How David Show Mephibosheth Covenant Kindness
David ask if anybody from Saul house still dey alive, so e fit show am our Papa kindness. Ziba name Mephibosheth, wey both im leg don cripple, wey dey live for Lo-debar. David give am back Saul land and sit am for di king table — and e call imself dead dog.
9 1David ask, "Person still dey wey remain for Saul family wey I fit show kindness, because of Jonathan?" 2Saul household get one servant wey im name na Ziba, dem call am come meet David. "Na you be Ziba?" na so di king ask. "Na me, I dey for your service," na so he answer.
3Di king ask, "Person no remain for Saul house wey I fit show di kindness of our Papa?" Ziba answer di king, "Jonathan still get one son; im two leg no dey work." a a v3 David dey hungry to show Mephibosheth di same covenant kindness wey our Papa dey show — love wey person no work for, wey dem pour on people wey no fit help demself and wey dem push comot.
4"Where he dey?" na so di king ask. Ziba answer, "For di house of Machir, di son of Ammiel, for Lo-debar."
5So King David send message, and dem bring am comot from Machir di son of Ammiel house for Lo-debar. 6Wen Mephibosheth, Jonathan im son, wey be Saul grandson, come meet David, he fall face down and bend low. David talk, "Mephibosheth!" "Na me your servant," na so he answer.
7"No fear," na so David talk give am, "because I go sure show you kindness because of your papa Jonathan. I go give you back all di land wey belong to your grandpapa Saul, and you go dey chop for my table anytime."
8Mephibosheth bend low and talk, "Wetin your servant be, wey you go even notice dead dog like me?"
9Den di king call Ziba, Saul servant: "I don give your oga grandson everytin wey belong to Saul and all im household. 10You, your sons, and your servants go farm di land for am and bring di harvest come, so dat your oga grandson go get food to chop. But Mephibosheth, your oga grandson, go dey chop for my table anytime." Ziba get fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11Ziba tell di king, "I go do everytin wey my oga di king command." So Mephibosheth chop for David table like one of di king own sons. 12Mephibosheth get one small son wey im name na Mica, and everybody for Ziba household dey serve Mephibosheth. 13Mephibosheth stay for Jerusalem, because he dey chop for di king table anytime; and im two leg no dey work.
