1 Samuel
26:1 Na Sififoɔ no baa Saul nkyɛn wɔ Gibea bɛkaa sɛ: Dawid mfa ne ho nsie anaa
ɔno ankasa wɔ Hakila koko a ɛda Yesimon anim no so?
26:2 Afei Saul sɔre kɔɔ Sif serɛ so a na ɔwɔ nnipa baasa
Israel mmarima apem a wɔapaw wɔn ka ne ho, sɛ wɔrekɔhwehwɛ Dawid wɔ sare so
a ɛwɔ Sif.
26:3 Na Saul kɔbɔɔ nsra wɔ Hakila koko a ɛda Yesimon anim no so
ɔkwan no. Na Dawid tenaa sare no so, na ɔhunuu sɛ Saulo aba
n’akyi kɔɔ sare so.
26:4 Ɛnna Dawid somaa akwansrafoɔ, na ɔtee aseɛ sɛ Saul aba mu
adeyɛ ankasa.
26:5 Na Dawid sɔre kɔduruu baabi a Saul siee nsraban no, na Dawid nso sɔree
hwɛɛ baabi a Saul da ne Ner ba Abner, ɔsahene no
n’asraafo no mu: na Saul da abura no mu, na ɔman no twitwaa wɔn ho hyiae
ne ho asɛm.
26:6 Ɛnna Dawid bua see Hitini Ahimelek ne Abisai
Seruia ba, Yoab nua, na ɔkaa sɛ: Hwan na ɔne me bɛsian akɔ
Saul kɔɔ nsraban no mu? Na Abisai kaa sɛ: Me ne wo bɛsian.
26:7 Na Dawid ne Abisai baa ɔman no nkyɛn anadwo, na hwɛ, Saul da hɔ
a ɔda amena no mu, na ne peaw akɔhyɛ fam wɔ ne de no ho
bolster: nanso Abner ne ɔman no de twaa ne ho hyiae.
26:8 Afei Abisai ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Onyankopɔn de wo tamfo ahyɛ wo nsa
nsa nnɛ: afei enti ma memfa no mmɔ no
peaw mpo kɔ asase so prɛko pɛ, na meremmɔ no nea ɛto so abien no
berɛ.
26:9 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Abisai sɛ: Monnsɛe no, na hena na ɔbɛtumi atene ne ho
ne nsa tia AWURADE asra no, na ɔnni fɔ?
26:10 Dawid nso kaa sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ yi, AWURADE bɛkum no; anaasɛ
ne da bɛba abɛwu; anaa ɔbɛsian akɔ ɔko mu, na wayera.
26:11 AWURADE mma sɛ mentene me nsa atia AWURADE de
wɔasra no, nanso, mesrɛ wo, fa pea a ɛwɔ ne nsam no
bolster, ne nsuo a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa, na momma yɛnkɔ.
26:12 Enti Dawid faa pea no ne nsuo a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa no firii Saul kotokuo mu; ne
wogat won, na obiara anhunu, na wanhunu, na wannyane, ɛfiri sɛ
na wɔn nyinaa ada; ɛfiri sɛ nna a emu yɛ den a ɛfiri AWURADE hɔ aba
wɔn.
26:13 Ɛnna Dawid kɔɔ agya, na ɔgyinaa bepɔ bi atifi
akyirikyiri; ahunmu kɛse bi wɔ wɔn ntam:
26:14 Na Dawid teɛteɛɛm frɛɛ ɔman no ne Ner ba Abner sɛ:
Wonnye mmuaeɛ, Abner? Ɛnna Abner buaa sɛ: Hwan ne wo
saa nteɛm no frɛ ɔhene no?
26:15 Na Dawid bisaa Abner sɛ: Wonyɛ ɔkokodurufo anaa? ne nea ɔte sɛ nea ɔyɛ
wo wɔ Israel? enti adɛn nti na woankora wo wura ɔhene? ma
ɔman no mu baako baa mu sɛ ɔrebɛsɛe ɔhene wo wura.
26:16 Saa adeɛ yi nyɛ papa a woayɛ. Sɛnea AWURADE te ase no, moyɛ
ɛsɛ sɛ wuwu, efisɛ moankora mo wura, AWURADE de so
wɔasra wɔn. Na afei hwɛ baabi a ɔhene pea wɔ, ne nsuo a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa
ɛno na na ɛwɔ ne bolster nkyɛn.
26:17 Na Saul huu Dawid nne, na ɔkaa sɛ: Me ba Dawid, wo nne ni?
Na Dawid kaa sɛ: Ɛyɛ me nne, me wura, ɔhene.
26:18 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Adɛn nti na me wura di n’akoa akyi saa? ma
dɛn na mayɛ? anaa bɔne bɛn na ɛwɔ me nsam?
26:19 Afei, mesrɛ wo, ma me wura ɔhene tie ne nsɛm
akoa. Sɛ AWURADE akanyan wo atia me a, ma onnye an
afɔrebɔde: na sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa mma a, wɔndome wɔn anim
OWURA; ɛfiri sɛ wɔapam me nnɛ afiri sɛ mɛtena mu
AWURADE agyapadeɛ, sɛ: Kɔsom anyame foforɔ.
26:20 Afei, mma me mogya nntɔ asase so wɔ anim
AWURADE: ɛfiri sɛ Israel hene afiri adi sɛ ɔrebɛhwehwɛ nwansena, te sɛ berɛ a obi
ɔbɔ akɔre abɔmmɔ wɔ mmepɔw so.
26:21 Ɛnna Saul kaa sɛ: Mayɛ bɔne, me ba Dawid, san bra, na merenyɛ bio
yɛ wo bɔne, ɛfiri sɛ na me kra som boɔ w’ani so ɛnnɛ.
hwɛ, madi ɔkwasea, na mafom aboro so.
26:22 Na Dawid buaa sɛ: Hwɛ ɔhene pea! na ma obiako
mmeranteɛ ba hɔ bɛfa.
26:23 AWURADE mfa ne trenee ne ne nokwaredi mma obiara; ma
AWURADE de wo hyɛɛ me nsa nnɛ, nanso mampɛ sɛ metene me ho
fa me nsa nteɛ AWURADE asra no.
26:24 Na hwɛ, sɛdeɛ wo nkwa ahyɛ m’ani so ɛnnɛ yi, saa ara na ma
me kra ntena AWURADE ani so, na ɔngye me
ahohiahia nyinaa mu.
26:25 Ɛnna Saul ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Nhyira nka wo, me ba Dawid, na wo ne mmienu nyinaa
yɛ nneɛma akɛseɛ, na nso ɛbɛda so ara adi nkonim. Enti Dawid kɔɔ ne kwan so, .
na Saul san kɔɔ ne tenabea.