1 David ga hagatanga i Gath gaa lele hagammuni gi di bongoo hadugalaa dela e hoohoo gi di waahale Adullam. Di madagoaa o ono duaahina mo dono madahaanau ga iloo bolo mee i golo, gei digaula gaa hula gi mee ga madalia a mee.[a] 2 Digau ala nogo noho i lala di hagaduadua, be nogo hai nadau boibana be digau e lodo huaidu, gaa hula gi mee, gei mee gaa dagi digaula, holongo nia daane huogodoo e haa lau (400).

3 David ga hagatanga i di gowaa deelaa, gaa hana gi Mizpah i lodo o Moab, ga helekai gi di king o Moab, “Goe dumaalia ang gi dogu damana mo dogu dinana e loo adu e noho i do baahi, gaa dae loo gi dogu iloo di mee a God dela ga helekai mai gi di au. 4 David gaa dugu ono maadua i baahi di king o Moab, gei meemaa gaa noho i baahi di king i di madagoaa David e balabala hagammuni i lodo di bongoo hadugalaa.”

5 Soukohp Gad ga hanimoi gi David ga helekai gi mee, “Goe hudee noho i kinei, hagalimalima hana gi lodo tenua go Judah.” Malaa, David ga hagatanga, gaa hana gi lodo di waa laagau i Hereth.

6 Dahi laangi hua, gei Saul nogo i tenua go Gibeah, e noho i lala di laagau ‘tamarisk’ i hongo tama gowaa nnoonua, e daahi dana daalo i dono lima, gei ana gau dauwa e tuu, e haganiga i di gili o maa. Digaula ga helekai gi mee bolo David mo ana gau dauwa la guu kida. 7 Gei mee ga helekai gi ana gau dauwa, “Hagalongo, goodou go digau o Benjamin. Goodou e hagamaanadu bolo David ga gowadu nia gowaa mono hadagee waini huogodoo, gaa hai goodou nia dagi o ana buini dauwa? 8 Deelaa di mee dela e hai baahi goodou mai gi di au? Deai tangada i goodou ne hagi mai gi di au bolo dagu dama daane la guu hai dana hagababa ang gi David, gei deai hogi tangada i goodou e haa manawa i di au, be e hagi mai gi di au bolo David, tangada i agu daangada, dela e talitali dana madagoaa humalia belee daaligi au gii made, mo dagu dama daane dela e hagamaamaa a mee!”

9 Doeg, tangada o Edom, nogo duu i golo i baahi nia dagi dauwa a Saul, ga helekai, “Au guu mmada gi David e hanimoi gi baahi o Ahimelech, tama a Ahidub, i Nob. 10 Ahimelech ga heeu gi Dimaadua be David le e hai dana aha, gei mee gaa wanga gi David nia meegai mo tulumanu dauwa a Goliath, tangada o Philistia.”[b]

11 King Saul gaa hai dana hegau gi tangada hai mee dabu Ahimelech mo ono gau huogodoo, digau hai mee dabu ala i Nob, bolo gi lloomoi gi dono baahi. 12 King Saul ga helekai gi Ahimelech, “Ahimelech, hagalongo!”

Ahimelech ga helekai, “Deenei au, dogu dagi.”

13 King Saul ga heeu gi mee, “Goolua mo David e aha ala e hai di gulu hai belee hai baahi mai gi di au? Goe ne wanga gi mee nia meegai mo tulumanu dauwa eimaha? Gaa lawa gaa dangi ang gi Dimaadua di hagamaamaa? Dolomeenei gei mee gu hai baahi mai gi di au, e talitali dana madagoaa humalia belee daaligi au gii made!”

14 Ahimelech ga helekai, “David go dau dangada aamua koia e manawa dahi huoloo! Gei e lodo hogi gi dau dama ahina, gei mee dela di tagi ni digau ala e hagaloohi goe, gei digau huogodoo ala i doo hale e hagalabagau huoloo a mee. 15 Uaa, au guu dangi ang gi Dimaadua i mee, gei hagalee bolo deenei hua dagu daamada ne hai beenei. I di hai o di hai baahi adu gi di goe, meenei di king, hudee hagahuaidu ina au mo dahi dangada i dogu hale. Au e de iloo loo di hai dela ne hai beenei!”

16 King Saul ga helekai, “Ahimelech, goe mo oo gau huogodoo ga daaligi gii mmade.” 17 Gei mee ga helekai gi digau hagaloohi ala e tuu i dono baahi, “Goodou daaligidia digau hai mee dabu a Dimaadua, digaula guu dau madalia David, e haganoho di nadau hai e hai baahi mai gi di au. Digaula e iloo di gowaa dela ne hana ginai David, gei digaula digi hagi mai gi di au.” Gei digau hagaloohi hagalee hiihai e daaligi digau hai mee dabu a Dimaadua, digaula e tuu deemuu hagalee ngalungalua. 18 Saul ga helekai gi Doeg, “Kooe, daaligidia digaula!” Doeg ga daaligi digaula huogodoo. I di laangi deelaa, mee ne daaligi digau hai mee dabu e huowalu maa lima (85), digau ala guu kae di mogobuna e ulu i nia gahu haga madagu o digau hai mee dabu. 19 Saul ga haga noho dana hai bolo digau Nob huogodoo, dela go di waahale o digau hai mee dabu, le e hagammaa gi daha, nia daane, nia ahina, nia dama, nia ligiana, nia kau, nia ‘donkey’, mono siibi huogodoo. Digaula huogodoo le e hagammaa gi daha.

20 Abiathar, tama daane Ahimelech, guu lele hagammuni gi baahi o David, 21 ga hagi anga gi David di hai o Saul dela ne daaligi digau hai mee dabu. 22 David ga helekai, “Dogu madagoaa ne mmada gi Doeg i golo i di laangi deelaa, gei au gu iloo hua bolo mee ga hagi anga gi Saul nia mee huogodoo. Malaa, ko au dela ne hidi ai ga daaligi oo gau huogodoo gii mmade. 23 Noho i dogu baahi, hudee madagu. Saul e hiihai e daaligi gidaua, goe mo au, deai dahi mee e tale adu gi di goe ai i do madagoaa dela i dogu baahi.”

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