Maŋtsɛ David Fee Esha

Be ni Saul gbo lɛ, David baye Israel nɔ akɛ maŋtsɛ. No mli lɛ, eye afii 30. Afii komɛi asɛɛ lɛ, efee nɔ ko ni ehiii kwraa. Gbɛkɛ ko lɛ, enyiɛ etsũ lɛ yiteŋ ni ena yoo fɛfɛo ko. David ná ele akɛ atsɛɔ yoo lɛ Batsheba ni ewu ji asraafonyo ko ni atsɛɔ lɛ Uria. David tsu ayatsɛ Batsheba kɛba emaŋtsɛ shĩa lɛ. Ekɛ lɛ wɔ, ni yoo lɛ bahiɛ hɔ. David bɔ mɔdɛŋ akɛ ebaatsimɔ nɔ ni efee lɛ nɔ. Ekɛɛ onukpa ni kwɛɔ esraafoi lɛ anɔ lɛ akɛ, ekɛ Uria awo ta lɛ hiɛ ni ehã asraafoi krokomɛi lɛ fɛɛ aje emasɛi. Enɛ hã agbe Uria yɛ ta lɛ mli. Kɛkɛ ni David kɛ Batsheba bote gbalashihilɛ mli.

Shi Yehowa na nibii gbohii ni David fee lɛ fɛɛ, ni efee nɔ ko yɛ he. Etsu gbalɔ Natan kɛtee David ŋɔɔ. Natan kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Shikatsɛ ko yɛ gwantɛŋi pii, ni ohiafo ko hu yɛ gwantɛŋbi bibioo kome pɛ ni esumɔɔ lɛ waa. Shi shikatsɛ lɛ yahe ohiafo lɛ gwantɛŋbi kome pɛ ni eyɔɔ lɛ yɛ edɛŋ.’ David mli fu, ni ekɛɛ: ‘Esa akɛ agbe nakai shikatsɛ lɛ!’ Natan kɛɛ David akɛ: ‘Bo ji nakai shikatsɛ lɛ!’ David tsui kumɔ, ni ekɛɛ Natan akɛ: ‘Mifee esha mishi Yehowa.’ Esha nɛɛ hã naagbai pii ba David kɛ eweku lɛ nɔ. Yehowa gbala David toi, shi ehãaa agbe lɛ, ejaakɛ David kpɛlɛ etɔmɔ lɛ nɔ ni eba ehe shi.

Sɛɛ mli lɛ, David kɛɛ ebaama sɔlemɔ shĩa ehã Yehowa. Shi Yehowa kɛɛ lɛ akɛ ebi Solomon ni baama sɔlemɔ shĩa lɛ. No hewɔ lɛ, David bɔi nibii anaa buamɔ koni Solomon kɛma shĩa lɛ. Ewie akɛ: ‘Esa akɛ Yehowa sɔlemɔ shĩa lɛ ada ni efee fɛo waa diɛŋtsɛ. Shi Solomon edako, no hewɔ lɛ mawa lɛ. Mabua nibii anaa mahã lɛ.’ David kɛ lɛ diɛŋtsɛ eshika pii hã koni akɛma tsũ lɛ. Etao nitsulɔi ni he esa, ni ebua shika tsuru kɛ jwiɛtɛi naa kɛhã nitsumɔ lɛ. Kɛfata he lɛ, ehã akɛ tseneduru tsei jɛ Tiro kɛ Sidon kɛba. Be ni eshwɛ fioo ni David baagbo lɛ, ekɛ tsũ ni abaama lɛ he woji hã Solomon, ni ekɛɛ lɛ akɛ: ‘Yehowa hã miŋmala nibii nɛɛ mishwie shi mihã bo. Yehowa baaye ebua bo. No hewɔ lɛ, kaashe gbeyei. Feemɔ ekãa ni oma tsũ lɛ.’