1 Saul oben nnwa kwẹ Jonatan, ọmaana atọhmnọng pẹ maphyir bẹ́, mafhọ Devid. Okenaka, ch'iwa Devid ọdaak Jonatan idik, 2 ọtọr-ẹ itọhng bẹ́, "Atte kwaam Saul oning za ororọ eden bẹ́, ọfhọ-ọ. Ophyinẹ k'ekpebha m'azong-ọ ifor. Ror ibyi tubha, aninga nya. 3 Kaam m'nyin k'iyaan, nd-mbe mmaana atte kwaam ny'owonọ nwo kw'im'atubha. M'mgbaak odik kwọ nnang-ẹ, ọfha ntek-ọ ose kw'mmaang."

4 Nya o, Jonatan ọgbaak ejibha ch'Devid ọnang otte kwẹ Saul, oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Tte ọvaarnọng oning ọtọhmnọng kwẹ Devid itama osi; kẹ kọ kopinẹ, osisi kwẹ otera ode ejibha ọnang-ọ. 5 Devid ochera obo k'ogbe kw'ọfhọ oPhilistiyanọng. Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi osi anọng p'Israẹl maphyir mayena ekema chiden, kọ abir aze, ettem ẹdaam-ọ. Kayen kw'im'apinẹ Devid kw'mbọhk sẹ iwur-owur, afhẹ-ẹ k'ọjaakadik?"

6 Saul ọbhaanga odik kw'Jonatan. Ọnwọhnga bẹ́, "K'ose kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukọ akpen, ọdọk Devid mìmfhọ."

7 Minna kw'Jonatan oyerẹ Devid otek-ẹ idik s'ikẹ ọmaana otte magbaakẹ maphyir. Ọtọk-ẹ ochena Saul, Devid obir oninga ọmaana Saul k'ose kw'uwa okkikken oninga.

8 Wa egbong ebir etto, Devid obina od-orima aPhilistiya ábẹ̀, ọfhọ bẹ m'ẹfa-ẹfa maa, marọbh arik egbong.

9 Otum k'ewu danẹ, ch'Saul oning ẹwọr ny'ikẹ k'ọsọhm ọttara ọkọhn fẹ ny'ọbọhk, egwugwumatama ch'efon z'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ẹnwa Saul. Ny'ogbe nwo, Devid od-okir ogim-ogim. 10 Saul oror eden ch'im'otima ọkọhn okwum Devid ọbaanga z'etumọ. Okenaka, Devid ọraka, ọkọhn mvo okwum z'etumọ. Devid ọrọbh ọnaanga ny'erungọ ndo.

11 Saul ọtọhm ajinọng pẹ bẹ́, mad-abaana Devid z'ikẹ k'ọsọhm mfha mafhẹ-ẹ k'ekpebha. Okenaka, Mikal kw'ode kwanọng kw'Devid, oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Ó̱de ina arọbhọ, akaam akpen pọ m'erungọ nda, ophyinẹ mm'afhọ-ọ ọfhọ o!" 12 Nya o, Mikal ọkkaana Devid ozenga k'ọmma kw'ofum ọsaka, ọrọbh ọnaanga. 13 Minna kw'Mikal ọtọk ọkpata, orurọ ny'ebin, obubh-ẹ ibara, obir ọnan-ẹ eso k'avu-phyabha.

14 K'ogbe kw'Saul ọtọhm ajinọng pẹ bẹ́, mabọk Devid, Mikal obenẹ bẹ bẹ́, "Ọmmẹ-ẹ ọmma."

15 Nya o, Saul obir ọtọhm ajinọng mbo, oben bẹ bẹ́, "Màtin-ẹ ny'ebin chẹ chen-m, mfhẹ-ẹ." 16 K'ose kw'ajinọng mbo madimẹ z'ẹtaanga, maze ọkpata nwo ny'ebin ch'ọnan eso ny'avu-phyabha.

17 Saul oben Mikal bẹ́, "Osempira abọhr-m, awọhkọ ọwawunanọng kwaam ọrọbh?"

Mikal ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Kẹ oben-m bẹ́, ‘Ini kaam ọbọhk atte nnọbh, m'mfhọ-ọ.’ "

18 Minna kw'Devid ọrọbhọ ọnaanga, od-okebha Samwẹl z'Rama, otek-ẹ okpenamkpen f'Saul ikk'ẹ ọsa. Kẹ ọttara Samwẹl machina z'Naiyọt, mad-aruk za. 19 Minna kw'matekẹ Saul bẹ́, "Devid oning z'Naiyọt z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Rama." 20 Ofona nya o, Saul ọtọhm ajinọng pẹ bẹ́, mad-abọka Devid. K'ogbe kw'maze ẹkaan ch'agbaak-ettem ch'Ibinọkpaabyi ch'nd-ayaakẹ idik, Samwẹl obir obe nya ọmaana bẹ mach'oso kwabẹ. Egwugwuma ch'Ibinọkpaabyi ẹnwa ajinọng p'Saul, bẹ mabir ayaakẹ idik ọdọk. 21 K'ose kw'matekẹ Saul odik nwo, ọtọhm ajinọng ọdọk-ọdọk, mabir ayaakẹ idik ọdọk. Saul obir ọtọhm ajinọng ttong igbedim ittaan, bẹ mabir ator bẹ mayaakẹ idik. 22 K'okpongannamgbe, Saul oyenẹ ozeng mmo ọta z'Rama, ochina z'esipe chiden ch'ening z'Seku. Ọbọbh bẹ́, "Samwẹl ọmaana Devid kẹ o?"

Mapọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Maning z'Naiyọt, z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Rama."

23 Minna kw'Saul ochin z'Naiyọt, z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Rama. Opyirẹ za o, Egwugwuma ch'Ibinọkpaabyi ebir ẹnwẹ-ẹ, kẹ ozenga, obira ọd-ọyaakẹ idik maa, opyirẹ z'Naiyọt, z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Rama. 24 Ọwọra ẹfọrakpo pyẹ, obir ọyaakẹ idik ny'Samwẹl k'ititika. Oyima erinikwum ny'ewu ndo ọttara ny'orungiwu nwo maphyir. Nya wọ osi anọng ad-aben bẹ́, "Ma, Saul kẹ obir ọttara k'ẹkaan ch'agbaak-ettem ch'Ibinọkpaabyi o?"