2 Samuel 21

21 ¹For David time, hunger bin dey for three years, year after year; so David ask our Papa about am. And our Papa talk say, "Blood-guilt dey on top Saul and im house, because e kill di Gibeonite people."

²So di king call di Gibeonite people come and talk to dem. (Di Gibeonite people no be Israel people, na di remnant of di Amorite people; Israel bin swear to spare dem, but Saul, wey get plenty passion for Israel and Judah, bin dey find way to kill dem.). ³David ask di Gibeonite people, "Wetin I fit do for una? How I fit make atonement so una go bless our Papa people?"

⁴Di Gibeonite people talk say, "No be silver or gold matter dey between us and Saul or im house, and we no get right to kill anybody for Israel." David talk say, "Wetin una talk, na im I go do for una."

⁵Dem tell di king, "Di man wey wipe us commot and plan to destroy us, so dat we no go get any place remain anywhere for Israel land, ⁶make dem hand seven men from im pikin-pikin give us, and we go hang dem before Oga for Gibeah of Saul, di one wey Oga choose." Di king talk say, "I go hand dem give una."

⁷But di king spare Mephibosheth, Jonathan pikin, wey be Saul grand-pikin, because of di oath before our Papa wey dey between David and Jonathan, Saul pikin. ⁸But di king take Armoni and Mephibosheth, di two sons wey Rizpah di daughter of Aiah born for Saul, plus di five sons wey Merab di daughter of Saul born for Adriel pikin of Barzillai di Meholathite. ⁹E hand dem give di Gibeonite people, wey hang dem for di mountain before our Papa; di seven of dem fall togeda. Dem kill dem for di first days of harvest, as di barley harvest just dey start.

¹⁰Den Rizpah di daughter of Aiah take sackcloth spread am on top di rock, from di start of harvest until rain fall on di dead bodies; for daytime she dey drive di birds commot from dem, for night di wild animals. ^a a v10 Sackcloth na rough, dark cloth wey person dey wear as sign wey people fit see, to show mourning and sorrow. ¹¹When dem tell David wetin Rizpah di daughter of Aiah, Saul concubine, do, ¹²e go meet di men of Jabesh-gilead and take di bones of Saul and im pikin Jonathan, wey dem bin secretly carry commot from Beth-shan square, where di Philistine people hang dem di day wey dem kill Saul for Gilboa. ¹³E bring Saul bones and im pikin Jonathan bones commot from there, and dem gather di bones of di men wey dem hang. ¹⁴Dem bury di bones of Saul and im pikin Jonathan for Zela for Benjamin land, inside di grave of im papa Kish, and dem do everything wey di king command. After dat, our Papa answer di prayers for di land.

David Warriors Defeat Philistine Giants

¹⁵War bin dey again between di Philistine people and Israel. David go down with im servants go fight di Philistine people, and e tire. ¹⁶Ishbi-benob, wey be one of di pikin-pikin of Rapha, wey im bronze spear-head weigh about seven-and-half pound and wey wear new sword, bin dey ready to strike David down. ^b b v16 Rapha na di ancestor of one clan of warriors wey big pass normal — di giants wey dey fight among di Philistine people. ¹⁷But Abishai pikin of Zeruiah come help David, strike di Philistine down and kill am. Den David men swear to am say, "You no go go out with us to battle again, so dat you no go quench di lamp of Israel."

¹⁸Later, anoda war bin dey with di Philistine people for Gob. Sibbecai di Hushathite strike Saph down, wey be one of di pikin-pikin of Rapha. ¹⁹Anoda war bin dey with di Philistine people for Gob, where Elhanan pikin of Jaare-oregim di Bethlehemite kill Goliath di Gittite, wey im spear stick big like weaver rod. ²⁰War bust out again for Gath, where one huge man get six fingers for each hand and six toes for each foot—twenty-four in all; e too na Rapha born am. ²¹And when e insult Israel, Jonathan di pikin of Shimei, David broda, strike am down. ²²Dis four na Rapha born dem for Gath, and dem fall by di hand of David and im servants.