama, otza okhebha Jonatan, ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Bọng odik kwa kaam nsi o? Kaam nji bọng odikh o? Bọng itzama rọ sa kaam nsi atte, kw'ọm-ọkham bi ofhu-m o?”

2 Jonatan obhin-ẹ bi, “Kwẹ mando kode! Kọ ópe-ope kape! Tte mgbaakh-ọ e, odik kode kw'otte kwaam ọkhami bi osi, kw'ọn'aam ọm-ọgbaak. On-orenga yan odubh-m nwa o? Kwẹ mando kode!”

3 Yina, Devid ọnwọhngi oben bi, “K'odik ọkkakka, atte orong eden cha kaam ndaakh-ọ idik mpyiri kẹ e, kẹ okk'obena k'ettem bi, ‘Jonatan kọkhaambi oronga odik nwa, oni mando ode, ettem kẹ kẹ́daam.’ Yina, odem nwa kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, ọmaana odem nwa kwa kọ abira aruk akpen, kaam nna nwobh k'ottem kw'obo ọmaana akpen e.”

4 Jonatan oben Devid bi, “Odik kpenamkpen kw'abeni bi nsi, kaam ńsi-osi ńnang-ọ.”

5 Mẹ wọ, Devid oben Jonatan bi, “Jima bi, ophyini wọ ode ẹdadaamiwu ch'ophe ọbhakwẹ, kw'ira ọbaana bi, kaam nchi ọchattọhk ttara ọvaarnọng. Yina, tte nda nchubha k'owoni maa opyiri ophyini k'ẹchọhkha. 6 Idikha atte ọbọbh-ọ kaam, gbaakh-ẹ bi, ‘Ira Devid ọtzọk ẹfa bi, nttẹ-ẹ ọbọhk ọtza ka Bẹtẹlẹhẹm kw'ode obhon kwẹ, okhuri da bẹ am-afọhni ẹja cha cho k'ẹhọhmmọr chẹ.’ 7 Idikha obeni bi, ‘Ojibhi kẹ,’ oyini bi, odik kode. Yina, idikha ettem epyibh-ẹ, ronga bi, ọkhami itzima k'ettem otzima otzor-m. 8 Kọ si ejibha atzima atzor kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, atzor k'echekhi ch'akk'asa ttar-m, k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Idikha aponga apyibh-m, kọ fhu-m ka for sọ! On-orenga yan kw'an-atte-m ọbọhk anang atte ofhu o?”

9 Jonatan oben bi, “Kwẹ mando kode! Ode bi kaam mmaang yabhi-yabhi bi, otte kwaam ọkhami bi, ọfhọ-ọ, kọ kímgbaakh o?”

10 Devid ọn-ọbọbh Jonatan bi, “Kaam ńnenga yan ńnonga, idikha ira atte obhin-ọ k'idọdọhkhi?”

11 Jonatan oben Devid bi, “Kọ kwu mochina k'owoni.” Iwa bẹ atzọn achina k'owoni.

12 Mẹ wọ, Jonatan oben Devid bi, “Kaam nwọhngi k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl bi, k'iwu ifa k'itzitzikha kaam ḿgbaak otte kwaam odik nwa ọgbaak. Idikha kẹ ọkhaam ochibhi ọkkakka okhur-ọ, kaam ńnsọ-ọ ósi aronga. 13 Yina, idikha otte kwaam ọkhami bi ọsọ-ọ itzama, kaam ńnsọ-ọ osi aronga, kaam mbiri nkkaan-ọ ọkkaana bi arọbh afona. Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang kaam Jonatan ettuma ch'ẹbaan-m, nni mando nsi. Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobha ttar-ọ, mach'okk'owobha ttara otte kwaam. 14 Yina, kọ khọkh-m idadaakha s'idum eden macha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, atzor k'odem kwa ńnuk akpen nduma, ifha bẹ aningi kaam afhu. 15 Kọ idadaakha sọ kàkpaara k'ẹhọhmmọr chaam, kaambi k'ogbe kw'ikhina Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'attattaanga-nọng pa kọ Devid biphyir odimi m'ọyagbin wọ.”

16 Mẹ wọ, wa Jonatan osi echekhi ttara ẹhọhmmọr cha Devid, oben bi, “Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang attattaanga-nọng pa kọ Devid ettuma ch'ẹbaan bẹ.” 17 Wa Jonatan oben Devid bi obiro ọtzọkha ọnwọhngi k'idadaakha sa kẹ Devid ọkhaam ttar-ẹ, okhuri da iwa Jonatan, Devid ọdaakh-ẹ macha fọr sa kẹ ọkhaam.

18 Wa Jonatan oben Devid bi, “Ophyini wọ ode ọdadaami kw'ophe ọbhakwẹ. Anọng árong-óronga bi kọ kade, da ọnọng oni ẹwọr k'ogbera kwọ ówobha. 19 K'ẹchọhkha ch'iwu ifa k'itzitzikha, rọhng k'ibe nnuma s'iwa achubh mada odik nnwa ọttẹwọr, achubha mẹ ọtza kw'Ẹzẹl atzik. 20 Kaam ńtta ayuk attaan k'okhubha wani kw'ọtza nwuma, macha ngami bi ntta ọttọhk. 21 Mẹ wọ, ńdọhm odikkobh, mben-ẹ bi, ‘Rọhng atza aror ayuk mba.’ Idikha abhaang da mben-ẹ bi, ‘Kkeri bẹ k'ọbọhk nwana, rọhng atza atzima bẹ akwu,’ kw'oyini bi, mbeni bi tte kọ akwu, okhuri bi, k'odik ọkkakka kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'orukhi akpen, kọ akk'anaanga, itzama kibiri ìde. 22 Yina, idikha mbeni odikkobh nwa bi, ‘Kker e, ayuk mba awobh ayongi mẹ da abe,’ kw'oyini bi, kọ akhaambi afona, okhuri bi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ọsa bi, kọ arọbh anaanga. 23 Yina, odik okhuri echekhi cha mọtzọk kàrama o, bi Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ ode owobh-ore kwa kaam ọmaana kọ, maa ogbe ode.”

24 Mẹ wọ, wa Devid ochubha k'owoni. Mada ọdadaami kw'ophe ọbhakwẹ opyiri, ọvaar Saul otza owobha ẹwọr bi, ochi ọchattọhk. 25 Wa ọvaarnọng owobha ẹwọr mach'ẹmmaana ede, okkeri Jonatan itzitzikha, Abnẹr owobha ọbaanga Saul, yina, wa ọnọng kw'owobh k'ogbera kwa Devid kode. 26 Saul odik m'ewu nduma kọ̀gbaakhi, da ochibhi bi, “Asimẹ odik ọkk'ọtta okhebha Devid kw'ọsẹ-ẹ ochibhi bi, kẹ kowuri k'odem kw'ira kw'osi ọdadaami nwa, k'odik ọkkakka, kẹ kowuri k'itzitzikha s'Ibinọkpaabyi.” 27 Yina, ewu ehobh mẹ ch'ettong iwu ifa s'ọdadaami nwuma, Devid kobiro okwu bi, okwu owobha ẹwọr k'ogbera kwẹ. Wa Saul ọbọbh nnwa kwẹ Jonatan bi, “Ode yan kwa nnwa kwa Jẹsẹ on-ode iwu ifa ma ẹwọr ma kowobh bi, ochi ọchattọhk ttara man, ikhena ma kode, mayina ma kobiro ode dọk?”

28 Jonatan obhina Saul bi, “K'odik ọkka Devid ọtzọk ẹfa ophyem-m bi, nttẹ-ẹ ọbọhk ọtza ka Bẹtẹlẹhẹm. 29 Kẹ oben-m bi, ‘Tzotzokhaan tte-m ọbọhk mfona, okhuri bi, ẹhọhmmọr chaman esi ẹjafọhni k'obhon e, ọgbaanotte kwaam ọtzọhmi bi, kaam nda e. Idikha nkk'ọphyaam ndọkha k'itzitzikha sọ, tte nda nne agbaanotte paam.’ Kẹ wọ osi kẹ Devid ma kode bi, ochi ọchattọhk k'okpokkoro kwa kọ ọvaarnọng.”

30 Saul ọn-ọdọkh-ẹ ọmaana Jonatan maa oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ ade nnwa kw'ọrẹrẹkhi kwanọng, kaam nnọng kẹ bi, kọ abe ka nnam sa nnwa kwa Jẹsẹ e, mgbar nde sọ, mgbar mbiri nde s'akka kw'ọmmaan-ọ. 31 Eden nda cha nnwa nwuma kwa Jẹsẹ oruk akpen m'ọyagbin, kọ ọmaana ẹvaar chọ aranga káttima e. Idikha arong atzim, kọ tzim-ẹ achen-m, kkeri kẹ ọkhaambi ope.”

32 Jonatan ọbhakhi obhina otte Saul bi, “Da kẹ oji bọng odik, kw'ọn-ọbaan k'obo o?” 33 Wa Saul ọtzọkha ọkhọhn kwẹ ọbhari bi ofhu Jonatan. Mẹ wọ e, Jonatan otzin bi, otte ọkhami bi, ofhu Devid.

34 Jonatan obina bi bik, ọmaana idọdọkhi s'ideden. Ottong iwu ifa s'ophe, Jonatan ọchattọhk kochi, okhuri da ọdọkh-ẹ k'ọgbarsa-dik kw'otte osi ọnang Devid.

35 K'ekpebha ch'ewu ehobh mẹ, wa Jonatan otzima odikkobh wani otzima ochina kẹ da Devid ochubh, 36 oben odikkobh nwuma bi, “Rọbh ẹbhar atza aror ayuk mba pa ńtta.” Mada odikkobh nwa ọttẹwọr ọrọbh ofona, Jonatan ọtta oyuk k'odem kwa bẹ atto ayongi k'ibe s'ọn-am-ọrọbh. 37 Mada odikkobh nwa opyiri mẹ da oyuk kwa Jonatan otto, Jonatan ọkpẹbh-ẹ oben bi, otto k'itzitzikha sọ e.” 38 Jonatan on-ọkpebh, oyer-ẹ, oben bi, “Jabhi mmo ẹbhar-ẹbhar, k'eden kàbe.” Mẹ wọ, odikkobh nwuma odungi oyuk nwuma ọkpa nnam okwu okhebha itta kwẹ. 39 Odikkobh nwa odik manda wani kw'ọttaan-ẹ ọttaani kode, oyongi Jonatan ọmaana Devid bọ iwa arong odik kwa bẹ am-asi. 40 Wa Jonatan otzini egbongkpo pyẹ ọnang odikkobh nwa, oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ tzima ekpo mbya kpa nnam k'obhon.”

41 Mada odikkobh nwa okk'ofona, Devid obina k'ichubhabe k'okhubha kw'ẹrakha-ẹrakha, orenga ka kwabọhk kw'ọtza nwa kw'ochubh oyin ka, otza okhebha Jonatan, Devid ọrakha ottima itzitzikha k'irerek igbe ittaan orima Jonatan. Bẹ abaakha ayok, bẹ abira abhom, yina, Devid on-obhom ọyọhnga Jonatan.

42 Wa Jonatan on-oben Devid bi, “Na rọhng e, tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobha ttara kọ k'odidiri. Mada mokk'eyok-chekhi nda ọsa, ‘Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ode owobh-ore kwaman, ttara va pa va pọ, ọmaana va pa va paam maa ogbe ode.’ ” Wa Devid obina ofona, Jonatan obiro ọkpa nnam k'obhon.