Pristergu di ǃgamhes
1 Davidi ge Gatsa xu ǃhū tsî Adulammi ǁhoab ǁga ge ǃkhoeni. Tsî ǃgâsagu âb tsî ǁîb surib hoab ge ǁnâun geo, ǁnāǀî ǁîb ǃoa ge ǃgû. 2 Tsî mâ khoeb ǃgomsiba ūhâb, surudeba ūhâb tsî ǂkhîoǃnâb hoab ge ǁîb tawa ge ǀhaoǀhaosen, tsîb ge ǁîba ge ǁîgu ǂgaeǂgui-ao kai. ǁÎb tawa gu ge ǁaubexa hakakaidisi khoega ge ǀhao hâ i.
3 ǁNāpa xub ge Davida Moab ǃnâ ǂnôa ǃās Mispas ǃoa ǃgû tsî Moab di gao-aoba ge ǂgan: “A ra ti îra toxopa, tare-eb Eloba nî dī-ū tesa ta nî ǂans kōse sats tawa hā hâ re.” 4 Davidi ge ǁîra Moab di gao-aob tawa ge ǁnāxū, tsîra ge Davidi ge ǁhoab ǃnâ gau hâ i ǁaeb hoaba ǁîb tawa ge hâ.
5 Xaweb ge kēbo-aob Gada Davida ge ǃkhâikhom: “Tā ǁhoab ǃnâ hâ, ǂoa îts Judab ǃhūb ǃoa ǃgû.” Ob ge Davida ǂoa tsî haiǀgoms Herets ǁga ge ǃgû.
6 Sauli ge Gibeas tawab ǃnâus ai dabehais ǃgao, ǁhâigôaba ǃomǁae ūhâse ǂnôa tsî gu ǁîb ǂamkhoega ǁîb ǂnamipe mâ hîa, Davidi tsî ǁîb khoegu ge hōhe ǃkhaisa ge ǁnâu. 7 Ob ge Saula ǁîb ǂamkhoegu ǁîb tawa mâga ǃoa ge mî: “ǃGâ re, Benjaminǁîgo, Isaib ôaba xareb sago hoago ǃhanaǃhūgu tsî draibeǃhanagu tsîna nî mā, tsî sago hoagob toroǂnubidi danase nî mâi? 8 Sago hoago ge ti ǃoagu ge ǀapeǀhao. ǀGuib sago dib tsîn ge ǂanǂan te tama hâ, ti ôab ge ǃgaeǀhao-e Isaib ôab ǀkha dī ǃkhaisa. ǀGuib sago dib xaweb ge tita xa ǂâiǂhansen tama; ǀguib xaweb ge mîba te tama, ti ôab ǂûb ge ti ǂamkhoeba tita ǃoagu khâikhâiǃnâsa titab nî ǃâuǁgoese, nētsē i ī khami.”
9 Ob ge Edomǁîb Doegi, Sauli ǂamkhoegu tawa mâba ge mî: “Tita ge Isaib ôab Davidi ge Nobs tawa Ahitub ôab Ahimelexi tawa a sī ǃkhaisa ge mû. 10 Ahimelexi ge ǃKhūba ge dî, Davidi tare-e nî dī ǃkhaisa; tsîb ge daob ǂûn tsî Filisteǁîb, Goliati gôab tsîna ge mā bi.”
11 Ob ge gao-aob Saula pristeri Ahimelexi tsî ǁîb surib digu hoagu, Nobs ǃnâ ge prister iga ge ǂgai kai, tsî gu ge hoatsama gao-aob tawa ge hā. 12 Ob ge Saula ge mî: “ǃGâ re, Ahitub ôatse!”
Ob ge “ǃGâ ta ge ra, ǃgôahesatse” ti ge ǃeream.
13 Ob ge Saula ǁîb ǃoa ge mî: “Tare-i ǃaroma kho sats tsî Isaib ôab tsîkho tita ǃoagu ge ǀapeǀhao? Tare-i ǃaromats ǁîba daob ǂû-i tsî gôab tsîna mā tsî Elob ai ge ǀapeǂganba? ǁÎb ge tita ǃoagu khâikhâisen tsî nētsē tita ǃâuǁgoe ǃgam teb nîga.”
14 Ob ge Ahimelexa gao-aoba ge ǃeream: “Tariba sa ǂamsagu hoagu ǃnâ Davidi, gao-aots ǀuiǀgôab khami a ǂgomǂgomsaba? ǁÎb ge satsa ra ǃûi khoegu dana tsî sa ommi din hoan mûǁae a ǀgapiǃgôasa. 15 ǂGuro ǃnāsa nēsa, ǁîba ta ge Elob ai dîbasa? Ats gao-aotsa tā tita tsî ti surib hoaba ǀhapimā, tita ge xū-i xare-e nē ǃkhais xa ge ǀū i xuige.”
16 Xaweb ge gao-aoba ge mî: “Ahimelextse, sats tsî sa surib digo hoago ge amase nî ǁō.” 17 Tsîb ge gao-aoba ǁîb tawa mâ ǃûi-aoga ge mîmā: “Mâǂnami, î go ǃKhūb di pristerga ǃgam, ǁîgu ge Davidi ǀkha ǀapeǀhao xuige. ǁÎgu ge ǃgâise gu go ǂan i Davidi go ǃhū ǃkhaisa, xawe mîba te tama go i.” Xawe gu ge gao-aob ǃûi-aoga ǃommi xaweba khui ǂgao tama ge i, ǃKhūb pristerga gu nî ǃgamse. 18 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge gao-aoba Edomǁîb Doegi ǃoa ge mî: “Satsa ǁîga ǂgâǃnâ tsî ǃgam!” Ob ge Edomǁîb Doega ǁîga ǂgâǃnâ tsî hoaga ge ǃgam. ǁÎb ge ǁnātsē ǁkhaisadisikoroǀa pristergu, efoda ra anaga ge ǃgam. 19 Pristergu ǃās, Nobs din on ge gôab ǀkha ge hîkākāhe; khoegu tsî khoedi, ǀgôan tsî dairan, goman, dâukin tsî gūn kōse.
20 Xaweb ge Ahitub ôab, Ahimelexi ôagu di ǀguib, Abiatara ûiǂoa tsî Davidi ǁga ge ǃkhoeni. 21 Abiatari ge Davida Sauli ge ǃKhūb pristerga a ǃgam ǃkhaisa a mîba, 22 ob ge Davida Abiatara ǃoa ge mî: “Edomǁîb, Doega ta ge ǁnātsē ǁnāpa mû, o ta ge Saulab hoa xūna nî ǂanǂan ǃkhaisa ge ǂan. Tita ge a ǃaroma, sa surib hoab go ǃgamhesa. 23 Tita ǀkha hâ, î tā ǃao; tita ra ǃgam ǂgaob ǁkhāb ge sats ona ra ǃgam ǂgaoba xuige, xawe tita tawats ge ǃnorasase nî hâ.”
Aayambi taa dhipagwa
1 David okwa zi moshilando Gat e ta yi ontuku popepi noshilando Adullam. Aamwayina naantu yalwe yezimo lye sho ye shi uvu, oye ya kuye. 2 KuDavid okwe ya aantu aathiminikwa, aanangunga naayemati, aalumentu konyala omathele gane, nokwa ningi omuwiliki gwawo.
3 David okwa zi nkoka nokwa yi kuMispa muMoab e ta ti komukwaniilwa gwaMoab: “Kwatha ndje, ndi ithane tate nameme, ye ye ya kale nangoye, sigo te mono shoka Kalunga ta ningile ndje.” 4 David okwa fala aakuluntu ye komukwaniilwa gwaMoab, oyo noya kala nkoka ethimbo alihe David a li a holama mekololo.
5 Nena omuhunganeki Gad okwe ya kuDavid e ta ti: “Ino kala mpaka; inda kevi lyaJuda.” David nokwa zi nkoka e ta yi kokuti kwaHeret.
6 Esiku limwe Saul okwa li muGibea a kuutumba komulondo momuti omutamarisk e na egonga lye peke. Aambala ye ayehe oya thikama ye mu kunduka. Okwa li a lombwelwa kutya David naantu ye oya monika. 7 Saul okwa ti kaambala ye: “Pulakeneni, ne Aabenjamin! Otamu dhiladhila tuu kutya David ota ka gandja kune amuhe omapya niitsambe yomiviinu note mu ningi aaniihako yetangakwiita lye? 8 Kape na nando ogumwe gwomune a lombwela ndje kutya omumwandje okwa hangana naDavid. Kape na nando oongoka e na nangame nenge a lombwele ndje kutya David, gumwe gwomaantu yandje, oku li po ta kongo ompito yokudhipaga ndje, nomumwandje ote mu tsu omukumo!”
9 Doeg okwa li a thikama pamwe naaniihako yaSaul nokwa ti: “Onda mwene David, sho a yile kuAhimelek yaAhitub muNob. 10 Ahimelek okwa pula Omuwa kutya David oku na okuninga shike, nokwe mu pe iikulya negongamwele lyOmufilisti Goliat.”
11 Omukwaniilwa Saul okwa tumu omuyambi Ahimelek, a ka talwe nezimo lye alihe lyaamboka ya li aayambi muNob, noye ya kuye.
12 Saul okwa ti kuAhimelek: “Ahimelek, pulakena!”
Okwa yamukula: “Eewa, tatekulu.”
13 Saul okwe mu pula: “Omolwashike ne naDavid mwa ninga ndje iineya? Omolwashike we mu pe iikulya negongamwele e to mu pulile omayele kuKalunga? Ngashingeyi okwa pilukila ndje nota kongo ompito okudhipaga ndje.”
14 Ahimelek okwa yamukula: “David omwiinekelwalela maambala yoye. Oye oshitenya shoye nondjayi yetanga yoku ku tonatela nokwa simanekwa unene kushaa ngoka gwomuuwa. 15 Eeno, onda pula ehalo lyaKalunga molwe, nohasho shotango nda ningi. Ngele iineya kungoye, Nkeyama, ino pa ndje uusama nenge gulwe mezimo lyandje. Inandi tseya nando osha miinima ya tya ngaaka.”
16 Omukwaniilwa okwa ti: “Ahimelek, ou na okusa nezimo lyoye alihe.” 17 Nena okwa ti kaatonateli mboka ya li ya thikama puye: “Dhipageni aayambi yOmuwa! Oya hangana naDavid noinaa lombwela ndje kutya a yi ontuku, nando oye shi shi nale nokuli.” Ihe aatonateli oya tindi okudhipaga aayambi yOmuwa. 18 Opo mpoka Saul okwa ti kuDoeg: “Ya dhipaga!” Doeg okwe ya dhipaga ayehe. Esiku ndyoka okwa dhipaga aayambi omilongo hetatu nayatano, mboka haa zala omapepenguwo. 19 MuNob, oshilando shaayambi, Saul okwa dhipagitha aakalimo ayehe: aalumentu naakiintu, aanona nuuhanona, osho wo iimuna, uusino noonzi — ayihe oya dhipagwa.
20 Ihe Abiatar, gumwe gwomaana yaAhimelek, okwa yi ontuku kuDavid. 21 Okwe mu hokololele, nkene Saul a dhipaga aayambi yOmuwa. 22 David okwa ti kuye: “Sho nda mono Doeg mpeyaka esiku ndiyaka, onda li nda tseya nokuli kutya ote ke shi lombwela Saul. Onkee ongame nde eta omupya gweso kezimo lyeni alihe. 23 Kala pungame, ino tila. Saul okwa hala, e tu dhipage atuhe tse nangoye, ihe pungame oto kala waa na nando ombudhi.”
