1 Samuel 24

24 ¹After Saul comot from dey chase di Philistine people, dem tell am say, "David dey for En Gedi wilderness." ²Saul pick 3,000 special men from all Israel make dem go find David and im men for front of di Wild Goat Rocks. ³E reach di sheep pen for road side, wey cave dey dere. Saul enter go ease imsef; David and im men dey sidon deep inside di cave. ⁴David im men tell am say, "Na today be di day wey our Papa talk about wen e tell you say, 'I dey give your enemy for your hand make you do am wetin you want.'" David stand up, come quiet-quiet cut small corner comot for Saul im robe. ⁵After dat, David heart begin worry am becos e don cut di corner of Saul im robe. ⁶E tell im men say, "Make our Papa forbid say I go do dis kind ting to my oga, im anointed one—raise my hand against am, becos na our Papa im anointed one e be." ⁷With dis words David hold im men back from attack Saul. Den Saul comot for di cave go im way. ⁸David stand up, comot for di cave, come shout call Saul say, "My oga di king!" Saul look back, and David bow im face reach ground.

⁹David tell Saul say, "Why you dey listen to di men wey dey talk say, 'Look am, David dey find how to harm you'? ¹⁰Today your eyes see how our Papa give you for my hand inside di cave. Some people beg me make I kill you, but I spare you come talk say, 'I no go raise my hand against my oga—our Papa im anointed one.' ¹¹See am, my papa—di corner of your robe dey my hand! I cut am but I no kill you. Know and see say no evil or rebellion dey my hand. I no sin against you, but you still dey hunt my life to take am. ¹²Make our Papa judge between me and you, and make our Papa pay you back for wetin you do me—but my hand no go touch you. ¹³As di old proverb talk say, 'Wickedness dey comot from wicked people.' My hand no go dey against you. ¹⁴Na who Israel im king comot come against? Na who you dey chase? Dead dog? One ordinary flea? ¹⁵Make our Papa judge between me and you, make e see am, plead my case, and rescue me from your hand."

¹⁶Wen David finish talk dis to Saul, Saul say, "Na your voice be dis, my son David?" and e cry loud-loud. ¹⁷E tell David say, "You dey more correct pass me; you do me good, but I do you bad. ¹⁸Today you show di good wey you do me: our Papa put me for your hand, but you no kill me. ¹⁹If man find im enemy, e go let am go without harm? Make our Papa pay you well well for wetin you do me today. ²⁰Now I know say you go sure sure become king, and Israel im kingdom go stand strong for your hand. ²¹So swear give me by our Papa: you no go cut off my pikin-dem after me or wipe comot my name from my papa im house."

²²David swear give Saul. Saul go im house; David and im men climb go up di stronghold.