1 Wa Devid ọrọbh ochina k'obhon kwa Nọb, otza okhebha Ahimẹlẹk kw'ode ọfọhn-ẹja. Mada Ahimẹlẹk ottem-ẹ abẹ, opoma ọsẹ-ẹ, ọbọbh bi, “Ode yan kw'areng mancheni o? Mbọng vọ osi ọnọng kọ abẹ kọ̀tzọni?”

2 Devid obhina Ahimẹlẹk bi, “Ọvaar Saul ọtzọr-m itzọhng oben-m bi, ‘Ọnọng manda wani oningi ọtzọhm fa ndọhm-ọ ọmaana ndọhna sa kaam nnang-ọ orong o.’ Kaam nkk'agbong-nọng paam mbena bi, bẹ atzikh-m k'ibe rani kẹ e. 3 Kọ akhaam mbọng ka mbọhkh o? Kọ nang-m brẹd-duk azen, ode ọttọhk kpenamkpen f'akhaam nang-m.”

4 Yina, ọfọhn-ẹja nwuma obhina Devid bi, “Kaam brẹd kw'oni ọttọhk ope bi kpaar ka mbọhk kingaam e. Yina, idikha ira ajinọng mba ani panọng abẹ ayim, kaam ndim brẹd kw'awurada ma e.”

5 Devid obhina bi, “K'odik ọkkakka, man panọng abẹ koyim e mach'om-okkekkeni ode k'ogbe kpenamkpen kwa moyini k'iyaan e. Ijinọng-for saman iwuri ka e, kaambi ira k'itzọhm s'awurada arang, ọn-ọyọhng ewu cha mayina o.” 6 Mẹ wọ, ọfọhn-ẹja nwa ọnang-ẹ brẹd nwa kw'awurada, okhuri da ọdọdọk on-ode, oyongi brẹd kw'okpokkoro kw'awurada kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, bẹ atzọkha atzera brẹd kwa bẹ arami akkima m'ewu nduma dani.

7 Wa ọkhaam ọtzọhmnọng wani kwa Saul kw'owobh mẹ m'ewu nduma, kwa bẹ abọk ahok okhuri ọtzọhm f'ọkhaam bi osi m'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi k'itzitzikha. Kẹ wa okpen Doẹg ofona Edom, obiro ode oho kw'akkeri-arukhimaan pa Saul.

8 Devid oben Ahimẹlẹk bi, “Ode bi kọ ọkhọhn, obiro ode ọkkaangkkaang kakhaam kw'anang-m o? Kaam ọkkaangkkaang kwaam, obir ode ogbongttọhk manda vani kindim nkwu ma e, okhuri da ọvaar Saul ọtzọhm-m ọtzọhm f'idudukha.”

9 Ọfọhn-ẹja nwa obhin-ẹ bi, “Ọkkaangkkaang kw'owobh ma, ode nwuma kwa Golayat kw'ofon Philistiya, kw'iwa afhu k'igbegbewọna s'Ẹla. Bẹ abhọr-ẹ k'ọbara ahok k'ẹphọd nnam-annam. Idikha abeni bi, atzọkh-ẹ, kọ tzọkha, ọkkaangkkaang ọdọdọk ma kode, oyongi nwuma.”

Devid oben bi, “Ọdọdọk kw'ode macha nwuma kode. Kọ tzọkh-ẹ anang-m.”

10 M'ewu nduma, Devid ọrọbh ka Saul, ochina k'Akish, kw'ode ọvaarnọng kwa Gat. 11 Yina, atzọhmnọng p'Akish abọbh-ẹ bi, “Devid kw'ode ọvaarnọng kw'irek s'Israẹl arang ma o? Kẹ rang ode ọnọng kwa bẹ am-akkọhn ka mbin sabẹ aben bi:

12 Wa Devid ọtzọkha atzim mba okhe k'ettem, Akish kw'ode ọvaarnọng kwa Gat on-ojora Devid maa ọkwọbha eden. 13 Mẹ wọ, Devid on-osi nkkari otzubh-etzen ma bẹ k'itzitzikha. M'itzitzikha sabẹ, on-osi idik mach'otzubh-etzen-nọng, ọkkẹr ekpo ka mgbaakhamma, om-obiro otte attabọhng ọbọhk asaarẹ-ẹ k'agbaphyubha.

14 Akish on-oben akhaan-nọng pẹ bi, “Bọng kkeri ojinọng nwuma kwa bọng am-atzima achen-m e, osi etzubh-etzen. Bọng atzim-ẹ akwu mbọng o? 15 Ode bi, atzubh-etzen-tzena ma dọk kingaam, kwa bọng abira atza atzima oyok nwa achen-m bi, om-otzubh-etzen m'itzitzikha saam o? Ma ọnọng dema nwa obir ode okhekhennọng kwaam o?”