1 Samuel 29
1 Ndị Filistia chịkọtara ndị agha ha bịaruo Afek, ma ndị agha Izrel zukọtara nʼakụkụ isi iyi Jezril.
The Philistines gathered all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites set up camp by the spring in Jezreel.
2 Mgbe ndịisi agha ndị Filistia malitere ịgafesị ha na ndị agha ha, ụfọdụ nʼime ha du ọtụtụ narị ndị agha, ụfọdụ, ọtụtụ puku ndị agha, Devid na ndị agha ya so nʼazụ, ha na Akish, eze ndị Filistia.
The Philistine rulers were marching out in their divisions of hundreds and thousands with David and his men at the rear with King Achish.
3 Ndịisi agha ndị Filistia jụrụ eze Akish ajụjụ sị, “Gịnị ka ndị Hibru ndị a na-eme nʼebe a?” Akish gwara ha sị, “Onye a ọ bụghị Devid, onyeozi si nʼaka Sọl eze ndị Izrel gbapụ? Mụ na ya ebiela ihe karịrị otu afọ, ma achọpụtaghị ihe ọbụla dị njọ nʼebe ọ nọ, site nʼụbọchị ahụ ọ hapụrụ Sọl ruo ugbu a.”
But the Philistine commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” Achish replied to the Philistine commanders, “That's David, an officer of King Saul of Israel. He's been with me for a long time, years even, and I haven't found any fault in him since the day he came over to our side up till now.”
4 Ma ndịisi agha ndị Filistia were iwe megide ya. Ha sịrị ya, “Zilaga nwoke a, ka ọ laghachi nʼọnọdụ ozi ebe i mere ya onye nlekọta. Anyị na ha agaghị eso jee nʼihu ọgụ, ma ọ bụghị ya ọ ga-atụgharịa megide anyị nʼagha. Olee ụzọ ọzọ ọ ga-esi mee ka ya na nna ya ukwu dị na mma ma ọ bụghị site nʼigbu ndị agha anyị ndị a?”
But the Philistine commanders got angry with Achish, and told him, “Send him back to the place he came from, to the town you assigned to him. He can't go with us into battle. What if he turns on us during the fighting? What a great way for him to please his master—by handing over the heads of our men!
5 Onye a ọ bụghị Devid ahụ ndị inyom Izrel ji gụọ egwu sị, “‘Sọl egbuola ọtụtụ puku ndị iro ya, ma Devid egbuola iri puku kwụrụ puku ndị iro’?”
Isn't this the David they sing about in their dances: ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
6 Ya mere, Akish kpọrọ Devid sị ya, “Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ, ị bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Ọ gaara atọ m ụtọ ka ị soro m buo agha. Site na mgbe ị bịakwutere m tutu ruo ugbu a, o nweghị mmejọ ọbụla m chọpụtara nʼime gị. Ma ndịisi anyị anabataghị gị.
So Achish called David over and told him, “As the Lord lives, you are honest and you've done what's right as far as I can see. As far as I'm concerned you should march with me into battle because I haven't found any fault in you from the day you arrived until now. But the other leaders don't approve of you.
7 Ugbu a, laghachinụ azụ, laa nʼudo. Unu emeela ihe ọbụla ga-akpasu ndịisi ndị Filistia iwe.”
So go back home in peace, and that way you won't do anything to upset the Philistine leaders.”
8 Devid jụrụ Akish, “Ma gịnị ka m mere? Gịnịkwa ka ị hụtara megide ohu gị site nʼụbọchị m bịakwutere gị ruo taa? Gịnị ga-eme ka m ghara ịlụso ndị iro onyenwe m, bụ eze agha?”
“But what have I done?” David asked. “What fault have you found in me, your servant, from the day I came to you until now, that would prevent me from going to fight the enemies of my lord the king?”
9 Akish zaghachiri, “Ama m nʼonye dị mma ka ị bụ nʼanya m, dịka mmụọ ozi nke Chineke. Nʼagbanyeghị nke a, ọchịagha ndị Filistia asịla, ‘Ọ gaghị eso anyị jee nʼagha.’
“As far as I'm concerned, you're as good as an angel of God,” Achish replied. “But the Philistine commanders have stated, ‘He can't go into battle with us.’
10 Ya mere, bilie nʼisi ụtụtụ, gị na ndị ọrụ onyenwe gị ndị soro gị bịa, bilienụ nʼisi ụtụtụ laghachi mgbe ìhè dịrị unu.”
So get up early tomorrow morning and leave with your men as soon as it's light.”
11 Devid na ndị ikom na-eso ya biliri nʼisi ụtụtụ ịlaghachi nʼala ndị Filistia. Ma ndị agha ndị Filistia gara nʼihu jeruo Jezril.
David and his men got up early in the morning and went back to the country of the Philistines. But the Philistines advanced on Jezreel.
