FILISTIBII lɛ ba ni amɛkɛ Israel abawu ta ekoŋŋ. David nyɛmimɛi hii onukpai etɛ fata Saul asraafoi lɛ ahe agbɛnɛ. No hewɔ lɛ, gbi ko lɛ Ishai kɛɛ David akɛ: ‘Ŋɔɔ mamu kɛ aboloo akwaabɔi fioo ko ni okɛyaha onyɛmimɛi lɛ. Ni okwɛ bɔ ni amɛ yɔɔ.’

Beni David shɛ tawuu he lɛ, etee ta lɛ naa koni eyatao enyɛmimɛi hii lɛ. Ni Filistinyo obalaŋ Goliat je kpo koni ebaye Israelbii lɛ ahe fɛo. Nɛkɛ ji bɔ ni efeɔ daa leebi kɛ gbɛkɛ gbii 40 sɔŋŋ nɛ. Ebolɔɔ waa akɛ: ‘Nyɛhalaa nyɛteŋ nuu kome ni ekɛ mi abawua. Kɛ eye kunim ni egbe mi lɛ, no lɛ wɔbaatsɔmɔ nyɛ nyɔji. Shi kɛ miye kunim ni migbe lɛ lɛ, nyɛbaatsɔmɔ wɔ nyɔji. Nyɛhalaa nuu kɛjɛa nyɛteŋ ni ekɛ mi abanɔ ni wɔkwɛ.’

David bi asraafoi lɛ ekomɛi akɛ: ‘Mɛni aaafee aha mɔ ni aaagbe Filistinyo nɛɛ ni eeejie ahorabɔɔ nɛɛ yɛ Israel nɔ lɛ?’

Asraafonyo lɛ here nɔ akɛ: ‘Saul baaha lɛ nii babaoo. Ni ekɛ lɛ diɛŋtsɛ ebiyoo lɛ baaha lɛ akɛ eŋa.’

Shi Israelbii lɛ fɛɛ miishe Goliat gbeyei, ejaakɛ eda waa diɛŋtsɛ. Ekwɔ fe ninetalɔi 9 (aaafee mitai 3), ni eyɛ asraafonyo kroko ni hiɛɔ etsɛŋ ehaa lɛ.

Asraafoi lɛ ekomɛi tee ni amɛyakɛɛ Maŋtsɛ Saul akɛ David miitao ni ekɛ Goliat awu. Shi Saul kɛɛ David akɛ: ‘Onyɛŋ okɛ Filistinyo nɛɛ awu. Gbekɛ kɛkɛ jio, ni lɛ lɛ tawulɔ ji lɛ kɛjɛ egbekɛbiiashi tɔ̃ɔ.’ Ni David ha hetoo akɛ: ‘Oshishibrishi kɛ jata ni bamɔ mitsɛ tooi lɛ, migbe amɛ. Ni nɛkɛ Filistinyo nɛɛ baatsɔ tamɔ amɛteŋ mɔ kome. Yehowa baaye abua mi.’ No hewɔ lɛ Saul kɛɛ akɛ: ‘Yaa, ni Yehowa kɛo aya.’

Ni David tee faa ko naa ni eyahala fɔbitɛi enumɔ ni ekɛwo ekotoku lɛ mli. Ni ekɔ ekromia lɛ ehiɛ edɛŋ, ni eyi mli ní ekɛ obalaŋ lɛ ayakpe. Beni Goliat na lɛ lɛ, ebuuu lɛ. Esusu akɛ ewaŋ kwraa kɛha lɛ akɛ eeegbe David.

Goliat kɛɛ akɛ: ‘Bo lɛ ba, ni maŋɔ oheloo maha ŋwɛi loofɔji kɛ ŋa nɔ kooloi ni amɛye.’ Shi David kɛɛ akɛ: ‘Bo lɛ ooba miŋɔɔ kɛ klante, kɛ akpɔlɔ kɛ tsɛŋ, shi mi lɛ miiba oŋɔɔ yɛ Yehowa Zebaot gbɛi amli. Ŋmɛnɛ gbi nɛɛ Yehowa aaajieo awo midɛŋ, ni magbeo.’

Kɛkɛ ni David jo foi kɛbɛŋkɛ Goliat. Ni ekɔ fɔbitɛi lɛ ekome kɛjɛ ekotoku lɛ mli, ni ekɛwo ekromia lɛ mli, ni ekɛ ehewalɛ fɛɛ fɔ̃. Fɔbitɛ lɛ tee trɔmɔɔ kɛyatswa Goliat hiɛnaa, ni egbee shi ni egbo! Beni Filistibii lɛ na akɛ amɛ tatsɛ lɛ egbee shi lɛ, amɛ fɛɛ amɛtsɔ amɛhe ni amɛjo foi. Ni Israelbii lɛ jo foi kɛnyiɛ amɛsɛɛ ni amɛye amɛnɔ kunim yɛ ta lɛ mli.