Samɩyɛɛlɩ takayaɣ kajalaɣ ñɩŋga 22:1-23
22 Nɛ Daviid kʋyɩnɩ peeɖe+ nɛ ewolo ɛmɛlɩ Adulam ɛwaɣ pɔʋ taa.+ Ɛ-ɖalaa nɛ ɛ-caa ɖɩɣa taa mba tɩŋa nɩ-tʋ lɛ, pakʋyɩ nɛ petii ɛ-cɔlɔ peeɖe.
2 Nɛ mba payɩ paawɛ kʋñɔŋ taa, nɛ mba paawɛnɩ kɩma, nɛ mba paawɛ ɛsɩñɩŋɩyɛ taa* yɔ, powolo pekpeɣlini-i nɛ ɛpɩsɩ pe-wiyaʋ. Ɛyaa mba paawɛ ɛ-cɔlɔ yɔ, paakpɛndɩ ɛyaa ɛzɩ 400 mbʋ yɔ.
3 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Daviid kʋyɩ peeɖe nɛ ɛɖɛɛ ewolo Mizpee, Mowaabʋ taa, nɛ eheyi Mowaabʋ wiyaʋ+ se: «Mentendi-ŋ, yele nɛ man-caa nɛ mon-ɖoo pacaɣ ñɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mantɩlɩ mbʋ Ɛsɔ kaɣ-m labʋ yɔ.»
4 Nɛ eyebi-wɛ nɛ Mowaabʋ wiyaʋ, nɛ pacaɣ ɛlɛ cɔlɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ payɩ Daviid kaawɛ ɖɩjɔzɩyɛ taa yɔ.+
5 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, nayʋ Gaadɩ+ heyi Daviid se: «Taacaɣ ɖɩjɔzɩyɛ taa. Kʋyɩ peeɖe nɛ ŋwolo Yuuda ɛjaɖɛ taa.»+ Nɛ Daviid kʋyɩ nɛ ewolo Herɛtɩ laʋ tɛɛ.
6 Sɔɔlɩ nɩɩ se pana Daviid nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa. Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ Sɔɔlɩ kaacaɣ Gibeyaa,+ tamaris tɩʋ tɛɛ lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ taa, ɛɖɔkɩ ɛ-kɩgbɛzɛŋ e-nesi taa, nɛ ɛ-lɩmɖʋyaa tɩŋa sɩŋ nɛ pɔcɔɔ-ɩ nɛ pata.
7 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ heyi ɛ-lɩmɖʋyaa mba paasɩŋaa nɛ pɔcɔɔ-ɩ nɛ pata yɔ se: «Mentendi-mɩ, iwelisi, Bɛnjamɛɛ ñɩma mɩ. Ɛzɩ Yesee pɩyalʋ+ ɖɔɖɔ kaɣ mɩ-tɩŋa haʋ hayɩm nɛ viiñi hayɩm yaa we? Ɛzɩ ɛkaɣ mɩ-tɩŋa lɩzʋʋ se ɩkɛ kudokiŋ ñʋndɩnaa nɛ mɩnɩŋ ñʋndɩnaa yaa we?+
8 Mɩ-tɩŋa ɩkpɛyɩ mɔn-tɔm! Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ man-pɩyalʋ maɣmaɣ ɖʋ ɛgbɛyɛ nɛ Yesee pɩyalʋ yɔ,+ mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ tiheyi-m! Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ tɩnɩɩ men-siziŋ nɛ ɛkɔɔ eheyi-m se man-pɩyalʋ maɣmaɣ seɣti ma-maɣmaɣ ma-lɩmɖʋyʋ se ɛñɩbɩ-m kpaca, ɛzɩ pɩwɛʋ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ.»
9 Nɛ Edom tʋ Dowɛɛgɩ+ weyi ɛɛsɩŋ peeɖe, nɛ ɛɛkɛ Sɔɔlɩ lɩmɖʋyaa ñʋʋdʋ yɔ, ecosi se:+ «Mana Yesee pɩyalʋ, ɛkɔm Noob, Ahitub+ pɩyalʋ Ahimelɛɛkɩ cɔlɔ.
10 Nɛ Ahimelɛɛkɩ pɔzɩ se ɛtɩlɩ Yehowa lɩmaɣza nɛ eheyi-i nɛ ɛha-ɩ tɔɔnasɩ. Halɩ ɛcɛlɩ-ɩ ɖɔɖɔ Filistii tʋ Gooliyaatɩ laɣɖɛ.»+
11 Kpaagbaa mbʋ lɛ, wiyaʋ tiyi se pɔkɔnɩ-ɩ Ahitub pɩyalʋ cɔjɔ Ahimelɛɛkɩ nɛ ɛ-caa ɖɩɣa taa cɔjɔnaa kpeekpe mba paawɛ Noob yɔ. Nɛ pa-tɩŋa pɔkɔɔ wiyaʋ cɔlɔ.
12 Nɛ Sɔɔlɩ yɔɔdɩ se: «Mentendi-ŋ, welisi, Ahitub pɩyalʋ!» Nɛ ɛlɛ cosi se: «Menɖiɣni welisuu, man-kɩbaɣlʋ.»
13 Sɔɔlɩ heyi-i se: «Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ña nɛ Yesee pɩyalʋ ɩkpɛyɩ mɔn-tɔm, nɛ ŋha-ɩ kpɔnɔ nɛ laɣɖɛ nɛ ŋpɔzɩ se ŋtɩlɩ Ɛsɔ lɩmaɣza nɛ ŋheyi-i? Ɛkaɖɩɣnɩ-m nɛ ɛñɩkɩ-m kpacanaa, ɛzɩ pɩwɛʋ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ.»
14 Peeɖe Ahimelɛɛkɩ cosi wiyaʋ se: «Anɩ pataɣ liu* ña-lɩmɖʋyaa tɩŋa taa nɛ pɩtalɩ Daviid?+ Ɛkɛ wiyaʋ ɛtɩ+ nɛ ñɔ-yɔɔ kandɩyaa ñʋʋdʋ nɛ weyi paɖʋʋ-ɩ hɩɖɛ ña-ɖɩɣa taa yɔ.+
15 Ɛzɩ sɔnɔ mancalɩ pɔzʋʋ Ɛsɔ lɩmaɣza nɛ meheyi-i?+ Tɔm ndʋ ŋwɛɛ nɛ ŋyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ, taamaɣzɩ-tʋ kaaʋ mɔ-yɔɔ! Wiyaʋ ɛtaakpaɣ tɔm nɛ ɛsʋʋ ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ ñʋʋ taa nɛ man-caa ɖɩɣa kpeekpe ñʋʋ taa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ña-lɩmɖʋyʋ ɛɛsɩŋ tɔm tʋnɛ tɩ-taa paa kʋɖʋmtʋ yɔɔ.»+
16 Ɛlɛ wiyaʋ yɔɔdɩ se: «Ahimelɛɛkɩ, paa pɩɩkpawa nɛ pitii yɔ ŋkaɣ sɩbʋ,+ ña nɛ ña-caa ɖɩɣa kpeekpe.»+
17 Peeɖe wiyaʋ heyi ɛ-yɔɔ kandɩyaa* mba pasɩŋaa nɛ pɔcɔɔ-ɩ nɛ pata yɔ se: «Ɩkɛzɩ mɩ-tɩ nɛ ɩkʋ Yehowa cɔjɔnaa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɛwɛ Daviid hɔɔlʋʋ yɔɔ! Panawa se ɛwɛɛ nɛ eseɣ ɛlɛ patiheyi-m!» Ɛlɛ wiyaʋ lɩmɖʋyaa taasɔɔlɩ se pakpazɩ pe-nesi Yehowa cɔjɔnaa yɔɔ nɛ pakʋ-wɛ.
18 Nɛ wiyaʋ heyi Dowɛɛgɩ+ se: «Kɛzɩ ña-tɩ nɛ ŋkʋ cɔjɔnaa!» Kpaagbaa mbʋ lɛ, Edom tʋ+ Dowɛɛgɩ wolo nɛ ɛkʋ cɔjɔnaa ɛ-maɣmaɣ. Ɛkʋ evemiye nɖɩ ɖi-wiye ɛyaa 85 mba posu efoodɩ ŋgʋ palʋnɩ pɩsatʋ fɛlɛ fɛlɛ ñɩndʋ yɔ.+
19 Ɛkpaɣ laɣɖɛ nɛ eyooni ɖɔɖɔ Noob,+ cɔjɔnaa tɛtʋ; ɛkʋnɩ laɣɖɛ abalaa nɛ halaa, piya nɛ nɔkɔyʋʋ taa piya, naŋ, kpaŋasɩ, nɛ heŋ.
20 Ɛlɛ Ahitub pɩyalʋ Ahimelɛɛkɩ pɩyalʋ kʋɖʋm tʋlɩ, ɛ-hɩɖɛ lɛ Abiyaataarɩ,+ nɛ ese nɛ ewolo se ɛtɩŋ Daviid wayɩ.
21 Abiyaataarɩ heyi Daviid se: «Sɔɔlɩ kʋ Yehowa cɔjɔnaa.»
22 Peeɖe Daviid heyi Abiyaataarɩ se: «Evemiye nɖɩ ɖi-wiye, ɛzɩma Edom tʋ Dowɛɛgɩ kaawɛ peeɖe yɔ, maasɩm mbʋ+ se, paa pɩɩlabɩ ɛzɩma ɛkaɣ-tʋ heyuu Sɔɔlɩ. Ɛyaa mba payɩ* pakʋ ña-caa ɖɩɣa taa yɔ, mɔn-cɔlɔ pɩlɩnaa.
23 Caɣ mɔn-cɔlɔ. Sɔɔndʋ ɛtaakpa-ŋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ weyi ɛñɩnɩɣ se ɛlɩzɩ ñe-wezuu* yɔ, me-wezuu* ɛñɩnɩɣ se ɛlɩzɩ; mankandɩyɩɣ ñɔ-yɔɔ.»+
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