1 Anọng pa Ziph afona atza akhebha Saul ka Gibea, aben bi, “Devid ochubh k'egbegbeho cha Hakila ch'ẹrọni Jẹshimọn itzitzikha e.”

2 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọmaana anọng nnọhna arọbh azenamfa obhiri arọbh jobh p'Israẹl, afona ahakha k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi ka Ziph, bi bẹ atza aror Devid. 3 Saul osi ibhingabe k'eden ọkhaan-ọkhaan kw'egbegbeho cha Hakila ch'ẹrọni Jẹshimọn itzitzikha, yina, wa Devid owobha k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi. Mada ore bi Saul ọkk'ẹ nnam otzora opyiri mẹ, 4 Devid ọn-ọtzọhm nttọ bi, bẹ atza aronga k'odik ọkka, sa Saul okk'opyiri m'ibe nnuma.

5 Wa Devid obina ochina k'ibhingabe sa Saul, ore da Saul ọmaana Abnẹr kw'ode nnwa kwa Nẹr obiro ode oho kw'agbong-nọng am-attaabha, k'ottem kw'akkengitza pẹ p'akk'abira attaabha.

6 Devid ọn-ọbọbh Ahimẹlẹk kw'ofon Het, ọmaana Abishayi kw'ode nnwa kwa Zeruya, kw'obiro ode ọgbaanọkka kwa Joab bi, “Anyi ọ́tzọn-m abẹ mọtza k'ibhingabe sa Saul?”

Abishayi oben bi, “Kaam wọ ńdọn-ọ abẹ.”

7 Mẹ wọ, Devid ọmaana Abishayi abina m'erungi achina kẹ da agbong-nọng pa Saul awobh, ore da Saul ọm-ọttaabha k'ibhingabe ttara ọkhọhn kwa bẹ afhu abaang-ẹ m'eho. Abnẹr ọmaana agbong-nọng ayima akhọr-ẹ akhe k'ottem.

8 Abishayi oben Devid bi, “Mayina Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ọttataanga-nọng kwọ ọtzọkha okhe ka mbọhk sọ. Mẹ wọ, tte-m ọbọhk ngwum-ẹ ọkhọhn ogbe wani mmana m'irerek, kaam kẹ igbe ifa kingwum.”

9 Yina, Devid oben Abishayi bi, “Kẹ kàdimi! Ọnọng kw'ọttọhmi ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ana obyengi k'eho ọbọhk, yina aponga aning-ẹ apyibhi kode. 10 Devid ọttara bi, k'odik-ọkka, mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkhaam wọ óbun-ẹ, oni mando obiro ode, kẹ Saul ópe k'ogbe kwẹ, oni mando obiro ode, kẹ ódimi k'egbong. 11 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oningi okher bi, kaam nttọhmi ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ana obyengi k'eho ọbọhk. Kọ họbhi ọkhọhn, abira atzini esi-gora ch'eber ẹbaang-ẹ m'eho, akwu mofona.”

12 Mẹ wọ, Devid ọhọbhi ọkhọhn obiro otzini esi-gora ch'eber ẹbaanga Saul m'eho, bẹ afona. Ọnọng manda wani kw'ore bẹ, kw'obiro oronga odik nwa, obiro ọphyọbha ọda kode. Wa bẹ biphyir am-attaabha ọda, okhuri da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'bẹ ọsa attaabha amọm.

13 Mẹ wọ, Devid ojekha k'okhubha, on-obe k'egbegbeho ẹrọng k'oden-mir; wa bẹ abhir ayok eden. 14 Wa Devid ogwon agbong-nọng pa Saul ọmaana Abnẹr kw'ode nnwa kwa Nẹr, “Abnẹr, ode bi kaam ẹmọng kakhera?”

Abnẹr obhin-ẹ bi, “Kọ anyi wọ am-agwon ọvaarnọng o?”

15 Devid oben bi, “Kaambi sa ade ojinọng o? Anyi wọ ode macha kọ k'Israẹl o? Okhuri yan kw'ani itta kwọ, kw'ode ọvaarnọng abaabh o? Ọnọng ọkk'ọkwa bi, okwu odimi itta kwọ, kw'ode ọvaarnọng e. 16 Odik kw'asi ma kojibhi. Mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, kọ ọmaana ajinọng pọ abaan k'obo, okhuri bi, bọng itta kwabọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ana obyengi k'eho, kabaabh. Bọng kkeri akhọri, ọkhọhn ọmaana esi-gora py'ira ewobh ẹbaanga eho ch'ọvaarnọng ko o?”

17 Wa Saul otzin ẹmọng cha Devid oben bi, “Nnwa kwaam Devid, ẹmọng chọ dọ ma o?”

Devid obhina bi, “O o, itta kwaam kw'ode ọvaarnọng, ẹmọng chaam dọ e. 18 Okhuri yan kw'itta kwaam om-okhubh kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ o? Kaam nsi yan ọ, oponga-pyibha kwaam ode yan o? 19 Mẹ wọ, tte itta kwaam kw'ode ọvaarnọng, oyonga itzọhng k'atzim pa kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ e. Idikha ofon k'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, attaang-m, tte kẹ okhera ọtzọkha ẹnanga chaam. Yina, on-obiro ofona k'anọngẹya, tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang bẹ ẹmma. Bẹ akk'aam an-akhubha bi, nningi ekkema chaam ka Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ndọk, aben bi, ‘Kọ rọhng atza akpobha akha.’ 20 Mẹ wọ, bọng kaam k'oden-mir k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kafhu. Ọvaarnọng kw'Israẹl ọkk'ọkwa bi, okwu oror ẹtzatzaana mach'ọnọng ọtza ẹgbaaji ch'inọhn s'ẹtzam k'egbegbeho.”

21 Mẹ wọ, Saul oben bi, “Kaam nkk'ẹkhọhngkwuri nsa. Nnwa kwaam Devid o, kọ kpa nnam e. Da kọ akpen paam abar-ọ odik mayina, kaam kọ dọk kingaam e. K'odik ọkka, kaam nkk'edidingi ttara epina ch'ideden nsa e.”

22 Devid obhina bi, “Kkeri ọkhọhn kw'Ọvaarnọng ma e. Tte ogbong-nọng wani kwọ ojekha okwu ọtzọkha. 23 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi om-ochora ọnọng kpenamkpen k'etzora chẹ, ọmaana ka nnam-ophephe kwẹ e. Mayina, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ọ ọtzọkha okhe-m ka mbọhk, yina, kaam ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ana obyengi k'eho ọbọhk kinttọmi. 24 K'odik ọkkakka mach'akpen pọ abar-m odik mayina, tte akpen paam abar Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi odik, obiro ọrọbh-m ka dama-dama kpenamkpen.”

25 Mẹ wọ e, Saul oben Devid bi, “Nnwa kwaam Devid, tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọdọ-ọ; kọ ási idik s'ibari odik, k'odik ọkka abira ákhaama ekhemma.”

Mẹ wọ, Devid ofona, Saul obiro ọkpa nnam ọbhana k'obhon kwẹ.