Saul Pɛ sɛ Okum Dawid
Yonatan dwodwo n'agya bo pɛnkoro, na ɛtra hɔ kosi peaw a edi hɔ. Mikal fa mpoma mu sian Dawid, na ɔde ohoni to ne mpa so de nya bere. Saul abɔfo hyia yɛn Agya Honhom mpɛn pii na wɔhyɛ nkɔm sen sɛ wɔbɛkyere no, na afei Saul nso yɛ saa ara.
19 1Saul ka kyerɛɛ ne ba Yonatan ne ne nkoa nyinaa sɛ wonkum Dawid. Nanso na Saul ba Yonatan ani gye Dawid ho yiye. 2Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Mʼagya Saul pɛ sɛ okum wo, enti hwɛ wo ho yiye anɔpa no; kɔtena baabi a ahintaw na obiara nhu wo. 3Mɛfi adi akogyina mʼagya nkyɛn wɔ afuw a wowɔ mu no mu, na mɛka wo ho asɛm akyerɛ mʼagya; afei biribiara a mɛte no, mɛka akyerɛ wo.”
4Yonatan kaa Dawid ho asɛm pa kyerɛɛ nʼagya Saul, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔhene yɛ bɔne tia ne somfo Dawid, efisɛ ɔnyɛɛ wo bɔne biara. Mmom, nneɛma a wayɛ no aboa wo yiye. 5Ɔde ne nkwa too hɔ kum Filistini no, na yɛn Agya de nkonim kɛse maa Israel nyinaa. Wuhui, na wʼani gyei. Adɛn nti na wopɛ sɛ woyɛ bɔne tia mogya a ɛho nni fɔ, na wokum Dawid kwa?”
6Saul tiee Yonatan, na ɔkaa ntam se, “Sɛ yɛn Agya te ase yi, wɔrenkum Dawid.”
7Yonatan frɛɛ Dawid ka saa nsɛm yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ no, na afei ɔde no baa Saul nkyɛn, na Dawid somee no sɛ kan no.
8Ɔko sii bio. Dawid kɔko tiaa Filistifo no, kunkum wɔn bebree, na woguan fii nʼanim.
9Nanso honhom bɔne bi a efi yɛn Agya nkyɛn baa Saul so bere a ɔte ne fie a ne pea wɔ ne nsam, na Dawid rebɔ sankuo. 10Saul pɛɛ sɛ ɔde ne pea wɔ Dawid hyɛ ɔfasu mu, nanso Dawid twee ne ho, na pea no wɔɔ ɔfasu no mu. Dawid guanee dwanee anadwo no. 11Saul somaa nnipa sɛ wɔnkɔwɛn Dawid fie na wɔnkum no ahemadakye. Dawid yere Mikal bɔɔ no kɔkɔ se, “Sɛ wonguan anadwo yi a, ɔkyena anɔpa wobɛwu.” 12Enti Mikal faa Dawid too fam faa mpoma mu, na oguan dwanee. 13Afei Mikal faa ohoni a ɛwɔ fie no de too mpa no so, de abirekyi nhwi kuntu too ne ti ase, na ɔde ntama kataa so. 14Bere a Saul somaa abɔfo sɛ wɔnkɔkyere Dawid no, Mikal kae se, “Ɔyare.”
15Enti Saul somaa abɔfo no bio sɛ wɔnkɔhwɛ Dawid, na ɔkae se, “Momfa no ne mpa no mmrɛ me na menkum no.” 16Bere a abɔfo no kɔɔ mu no, na ohoni no da mpa no so, na abirekyi nhwi kuntu wɔ ne ti ase.
17Saul ka kyerɛɛ Mikal se, “Adɛn nti na woadaadaa me saa, na woama me tamfo aguan?” Mikal ka kyerɛɛ Saul se, “Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Ma menkɔ; adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ mekum wo?’”
18Dawid guan dwanee, kɔɔ Samuel nkyɛn wɔ Rama, na ɔkaa nea Saul ayɛ no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no. Afei ɔne Samuel kɔtenaa Naiot. 19Wɔka kyerɛɛ Saul se, “Dawid wɔ Naiot wɔ Rama.” 20Saul somaa abɔfo sɛ wɔnkɔkyere Dawid. Nanso bere a wohuu adiyifo kuw no sɛ wɔrehyɛ nkɔm, na Samuel gyina hɔ sɛ wɔn panyin no, yɛn Agya Honhom baa Saul abɔfo no so, na wɔn nso hyɛɛ nkɔm. 21Wɔka kyerɛɛ Saul; ɔsomaa abɔfo foforo, na wɔn nso hyɛɛ nkɔm. Saul somaa abɔfo bio, ne mprɛ a ɛtɔ so abiɛsa, na wɔn nso hyɛɛ nkɔm. 22Awiei koraa no, Saul ankasa kɔɔ Rama, koduu abura kɛse a ɛwɔ Seku no ho. Obisae se, “Ɛhe na Samuel ne Dawid wɔ?” Obi kae se, “Wɔwɔ Naiot wɔ Rama.”
23Ɔkɔɔ Naiot wɔ Rama, nanso yɛn Agya Honhom baa ne nso so, na ɔnantewee rehyɛ nkɔm kosii sɛ oduu Naiot wɔ Rama. 24Ɔno nso yii ne ntade, hyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Samuel anim, na ɔdaa adagyaw da no ne anadwo no nyinaa. Ɛno nti na nnipa ka se, “Saul nso ka adiyifo no ho anaa?”
