1 Wa ewu dani anọng agbaakhi Devid bi, “Kker e, aPhilistiya am-arima obhon kwa Keyila abẹ e, bẹ am-abira achi bẹ ọgbọm k'obe fa bẹ am-awobha akhaani achimọma.” 2 Wa Devid ọdọhn Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọbọbh bi, “Ńda ńnima aPhilistiya mba abẹ o?”

Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhin-ẹ bi, “Rọhng atza arima aPhilistiya abẹ ifha akkaana Keyila.”

3 Yina, ajinọng pa Devid aben-ẹ bi, “Ojemi manya Juda, moruk k'ojora, idikha mon-ochin ka Keyila bi, motza orima agbongnọng pa Philistiya abẹ, kwẹ on-opyibh ọyọhnga mẹ e.”

4 Devid obir ọdọhn Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhin-ẹ bi, “Kọ rọhng ka Keyila, okhuri bi, kaam ńtte aPhilistiya ọbọhk ńnang-ọ ákhema.” 5 Mẹ wọ, Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ achina ka Keyila, atza arima anọng pa Philistiya abẹ, achi bẹ ọgbọm k'etzirakpo pyabẹ. Wa Devid ofhu anọng pa Philistiya k'ọhaabh, ọkkaana anọng pa Keyila.

6 M'ogbe nwuma, wa Abiyata kw'ode nnwa kw'Ahimẹlẹk, otzim ẹphọd k'ọbọhk ọrọbh otza okhebha Devid ka Keyila.

7 Wa anọng agbaakhi Saul bi, Devid okk'ochina ka Keyila, Saul on-oben bi, “Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ẹ ka mbọhk saam ọkha. Devid okk'for sẹ mgbakkọhbh ọkha bi, odim k'obhon kw'ọkhaam mbaakhamma, ọmaana abaakha.” 8 Mẹ wọ, Saul oben agbongnọng pẹ biphyir bi, bẹ ado for s'egbong achina ka Keyila, atza akhọri Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ akhe k'ottem.

9 Mada Devid orong bi, Saul ọm-ọkhami bi ọsẹ-ẹ itzama, oben Abiyata kw'ode ọfọhnẹja bi, “Tzima ẹphọd nduma akwu.” 10 Devid ozi njọhm oben bi, “O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl, k'odik ọkka kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ nkk'mmaanga bi, Saul ọkhami bi, okwu ka Keyila, okwu odimi obhon nwa okhuri kaam. 11 Ma na anọng pa Keyila átzọkh-m anang-ẹ o? Na Saul ókwu ma Keyila o? O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl, tzotzokhaan si ẹjaakhi nang kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ.”

Mẹ wọ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben bi, “K'odik-ọkka, kẹ ókwuma.”

12 Devid obiro ọbọbh bi, “Ma na anọng pa Keyila átzọkh-m ọmaana ajinọng paam ánang Saul o?”

Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhina bi, “Bẹ ási-osi mando.”

13 Mẹ wọ, Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ, p'apyiri anọng ẹnọhna obhiri arọbh jobh, abina aji Keyila. Bẹ achina ororo arenga apyiri k'obe k'obe. Mada bẹ agbaakhi Saul bi, Devid ọkk'ọrọbha oji Keyila, wa Saul ka Keyila dọk kọ̀tza.

14 Wa Devid ochubha k'ichubhabe s'ibe s'anọng anarukhi, ka mgbegbeho s'ibe s'anọng anarukhi ka Ziph. K'ewu kpenamkpen, Saul ochina ororo ochimi Devid, yina, wa Ibinọkpaabyi Devid ọbọhk kotte ọnang Saul.

15 Mada Devid owobh ka Horẹsh k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi ka Ziph, ọn-ọbhaanga bi, Saul ọkk'ọkwa bi okwu ọfhẹ-ẹ. 16 Wa Jonatan kw'ode nnwa kwa Saul, ofona otza okhebha Devid ka Horẹsh, ọkhẹ-ẹ ẹfa bi, odo ettem ọbar ophe nnam k'Ibinọkpaabyi. 17 Oben-ẹ bi, “Tte oning-ọ ojor. Otte kwaam Saul, kọ ọbọhk kọ́tọhmi. Kọ wọ áde ọvaarnọng kw'Israẹl, kaam ńjem-ọ mbọhk ka nnam. Kaambi otte kwaam Saul wọ, orong odik nwa kẹ e.” 18 Bẹ anọng afa asi echekhi k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Wa Jonatan ọbhana, Devid ochina ororo owobha ka Horẹsh.

19 Wa anọng pa Ziph afona atza akhebha Saul ka Gibea, aben bi, “Kker e, Devid ochubh m'ichubhabe saman ka Horẹsh e, k'egbegbeho cha Hakila, k'okhubha kw'ẹrakh-ẹrakha ka Jẹshimọn. 20 Mẹ wọ, o ọvaarnọng, kọ hakha akwu, k'ogbe kpenamkpen kw'ọdaakh-ọ, maman ọ́tzọkha kwẹ mach'ọtzọhm faman bi, mọtzọkh-ẹ otte ọbọhk ọnang-ọ.”

21 Saul obhina bi, “Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi odo bọng k'ejibha cha bọng akk'aam akhọhkha. 22 Bọng nọhng atza ado kwẹ adọhn. Bọng dọhn obe fa Devid ọm-ọtza, ọmaana ọnọng kw'ọkk'ẹ ọra mẹ. Bẹ agbaakh-m bi, kẹ odongi kpọng-kpọng e. 23 Bọng dọhn aronga obe f'om-ochubha biphyir, ifha bọng akpa nnam akwu agbaakh-m mach'ode. Mẹ wọ, kaam ńdọn bọng abẹ mochina kẹ. Idikha ochubh k'ibe nnuma, kaam ḿbọkh-ẹ k'ibe kpenamkpen s'ochubh k'ottem kwa nnọmma sa Juda biphyir.”

24 Mẹ wọ, anọng mba achi Saul eden achina ka Ziph. Wa Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ awobh k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi ka Maọn, k'Araba k'ẹrakha-ẹrakha kwa Jẹshimọn. 25 Saul ọmaana ajinọng pẹ attẹwọr anwa ẹtzam aror-ẹ. Mada Devid ọbhaang kwẹ, on-ochina k'itzakpa s'iwobh k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi ka Maọn. Mada Saul ọbhaang bi Devid ochubh ka Maọn, okhubh-ẹ ochina kẹ.

26 Wa Saul om-orenga k'ọbọhk wani kw'egbegbeho nduma dani, Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ arenga k'ọbọhk nwonggo, bẹ am-adukha bi, bẹ arọbh anaanga Saul. Mada Saul ọmaana agbongnọng pẹ akk'Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ afora k'odem kwa bẹ abọkha bẹ, 27 wa ọkkaabh-ẹkkaabha okwu okhebha Saul oben bi, “Kwu ẹbhar-ẹbhar, ogbe kàkhibhi, kkeri aPhilistiya am-achi ẹkhọma nda k'egbong e.” 28 Mẹ wọ e, wa Saul ọkwọbha Devid okhukhubh, on-ofona bi, otza orima anọng pa Philistiya abẹ. Kẹ wọ osi bẹ ayeri ibe nna Ẹtzakpa ch'Ẹrọbh-ẹnaanga*23.28 K'eHiburu, bẹ ayeri ibe nna Sela Hammahlekoth kw'oyini Ẹtzakpa ch'Ẹrọbh-ẹnaanga.. 29 Devid on-obina mẹ, ovura otza ochubha k'Ẹn-Gẹdi†23.29 K'eHiburu, Ẹn-Gẹdi oyini okhekhaho kw'avu-va. Ode okhekhaho kw'owobh k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-edimi k'Ọraanga kw'Onung. Okhekhaho nwa ọkhaam asi akkakka ọmaana asi p'apọhkh-ọpọhkha. .