1 Sifi kaane yi siga Sɔli fɛma Gibeya yi, e a fala a xa, e naxa, “Dawuda luxunxi Xakila geyaan fari, Yesimon yɛtagi.” 2 Sɔli yi kiraan suxu siga Sifi tonbonni alogo a xa Dawuda fen e nun Isirayila sofa yɛbaxi wuli saxan. 3 A yi a gali malandeni tɔn kiraan dɛxɔn Xakila geyaan fari, Yesimon yɛtagi. Dawuda yi dɔxi tonbonni. A to a kolon a Sɔli bata fa a fɔxɔ ra, 4 a yi tegerenne rasiga alogo e xa Sɔli a feene rakɔrɔsi. Ne yi a kolon a Sɔli bata so. 5 Nayi, Dawuda yi keli, a siga Sɔli a gali malandeni. A yi a to Sɔli yi saxi dɛnaxan yi, e nun Abineri, Neri a dii xɛmɛna, a gali xunna. Sɔli yi xima gali malanden tagini, ganla yi a rabilinni.

6 Dawuda yi maxɔdinna ti, a a fala Xiti kaana Aximeleki nun Abisayi, Seruyaa dii xɛmɛna, Yowaba tada xa, a naxa, “Nde fɛ n fɔxɔ ra han Sɔli a gali malandeni?” Abisayi yi a yabi, a naxa, “N tan fɛ i fɔxɔ ra.” 7 Kɔɛɛn na, Dawuda nun Abisayi yi siga gali malandeni. E yi Sɔli li saxi, a xima, a tanban sɔtixi bɔxɔni a xun sade ra. Abineri nun sofane yi xima a rabilinni. 8 Abisayi yi a fala Dawuda xa, a naxa, “To, Ala bata i yaxun so i yii. A lu n xa a sɔxɔn, n na a rakankan bɔxɔni n ma tanban yɛ keden peen na. N mi sinɲɛ firin.” 9 Koni Dawuda yi a fala Abisayi xa, a naxa, “I nama a faxa. Nde nɔɛ Alatalaa muxu sugandixin faxɛ, a mi yulubi tongo?” 10 Dawuda yi a fala, a naxa, “N bata n kɔlɔ habadan Alatala yi. Alatala yɛtɛɛn nan a faxama, a siimayaan yi dan, a faxa na kiini hanma a a faxa yɛngɛni. 11 Koni Alatala xa n natanga a muxu sugandixin faxa feen ma. A tanban gbansanna tongo a xun sade ra e nun min ige sa sena. En siga.” 12 Dawuda yi tanban nun ige sa seen tongo Sɔli xun sade ra, e siga. Muxu yo mi a to, hanma a fena nde kolon. Muxu yo mi xulun, birin yi xima, bayo Alatala bata yi xixɔli gbeen nagodo e ma.

13 Dawuda yi dangu bode fɔxɔn na, a ti geya xuntagi yire makuyeni, e tagi kuya ki faɲi. 14 Dawuda yi ganla nun Abineri xili, Neri a diina, a naxa, “Abineri, i mi n yabɛ ba?” Abineri yi yabin ti, a naxa, “Nde i tan na, i tan naxan sɔnxɔma mangan xilideni?” 15 Dawuda yi a fala Abineri xa, a naxa, “Xɛmɛ mi i ra ba? I ɲɔxɔn mi na Isirayila yi. Nayi, nanfera i mi mangan kantanma, i kanna? Muxuna nde bata fa mangan faxadeni, i kanna. 16 I naxan ligaxi ito ra a mi fan. N bata n kɔlɔ habadan Alatala yi, i lan i xa faxa, ɛ to mi ɛ kanna kantanxi, Alatalaa muxu sugandixina. A mato iki, mangana a tanban nun a ige sa seen minɛn yi, naxanye yi a xun sade ra?”

17 Sɔli yi Dawuda xuiin kolon, a yi a fala, a naxa, “Dawuda, n ma diina, n ni i tan nan xui mɛma ba?” Dawuda yi a yabi, a naxa, “N tan nan yati a ra mangana, n kanna. 18 Nanfera n kanna biraxi a walikɛɛn fɔxɔ ra? N nanse ligaxi, fe ɲaxin mundun n kɛwanle yi? 19 Mangana, n kanna, yandi i ya walikɛna a falane ramɛ. Xa Alatala nan i radinma n xili ma, a xa tin saraxan na. Koni xa muxune na a ra, e xa danga Alatala yɛtagi, bayo e n kedima to, e n masiga Alatalaa bɔxɔn na, e naxa, ‘Sa ala xɔɲɛne batu.’ 20 Koni n tan, n mi waxi faxa feni yireni naxan makuya Alatala batuden na. Isirayila mangan bata siga yɛngɛni bɔxɔ yi kunla dɔrɔnna a fe ra, alo ganban fenɲɛ kii naxan yi burunna ra.” 21 Sɔli yi a fala, a naxa, “N bata yulubin tongo. N ma dii Dawuda, i mɔn xa xɛtɛ. N mi fa fe ɲaxin ligama i ra, bayo i n niin natanga to. N bata a liga alo xaxilitarena yati! N bata tantan gbeen ti.” 22 Dawuda yi yabin ti, a naxa, “Mangana a tanban ni i ra. I ya banxulanna keden xa fa a tongo. 23 Alatala muxun birin ma tinxinyaan nun tɔgɔndiyaan saren fima. To, Alatala i so nɛn n yii, koni n mi tin Alatalaa muxu sugandixin faxa feen ma. 24 Bayo to, n bata i niin yatɛ, Alatala xa n niin yatɛ, a n xunba tɔrɔn birin ma.” 25 Sɔli yi a fala Dawuda xa, a naxa, “Ala xa i baraka, n ma dii Dawuda. I fe gbeene ligama nɛn, i nɔɔn sɔtɔma nɛn yati!” Dawuda yi siga a danna, Sɔli fan yi xɛtɛ a konni.