2 Samuel 1:1-27
1 Le Saul ƒe ku megbe la, David trɔ va Ziklag+ le esime wòɖu Amalek dzi megbe, eye wònɔ afi ma ŋkeke eve.
2 Le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, ŋutsu aɖe tso Saul ƒe asaɖa me va, awu vuvu le eŋu, eye ke le tame nɛ. Esi wòva ɖo David gbɔ la, ebɔbɔ tsyɔ mo anyi enumake.
3 Eye David biae be: “Afi kae nètso?” Eɖo eŋu be: “Israel ƒe asaɖa la mee mesi tso.”
4 David gabiae be: “Aleke nuwo va yii? Meɖe kuku, gblɔe nam.” Eye wògblɔ be: “Dukɔ la si le aʋa la nu, eye dukɔ la me tɔ geɖe tsi aʋa. Saul kple via Yonatan hã ku.”+
5 Eye David bia ɖekakpui si le nyaa gblɔm nɛ la be: “Aleke nèwɔ nya be Saul kple via Yonatan ku?”
6 Ðekakpuia ɖo eŋu be: “Nanetɔe la, meva Gilboa To+ la dzi, eye mekpɔ Saul wòziɔ ɖe eƒe akplɔ ŋu; eye tasiaɖamdolawo kple sɔdolawo va tui.+
7 Esi wòtrɔ kpɔm la, eyɔm, eye metɔ be: ‘Nyee nye esi!’
8 Eye wòbiam be: ‘Ame kae nènye?’ Meɖo eŋu be: ‘Amalektɔe menye.’+
9 Eye wògblɔ be: ‘Meɖe kuku, te ɖe ŋunye, ne nàwum, elabena mele veve sem ŋutɔ, eye agbe gale menye ko.’
10 Eya ta mete ɖe eŋu hewui,+ elabena menya be anyi si wòdze la, menye agbenɔtɔe o. Eye meɖe fiakuku si le eta kple abɔgɛ si le eƒe abɔ, be matsɔ wo vɛ na nye aƒetɔ le afi sia.”
11 Eye David dze eƒe awuwo; eye ŋutsu siwo katã le eŋu hã dze woƒe awuwo.
12 Eye wofa konyi, fa avi hetsi nu dɔ+ va se ɖe fiẽ le esi Saul kple via Yonatan kple Yehowa ƒe dukɔ la kpakple Israel ƒe aƒe+ la tsi yi nu ta.
13 Eye David bia ɖekakpui si le nyaa gblɔm nɛ la be: “Afi ka tɔe nènye?” Eɖo eŋu be: “Amalektɔ aɖe si nye amedzro la ƒe vie menye.”
14 Eye David gblɔ nɛ be: “Nu ka tae mèvɔ̃ be nàdo asi ɖa awu Yehowa ƒe amesiamina la o?”+
15 Eye David yɔ ɖekakpuiawo dometɔ ɖeka gblɔ be: “Te ɖe eŋu nàda nui.” Ale wòda nui ƒu anyi wòku.+
16 Eye David gblɔ nɛ be: “Wò ʋu nanɔ wò ŋutɔ wò ta dzi, elabena wò ŋutɔ wò nue ɖi ɖase ɖe ŋuwò be, ‘Nyee wu Yehowa ƒe amesiamina la.’”+
17 Eye David kpa konyifaha sia le Saul kple via Yonatan ŋu,+
18 eye wògblɔ be woafia konyifaha sia si nye “Aŋutrɔdaha La” Yuda viwo. Woŋlɔe ɖe Yasar*+ ƒe agbalẽ me:
19 “Oo Israel, wowu ame siwo nye atsyɔ̃ na wò le wò togbɛwo dzi.+
Aleke ŋusẽtɔwo dze anyi ale!
20 Migagblɔe le Gat o;+Migaɖe gbeƒãe le Askelon ƒe ablɔwo dzi o,Ne Filistitɔwo ƒe vinyɔnuwo nagakpɔ dzidzɔ o,Ne aʋamatsomatsotɔwo ƒe vinyɔnuwo nagatso aseye o.
21 Mi Gilboa+ Towo,Zãmu alo tsi megadza ɖe mia dzi o,+Eye agblewo megawɔ woatsɔ edzi kutsetsewo awɔ nudzɔdzɔ kɔkɔewo o,Elabena afi mae wogblẽ kɔ ɖo na kalẽtɔwo ƒe akpoxɔnu le,Saul ƒe akpoxɔnu, ale be womegasi ami nɛ o.
22 Ame siwo wowu la ƒe ʋu, kalẽawo ƒe ami:Yonatan ƒe aŋutrɔ metrɔna ɖa le wo ŋu o,+Eye Saul ƒe yi hã metrɔna gbɔna dzodzro o.+
23 Saul kple Yonatan,+ ame malɔ̃nugbɔ siwo ƒe nu nyoa ame ŋu le woƒe agbenɔɣi,Wo dome mema le ku me hã o.+
Woɖea abla wu hɔ̃,+Wosesẽ wu dzata.+
24 Mi Israel vinyɔnuwo, mifa avi na Saul,Ame si ta avɔ dzĩ siwo nya kpɔ na mi, eye wòɖo atsyɔ̃ na miEɖo atsyɔ̃ na miaƒe nudodowo kple sikanuwo.
25 Ao, aleke kalẽawo tsi aʋa ale!
Wowu Yonatan ɖe wò togbɛwo dzi!+
26 Tɔwò le veyem, nɔvinye Yonatan,Wò nu nyoa ŋunye ŋutɔ!+
Wò lɔlɔ̃ nam ƒo nyɔnuwo ƒe lɔlɔ̃ ta sãsãsã.+
27 Aleke wɔ kalẽawo tsi aʋa,Eye aʋawɔnuwo nu yi ale!”
Etenuŋɔŋlɔ
^ Egɔmee nye, “Ame Dzɔdzɔe.”
