1 Dimaadua ga helekai gi Samuel, “Gu waalooloo behee do lodo huaidu gi Saul? Au guu daa a mee gi daha mo dono waawa king o Israel. Hana, kae ina dau lolo olib, gei Au ga hagau goe gi Bethlehem gi baahi taane dono ingoo go Jesse, idimaa, Au gu hilihili dagu dangada i nia dama a maa belee hai di king.”

2 Samuel ga heeu anga, “Dehee dagu hai e hai di mee deenei? Maa Saul ga longono ia, gei mee ga daaligi au!”

Gei Dimaadua ga helekai anga, “Kae ina dau damaa kau, gei goe helekai bolo goe e hana, e hai dau tigidaumaha ang gi Dimaadua. 3 Gei goe gahia mai a Jesse gi tigidaumaha deelaa, gei Au ga hagi adu gi di goe dau mee dela belee hai. Goe hagatulu ina taane dela gu hilihili aga ko Au belee hai di king.”

4 Samuel gaa hai gii hai be nnelekai Dimaadua, gaa hana gi Bethlehem. Nia dagi o di waahale ga heetugi gi mee mo di polepole i nadau mmaadagu huoloo, ga helekai adu gi Samuel, “Meenei soukohp, goe ne hanimoi i di aumaalia be deeai?”

5 Gei Samuel ga helekai gi digaula, “Uaa, au ne hanimoi i di aumaalia. Au e hanimoi e hai dagu tigidaumaha ang gi Dimaadua. Goodou haga madammaa ina goodou, lloomoi dalia au.” Gei mee gaa hai labelaa gi Jesse mo ana dama daane bolo gi haga madammaa ina ginaadou. Gei mee ga gahi mai digaula gi tigidaumaha deelaa.

6 I di nadau dau adu hua gi golo, gei Samuel ga gidee ia Eliab go tama daane Jesse, ga maanadu i ono lodo boloo, “Deenei tangada Dimaadua gu hilihili aga dela e duu i mua nnadumada o Dimaadua i ginei.” 7 Gei Dimaadua ga helekai gi Samuel, “Goe hudee mmada gi di looloo be go di madanga o tangada, ma hagalee deenaa go dagu dangada ne hilihili aga. Agu hagamaanadu la hagalee hai be di hagamaanadu o nia daangada. Nia daangada le e mmada hua gi tuaidina dangada laa daha, gei Au e mmada gi lodo o tangada mo ono ada haga maanadu.”[a]

8 Nomuli, gei Jesse ga helekai gi Abinadab gii hana gi mua o Samuel, gei Samuel ga helekai, “Deeai, Dimaadua bolo ma hagalee deenaa.” 9 Gei Jesse ga gahi mai a Shammah, gei Samuel ga helekai boloo, “Deeai, Dimaadua digi hilihili a mee.” 10 Jesse ga haga gida ana dama dogohidu ang gi Samuel, gei Samuel ga helekai boloo, “Deeai, Dimaadua la deai dana dangada e dahi ne hilihili i lodo digau aanaa ai.” 11 Samuel ga heeu adu gi Jesse, “Au dama labelaa i golo?”

Jesse ga helekai, “Tangada e dahi i golo, di tama dela koia e dulii loo, gei mee la hagalee i ginei. Mee e loloohi madau siibi i lodo henua.”

Gei Samuel ga helekai gi mee, “Gahigahia mai a mee. Gidaadou hagalee hai tadau tigidaumaha, e tali loo a mee gii dau i ginei.” 12 Malaa Jesse gaa hai dana hegau gi mee gi haneia. Tama daane humalia gei e madanga gei e humalia dono huaidina, gei e humalia ono golomada.

Gei Dimaadua ga helekai, “Deenaa a mee, hagatulu ina.” 13 Gei Samuel ga dahi aga dana lolo olib ga hagatulu a mee i mua nia golomada ono duaahina huogodoo. Gei di Hagataalunga o Dimaadua ga limalima hua ga ulu gi lodo o David, ga hagamaaloo aga a mee mai i di laangi hua deelaa. Gei Samuel ga hagatanga gaa hana labelaa gi Ramah.

14 Gei di Hagataalunga Dimaadua gu hagatanga gi daha mo Saul, gei di hagataalunga huaidu ga hagau mai go Dimaadua gi Saul gi hagaduadua ina a mee. 15 Gei ana gau hai hegau ga helekai gi mee, “Gimaadou gu modongoohia bolo ma di hagataalunga huaidu mai i baahi o God dela e hagahinihini goe. 16 Gimaadou ga halahala mai di madau daane dela e iloo ia di dadaahili di ‘harp’. Di madagoaa hua di hagataalunga huaidu ma gaa noho i do baahi, gei taane deenei ga dadaahili dana ‘harp’ adu gi di goe, gei goe ga manawa lamalia.”

17 Gei Saul ga helekai gi digaula, “Goodou halahala ina mai laa di godou dangada dela e iloo ia di dadaahili di ‘harp’. Laha mai gi dogu baahi.”

18 Tangada i baahi digau hai hegau aalaa ga helekai, “Tangada i nia dama Jesse dela i Bethlehem koia e iloo ia di mee deenei. Taane de madagu, taane dauwa humalia, e iloo ia di helekai, taane madanga. Dimaadua e madalia a mee.”

19 Saul ga hagau ana gau kae hegau gi Jesse, bolo mee gi hagau ina mai dana dama daane go David, tangada hagaloohi siibi. 20 Jesse ga hagau dana dama daane go David gi Saul, mo dana dama kuudi, mo di ‘donkey’ dela e haga uda ginai ana palaawaa, mo di budehede gili manu gu haga hau ginai nia waini no lodo. 21 David gaa hana gi baahi o Saul ga hai hegau i golo, gei Saul gu hiihai huoloo gi David, gu dumaalia ang gi mee ono goloo heebagi gi dagidagia go mee. 22 Gei Saul gaa hai dana haga iloo gi Jesse, “Au gu hiihai huoloo gi David. Goe dugua mai a mee gii noho i dogu baahi e ngalua mai gi di au.” 23 Daamada di laangi deelaa, gei di hagataalunga huaidu dela mai baahi o God ma ga haneia gi hongo Saul, gei David ga dadaahili dana ‘harp’, gei di hagataalunga huaidu ga hagatanga gi daha mo Saul, gei Saul gu manawa lamalia, gei gu maaloo aga labelaa.

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