¹ David si djo le Najoth le Rama. Eva Jonatan gbɔ va biɔe bé: ŋde yi wa? Vodada ŋde ŋwa, nu bada ŋde do etɔ yi dji be ye wuŋ? ² Yonatan ɖo ŋtsi be gbeɖe! ŋda kuo kpɔɖa etɛnyi nuganɖe alo nu vitsukuiɖe etɔ nyɛ ŋde wɔnɔn ɖekpe ne ŋde toe nuŋo, ŋde tsi etɔ nyɛ la wla nyan yé doŋ ɖo? Ŋde le etexoe o. ³ David toni be etɔ nya be ŋde lɔnlɔn nu le dji nyɛ o, sususue nyi be: Yonatan ŋgbe nya yé o, ne ŋde nene o lɔ, ela va xa nu ganke le nya texo mea, ŋta yehowa agbegbe lɔ be, nyɛ kudo eku dome ŋde gbe didi o. ⁴ Yi ŋtsi a Yonatan do ŋgbe ne David be ŋde kpekpe tsi wo la biɔa na woe nɔn. ⁵ David to ne Yonatan be: esɔ yi danyi woetri yéyé a, yi nyɛda tɛnŋ agbe nuɖuɖu kudo efiɔ a lɔ. Vɔa na masi djo yi gbemɛ va sɛn ɖo ŋkeke tɔn a gbe yo woetrɔ gbɔ. ⁶ Nɛ etɔwo nya be nyɛŋde leo wa, hexɔn to ni be: David ɖe kuku nuŋ be maɖe mɔ ne yé nɛ yea yi yo djume Bethléhem ku susu be yea nɔn xome bliboa yo xoe sia xoe vɔsa texoe. ⁷ Nɛ to be: enyɔn, ŋse, kexɔn a axo dɔla ŋtsi fa, vɔa ne do dɔmezoe lɔ kexɔn a na nya be eɖo susu baɖa ɖo ŋtsi nyɛ. ⁸ Yiŋtsi a ŋde kuku: ve axo dɔla nu ɖoŋtsi a mia me vea mibla nu le Mawu yo ŋme, vɔa ne ŋwɔ nubaɖa ɖea, kexɔna woŋtɔ wuŋ. Ŋde tsi ela hian be na kplɔŋ ve lɔme ne tɔ: ⁹ Yonatan to ni be: gbeɖe: eyé ŋda va me o: ne ŋnya be etɔnye do ŋgbe kuɖo ŋtsi o lɔ, ɖe nyédotoe nɔn wo wa? ¹⁰ David biɔ Yonatan se be me meŋdeonu na se na se le be: etɔwo do dɔmezoe ɖo ŋtsi nye: ¹¹ Yonatan to ne David be: va mi to le gbea me, yi woame vea wo to le gbe a me. ¹² Yonatan to nɛ David be! Yohowa Israel yo Mawu yi nyi ne ŋdji nyan tɔnyɛ ŋtsi esɔ alo nyisɔ, yi kpɔ be yo xodome kɔ ɖo David ŋtsi, yi nyɛ ŋde dɔ amɛ ɖaɖa wova toe nɔnwo lɔ. ¹³ Kexɔna Yehowa nɛ. Sɔŋ wa nutsi dji a, nɛ sɔŋ wa nutsi djia, nɛ tɔnyɛ ɖo vɔnɖo ŋtsio kplikpan lɔ, kexɔna mava toe ɖo to me nɔn yi na fiɔn mɔ wolayi ŋtsi fafa me Yehowa la nɔn kuwo, sigbe le tsi nɔn ku tɔnyɛ san nɛnɛ. ¹⁴ Nɛ ŋgbe lagbe lɔ: kexɔna naɖe letsi Yehowa lɔn namɛ lɔ fiɔn kususu be nyɛŋgbe va ku o. ¹⁵ Nɛ Yehowa gbe tsrɔn David yo ketɔ ɖekpekpe tsan lɔ, ŋgbe na ŋgbe tsi wo do nɛ axoe do tɔnyɛ be: yeawɔ nyui ni lɔ nɛbu gbe ɖe o. ¹⁶ Ŋgbegblé nublabla tsi le Yontan kudo David yo xoeɛ lɔ dome o, Yehowa ŋtɔ ne biɔ hlɔn David yo ketɔwo. ¹⁷ Yonatan na David gbe kandan le lɔlɔn tsi ɖo ni lɔ dji, ɖoŋtsia elɔne sigbe ye ŋtɔ ɖokui nɛnɛ. ¹⁸ Yonatan to ni be: Esɔ yi danyi woetri yéyé yo ŋkéké nyui wola biɔ tanɔn le nuduxoe a, ɖoŋtsia axo texoe latsi gbalo. ¹⁹ Le ŋkéké tɔn a gbe lɔ, naɖe bla yi afitsi wobe ɖo san lɔ, yi nanɔn ekpe tsiwoe wosɔ li kɔn le xɔn lɔ yo ŋgbodome. ²⁰ Ŋle ehua ametɔn dagbe ɖaɖa kpe alɔ gbɔ, sigbe ŋɖe djidjiwɔ ŋle nɛnɛ. ²¹ Yo ŋgbododmɛa nadɔ ɖekadjɛvi ɖe ɖaɖo atoni be: Yi, nadi ehun a wo. Nɛ ŋto nɛ ɖekadjɛvi a be, kpɔ ɖa, ehuna wo le ŋgbodome nɔn. Fɔ wo va lɔ, kexɔna nato va ɖoŋtsia ŋtsiwo vo yi nubaɖa ɖekpekpe ŋdadjɔ ɖo djiwo. Yehowa lagbe. ²² Vɔa nɛ ŋto nɛ ɖekadjɛvia be: ehuna wo le ŋkɔ nɔn woa, kexɔn a na djo ɖoa Yehowa ŋtɔ ta mɔn nɔn. ²³ Kpɔɖa enyan tsi nyɛ kuwo mito egbɛ lɔ, Yehowa lanɔn nyɛkuwo dome tɛgbɛɛ. ²⁴ David vɛ be ɖo gbeame etsi woetri yeyea yo ŋkéké nyui alɔ va ɖoa, fiɔ Saul va nuɖuxoe a. ²⁵ Yi bɔbɔ nanyi texoe tsi nɔn nɔn edjidji a le eglia gbɔ. Yonatan tite, yi Abner nanyi ɖaxa nɛ Saul vɔa David yo texoe tsi gbalo. ²⁶ Ganke Saul ŋde to nyan ɖekpekpe gbexɔngbe o. Yo susu kpoe nyi be: ŋɖe djɔ ɖo David dji, yi woe be ŋtsi ŋde kɔ ni o, ɛ, ŋtsi ŋde kɔ ni o. ²⁷ Le woetri yéyéa yo ŋkegbe tsan David yo texoe tsi gbalo, yi Saul biɔ via Yonatan se be ŋde ŋtsi Isaivia ŋva nuɖukplɔa ŋtsi esɔ kudo egbɛ o? ²⁸ Yonatan ɖo ŋtsi nɛ Saul be: David biɔ mɔ be yeayi Bethlehem. ²⁹ Ebe: ŋɖe kuku ɖe mɔ nuŋ mayi axi xomea le vɔsa dji veveɖe so gbɔnyɛ be na nɔnɛ texoe, nɛ axi nu djɔdji tsutsu lɔ, kexɔna naŋ mɔ nɛ ma vɛ kpɔ xonyɛtɔwo yiŋtsi ŋdele kplɔn atsi kudo fiɔa lɔ. ³⁰ Saul dodɔmezɛ veveɖe ɖo via Yonatan ŋtsi, yi to ni be owo nyɔnu gblegble ŋtsi, yi to ni be owo nyɔnu gblegble djeagban yo vi! ɖe ŋnyan be wo tsian Isaivi lɔ bé: yea sɔdo kpɛn ɖokuiwo kudo nɔnwoa? ³¹ Eme ne kɔ nɔn be nɛ Isaivi a kpɔtɔ lagbea, woŋtɔ kudo axo fiɔduxoea ŋda like o, yiŋtsia dɔame ɖaɖa woavɛ kplɔeva nuŋ, ɖoa eɖo la ku godoo. ³² Yonatan biɔ tɔa se be: ŋde ŋtsi la ku ɖo, ŋde yi woa. ³³ Zeɖeka kpɔa Saul dahuna be yeawu Yonatan. Yonatan doe djesi zeɖeka be yetɔ ɖoe veveɖe be yeawu David. ³⁴ Yonatan da dɔmeze, tsite le kplɔn a ŋtsi numaɖuɖu, le ŋkeke nyui a yo ŋkegbe, ea ɖo ta nɛ David ɖoa tɔa doe ŋkpen. ³⁵ Le nukegbea Yonatan kplɔ ɖevi ɖe ɖasi yi gbeame afitsi woaku David wo ɖo be yewoa dogo lea. ³⁶ Eto nɛ ŋsuvia be: xudju na vɛ dji ehuna tsi dagbe ŋlea. Etsi ŋsuvia dasi djuxuxu mea, Yonatan da ehuana dada ŋkɔ ni. ³⁷ Etsi ŋsuvia vɛ ɖo afitsi Yonatan da huna vɛ djea, Yonatan daxua dadaɛ biɔ be: ɖe ehuna xɔn ŋdjidji le gbɔwo? ³⁸ Egbe daxua ke, nɛ sɔ, ɖe bla, ŋgbe tɔte ɖoxɔn, yi ŋsuvia xotɛ huna wo trɔ va axoetɔa gbɔ. ³⁹ Vɔ ŋsuvia ŋde nyan nutsie le djɔdjɔwɔ negbe Yonatan ku David kpoe nyan. ⁴⁰ Yonatan sɔ yo huawo na ɖevia toni be: trɔ nasɔ wo yi djua me. ⁴¹ Kaka ŋusuvia la djoa, David to so gɔnme gbedji, dota gun ni bɔbɔ zetɔn. Wo fan woa nonoewo yi wo fanvi ɖe nu nɛ woa nonoe wo, vɔa David ye fanvi wu. ⁴² Yonatan to ne David be: djoyi le ŋtsi fafa me ɖoa mia mevea mi kan dan le mia noewo le ŋme ne Yehowa be: Yehowa yo nublabla lanɔn nyɛku wo, axidjidji meviwo kudo tɔwoawo dome tɛgbɛɛ. David tsite dje mɔ yi Yonatan trɔ djo yi djuame.