Sãmwɛll sebr a yiib-n-soaba 2:1-32
2 Rẽ poore, a Davɩɩd soka a Zeova+ yaa: “M segd n tɩ zĩnda Zida soolmã tẽng a yembrẽ bɩ?” T’a Zeova leok-a tɩ n-ye. A Davɩɩd leb n sokame: “Yɛ la m segd n kẽnge?” T’a yeel t’a kẽng Ebrõ.+
2 Dẽ, a Davɩɩd kẽnga Ebrõ ne a pagb a yiibã: Yaa Zizreyɛll pag a Ayinowam,+ ne a Abigayɩll+ sẽn yaa Karmell rao a Naball pʋg-kõorã.
3 A Davɩɩd peega rap nins sẽn da be ne-a wã me+ ne b zagsã rãmba, tɩ b tɩ zĩnd tẽns nins sẽn gũbg Ebrõ wã pʋsẽ.
4 Zida buudã nebã waa beenẽ n yãk a Davɩɩd t’a lebg b rĩma.+
A Davɩɩd wʋmame tɩ yaa Zabɛs-galaad nebã n mum a Sayulli.
5 Dẽ, a tʋma neb tɩ b tɩ yeel Zabɛs-galaad nebã yaa: “Bɩ a Zeova ning yãmb barka, bala yãmb maana y zu-soab a Sayull neer n mum-a.+
6 Bɩ a Zeova maan yãmb neer la a maan sɩd ne yãmba. Ma-me na n maana yãmb neere, yãmb sẽn maan bõn-kãnga wã yĩnga.+
7 Masã, keng-y y mens la y tall raoodo, bala yãmb zu-soab a Sayull kiime, tɩ Zida buudã neb yãk maam tɩ m lebg b rĩma.”
8 La a Neer biig a Abneer+ sẽn yaa a Sayull tãb-biisã naabã ra rɩka a Sayull biig a Is-bosɛt+ n dʋʋg kʋɩlgã n kẽng Mahanayim,+
9 n tɩ kɩt t’a lebg rĩm n na n soog Galaade,+ Asʋʋr nebã, Zizreyɛlle,+ Efrayim,+ Bẽnzame la Israyɛll tõrã.
10 A Sayull biig a Is-bosɛt sẽn wa n lebg Israyɛll rĩmã t’a tara yʋʋm pis-naase, la a rɩɩ naam yʋʋm a yiibu. La Zida buudã nebã yẽ ra bee ne a Davɩɩde.+
11 A Davɩɩd zĩnda Ebrõ n yɩ Zida buudã rĩm n maan yʋʋm a yopoe la kiis a yoobe.+
12 A Neer biig a Abneer ne a Is-bosɛt rapã wa n yii Mahanayim+ n kẽng Gabawõ.+
13 A Seruya+ biig a Zowaab+ ne a Davɩɩd rapã me yiime, la b tɩ sega taab Gabawõ bãkẽ wã. Bãmb da bee bãkã kɩreng a ye, t’a Abneer ne a rapã be bãkã kɩreng a to wã.
14 A Abneer wa n yeela a Zowaab yaa: “D kɩt tɩ kom-bɩɩsã yik n zab taab* tõnd taoore.” T’a Zowaab yeele: “B yiki!”
15 Dẽ, kom-bɩɩsã yikame n kolg tɩ b yãk neb piig la a yiib Bẽnzame buudã ne a Sayull biig a Is-bosɛt nebã sʋka, la b yãk neb piig la a yiib me a Davɩɩd rapã sʋka, tɩ b na n zabe.
16 B gãda taab zutu, tɩ ned kam fãa kõs a to lʋgr ne a sʋʋg tɩ b naag taab n lʋɩ n ki. Dẽ, b boola zĩ-kãng sẽn be Gabawõ wã tɩ Hɛlkat-azurim.*
17 Zabrã sẽn pʋglã yɩɩ toog wʋsg baraare, la a Davɩɩd rapã wa n baas n tõoga a Abneer ne Israyɛll nebã.
18 A Seruya kom-dibli a tãabã+ ra bee be. Yaa a Zowaabe,+ a Abisayi+ la a Asayɛlle.+ A Asayɛll ra zoeta ne tʋʋlem wa yãk sẽn tʋʋl to-to weoogẽ wã.
19 A Asayɛll ra rigda a Abneere, n pa bʋdgd goabg wall rɩtg ye.
20 A Abneer sẽn wẽnemd n yã a Asayɛllã, a sokame yaa: “Yaa foom bɩ, Asayɛlle?” T’a leoke: “N-ye. Yaa maam.”
21 Dẽ, a Abneer yeel-a lame yaa: “Bʋdg goabg bɩ rɩtg n yõk bi-bɩɩg a ye, n deeg fo sẽn dat fãa.” La a Asayɛll ra pa rat n bas a Abneer digb ye.
22 A Abneer leb n yeela a Asayɛll yaa: “Bas m digb tɩ m da wa kʋ-f ye! Mam sã n kʋ foo, m na n maana wãn n tõog n zẽk m neng n ges f ba-biig a Zowaabe?”
23 La a Asayɛll tõdgame t’a kõn lebg ye. Dẽ, a Abneer kõsa a pʋgã ne kãndã sɛɛga,+ tɩ sãag n yi a poorẽ wã t’a lʋɩ be n ki. Ned sã n da ta a Asayɛll sẽn lʋɩ zĩig ning n ki wã, a ra yalsdame.
24 Woto, a Zowaab ne a Abisayi zoe n pʋgla a Abneere. Wĩntoogã sẽn wa n lʋɩtẽ wã tɩ b taa Amma tãngã sẽn tees Giya, sor ning sẽn dabd Gabawõ we-raoogẽ wã zugu.
25 Bẽnzame buudã neb tigma taab a Abneer poorẽ. Bãmb sũu taab n tɩ yals tãng zugu.
26 Dẽ, a Abneer boola a Zowaab n yeel yaa: “Sʋʋgã na n kʋʋdame n pa yalsdẽ la? Fo pa mi tɩ baasgã na n yɩɩ toog bala? Na n yaa n kaoosa wakat a wãn tɩ fo yaool n yeel nin-buiidã tɩ b bas b ba-biisã rigbu?”
27 Rẽ la a Zowaab yeel-yã: “Mam wẽenda ne Wẽnnaam sɩd-sɩdã sẽn vɩ wã tɩ fo sã n da pa gome, nin-buiidã ra na n kell n diga b ba-biisã hal tɩ beoogã vẽege.”
28 A Zowaab peeba baorgã, la a nebã basa Israyɛll nebã rigbu, tɩ zabrã sa.
29 A Abneer ne a nebã pasga Araba wã+ yʋn-kãng tõre, n dʋʋg Zʋrdẽ kʋɩlgã n kẽng rʋʋnd a to wã. Bãmb rʋʋga bokã* n kẽn n ta Mahanayim.+
30 A Zowaab sẽn bas a Abneer rigb n lebgã poore, a tigma nin-buiidã fãa. A Davɩɩd rapã sʋka, neb piig la a wɛ n da paooge, n paas a Asayɛlle.
31 La a Davɩɩd tʋm-tʋmdbã tõoga Bẽnzame buudã nebã ne a Abneer nebã, n kʋ bãmb kobs-tã la pis-yoobe.
32 Bãmb dɩka a Asayɛll+ n tɩ mum Betlehɛm+ a ba wã yaoogẽ. Rẽ poore, a Zowaab ne a nebã kẽna yʋngã tõr n ta Ebrõ+ ne tõd-beoogo.
Vẽnegr toor-toore
^ Bɩ, “n wags taab.”
^ Rat n yeel tɩ “sʋʋs b sẽn maan ne kugã pʋʋgo.”
^ Pa rẽ bɩ, “pɩʋʋga Bitron.”