1 Masẹ wa Devid kk'idik ọkpaakha phyibh ọttạra Saul, Jonatan o, n'ọtạk Devid masẹ oyodikkobh-ttem kwẹ, Devid n'ọdaakh-ẹ oche kw'ifor sẹ idaakhẹ. 2 Tạma ma iwu njọ, Devid n'urukhu Saul abẹ, Saul dạk nóchera bẹ́ Devid ọbhạna k'otte k'ọchọhm. 3 Wa Jonatan ọtạk echekha ọttạra Devid ukwuru idạdaakha s'ọkhaam Devid abẹ. 4 Ma wọ Jonatan ọwạr ọnọhma-wuram kw'oge k'ifor, ọttạra ẹnya ẹdwạkh-ọdwạk, ọttạra ọkkangkkang-kkro kwẹ, ọttạra uyuk, ọttạra udikhikpa kwẹ ọnạng Devid.

5 Wa Devid n'usi fidede f'Saul ọtọhm-ẹ k'eden ọkkachẹ, osenga ma, Saul usi-ẹ odecho kw'akpongnạng. Wa udik ngwọ orebhi anạng phyibh ettem, oseng k'atọhmnạng p'Saul.

6 Masẹ akpongnạng mbọ n'akwuna s'Devid kk'okkemkpa kw'aPhilistiya ọfha, ipanạng abin k'ifhon phyi-phyibh s'ining k'Israẹl, atima ọkkọhna ọttạra utubha, ọttạra mmạng s'ottennebh, ọttạra achakha, ọttạra agaang-gaang akhebha ọvaar Saul. 7 Masẹ abẹ n'atubh o, abẹ n'akkọhn aben bẹ́,

"Saul kk'nnọhna sẹ ọfha,

Devid ọbạra ọfhọ nnọhna ibhikh-asong sẹ."

8 Wa Saul ọdwạkh-ẹ ukwuru ẹmạng njọ ch'ipanạng akkọhnọ, ọbẹ́, "Abẹ kk'Devid atọhnga ọttạra nnọhna ibhikh-asong sẹ, abẹ akhenka atọhnga amma ọttạra nnọhna mạnkkeni. N'urikhi ẹvaar chaam ch'm'okkera ọtạkha!" 9 Tạma ma okpe ngwọ, Saul ọkhaama ottemma ottena Devid.

10 Masẹ iwu echobh ma, ọkpaakpa-tạma kw'ubin k'Ubinọkpaabyi inwa Saul k'ẹfa, ọtạma idik fhuru-fhuru kpạkpaak k'akhẹ k'ọchọhm. Ma okpe ngwọ, Devid n'ukhir ọgaang-gang kwẹ oche kw'n'ukhir kanạma. 11 Wa Saul ọbhạrẹ ọkhọhn mvọ, oben k'ettem bẹ́, "M'nkhum Devid mmaana k'udimokpon." Okhenkha, Devid ọnnaang ọkhọhn mvọ nden mfa.

12 Saul wa ọkhaam ojora f'Devid, ukwuru bẹ wa Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi kk'Saul ọbọhk uttia, okhenka uninga Devid abẹ. 13 Ma wọ Saul ukhubhu Devid k'akhẹ k'ọchọhm, n'usi-ẹ odecho kw'akpongnạng p'ayongu nnọhna mfa ukuma arạbh jobh. Wa Devid n'utima akpongnạng mbọ eden, abẹ ata mkpong akwuna. 14 Ọttọhk fidede f'uwa Devid usi n'ujibh-ujibh ọnạng-ẹ, ukwuru s'uwa Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi uning abẹ. 15 Masẹ wa Saul ose bẹ́ fidede f'Devid usi n'ujibh-ujibh ọnạng-ẹ, wa Saul ọkhaam ojora f'Devid. 16 Okhenkha, wa Devid ọdaakhẹ anạng p'Israẹl ọttạra aJuda phyibh idik, ukwuru s'uwa n'utima akpongnạng ọtta mkpong ukwuna.

17 Ma wọ, Saul obeni Devid bẹ́, "Kkeri Mẹrab kw'ode ocheden-nwa k'apanạngva paam ma. Amma m'ntạkh-ẹ nnạng-ọ k'ọbada. Udik ubungukwẹ kw'm'asi ode bẹ́, m'ade urim-ekpong kwaam kw'ọbạr ettem, abạra arima mkpong s'Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi." Saul wa ọkkẹ k'ettem chẹ bẹ́, "Ọbọhk kwaam mạ́ntima mfhẹ-ẹ. Tte aPhilistiya asi ngwọ!"

18 Oche ngwọ gwọ Devid ubhin Saul bẹ́, "Amma nde anẹ, ẹchọhmfhạr ch'otte kwaam oseng efonamma ch'otte kwaam ede mbạng k'Israẹl, kw'm'nsenga akwẹ nde ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnạng o?" 19 Ma o, okpe kw'n'ukpir bẹ́ abẹ atạkha Mẹrab kw'ode nnwa kw'Saul anạng Devid k'ọbada o, abẹ n'atạkh-ẹ anạng oJipnạng kw'okpen Adriyẹl kw'ubin Mẹhola, k'ọbada.

20 Wa ọkwanạng-nwa kw'Saul kw'okpen Mikal, ọkhaam Devid abẹ ididaakha. Masẹ Saul ọbhaang kwẹ, ettem erebh-ẹ. 21 Saul ukwu ọkkẹ bẹ́, "Amma m'nnạng-ẹ Mikal bẹ, ọtạkh-ẹ k'ọbada, ọfha nsenga ma nno ọmma nchokh-ẹ, k'oche kw'aPhilistiya m'asenga ma, avạkh-ẹ." Saul oben Devid bẹ́, "Mantọhmma, kk'ọbhaang ọdwạkh-ọdwạk akhaama bẹ́, ade ọnyẹ kwaam."

22 Ma wọ Saul obeni atọhmnạng pẹ bẹ́, "Abạnga asọng ata akpaak Devid bẹ́, ‘Kker e, akhaangka adaak ọvaar Saul ọttạra atọhmnạng pẹ idik mororo; khenka chera bẹ́, m'ade ọnyẹ kw'Saul.’ "

23 Wa abẹ ata akpaak Devid oche kw'Saul kk'bẹ ọtọhna bẹ́ abẹ akpaakh-ẹ. Okhenkha, Devid ọpọhna bẹ́, "Abạnga akkẹ bẹ, ode ọvava-dik bẹ́, ọnạng ode ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnạng? Ukpukpora masẹ akhaam, anẹ wọ osong-m?"

24 Okpe kw'atọhmnạng p'Saul akpaakh-ẹ oche kw'Devid kk'bẹ ọkpaakha, 25 Saul ọpọhna bẹ́, "Aben Devid bẹ́, ‘Ọvaarnạng imina-rạkha ẹdwạkh-ọdwạk nórora e, oyonga mkpatwạr arạbh asen s'aPhilistiya, ọfha utima utwuk idik s'awawunanạng pẹ kk-ẹ asia.’ " Nttọhna s'Saul ide bẹ́, Devid m'osenga ma otto k'mbọhk s'aPhilistiya abẹ afhẹ-ẹ.

26 Masẹ atọhmnạng p'Saul atạk idik nnọ akpaak Devid o, ettem erebh-ẹ sạsạkhẹ sạng bẹ́ ẹma n'abạra ode ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnạng. Brasẹ okpe n'ukpir kw'Saul uge-ẹ, 27 Devid ọttạra akpongnạng pẹ abina ata afhọ aPhilistiya arạbh jobh, utima mkpatwạr sabẹ phyibh okkena ọvaarnạng, ọfha osenga ma ode ọnyẹ kw'ọvaarnạng. Ma wọ Saul ọtạk nnwa kwẹ Mikal ọnạng Devid k'ọbada.

28 Masẹ Saul ukwu utin bẹ́, Ọvaar Ubinọkpaabyi uning Devid abẹ, ọttạra bẹ́ Devid ọdaakhẹ nnwa kwẹ Mikal, ọdaak, 29 Saul o, Devid n'udiẹ-ẹ ojor-ojora, n'uwunu Devid k'akpen pẹ phyibh.

30 Wa adecho p'akpongnạng p'aPhilistiya afon ororo ata ekpong, okhenka, okpe kwidede kw'abẹ ata, Devid n'ọkhaama ọyọhbh ọtạm ọyọhnga attọhmnạng p'Saul, Devid osenga ma uyin eche.