1 K'ogbe nwuma, aPhilistiya atzobh agbong-nọng pabẹ bi, bẹ arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ. Akish oben Devid bi, “Kọ ronga bi, kọ ọmaana anọng pọ, bọng átzor-m egbong o.”

2 Devid oben bi, “Tte kwẹ ode mando, yina kw'an-are ọttọhk fa kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ mfha nsi ẹ.”

Akish obhina bi, “Ojibhi kẹ, kaam nna nsọ-ọ ade ọbaabh-akpen paam maa ogbe ode.”

3 M'ogbe nwa, wa Samwẹl ọkk'ọpa, bẹ anọhng-ẹ ka Rama kw'ode obhon kwẹ, anọng p'Israẹl biphyir akk'abira awobha ka nkwu-osisi sẹ. Wa Saul ọkk'abhar-abọhkpakpa ọmaana abọhnga-nọng okhubha k'Israẹl.

4 APhilistiya akwu atzobha asi ibhingabe ka Shunẹm. Yina Saul otzobha anọng p'Israẹl biphyir, asi ibhingabe ka Gilboa. 5 Mada Saul ore agbong-nọng pa Philistiya, opoma ọsẹ-ẹ, ojora obiro ọfhẹ-ẹ k'ettem bi pyẹẹr 6 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọdọhn Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, yina, kaambi k'ọdachen vọ, obiro ode k'ose ọbhabhari, ọmaana k'asi-ẹjaakhi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kẹ ebhina kọnangi. 7 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọgbaak akhaan-nọng pẹ bi, “Bọng nnor kwanọng kw'ọbhari abọhkpakpa anang-m ifha nda ndọhn-ẹ.”

Bẹ aben bi, “ọbhari abọhkpakpa wani owobh k'Ẹndọr.”

8 Mẹ wọ, Saul obhona ẹnya chẹ, ọn-ọfọra ẹnya ẹdọdọk ifha bẹ aning-ẹ atzini. M'erungi, kẹ ọmaana ajinọng afa atzọn achina ka kwanọng nwuma. Oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ bhari abọhkpakpa pọ anang-m, ifha opfuranọng kwa nyeri che, oyin.”

9 Mẹ wọ, kwanọng nwuma obhin-ẹ bi, “Kọ akk'aronga k'odik-ọkka bi, Saul ọkk'ibọhk ọsana, okhubh abhar-abọhkpakpa ọmaana abọhnga-nọng p'obhon nwa. Okhuri yan kwa bọng amun-m ọmma kw'obo-dema nwa o?”

10 Mẹ wọ, Saul ọnwọhngi ọnang-ẹ, ka che ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, “K'odik ọkkọkka mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, ọnọng kw'ọsọ-ọ ọttọhk kode.”

11 Mẹ wọ, kwanọng nwuma ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Anyi wọ kw'arori bi nsi oyin k'epe o?” Obhin-ẹ bi, “Si Samwẹl oyin k'epe.”

12 Mada kwanọng nwuma ore Samwẹl, ọkpẹbh ẹmọng k'ẹrọng, oben Saul bi, “Okhuri yan kw'abọr-m o? Kọ ade Saul.”

13 Ọvaarnọng oben-ẹ bi, “Ojora oning-ọ osi. Mbọng f'are o?”

Kwanọng nwuma obhina Saul bi, “Nne opfuranọng kw'oyini k'epe e.”

14 Saul ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Okheri mbọng o?”

Kwanọng nwuma obhin-ẹ bi, “Okheri ojinọng kw'ọkk'ọtzama, kw'ọfhọr owura-baba.”

Mẹ wọ, wa Saul oronga bi, Samwẹl wọ, ofona mẹ, ọrakha ottima itzitzikha k'irerek.

15 Samwẹl oben Saul bi, “Okhuri yan, kw'ayakh-m atzim bi, asi-m mphyọbha k'epekhung o?”

Saul obhin-ẹ bi, “Okhuri bi kaam nwobh ka dama-dama kw'ideden. Anọng pa Philistiya am-arimm-m abẹ e, kaam bi mẹ wọ, Ibinọkpaabyi okk'nnam ọkpa ọbọr-m. Kaam ebhina k'ọdachen ọmaana k'agbaakhi-nkkaabha dọk kọmọnang. Mẹ wọ, nkwu bi agbaakh-m odem kwa nsi.”

16 Samwẹl oben bi, “Okhuri yan kwa akwu dọhn-m o, mada Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'nnam ọkpa ọbọrọ-ọ, on-ode ọttattaanga-nọng kwọ o? 17 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ọsa mach'iwa otzim-m osi ẹjaakhi bi osi. Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ẹvaar otzini ka mbọhk sọ, ọnang oyok ẹkhaan kwọ, kw'ode Devid. 18 Da kọ ani mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọtzọhn-ọ bi, adimi anọng p'Amalẹk ọmaana etzirakpo pyabẹ biphyir asi, kẹ wọ si Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọsọ-ọ manda mayina. 19 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi on-ọtzọkha kọ ọmaana anọng p'Israẹl okhe ka mbọhk s'anọng pa Philistiya, mẹ wọ, k'ewu ch'ophyini, kọ ọmaana va pọ ápe ópe. Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obiro ósi agbongnọng p'Israẹl awobha k'irekh-irek kw'anọng pa Philistiya.”

20 Ogbe kobhiri, Saul otto onemi idumsẹ m'irerek, k'opoma okhuri atzim pa Samwẹl ọgbaakhi. Ẹfa dọk kọkhaam, okhuri ofor-mọma kwa oyim okwo k'ewu nduma ọmaana erungi biphyir.

21 Mada kwanọng nwuma ore bi, ojora okk'Saul ọsa, oben-ẹ bi, “Tzotzokhaan itta, ọtzọhmnọng kwọ ọkk'ọ okpobha. Mbar ettem, nsi mach'aben-m bi nsi. 22 Tzotzokhaan kọ biri yonga ọtzọhmnọng kwọ itzọhng, tte nnang-ọ ọchattọhk achi ifha akhaama ẹfa ch'atzima arenga k'eden abhana.”

23 Wa Saul obhum, oben bi, “Ọttọhk kinchi.”

Mẹ wọ, atzọhmnọng pẹ, ọmaana kwanọng nwuma achina ororo agban-ẹ bi ochi ọttọhk, wa ọbhaanga bẹ. Ọbina k'irerek owobha ẹwọr k'eyima.

24 Kwanọng nwuma ọtzọkha ọbhaamnwa kw'ojibhi for kw'ọgban k'ọhọhm ofhu. Obiro ogberi abubuma p'awit otzima osi brẹd kwa bẹ ani yist akhe. 25 Mẹ wọ, otzini brẹd nnwa obera Saul ọmaana atzọhmnọng pẹ, bẹ achi. M'erungiwu nduma dani bẹ abina abhana.