1 Samuel 27
1 Na Dawid dwenee ho sɛ, “Ɛda bi, mɛtɔ wɔ Saulo nsa ano. Na deɛ mɛyɛ a ɛbɛyɛ pa ara ne sɛ, mɛdwane akɔ Filistifoɔ nkyɛn. Ɛba saa a, Saulo bɛgyae mʼakyi die na mɛnya banbɔ.”
UDavida wasesithi enhliziyweni yakhe: Sengizabhubha ngolunye usuku ngesandla sikaSawuli. Kakulalutho olungcono kimi ngaphandle kokuphepha lokuphepha ngiye elizweni lamaFilisti, loSawuli uzadela ngami ukungidinga futhi kuwo wonke umngcele wakoIsrayeli; ngokunjalo ngiphephe esandleni sakhe.
2 Na Dawid ne mmarima ahansia tutu kɔtenaa Gat kɔhyɛɛ Maok babarima ɔhene Akis ase.
Wasesukuma uDavida wachapha, yena labantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha ayelabo, waya kuAkishi indodana kaMahoki, inkosi yeGathi.
3 Na Dawid de ne yerenom baanu a wɔyɛ Ahinoam a ɔfiri Yesreel ne Abigail a ɔfiri Karmel a na ɔyɛ Nabal kunabaa no kɔeɛ.
UDavida wasehlala loAkishi eGathi, yena labantu bakhe, ngulowo lalowo lendlu yakhe; uDavida labomkakhe bobabili, uAhinowama umJizereyelikazi loAbigayili umKharmelikazi umkaNabali.
4 Saulo tee sɛ Dawid adwane kɔ Gat no, wanni nʼakyi anhwehwɛ no bio.
Kwathi kubikwa kuSawuli ukuthi uDavida ubalekele eGathi, kabe esamdinga futhi.
5 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Akis sɛ, “Sɛ ɛrenha wo a, ma yɛn baabi wɔ nkuro no bi so na yɛnkɔtena hɔ sene sɛ yɛbɛtena ahenkuro yi mu.”
UDavida wasesithi kuAkishi: Uba khathesi ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, kabangiphe indawo komunye wemizi emaphandleni ukuthi ngihlale khona; ngoba inceku yakho izahlalelani lawe emzini wenkosi?
6 Enti, Akis de Siklag kuro maa no, (na ɛfiri saa ɛda no, ɛhɔ abɛyɛ Yuda ahemfo atenaeɛ de bɛsi ɛnnɛ),
UAkishi wasemnika iZikilagi ngalolosuku. Ngakho iZikilagi ingeyamakhosi akoJuda kuze kube lamuhla.
7 na wɔtenaa Filistifoɔ no mu afe ne abosome ɛnan.
Lenani lensuku uDavida azihlala elizweni lamaFilisti lalingumnyaka lenyanga ezine.
8 Afei, Dawid ne ne dɔm kɔto hyɛɛ Gesurfoɔ, Girsifoɔ ne Amalekfoɔ so. Saa nnipa yi na na kane no, wɔtete asase a ɛtene kɔ Sur a ɛwɔ Misraim ɛkwan so no.
UDavida labantu bakhe basebesenyuka bahlasela amaGeshuri lamaGirizi, lamaAmaleki, ngoba lawo ayengabahlali balelolizwe kwasendulo, lapho usiya eShuri, njalo kuze kube selizweni leGibhithe.
9 Dawid annya onipa baako anikann wɔ nkura a ɔkɔto hyɛɛ wɔn so no mu. Ɔfaa nnwan, anantwie, mfunumu, nyoma ne ntadeɛ nyinaa ansa na ɔsane akɔ Akis nkyɛn.
UDavida waselitshaya ilizwe, kazatshiya ophilayo, owesilisa lowesifazana, wathatha izimvu lenkomo labobabhemi lamakamela lezigqoko, wabuyela wafika kuAkishi.
10 Akis bisaa Dawid sɛ, “Ɛhe na ɛnnɛ mofom nneɛma kɔduruiɛ?” Dawid buaa sɛ, “Yɛkɔɔ Yuda anafoɔ fam, kɔto hyɛɛ Yerahmeelfoɔ ne Kenifoɔ so.”
Lapho uAkishi esithi: Belihlasela ngaphi lamuhla? UDavida wayesithi: Ngaseningizimu yakoJuda, langaseningizimu yamaJerameli, langaseningizimu yamaKeni.
11 Dawid kumm wɔn nyinaa. Wannya obiara a ɔbɛtumi aba Gat abɛkyerɛ faako a ɔkɔeɛ. Saa adeɛ yi kɔɔ so ara wɔ ɛberɛ a na Dawid te Filistifoɔ mu no.
UDavida katshiyanga owesilisa kumbe owesifazana ophilayo, ukuletha ilizwi eGathi, esithi: Hlezi bakhulume ngathi, besithi: Wenze njalo uDavida. Wawunjalo-ke umkhuba wakhe zonke izinsuku azihlala elizweni lamaFilisti.
12 Akis gyee Dawid diiɛ, na ɔdwenee ne tirim sɛ, “Saa ɛberɛ yi deɛ, Israelfoɔ bɛkyiri no kɔkɔɔkɔ. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena ha, na ɔsom me afebɔɔ.”
UAkishi wasemkholwa uDavida esithi: Uzenze waba levumba kakhulu ebantwini bakibo koIsrayeli. Ngakho uzakuba yinceku yami kuze kube nininini.
