Samuyɛli Singena.
27.
Dawuda yi a miri, a naxa, “Lɔxɔna nde Sɔli n faxama nɛn. A lan n xa n gi, n siga Filisitine yamanani. Nayi, Sɔli mi n sagatanɲɛ Isirayila bɔxɔn birin yi, n mɔn yi n ba a yii.” 
Dawuda yi keli, e nun a fɔxɔrabira kɛmɛ senninna, a siga Akisi konni, Mawoki a dii xɛmɛna, Gati mangana. 
E birin yi dɔxɔ Gati yi, Akisi fɛma. Birin nun a denbayaan nan yi a ra. Dawudaa ɲaxalan firinne fan yi a fɛma, Axinowami Yɛsɛreli kaana, e nun Abigayili, Karemele kaana, Nabali a kaɲa gilɛna. 
Sɔli to a mɛ a Dawuda bata sa a gi Gati yi, a yi ba fenɲɛ. 
Dawuda yi a fala Akisi xa, a naxa, “Xa n nafan i ma, yirena nde xa so n yii banxidɛna nde ra, n dɔxɛ dɛnaxan yi. Amasɔtɔ nanfera i ya walikɛɛn dɔxɛ i fɛma manga taani?” 
Na lɔxɔn yɛtɛni, Akisi yi Sikilaga so a yii. Nanara, han to Sikilaga findixi Yuda mangane gbeen na. 
Dawuda yi lu Filisitine yamanani ɲɛɛ keden kike naanin. 
Dawuda nun a fɔxɔrabirane yi yɛngɛn nakeli Gesuri kaane xili ma, e nun Girisi kaane nun Amalɛkine. Amasɔtɔ, ne siyane yi dɔxi na bɔxɔni Suru binni siga han Misiran yi xabu waxati xunkuye. 
Dawuda yi fuma na yamanana nde ma nɛn, ɲaxanla nun xɛmɛna, a mi sese lu a nii ra. A yi yɛxɛɛne nun ɲingene nun sofanle nun ɲɔgɔmɛne nun dugine tongoma, a mɔn yi xɛtɛ Akisi fɛma. 
Akisi yi a maxɔdinma, a naxa, “Ɛ yɛngɛn nakelixi nde xili ma to?” Dawuda yi a yabi, a naxa, “Yuda bɔxɔn yiifari fɔxɔn xili ma” hanma “Yerameeline bɔxɔn yiifari fɔxɔn xili ma,” hanma “Kenine bɔxɔn yiifari fɔxɔn xili ma.” 
Xɛmɛn nun ɲaxanla, Dawuda mi yi sese luma a nii ra, naxan nɔɛ fɛ Gati yi, bayo a yi a mirixi, a naxa, “E nɔɛ feene falɛ nxu xili ma nɛn, e a falɛ, ‘Dawuda a liga ikiini.’ ” A yi a ligama na kii nin a waxatin naxan birin ti Filisitine yamanani. 
Nanara, Akisi yi laxi Dawuda ra han! Bayo a yi a mirixi nɛn, a naxa, “Dawuda bata Isirayila kaane raxɔlɔ han! Nayi, a findima nɛn n ma walikɛɛn na habadan!” 
