1 Samuel 27:1-12

  • Filisti bi ɔmɛ kɛ Ziklag ma a ha David (1-12)

27  Se David de ngɛ e tsui mi ke: “Saul ma kpata ye hɛ mi ligbi kake. Nɔ́ nɛ hi pe kulaa nɛ e sa nɛ ma pee ji kaa ma tu fo kɛ ho Filisti bi ɔmɛ a zugba a nɔ ya; kɛkɛ ɔ, Saul kɔni mi maa wo nyu, nɛ e ma kpa mi hlami ngɛ Israel zugba kpɔ ɔ mi tsuo, nɛ ma tu fo kɛ je e dɛ.”  Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, David kɛ nyumuhi 600 nɛ a piɛɛ e he ɔ te si nɛ a ho Maok binyumu Akish, Gat matsɛ ɔ ngɔ ya.  David hi Akish ngɔ ngɛ Gat, e kɛ e nyumu ɔmɛ, nyumu fɛɛ nyumu kɛ e we mi bimɛ. David yi enyɔ ɔmɛ piɛɛ e he, mɛ ji Ahinoam nɛ e je Yezreel ɔ, kɛ Abigail, Karmel no ɔ, nɛ ji yo nɛ́ Nabal gbo je e he ɔ.  Benɛ a bɔ Saul amaniɛ ke David tu fo kɛ ho Gat ya a, e kpa lɛ hlami.  Kɛkɛ nɛ David de Akish ke: “Ke ye hɛ mi ba nyami ngɛ o hɛ mi ɔ, lɛɛ ha nɛ a ha mi he ko ngɛ ma nyafii ɔmɛ a kpɛti kake mi konɛ ma ya hi lejɛ ɔ. Mɛni he je nɛ e sa nɛ o sɔmɔlɔ ɔ kɛ mo nɛ hi matsɛ ma a mi?”  Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Akish ngɔ Ziklag kɛ ha lɛ jamɛ a ligbi ɔ. Enɛ ɔ he je nɛ Ziklag ba pee Yuda matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ a nɔ́ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ligbi nɛ ɔ nɛ.  Be* abɔ nɛ David kɛ hi Filisti bi ɔmɛ a ma nyafii ɔ mi ji jeha kake kɛ nyɔhiɔ eywiɛ.  David kɛ e nyumu ɔmɛ kuɔɔ kɛ ya tuaa Geshur bi ɔmɛ, Girzi bi ɔmɛ, kɛ Amalek bi ɔmɛ, ejakaa a ngɛ zugba nɛ je Telam hluu kɛ ya su Shur, kɛ kple kɛ ya su Egipt zugba a nɔ ɔ nɔ.  Ke David ya tua zugba a, e baa we nyumu ko aloo yo ko wami yi, se e ngɔɔ to kuuhi, nahi, tejihi, afukpɔngɔhi, kɛ tadehi, kɛkɛ lɔ ɔ se ɔ, e kpale kɛ ba Akish ngɔ. 10  Kɛkɛ Akish ma bi lɛ ke: “Mɛnɔmɛ o ya tua mwɔnɛ ɔ?” David haa heto ke: “I ya tua Yuda woyi je”* aloo “I ya tua Yerameel bi ɔmɛ a woyi je” aloo “I ya tua Ken bi ɔmɛ a woyi je.” 11  David baa we nyumu ko aloo yo ko wami yi kɛ bɛ Gat, ejakaa e deɔ ke: “Bɔ nɛ pee nɛ a ko ya de mɛ ngɛ wa he ke, ‘Nɔ́ nɛ David pee ji nɛ ɔ nɛ.’” (Be tsuo nɛ e kɛ hi Filisti bi ɔmɛ a ma nyafii ɔ mi ɔ, enɛ ɔ ji nɔ́ nɛ e peeɔ.) 12  Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, Akish he David ye, nɛ e de e he ke: ‘Atsinyɛ jemi ko be he kaa e we bi nɛ ji Israel bi ɔmɛ ná e he ninyɛ,* lɔ ɔ he ɔ, e maa pee ye sɔmɔlɔ daa.’

Sisi Ningmahi

Ngɛ Hebri gbi mi ɔ, “Ligbihi.”
Aloo “Negeb.”
Ngɛ Hebri gbi mi ɔ, “e he je fu wo e we bi nɛ ji Israel bi ɔmɛ.”