Samuel 2 9
1 David bia be, “Ame aɖe gakpɔtɔ ɖe Saul ƒe aƒe me, ame si nu mave le Yonatan ta?”
and to say David for there still which to remain to/for house: household Saul and to make: do with him kindness in/on/with for the sake of Jonathan
2 Azɔ la, dɔla aɖe nɔ Saul ƒe aƒe me si ŋkɔe nye Ziba. Woyɔe va David ŋkume eye fia la biae be, “Wòe nye Ziba?” Eɖo eŋu be, “Wò dɔlae.”
and to/for house: household Saul servant/slave and name his Ziba and to call: call to to/for him to(wards) David and to say [the] king to(wards) him you(m. s.) Ziba and to say servant/slave your
3 Fia la biae be “Ame aɖeke megale Saul ƒe aƒe me si maɖe Mawu ƒe amenuveve afia oa?” Ziba ɖo eŋu na fia la be, “Yonatan ƒe viŋutsu aɖe gali ko, ame si ƒe atawo kple eve tu.”
and to say [the] king end still man: anyone to/for house: household Saul and to make: do with him kindness God and to say Ziba to(wards) [the] king still son: child to/for Jonathan crippled foot
4 Fia la biae be, “Afi ka wòle?” Ziba ɖo eŋu be, “Ele Amiel ƒe vi Makir ƒe aƒe me le Lo Debar.”
and to say to/for him [the] king where? he/she/it and to say Ziba to(wards) [the] king behold he/she/it house: household Machir son: child Ammiel in/on/with Lo-debar Lo-debar
5 Ale Fia David na wokplɔe tso Lo Debar vɛ tso Makir, Amiel ƒe viŋutsu, Makar ƒe aƒe me.
and to send: depart [the] king David and to take: bring him from house: household Machir son: child Ammiel from Lo-debar Lo-debar
6 Esi Mefiboset, ame si nye Yonatan ƒe viŋutsu kple Saul ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi va ɖo David gbɔ la, ede ta agu hede bubu eŋu. David yɔe be, “Mefiboset!” Mefiboset ɖo eŋu be, “Nye, wò dɔlae nye esi.”
and to come (in): come Mephibosheth son: child Jonathan son: child Saul to(wards) David and to fall: fall upon face his and to bow and to say David Mephibosheth and to say behold servant/slave your
7 David gblɔ nɛ be, “Mègavɔ̃ o, elabena mave nuwò vavã le fofowò, Yonatan ta. Magbugbɔ tɔgbuiwò, Saul, ƒe anyigbawo katã ana wò eye àɖu nu gbe sia gbe le nye kplɔ̃ ŋuti.”
and to say to/for him David not to fear for to make: do to make: do with you kindness in/on/with for the sake of Jonathan father your and to return: rescue to/for you [obj] all land: country Saul father your and you(m. s.) to eat food upon table my continually
8 Mefiboset tsyɔ mo anyi gblɔ be, “Nu kae wò dɔla nye be nètsɔ ɖe le eme na nye, ame si le abe avu kuku ene?”
and to bow and to say what? servant/slave your for to turn to(wards) [the] dog [the] to die which like me
9 David yɔ Saul ƒe subɔla Ziba eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Metsɔ nu sia nu si nye Saul kple eƒe ƒomea tɔ la na wò aƒetɔ Saul ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi.
and to call: call to [the] king to(wards) Ziba youth Saul and to say to(wards) him all which to be to/for Saul and to/for all house: household his to give: give to/for son: descendant/people lord your
10 Wò kple viwòwo kple wò subɔlawo miade agble ɖe anyigba la dzi nɛ eye miatsɔ nukuawo vɛ ale be wò aƒetɔ ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi nakpɔ nuɖuɖu. Ke Mefiboset, wò aƒetɔ ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi, aɖu nu le nye kplɔ̃ ŋu.” Azɔ la, viŋutsu wuiatɔ̃ kple subɔla blaeve nɔ Ziba si.
and to serve: labour to/for him [obj] [the] land: soil you(m. s.) and son: child your and servant/slave your and to come (in): bring and to be to/for son: descendant/people lord your food: bread and to eat him and Mephibosheth son: descendant/people lord your to eat continually food upon table my and to/for Ziba five ten son: child and twenty servant/slave
11 Ziba gblɔ na fia la be, “Wò subɔla awɔ nu sia nu si nye aƒetɔ, fia la aɖe gbe na eƒe subɔla be wòawɔ.” Ale Mefiboset ɖua nu le Fia David ƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu abe fia la ƒe viwo dometɔ ɖeka ene.
and to say Ziba to(wards) [the] king like/as all which to command lord my [the] king [obj] servant/slave his so to make: do servant/slave your and Mephibosheth to eat upon table my like/as one from son: child [the] king
12 Viŋutsuvi sue aɖe nɔ Mefiboset si; eŋkɔe nye Mika. Ziba ƒe aƒemetɔwo katã zu Mefiboset ƒe subɔlawo.
and to/for Mephibosheth son: child small and name his Mica and all seat house: household Ziba servant/slave to/for Mephibosheth
13 Ke Mefiboset ya nɔ Yerusalem, elabena eɖua nu le fia la ƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu, eye eƒe atawo kple eve tu.
and Mephibosheth to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem for upon table [the] king continually he/she/it to eat and he/she/it (lame *LA(bh)*) two foot his
