1 Wa aPhilistiya atzobh agbong-nọng pabẹ k'Aphẹk, anọng p'Israẹl abira abhing k'ikhekhekha kwa Jẹzrẹl. 2 Mada adaabhi p'aPhilistiya am-arenga ka ngaan sabẹ s'arọbh azen-azen, ọmaana ka nnọhna-nnọhna, Devid ọmaana ajinọng pẹ am-arenga Akish ka nnam-annam. 3 Odenho kw'aPhilistiya ọbọbh bi, “AHiburu mba am-asi mbọng ma o?”

Akish obhina bi, “Devid kw'ode odenho wani kwa Saul, ọvaarnọng kw'Israẹl wọ ma e. Kẹ okk'owobha ttara kaam ọttọhk ka cho ọmaana-ọmaana, ttẹwọr k'ewu ch'owobh ttara kaam maa opyiri ma, epina otzim ọkhaama.”

4 Yina, adenho p'agbong-nọng pa Philistiya ọdọhkhi bẹ ttara Akish, bẹ aben bi, “Kọ ben ojinọng nwa ọkpa nnam k'obhon kw'akk'ẹ ananga. Kẹ kọkhaambi ọtzọn man abẹ ọtza egbong, ifha oningi man abẹ ọbhakhi k'égbong-dam. Yan wọ kwa kẹ otzima osi ettem ẹdaam itta kwẹ o, idikha oni nho s'ajinọng paman otzim o? 5 Devid nwa arang ma kwa bẹ akkọhni k'ẹmọng aben bi,

6 Mẹ wọ, Akish oyeri Devid oben-ẹ bi, “Mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, kọ akk'oyokh-ẹkhaan ọkkakka ada, kaam ira ọdaakh-m bi, mọtzọn osi ọtzọhm f'arim-egbong e. Ttẹwọr k'ewu ch'iwa arọbhi atzor-m, maa apyiri ma, epina ka kọ ndimi nna, yina, adabhi kakher bi, atza egbong e. 7 Kọ kpa nnam abhana k'odidiri, odik kasi kw'ọdọkhi adabhi pa Philistiya.”

8 Devid ọn-ọbọbh bi, “Kaam nsi yan o? Bọng epina cha kọ akk'ara ka kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, tzọni k'ewu ch'iwa nnọbhi ndor-ọ, maa apyiri ma o? Mbọng vọ ira osi kaam nningi attattaanga-nọng p'itta kwaam kw'ode ọvaarnọng abẹ nda nnima?”

9 Akish obhina Devid bi, “Kaam nnong kẹ bi, kọ epina k'itzitzikha saam kakhaam mach'oreng-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi kw'oni epina ọkhaam, odik ode bi, adenho p'agbong-nọng pa Philistiya abeni bi, ‘Kẹ kọkhaambi ọtzọn man abẹ ọtza egbong.’ 10 Mẹ wọ, ophyini k'ekpekpebha, kọ bina atzima atzọhmnọng p'itta kwọ p'atzọn-ọ abẹ, abhana mada ewu ẹttaani.”

11 Mẹ wọ e, Devid otzima anọng pẹ obina k'ekpekpebha ọkpa nnam ọbhana k'ẹkhọma cha Philistiya, aPhilistiya abira achina ka Jẹzrẹl.