Yie a Dawid yɛɛ Saulo
1 Na Saulo sane firii Filistifoɔ akyi baeɛ no, wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, Dawid wɔ En-gedi serɛ so.
2 Ɛnna Saulo faa mmarima mpensa a wɔayi wɔn afiri Israel nyinaa mu, na ɔkɔɔ sɛ ɔrekɔhwehwɛ Dawid ne ne nnipa no Nkakragya Abotan soɔ.
3 Na ɔduruu nnwammuo a ɛwɔ ɛkwan no soɔ no ho; na ɔbodan bi wɔ hɔ, na Saulo hyɛnee mu sɛ ɔrekɔgya ne nan. Na Dawid ne ne nnipa nso tete ɔbodan no mu nohoa.
4 Na Dawid nnipa no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, da a AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ: Hwɛ, mede wo tamfo bɛhyɛ wo nsa, na woayɛ no sɛdeɛ ɛyɛ wɔ w’ani soɔ, no nie. Ɛnna Dawid sɔre wiawiaa ne ho kɔtwaa Saulo batakari ano.
5 Na ɛno akyiri no, Dawid akoma bɔɔ no paripari sɛ watwa Saulo atadeɛ ano.
6 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nnipa no sɛ: AWURADE mma no mpare me sɛ mɛyɛ me wura a AWURADE asra no no adeɛ a ɛte sɛɛ, sɛ mɛtene me nsa maka no, ɛfiri sɛ deɛ AWURADE asra no ne no.
7 Na Dawid de nsɛm yi bɔɔ ne nnipa no pem, na wampene amma wɔansɔre antia Saulo. Na Saulo sɔre firii ɔbodan no mu sii ne kwan so.
8 Na ɛno akyiri no, Dawid nso sɔre firii ɔbodan no mu firii adi, na ɔhyɛɛ Saulo mmɔn sɛ: Me wura, ɔhene! Na Saulo hwɛɛ n’akyiri no, Dawid bɔɔ ne tiri ase na ɔkotoe;
9 na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Saulo sɛ: Adɛn nti na wotie nnipa nsɛm a wɔkeka sɛ: Hwɛ, Dawid pɛ wo bɔne, no?
10 Hwɛ, ɛnnɛ da yi w’ani ahunu sɛdeɛ AWURADE de wo hyɛɛ me nsa nnɛ ɔbodan no mu; na wɔkaa sɛ menku wo, na medodoo wo ho, na mese: Merentene me nsa menka me wura, ɛfiri sɛ deɛ AWURADE asra no ne no.
11 Nso, m’agya, ampa ara, hwɛ sɛ wo batakari ano kura me nsam. Na ɛnam sɛ matwa wo batakari ano na manku woɔ yi, hunu na hwɛ sɛ bɔne anaa mmarato bi nni me nsam; na menyɛɛ wo bɔne biara, nso wo deɛ, worepɛ me aku me.
12 AWURADE mmu me ne wo ntam atɛn, na AWURADE nnye m’aweretɔdeɛ wo nsam. Na me nsa deɛ, ɛrenka wo.
13 Sɛdeɛ tete bɛ no ka no “Abɔnefoɔ so na bɔne fire”, na me nsa deɛ, ɛrenka wo.
14 Hwan akyi na Israel hene atu die yi? Hwan na woreti no yi? Ɔkraman funu akyi, ɔkraman dwie baako akyi.
15 Na AWURADE nyɛ ɔtemmufoɔ, na ɔmmu me ne wo ntam atɛn, na ɔnhunu na ɔnni m’asɛm mma me, na ɔmmu me atɛn nyi me wo nsam.
16 Na Dawid kaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ Saulo wieeɛ no, Saulo kaa sɛ: Wo nne nie, me ba Dawid? Na Saulo maa ne nne so suiɛ.
17 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Wotene kyɛne me, ɛfiri sɛ wode papa atua me ka, na me deɛ, mede bɔne matua wo ka.
18 Na woakyerɛ me nnɛ sɛ wo ne me adi no yie, sɛ AWURADE de me hyɛɛ wo nsa na woanku me.
19 Na sɛ obi to ne tamfo a, ɔbɛma no de ne ho sɔnn akɔ anaa? Enti AWURADE ntua wo ka pa nhyɛ deɛ woayɛ me nnɛ yi ananmu.
20 Na afei, hwɛ, menim sɛ wobɛdi hene, na Israel ahennie bɛtim wɔ wo nsam;
21 na afei ka me AWURADE ntam sɛ worentwa m’asefoɔ a wɔbɛdi m’akyire ngu, na worempepa me din mfiri m’agya fie.
22 Na Dawid kaa Saulo ntam no. Na Saulo sii mu kɔɔ fie; na Dawid ne ne nnipa no foro kɔɔ bepɔ so atenaeɛ no mu.