1 K'ogbe kw'Saul ikk'ọpa, Devid okwuna za ch'ikk'egbong orima okema anọng p'Amalẹk. Oninga ny'Ziklag k'iwu ifa. 2 Ny'ewu ch'ettong ittaan, ojinọng wanẹ z'ẹkpa ch'Saul okwu nya ttara ekpo py'ikk'ẹyaaka z'ifor maphyir, ọmaana ebunọ z'eso. K'ose kw'opyirẹ nya ch'Devid oning, otto ny'ititika s'Devid k'ekpikpobha-maana.

3 Devid ọbọbh-ẹ bẹ́, "Men kw'afon akwu ma?" Ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Kaam nrọbh-ọrọbh nnaanga z'ibhinga-byi s'Israẹl e."

4 Devid ọbọbh bẹ́, "Tek-m, bọng-odik wọ oyinẹ?"

Ojinọng nwo ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Asoja pamina kk'arọbha z'egbong e, asaabhada nkk'apa. Saul ọmaana nnwa kwẹ Jonatan nkk'abira apa e."

5 Devid ọbọbh ojinọngnwa nwo bẹ́, "Asi yen azonga bẹ́, Saul ọmaana nnwa kwẹ Jonatan nkk'apa?"

6 Ojinọngnwa nwo ọpọhna bẹ́, "Odik nwo oyinẹ ọvẹma k'ogbe kw'nning z'egbe ch'Gilboa, nze Saul ch'ophe ny'ọkkangkkang kwẹ; ijaar s'nnyanya id-itọr, ayaar-nnyanya s'aPhilistiya nkk'ẹ abira anyọma. 7 Nọbhakẹ nnam oze-m, oyer-m. Mpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, ‘Kirẹ kaam ma.’

8 "Ọbọbh-m bẹ́, ‘Kọ anyi wọ?’

"Kaam mpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, ‘Kaam mfon Amalẹk.’

9 "Obir oben-m bẹ́, ‘Be nyọm-m ma, afhọ-m, kirẹ kaam n'nning k'obo k'mbọhk ma, okenaka, ntim nning akpen ka.’

10 "Kaam o, mbe nnyọm-ẹ, mfhẹ-ẹ, okurọ bẹ́, nze k'odik ọkkọkka bẹ́, ch'ikk'ọtta nya, ọdọk mọ̀naanga. Minna kw'ntọk ivaarkpo s'ọfọr ny'eso, ọmaana ọbaangachigimẹ kw'oke z'ẹbọhkdọngọ, nchena kọ ọvaarnọng kwaam ma e."

11 Nya o, Devid ọmaana ajinọng maphyir p'aning nya amaan-ẹ, mabọka ekpo py'mafọr ny'ifor, mayaakẹ. 12 Minna kw'maning k'oforpyibha, mabira abhom amọng, mayima okwo maa, opyirẹ k'ẹsọhka, mabhom obo kw'Saul omaana nnwa kwẹ Jonatan, ọttara kw'anọng p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ọttara anọng p'Israẹl, okurọ ch'anọng atim ọkkangkkang afhọ bẹ.

13 Devid okwu ọbọbh ojinọngnwa nwo kw'ochen-ẹ ẹkkaabha ndo bẹ́, "Kọ afon memma?"

Ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Kaam nde nnwa kw'okikennọng; mfon Amalẹk."

14 Devid ọbọbh-ẹ bẹ́, "Osi yen kw'ina kọ ojor bẹ́, atinẹ ọbọhk kwọ afhọ ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ikk'ana obyenga k'eso?"

15 Nya o, Devid oyerẹ ojinọng wanẹ kwẹ, oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Zọhng fhọ ọnọng nwo!" Minna kw'obin, obin-ẹ ọttọhk, ọfhẹ-ẹ. 16 Devid oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Izẹ sọ m'ibhakẹ ikpẹk-ọ! Kọ kk'ẹmma chọ atima apyibh ifor sọ aponga, ch'abenẹ bẹ́, ‘Kaam kk'ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ikk'ana obyenga k'eso mfha.’ "

17 Minna kw'Devid otim eforo nda obhom Saul, ọmaana Jonatan. 18 Ọnang ẹfa bẹ́, màkpebhẹ anọng p'Juda eforo nda ch'oyuk ch'makkẹrẹ z'nnwẹr kw'Jasha bẹ́:

19 "O Israẹl, abarada pọ ape ayima z'agbeso.

Kirẹ ose kw'afa-nọng atto e!

20 "M'odik nwa z'Gat kàgbaak o,

nz'adenkpaarẹ p'Ashkẹlọn kàbira agbaak o.

Ina minna ode, aminava p'aPhilistiya m'adaam nttem,

aminava p'anọng p'atim-mkpatọr mm'abir alobh-olobh e.

21 "Bọnga agbe p'Gilboa,

tte abibira, wanẹma ẹrọng, ening bọnga epyirẹ,

tte iwonọ sabọnga ining ọdọk achimọma p'nnanga iwọmọ.

Kirẹ nya wọ kw'malukọ agbongtekgba p'afa-nọng,

ogbongtegba kw'Saul oworọ ana p'ofok.

22 "Oyuk kw'Jonatan kk'ọzẹ f'anọng okibha,

ọkkangkkang kw'Saul kk'afa-nọng ọfha maa, obeng-ẹ.

23 K'ogbe kw'uwa Saul ọmaana Jonatan marukọ akpen,

madaakẹ anọng idik, mabir ade affura p'ayok.

Maa pyirẹ k'obo, m'ayok kabhaangẹ.

Wa magwengẹ ayọhnga etingẹ,

mayena ẹfa ayọhnga nche.

24 "O bọnga aminava p'Israẹl, màbhom Saul

kw'ọd-ọfọra bọnga ọbara f'okorọ izizẹ,

kw'otim gol odoka ẹnya chabọnga.

25 "Kirẹ ose kw'afa-nọng atto k'egbong e!

Jonatan ope oyima k'agbe pọ.

26 Agbaanakka kwaam Jonatan, kaam mbhom-ọ k'amọng.

Wa kọ akpẹ-m k'ettem.

Ọdaakẹ kw'uwa ayen amaan-m ọbarẹ mawuriji,

ọdaakẹ nwo ọyọhng kw'panọng.

27 "Kirẹ ose kw'afa-nọng atto e!

Egbongkpo ekibhẹ kibung-kibungọ!"