1 Samuel 27

27 ¹David think for im mind sey, "One day like dis, Saul hand go come catch me finish. Notin better pass make I run comot sharp-sharp go Philistine land. Den Saul go tire to dey search for me for anywhere inside Israel border, and I go escape from im hand." ²So David waka comot, e cross over, im and di 600 men wey dey with am, go meet Achish di pikin of Maoch, wey be king of Gath. ³David stay with Achish for Gath, im and im men, each man with im family—David with im two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, wey be Nabal im widow. ⁴Wen dem tell Saul sey David don run go Gath, e no gree dey search for am again.

⁵David tell Achish sey, "If I don find favour for your eye, abeg give me place for one of di country towns make I stay. Wetin make your servant dey stay with you for di royal city?" ⁶For dat day Achish give am Ziklag; na so Ziklag come be property of di kings of Judah till today. ⁷Di time wey David stay for Philistine territory na one year and four months.

⁸David and im men go up go raid di Geshurite people, di Girzite people, and di Amalekite people, because dem don dey live for dat land from ancient time, near Shur reach di land of Egypt. ⁹Any time David attack di land, e no dey leave any man or woman alive, e go carry di sheep, cattle, donkey, camel, and cloth, den e go return go meet Achish.

¹⁰Achish go ask am sey, "Wia you go raid today?" David go talk sey, "Di Negev of Judah," abi "di Negev of di Jerahmeelite people," abi "di Negev of di Kenite people."

¹¹David no dey leave any man or woman alive make e bring go Gath, because e dey think sey, "Dem fit yarn about us, talk sey, 'Na dis kind tin David do.'" Na so e take dey do di whole time wey e stay for Philistine territory.

¹²Achish trust David, e dey think sey, "E don make imsef become tin wey im own people Israel hate well-well; e go be my servant forever."