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Saa'oola asaynne Daawita Asay daro wodiyaa oletteeddino; Daawite olan min minniide biyaa wode, Saa'oola Asay daaburi daaburi beedda. 
Kebroone kataman Daawitaw naanay yeletteeddino; Iziraa'eeliyaa Ahino'aama yeleedda bayira na'ay Aminoona; 
K'armmeloosiyaa Naabaala am"ata Abigaala yeleedda na'ay Kil"aabi laa'entsuwaa; Gashuura Kaatiyaa Talmmaaya naatta Maa'ika yeleedda Abeseeloomi heezzentsuwaa. 
Oyddentsuu Haggiiti na'aa Adooniyaa; ichcheshentsu Abiis'aali na'aa Shafaas'iyaa. 
Usuppuntsuu Daawita machchatti Egili na'aa Yitira'aama; ha naanay ubbay Kebroonan Daawitaw yeletteeddino. 
Saa'oola asaananne Daawita asaana olettiyaa wode, Abaneeri Saa'oola asatuwaa giddon min minniide beedda. 
Saa'oolaw Aata naatta Ris'ifo geetettiyaa itti garadatta de'aw; Iyaabustte Abaneera, «Ta aawuwaa garadattinna ayaw ak'aadii?» yaagiide oochcheedda. 
Abaneeri Aa haasayan darssi yilotiide Yaabustta, «Taana neeni Yihudaa kanaa huup'e gaaddiyye? Hachche taani ne aawuwaa Saa'oolaw, Aa ishatoonne Aa dabbotoo lo"aad; taani neena Daawita kushiyan aatsaade immabeykke. Shin ha"i neeni taana ha mishiratti gaasuwaan mootaadda! 
Saa'oola zariyaappe kawutetsaa wotsi akkiide, Daanappe biide Berssaabeha gakkanaw, Israa'eeliyaa bollanne Yihudaa bolla, Daawita kawutetsaa essanaw Med'inaa Goday c'aak'k'i wotseedda ha yewuwaa taani ootsana d'ayooppe, s'oossay Abaneera guufantso» yaageedda. 
Iyaabustte Abaneeraw yayyeedda diraw, hara k'aalaa k'aattibeenna. 
Abaneeri Kebroonan de'iyaa Daawitekko, «Biittay oossee? Neeni taananna k'aalaa c'aak'uwaa c'aak'k'a; Israa'eeliyaa Asay ubbay neekko simmanaadan taani neena maaddana» yaagiide kiitaa yeddeedda. 
Daawite, «Lo"o! Taani neenana k'aalaa c'aak'uwaa wotsana. Shin taani neena ittibaa oochchay; neeni taana be'anaw yiyaa wode, Saa'oola naatto Miikaalo taw akkenan yooppa» yaageedda. 
Hewaappe guyyiyaan, Daawite Saa'oola na'aa Iyaabusettuwaakko kiittiide, «S'eetu Piliss's'eematuwaa k'aaratuwaa c'ilooshaade akkeedda ta machchatto Miikaalo taw imma» yaageedda. 
Iyaabustte kiitaa yeddiide, I asinaa Laawisha na'aa Pals's'i'eelappe wotsi akkiide ahiseedda. 
I asinay Baahuriima katamaa gakkanaw yeekkiide I geeduwaa kaalleedda; Abaneeri Aa, «Guyye simmaade soo ba» yaageedda; bitanii guyye simmiide beedda. 
Abaneeri Israa'eeliyaa c'imatuwaakko biide, hawaadan yaageedda; «Daawite hinttenttu bolla kaatetana mala, daro wodiyaa amotteeddita; 
ane hekko ha"i polite! Ayaw gooppe, Med'inaa Goday, ‹Ta asaa Israa'eeliyaa, taani Piliss's'eema asatuwaa kushiyaappenne unttunttu morkkiyaa ubbatuwaa kushiyaappe ta k'oomaa Daawita baggana ashshana› geeddawaa hassayite» yaageedda. 
Abaneeri Biiniyaama zaretoo dumma haasayeedda; hewaappe guyyiyaan, Israa'eeliyaa asaynne Biiniyaama Asay ubbay ootsanaw koyowaa ubbabaa Daawitaw odanaw Kebroone katamaa beedda. 
Abaneeri barenana laatamu asatuwaa akkiide, Kebroone katamaa biina, Daawite aasinne Aa asaw imotaa makkeedda. 
Hewaappe guyyiyaan Abaneeri Daawita, «Unttunttu neenana k'aalaa c'aak'uwaa c'aak'k'etanaaddaaninne ne wozanay amottiyaa ubbaa mooddanaadan, taani baade Israa'eeliyaa asaa ubbaa kaatiyaw ta godaw shiishshay» yaageedda; Daawite Abaneera moyzziide saro yeddeedda. 
He wode Daawita asaynne Iyoo'aabe olaappe darobaa omoodiide simmeeddino; shin Abaneeri Kebroone kataman Daawitana de'enna; ayaw gooppe, Daawite yeddina I saro beedda. 
Iyoo'aabinne aanana de'iyaa olanchchatuu gakkiyaa wode, Asay Iyoo'aaba, «Neera na'aa Abaneeri kaatiyaa Daawitakko yiina, kaatii Aa yeddina, I saro beedda» yaagiide odeedda. 
Hewaa diraw, Iyoo'aabe kaatiyaakko biide, «Waanaaddii! Abaneeri neekko yiina, ayaw saro yeddaad? Hekko I beedda! 
Neera na'ay Abaneeri neena c'immanaw, neeni geliyaasaanne kesiyaa sa'aa be'anawunne neeni ootsiyaa ubbabaa eranaw yeedda» yaageedda. 
Iyoo'aabe Daawita sintsaappe kesiide, Abaneera geeduwaa kiitaa yeddeedda; unttunttu Aa Siira haatsaa ollaa miyaappe guyye zaareeddino; shin Daawite ha yewuwaa erenna. 
Abaneeri Kebroone katamaa guyye simmiide yeedda wode, Iyoo'aabe aanana dumma haasayanawaadan dirssaa penggiyaa Aa afeedda; bare ishaa Asaaheela suutsaa achchanaw Abaneera uluwaa c'addeedda; Abaneeri he sa'aan hayk'k'eedda. 
Daawite ha yewuwaa siseeddawaappe guyyiyaan, «Taaninne ta kawutetsay Neera na'aa Abaneera suutsan Med'inaa Godaa sintsan med'inawukka ooshettokko. 
Aa suutsay Iyoo'aabanne Aa aawuwaa soo asaa ubbaa oochcho; ashuwaa bolla madutsay de'iyaa asay, woy galbbay loytsi sakkiyaa asay, woy wobbiyaa asay, woy mashshaan hayk'k'iyaa asay, woy koshshateedda Asay Iyoo'aaba zariyaan ubbakka d'ayoppo!» yaageedda. 
Hewaadan ootsiide, Gabaa'oona kataman keseedda olan barenttu ishaa Asaaheela Abaneeri wod'eedda diraw, Iyoo'aabinne Aa ishaa Abishaayi Abaneera wod'eeddino. 
Daawite Iyoo'aabanne aanana de'iyaa asaa ubbaa, «Hinttenttu mayuwaa peed'ite; maak'iyaa mayyite; Abaneera shanchchamaa sintsan hamettiidde yeekkite» yaageedda. Kaatii Daawite shanchchamaa kaalliide beedda. 
Abaneeri Kebroonan moogetteedda; kaatii bare k'aalaa d'ok'k'isiide duufuwaan yeekkeedda; Asay ubbaykka yeekkeedda. 
Kaatii Abaneeraw, «Abaneeri eeyaa asaadan hayk'k'anaw bessii? 
Aa kushii k'ashetti beenna; Aa gediikka sanssalatan k'ashetti beenna. Asay iita asatuwaa kushiyan hayk'k'iyaawaadan I hayk'k'eedda» yaagiide zilaaleedda. Asay ubbay Abaneeraw zaaretsiidekka yeekkeedda. 
Sa'ay poo'o de'ishshin, Daawite ukitsaa maanaadan shoobbanaw Asay ubbay aakko yeedda; shin Daawite, «Awa ayfii wullennan de'ishshin, ukitsaa woy harabaa barenana be'ooppe, S'oossay taana wod'o» yaagiide c'aak'k'eedda. 
Kaatii ootseeddawaa Asay ubbay be'iide nashetteedda; tumukka kaatii ootseedda ubbabay asaa ubbaa nashechcheedda. 
Hewaa diraw, he gallassi Daawita Asay ubbaynne Israa'eeliyaa Asay ubbay kaatii Neera na'aa Abaneera wod'isibeennawaa akeekeeddino. 
Kaatii bare k'oomatuwaa hawaadan yaageedda; «Israa'eeliyaa biittan wolk'k'aama asaynne kaappuu hayk'k'eeddawaa hinttenttu akeekikitee? 
Taani oketteedda kaatiyaa gidooppenne, hachche taw miyyii pac'c'eedda. Hawanttu S'aruuyi naanay taw minneeddino; iitaa ootseeddawanttoo Med'inaa Goday unttunttu oosuwaadan zaaro» yaageedda. 
