1 Wa Devid obina oji Gat, ọrọbh otza ochubha k'ọtzakpamma kw'Adulam. Mada abagbaanatte pẹ ọmaana ẹhọhmmọr ch'otte biphyir abhaang kwẹ, bẹ afona atza akhebh-ẹ kẹ. 2 Anọng mbuma biphyir p'iwa awobh ka dama-dama, ọmaana p'atzim ayok ibhori, ttara mbuma p'akhaam ọmmamma k'ettem, akwu awobha akhọr-ẹ, on-ode bẹ oho. Wa anọng p'apyiri ẹnọhna bọ awobh ttar-ẹ.

3 Mẹ wọ, wa Devid ofona ochina ka Mizpa k'ẹkhọma cha Moab, otza oben ọvaarnọng kwa Moab bi, “Tzotzokhaan, tte otte kwaam ọmaana ọkka kwaam ọbọhk, bẹ akwu awobha ma ttar-ọ, matzẹmaa kaam nnonga odik kw'Ibinọkpaabyi ósi ọnang-m.” 4 Mẹ wọ, Devid ohok otte ọmaana ọkka m'ọvaarnọng kwa Moab. Wa bẹ awobha mẹ ttar-ẹ, k'ogbe nwuma biphyir kwa Devid owobh k'ichubhabe.

5 Yina, Gad kw'ode ọsi-ẹjaakhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi oben Devid bi, “Kọ m'ichubhabe nna dọk kàchubha. Rọhng k'ẹkhọma cha Juda.” Mẹ wọ, Devid ofona ochina k'ẹtzam cha Hẹrẹt.

6 Saul okwu ọbhaanga bi, bẹ akk'Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ ara. Wa Saul otzim ọkhọhn k'ọbọhk, om-owobha ẹwọr k'irekh-irek kwa echi cha tamarisk k'egbegbeho cha Gibea, ọmaana akhaan-nọng pẹ biphyir p'abe akhọr-ẹ. 7 Saul oben bẹ bi, “Ajinọng pa Bẹnjamin, bọng yong-m itzọhng e! Na nnwa nwa kwa Jẹsẹ ónang bọng biphyir iwoni s'agrep ọmaana iwoni ọdọdọkh o? Na kẹ osi bọng adenho p'agbong-nọng ka nnọhna-nabhik, ọmaana k'arọbh azen-azen o? 8 Ma, kwẹ wọ osi bọng biphyir attaanga anang-m o? Ọnọng kw'ọgbaakh-m ogbe kwa nnwa kwaam osi echekhi ọmaana nnwa kwa Jẹsẹ kode. Ọnọng kwa mkpak odik kabọng k'ottem kode, ọnọng kode kw'obiro ọgbaakh-m bi, ọtzọhmnọng kwaam okk'Devid ottem-bara ọnanga bi ofhu-m, mach'om-osi mayina.”

9 Mẹ wọ e, Doẹg kw'ofon Edom, kw'iwa obe mẹ ttara akhaan-nọng pa Saul, oben bi, “Ira kaam nne da nnwa kwa Jẹsẹ okwu k'Ahimẹlẹk kw'ode nnwa kw'Ahitub ka Nọb. 10 Ahimẹlẹk ọdọhn Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi odik okhuri Devid, obiro ọnang-ẹ ọchattọhk, ọmaana ọkkangkkaang kwa Golayat kw'ofon Philistiya.”

11 Mẹ wọ, ọvaar Saul ọtzọhm bi bẹ ayeri Ahimẹlẹk kw'ode ọfọhnẹja, ode nnwa kw'Ahitub, ọmaana afọhni-ẹja p'ẹhọhmmọr ch'otte biphyir, ka Nọb. Wa bẹ biphyir akhera eyeri nda ch'ọvaarnọng. 12 Saul oben bi, “Nnwa kw'Ahitub, yong-m itzọhng.”

Obhina bi, “Itta kwaam, kkeri kaam ma e!”

13 Saul oben-ẹ bi, “Okhuri yan kwa bọng am-akham-m? Kọ ọmaana nnwa kwa Jẹsẹ, kọ akk'ẹ ọchattọhk ananga, anang-ẹ ọkkangkkaang, abira adọhn Ibinọkpaabyi k'eho chẹ. Ma, Devid ọkk'ọttaanga ọnang-m, obiro ochubha otzikh-m, mach'om-osi mayina.”

14 Ahimẹlẹk obhina ọvaar Saul oben bi, “K'akhaan-nọng pọ biphyir, anyi wọ ọhak eho macha Devid, kw'ode ọnyẹ kwa kọ ọvaarnọng o? Kẹ mach'oho kw'anọng p'am-abaabh-ọ, kwa bẹ abir anang ikpokpobha s'ideden k'ẹhọhmmọr cha kọ ọvaarnọng. 15 Echedenwu arang mẹ cha kaam ndọhni Ibinọkpaabyi okhuri kẹ! Tte ọvaarnọng oningi kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ odik obubh, kaambi ọnọng kpenamkpen kẹ ẹhọhmmọr chẹ dọ, okhuri bi, ọtzọhmnọng kwọ odik manda wani kw'okhuri idik nna biphyir korong.”

16 Yina, ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Kọ Ahimẹlẹk k'odik ọkka akhaambi da ápe, kọ ọmaana ẹnọmma ch'atte k'obungi biphyir.”

17 Mẹ wọ, ọvaarnọng on-oben abaabhi pẹ p'abe abaang-ẹ mẹ bi, “Bọng makhi nnam afhu afọhni-ẹja p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, okhuri bi, bẹbẹ dọk akk'Devid an-abir aba ka nnam. Bẹ akk'aronga bi, kẹ ọm-ọrọbh-ọrọbh, yina, bẹ kaam kagbaakhi.”

Yina, wa akhaan-nọng p'ọvaarnọng bẹ for kado sa bẹ ayebhi ọbọhk afhu afọhni-ẹja p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi.

18 Mẹ wọ, wa ọvaar Saul on-oben Doẹg bi, “Kọ bhakhi afhu afọhni-ẹja.” Doẹg kw'ofon Edom ọbhakhi ofhu bẹ. M'ewu nduma, ofhu afọhni-ẹja arọbh anna obhiri azen p'afọr ẹphọd. 19 Wa obiro ochina ka Nọb, kw'ode obhon kw'afọhni-nja, ofhu ajinọng ọmaana panọng, va p'akk'abara ọmaana vava, obir ofhu andaamogbodo, ọmaana abhaam ttara arukhimaan.

20 Yina, wa Abiyata, nnwa wani kw'Ahimẹlẹk kw'ode nnwa kw'Ahitub, ọrọbh ọnaanga, otza okhebha Devid. 21 Abiyata ọgbaak Devid eden cha Saul okk'afọhnẹja p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọfha. 22 Mẹ wọ, Devid oben Abiyata bi, “Kaam nnong k'odik ọkka kẹ bi, mada iwa Doẹg kw'ofon Edom owobh mẹ, eden kede ch'oni Saul ọgbaak. Obo kw'ẹnọmma ch'abatte biphyir ofon ka kaam ka mbọhkh e. 23 Wobha ma ttar-m, oning-ọ ojor. Kẹ nwuma kw'om-oror-ọ bi ofhu, om-obiro oror-m bi, ofhu e. Kọ ákhaama ẹnaanga ọkhaama, awobh ma ttar-m.”