1 Samuel
21 Emegbe David va nunɔla Ahimelek gbɔ le Nob.+ Ahimelek vɔ̃ eye wòdo go va kpe David hebiae be: “Nu ka ŋuti wò ɖeka koe va, eye ame aɖeke mele ŋuwò o?”+ 2 David ɖo eŋu na nunɔla Ahimelek be: “Fia lae de gbe aɖe asi nam, eye wògblɔ nam be, ‘Ame aɖeke meganya naneke le nya si gbe mele dɔwòm ɖo kple gbe si mede asi na wò la ŋu o.’ Eye mewɔ ɖoɖo kple nye ɖekakpuiawo be míado go le teƒe aɖe. 3 Eya ta ne abolo atɔ̃ le asiwò la, ekema tsɔ wo nam, alo nu sia nu si nàkpɔ ko.” 4 Ke nunɔla la gblɔ na David be: “Abolo dzodzro aɖeke mele asinye o, gake abolo kɔkɔe+ ya li; ne ɖekakpuiawo mede nyɔnu gbɔ le ŋkeke siawo me o ko.”+ 5 David ɖo eŋu na nunɔla la be: “Wotsri nyɔnu na mí abe ale si wònɔ tsã esime meyi aʋa ene.+ Ne dɔdeasi dzro aɖe koe wònye ɣemaɣi evɔ ɖekakpuiawo ŋuti kɔ la, ɖe wo ŋuti makɔ egbe sia wu esi míeva dɔ tɔxɛ sia gbe oa!” 6 Ale nunɔla la tsɔ abolo kɔkɔe la nɛ,+ elabena abolo aɖeke mele afi ma o, negbe ŋkumeɖobolo si woɖe le Yehowa ŋkume be woatsɔ abolo yeye aɖo eteƒe le gbe si gbe woɖee ɖa la ko.
7 Ke Saul ƒe subɔviwo dometɔ ɖeka, si wosika ɖi le Yehowa ŋkume la, nɔ afi ma gbe ma gbe. Eŋkɔe nye Doeg,+ Edomtɔ+ la, eye wònye Saul ƒe lãkplɔlawo ƒe amegã.
8 Eye David gblɔ na Ahimelek be: “Akplɔ alo yi aɖeke mele gbɔwò afi sia oa? Nyemetsɔ nye yi alo nye aʋawɔnuwo ɖe asi o, elabena ehiã be woakpɔ fia ƒe nya la gbɔ kpata.” 9 Nunɔla la gblɔ be: “Filistitɔ Goliat,+ ame si nèwu le Ela Bali+ me la ƒe yi koe li, eyae nye esi ŋu wobla avɔ ɖo, le kɔmewu+ la megbe. Ne èbe yeatsɔe la, ekema tsɔe, elabena bubu aɖeke mele afi sia o.” Eye David gblɔ be: “Etɔgbi aɖeke meli o. Tsɔe nam.”
10 David dze mɔ gbe ma gbe henɔ sisim le Saul nu,+ eye mlɔeba wòva Gat-fia+ Akis gbɔ. 11 Eye Akis ƒe subɔviwo gblɔ nɛ be: “Menye David siae nye anyigba la ƒe fia oa? Alo menye eya ŋue woɖu ɣe le nɔ gbɔgblɔm be:
‘Saul wu ame akpewo,
David ya wu ame akpe ewowo’ oa?”+
12 Nya siawo ɖe fu na David ƒe dzi, ale be wòde asi Gat-fia Akis vɔvɔ̃ me ŋutɔ.+ 13 Eya ta edo tsu eɖokui+ le wo ŋkume henɔ aɖaʋanu wɔm le wo dome.* Eye wònɔ fli tem ɖe dugbo la ƒe ʋɔtruwo ŋu, eye ade nɔ tsyɔtsyɔm ɖe ge me nɛ. 14 Mlɔeba Akis gblɔ na eƒe subɔviwo be: “Esi miekpɔ be ame sia le aɖaʋanu wɔm ɖe, nu ka tae miekplɔe vɛ nam? 15 Alo aɖaʋatɔe le hiãyem hafi miekplɔe vɛ be wòava nɔ aɖaʋanu wɔm le gbɔnyea? Ðe wòle be ame sia nage ɖe nye aƒe mea?”