1 Samuel 29:1-11

  • Filisti bi ɔmɛ he we David yi (1-11)

29  Filisti bi ɔmɛ bua a ta buli ɔmɛ tsuo a nya ngɛ Afek, be mi nɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ ya to si ngɛ nyu hɛngmɛ ko nɛ ngɛ Yezreel ɔ kasa nya.  Nɛ Filisti ma nɔ yeli ɔmɛ kɛ a ta buli nɛ a to a nya lafalafahi kɛ akpeakpehi ɔ ba ngɛ bee, nɛ David kɛ e nyumu ɔmɛ kɛ Akish ngɛ nyɛɛe kɛ ma ngɛ a se.  Se Filisti ma nikɔtɔma amɛ de ke: “Mɛni he je nɛ Hebri bi nɛ ɔmɛ ngɛ hiɛ ɔ?” Akish ha Filisti ma nikɔtɔma amɛ heto ke: “David ji nɛ ɔ nɛ, e ji Israel Matsɛ Saul sɔmɔlɔ, jeha kake aloo nɔ́ nɛ pe jã ji nɛ ɔ nɛ e kɛ mi ngɛ. Kɛ je ligbi nɛ e tu fo kɛ ba ye ngɔ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ, i nɛ tɔmi ko ngɛ e he.”  Se Filisti ma nikɔtɔma amɛ a mi mi fu lɛ, nɛ a de lɛ ke: “Ha nɛ nyumu ɔ nɛ kpale kɛ ho. Ha nɛ e kpale kɛ ho he nɛ o ha lɛ ke e hi ɔ ya. Ko ha nɛ e kɛ wɔ nɛ kple kɛ ya ta a, konɛ e ko ya plɛ kɛ wo wɔ ngɛ ta a mi. Ejakaa mɛni o susu kaa nyumu nɛ ɔ maa pee konɛ e hɛ mi nɛ ba nyami ngɛ e nyɔmtsɛ ɔ hɛ mi pe wa nyumu ɔmɛ a yi nɛ e kɛ ma ya ha lɛ?  Anɛ pi David nɛ ɔ he nɛ́ a la nɛ a do, nɛ a de ngɛ ke: ‘Saul gbe nihi akpehi,Nɛ David gbe nihi akpe nyɔngmahi’ ɔ lo?”  Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, Akish tsɛ David nɛ e de lɛ ke: “Be abɔ nɛ Yehowa ngɛ nɛ ɔ, dalɔ ji mo, nɛ kaa o piɛɛ ye tabo ɔ he kɛ ya gba ta a, jinɛ i ko suɔ, ejakaa kɛ je ligbi ɔ nɛ o ba ye ngɔ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ, i nɛ tɔmi ko ngɛ o he. Se ma nɔ yeli ɔmɛ a yi mi tɛ̃ mɛ ngɛ o he.  Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, moo kpale kɛ ho ngɛ tue mi jɔmi mi, nɛ koo pee nɔ́ ko nɛ Filisti ma nɔ yeli ɔmɛ a bua be he jɔe.”  Se David bi Akish ke: “Mɛni he je, mɛni i pee? Kɛ je ligbi ɔ nɛ i ba o ngɔ kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ, mɛni tɔmi o na ngɛ o sɔmɔlɔ ɔ he? Mɛni he je nɛ e sɛ nɛ ma piɛɛ o he konɛ waa kɛ ye nyɔmtsɛ matsɛ ɔ he nyɛli ɔmɛ nɛ ya hwu ta a?”  Akish ha David heto ke: “Imi lɛɛ i naa mo kaa o hi kaa Mawu bɔfo. Se Filisti ma nikɔtɔma amɛ de ke, ‘Ko ha nɛ e kɛ wɔ nɛ kuɔ kɛ ya ta a.’ 10  Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, o kɛ o nyɔmtsɛ ɔ sɔmɔli ɔmɛ nɛ a kɛ mo ba a nɛ te si mɔtu mla; nyɛɛ te si nɛ nyɛɛ je mɔtu mla, ke je mi tsɔ pɛ.” 11  Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, David kɛ e nyumu ɔmɛ te si mɔtu mla, nɛ a kpale a se kɛ ho Filisti bi ɔmɛ a zugba a nɔ ya, nɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ kuɔ kɛ ho Yezreel ya.

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