1 Sa7ooli hayqqidaappe guye Dawiti Amaaleeqe asaa oli xoonidi simmides; Xigilaagenkka nam7u gallas gam7ides. 2 Heedzdzanththo gallas daakettida may7o may7idi ba hu7e bolla gudulla laallidi issi naateththa naa dayssi Sa7oole gutappe yides. Dawitekko gakkida mala zaqulth zirxxi giidi bonchchos kushe denththides.

3 Dawitikka iza, «Ne awappe yadii?» giidi oychchides.

Izi qasse, «Tani Isra7eele asay dizasoppe kessa ekka yadis» gides.

4 Dawiti qasse iza, «Aazee waaniday ane taas ubbaa yoota» giidi oychchides.

Izikka Dawites, «Asazi olasoppe baqatides; daroy kundides; Sa7oolinne iza naa Yoonataaney hayqqida» gides.

5 Hessafe guye Dawiti woreza izas yootida naaza, «Sa7oolinne iza naa Yoonataaney hayqqidayssa aazan eradii?» gi oychchides.

6 Woreza izas yootida naateththa naazi izas zaaridi, «Toorontta dashe tani pude Gilbo7a zuma bolla kezadis; Sa7ooli heen ba toora bolla zemppi dishin para-gaaretinne toga asay goodereththishe iza bolla gakki wodhdhida. 7 Izikka guye simmi xeellidi tana be7idi xeygides; tanikka, ‹Ta nees ay ooththoo?› gadis.

8 «Izikka tana, ‹Ne oonee?› gi oychchides. Tanikka izas, ‹Tani Amaaleeqe asa› gaada yootadis.

9 «Izikka taas, ‹Ta hayqqanaas toqqays; gido attiin taas shemppoy kezontta ixxides; zay haa ya; tana shempisa› gides. 10 Histtiin tani izi kundichchidaappe guye izi attonttayssa erada ta izakko shiiqada iza wodhadis. Iza hu7e bolla diza kallachchazanne iza qese sagayoza ekkada hekko ta godaas ehadis» gides.✝

11 Hessafe guye Dawitinne izara diza asay ubbay bantta may7o daakkida. 12 Istti mashshan siifettida gishshas Sa7oolessinne iza naa Yoonataanes, GODAA olanchchatassinne kumeththa Isra7eele asaas kayottida, yeekkidanne omars gakkanaas xoomida.

13 Dawiti qasse he woreza izas ehida naateththaza, «Ne awappe yadii?» gi oychchides. Naazikka, «Tani ne deren beti diza Amaaleeqe asa naa» gides.

14 Dawiti qasse, «Histtiin neni GODAY tiydayssa dhayssanaas ne kushe waana xala denththadii?» gi oychchides.

15 Hessafe guye Dawiti naateththatappe issaa xeygidi, «Neni izakko shiiqada iza wodha» gides. He naateththazi Amaaleeqeza caddi wodhides. 16 Dawitikka Amaaleeqeza, « ‹GODAY tiydayssa tani wodhadis› gaada ne bolla nerkka ne markkattida gishshas ne suuththaa gomey ne bolla gido!» gides.

17 Dawiti Sa7oole gishshassinne Yoonataane hayqo gishshas zilalishe yeekkides. 18 Qasseka, «Wondafe milas» geetettiza zilasaa Yuhuda deraa tamaarsana mala azazides. Hessi Yashaare Maxaafan xaafeti uttides.✝

19 «Haysso Isra7eelee!

Ne bonchchoy zumbullata bolla

cadetti hayqqides;

ola qarati waani

hayssaththo kundidoo!

20 «Filisxeeme macca nayti

ufayettontta mala,

qaxxarettontta asaa macca nayti

ililontta mala,

hayssa Geeten woresopite;

Asqeloonankka awajjofte.

21 «Intteno Gilbo7a zumatoo!

Intte bolla iray bukkofo;

xaazaykka intte bolla dooppo;

yarshos gidiza kaththi

intte goshsha biittan mokkofo.

Heen ola qaraza

gondalley tunides;

Sa7oole gondalley

hayssafe guyen

zayten qucettenna.

22 Yoonataane wondafey

wodhontta simmi erenna;

Sa7oole mashshayka

morkke qanxxereththi yeggees;

Wolqqamatakka

menththereththi yeggees;

iza morkketakka wodhides.

23 «Sa7oolinne Yoonataaney

shemppora paxa dishe

siiqettizaytanne qofan gayttizayta.

Hayqqisheka shaakettonttayta;

golle kafoppe pilatizayta;

gaammofekka minnizayta.

24 «Intteno Isra7eele maccassatoo!

Ochcha teera misatiza al7o

qamisa inttena mayzida;

intte may7oza worqqa

xibaben alleqissida;

Sa7ooles yeekkite.

25 «Ola qarati waani hayssa mala

olason kundidoo!

Yoonataaney ne zumbullata bolla

cadetti hayqqides.

26 Ta isha Yoonataanee!

Tani ne gishshas kayottadis;

ne taas keeha al7okoshin;

ne siiqoy tana

malalisizaazakkoshin

macca siiqoppeka keehi

aadhdheeskoshin.

27 «Ola qarati waani kundidoo!

Ola massaratikka waani

hada gidanee!»