Yehowa kɛɛ Samuel akɛ: ‘Yaa Yishai shĩa lɛ. Ebihii lɛ ateŋ mɔ kome baaye Saul sɛɛ akɛ Israel maŋtsɛ.’ No hewɔ lɛ, Samuel tee Yishai shĩa lɛ. Be ni ena Yishai binuu onukpa lɛ, ewie yɛ eyitsoŋ akɛ: ‘Efeɔ mi akɛ oblanyo nɛɛ ji mɔ ni Yehowa ehala lɛ.’ Shi Yehowa kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Dabi, jeee lɛ ni, ejaakɛ bɔ ni adesai naa mɔ ko lɛ, jeee nakai minaa lɛ. Mi lɛ, minaa bɔ ni mɔ lɛ ji diɛŋtsɛ diɛŋtsɛ.’

Yishai kɛ ebihii ekpaa krokomɛi batsɔɔ Samuel. Shi Samuel kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Yehowa halako amɛteŋ mɔ ko. Ani obihii lɛ fɛɛ nɛ?’ Yishai kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Dabi, eshwɛ David, ni ji naagbee mɔ lɛ. Eekwɛ mitoi lɛ.’ Be ni David ba lɛ, Yehowa kɛɛ Samuel akɛ: ‘Mɔ ni mihala lɛ nɛ!’ Samuel tsɔ fɔ krɛdɛɛ ko eshwie David yiteŋ. Efɔ lɛ mu akɛ mɔ ni baaye Israelbii lɛ anɔ maŋtsɛ wɔsɛɛ.

Be ko sɛɛ lɛ, Israelbii lɛ kɛ Filistibii lɛ yanɔ. Nuu ko ni atsɛɔ lɛ Goliat lɛ fata Filistibii lɛ asraafoi lɛ ahe. Nuu nɛɛ kwɔ ni eti. Daa gbi lɛ, ebaŋmɔɔ Israelbii lɛ, ni ebolɔɔ ekɛɔ amɛ akɛ: ‘Nyɛtsua mɔ ko ni ekɛ mi abanɔ. Kɛ́ eye minɔ kunim lɛ, wɔbaatsɔmɔ nyɛtsuji. Shi kɛ́ miye enɔ kunim lɛ, nyɛbaatsɔmɔ wɔtsuji.’

David nyɛmimɛi lɛ fata Israel asraafoi lɛ ahe. No hewɔ lɛ, David ba he ni asraafoi lɛ yɔɔ lɛ koni ekɛ niyenii abahã amɛ. Enu nɔ ni Goliat wie lɛ, ni ekɛɛ akɛ: ‘Mi kɛ lɛ baanɔ!’  Maŋtsɛ Saul kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Gbekɛ kɛkɛ ji bo.’ Shi David kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Yehowa baawa mi.’

Saul hã David etawuu nibii lɛ, shi David kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Minyɛŋ mikɛ nibii nɛɛ ayanɔ.’ David kɔ ekromia lɛ, ni ji ekpãa ni ekɛfɔ̃ɔ tɛi lɛ, ni etee faa ko naa. Ehala tɛi enumɔ ni he yɔɔ trotro yɛ faa lɛ naa ni ekɛwo ebaagi lɛ mli. Kɛkɛ ni ejo foi kɛtee he ni Goliat yɔɔ lɛ. Be ni Goliat na lɛ lɛ, ebolɔ ekɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Oblanyo fioo, bo lɛ ba miŋɔɔ, ni mikɛ bo baahã loofɔji lɛ kɛ jwɛiiaŋ kooloi lɛ koni amɛkpe bo.’ Shi David tsui efãaa. Lɛ hu ebolɔ ekɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Okɛ klante kɛ akpɔlɔ miiba minɔ, shi mi lɛ, miiba onɔ yɛ Yehowa gbɛ́i lɛ mli. Jeee wɔ okɛnɔɔ lɛ; Nyɔŋmɔ okɛnɔɔ lɛ. Mɛi ni yɔɔ biɛ lɛ fɛɛ baana akɛ, Yehowa he wa fe klante kɛ akpɔlɔ. Ebaahã wɔye nyɛ fɛɛ nyɛnɔ kunim.’

David kɛ tɛi lɛ ekome wo ekromia lɛ mli ni ekɛ ehewalɛ fɛɛ fɔ̃. Yehowa hã tɛ lɛ yatswa Goliat hiɛnaa. Kɛkɛ ni nuu ni kwɔ ni eti nɛɛ gbee shi ni egbo. Filistibii lɛ she gbeyei ni amɛjo foi. Ani okɛ ohiɛ fɔ̃ɔ Yehowa nɔ, tamɔ bɔ ni David fee lɛ?