1 Samuel
24:1 Na ɛbaa sɛ, berɛ a Saul sane firii n’akyi
Filistifoɔ, sɛ wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, Dawid wɔ hɔ
Engadi sare so.
24:2 Afei Saul faa mmarima mpem mmiɛnsa a wɔapaw wɔn firii Israel nyinaa mu, na ɔkɔɔ
monhwehwɛ Dawid ne ne mmarima wɔ wuram mpapo abotan so.
24:3 Na ɔduruu nguandan mu wɔ kwan so, baabi a na ɔbodan bi wɔ; ne Saul
ɔkɔɔ mu sɛ ɔrekɔkata ne nan so, na Dawid ne ne mmarima no tenaa nkyɛnkyɛn
ɔbodan no mu.
24:4 Na Dawid mmarima no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ da a AWURADE da no
ka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ: Hwɛ, mede wo tamfo bɛhyɛ wo nsa, sɛ
wobɛtumi ayɛ no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ wo yie. Afei Dawid sɔree, .
na wotwitwaa Saul atade no ano wɔ kokoam.
24:5 Na ɛbaa sɛ ɛno akyi no, Dawid akoma bɔɔ no, ɛfiri sɛ
na watwa Saul atade.
24:6 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne mmarima no sɛ: AWURADE mpra sɛ menyɛ yei
de kɔma me wura, AWURADE asra no, sɛ ɔntene me nsa so
no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔno ne AWURADE asra no.
24:7 Enti Dawid de saa nsɛm yi siw ne nkoa kwan, na wamma wɔn kwan
sɔre tia Saul. Nanso Saul sɔre firii ɔbodan no mu, na ɔkɔɔ ne de no so
kwan.
24:8 Dawid nso sɔree akyiri yi, na ɔfirii ɔbodan no mu kɔteaa mu
Saul kaa sɛ: Me wura ɔhene. Na Saul hwɛɛ n’akyi no, Dawid
ɔkotow de n’ani kyerɛɛ fam, na ɔkotow.
24:9 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: Adɛn nti na wote nnipa nsɛm a wɔka sɛ:
Hwɛ, Dawid rehwehwɛ wo bɔne?
24:10 Hwɛ, ɛnnɛ w’ani ahunu sɛdeɛ AWURADE gyee no
ɛnnɛ de wo bɛhyɛ me nsa wɔ ɔbodan mu, na ebinom hyɛɛ me sɛ menkum wo, nanso
m’aniwa kyɛw wo; na mekaa sɛ: Merentene me nsa so
me wura; ɛfiri sɛ ɔno ne AWURADE asra no.
24:11 Bio nso, m’agya, hwɛ, aane, hwɛ w’atade kotokuo a ɛwɔ me nsam, ɛfiri sɛ
ɛnam sɛ metwitwaa w’atadeɛ ano, na mankum wo nti, hu
na hwɛ sɛ bɔne anaa mmarato biara nni me nsam, na me nso
wɔnyɛɛ bɔne ntia wo; nanso wobɔ me kra abɔmmɔ sɛ wobɛfa.
24:12 AWURADE mmu me ne wo ntam atɛn, na AWURADE ntɔ me so were
me nsa renka wo.
24:13 Sɛnea tetefo bɛ no ka sɛ: Amumɔyɛ fi
abɔnefoɔ, na me nsa renka wo.
24:14 Hena akyi na Israel hene fi adi? hena akyi na wodi wɔn akyi?
ɔkraman a wawu akyi, wɔ ntontom akyi.
24:15 Enti AWURADE nyɛ ɔtemmufoɔ, na mmu atɛn wɔ me ne wo ntam, na hwɛ, na
di m’asɛm, na gye me fi wo nsam.
24:16 Na ɛbaa sɛ Dawid wiee saa nsɛm yi
Saul ka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ: Me ba Dawid, wo nne nie? Na Saulo nso
ɔmaa ne nne so, na osui.
24:17 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Woyɛ ɔtreneeni sene me, ɛfiri sɛ wowɔ
atua me ka papa, na matua wo bɔne so ka.
24:18 Na woakyerɛ nnɛ sɛnea wo ne me adi yie.
ɛfiri sɛ berɛ a AWURADE de me hyɛɛ wo nsa no, wo
killedst me na ɛnyɛ.
24:19 Na sɛ obi hu ne tamfo a, ɔbɛma wakɔ yie? ɛno nti na
AWURADE tua wo papa wɔ deɛ woayɛ me nnɛ no ho.
24:20 Na afei, hwɛ, menim yie sɛ ampa ara wobɛyɛ ɔhene, na ɛno nso
Israel ahenni no bɛhyɛ wo nsam.
24:21 Enti ka AWURADE ntam kyerɛ me sɛ worentwa me
aseni wɔ m’akyi, na worensɛe me din mfi m’agya de mu
fie.
24:22 Na Dawid kaa ntam kyerɛɛ Saul. Na Saul kɔɔ fie; na Dawid ne ne mmarima no gat
wɔn kɔ soro kodu baabi a wɔde nneɛma gu no.