David ye matsɛ ngɛ Israel kɛ Yuda tsuo
(<x>130 11:1-3</x>)
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2 Be ko nɛ be benɛ Saul ngɛ tsɛ yee ngɛ wa nɔ po ɔ, mo lɛ o nyɛɛɔ Israel hɛ mi kɛ yaa kɛ baa. Yawɛ wo mo si kaa mo lɛ o ma ba nyɛɛ e ma Israel ɔ hɛ mi, nɛ o maa ye ganɔ ha mɛ.”
3 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Israel ma nimeli ɔmɛ tsuo ba Matsɛ David ngɔ ngɛ Hebron, nɛ e kɛ mɛ so somi ko ngɛ Yawɛ hɛ mi. A pɔ David nu nɛ a wo lɛ matsɛ ngɛ Israel.
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5 E hi Hebron kɛ ye Yuda nɔ matsɛ jeha kpaago kɛ fa; nɛ e hi Yerusalem kɛ ye Israel kɛ Yuda tsuo a nɔ matsɛ jeha nyingmi etɛ kɛ etɛ.
David pee Yerusalem e matsɛ ma
(<x>130 11:4-9</x>; <x>130 14:1-7</x>)
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7 Se kɛ̃ David ya ngɔ Zion mɔ nguaa a nɛ ba plɛ pee David ma a.
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10 David ya nɔ wawɛɛ nitsɛ; ejakaa Yawɛ Tabohiatsɛ Mawu ɔ kɛ lɛ ngɛ.
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12 David yɔse kaa Yawɛ to lɛ si kaa Israel matsɛ, nɛ e ha e matsɛ yemi ɔ ya nɔ ngɛ e ma Israel ɔ he.
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14 Bimɛ nɛ e ba fɔ ngɛ Yerusalem ji Shamua, Shobab, Natan, Salomo,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nefeg, Yafia,
16 Elishama, Elyada, kɛ Elifelet.
A ye Filisti bi ɔmɛ a nɔ
(<x>130 14:8-17</x>)
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18 Filisti bi ɔmɛ ba nɛ a ba gba wo Refaim kɔ̃ ɔ mi.
19 David bi Yawɛ ke, “Ma ya tua Filisti bi ɔmɛ lo? O ma je mɛ kɛ wo ye dɛ mi lo?”
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21 Filisti bi ɔmɛ je a wɔ ɔmɛ a he ngɛ lejɛ ɔ, nɛ David kɛ e we bi ɔmɛ ba muɔ kɛ ho.
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23 Benɛ David ya bi Yawɛ ga womi ekohu ɔ, Yawɛ de lɛ ke, “Dɛbi, ko tua mɛ ngɛ hiɛ ɔ; yaa lɔgɔ kɛ gu a se je, nɛ o ya tua mɛ ngɛ tso ɔmɛ a he ngɛ lejɛ ɔ.
24 Ke o nu nɔ́ ko nɛ ngɛ pɛe ngɛ tso ɔmɛ a yi mi kaa tabohi a nyɛɛmi ɔ, yaa nɛ o ya tua Filisti bi ɔmɛ; ejakaa Yawɛ nyɛɛ o hɛ mi kɛ yaa nɛ e ya gbe Filisti ta buli ɔmɛ.”
25 David pee kaa bɔ nɛ Yawɛ fa lɛ ɔ; nɛ e kpata Filisti bi ɔmɛ a hɛ mi kɛ je Geba kɛ ya si Gezer tɔɔ.