Miktam a Wɔtoo wɔ Gat
Ma dwonkyerɛfo panyin no: wɔnto no sɛ “Aborɔnoma a Ɔwɔ Odum a Ɛwɔ Akyirikyiri So” no so. Dawid de. Dwom a ɛsom bo sɛ sika kɔkɔɔ, bere a Filistifo kyeree no wɔ Gat no.
Filistifo kyeree no wɔ Gat na wɔtiatiaa no so da mu nyinaa; Dawid srɛ sɛ wɔmfa n'aniwusu ngu toa mu na wɔnkyerɛw ngu hɔ. Mprenu ɔsan ka n'asɛm a ɛma ne bo tɔ ne yam: m'Agya na mede me ho to no so — adesamma betumi ayɛ me dɛn?
56 1MʼAgya, dom me, efisɛ nnipa tiatia me so; da mu nyinaa ɔtowfo bi mia me. 2Mʼatamfo tiatia me so da mu nyinaa; nnipa bebree de wɔn ahantan ko tia me. 3Sɛ ehu ka me a, mede me ho to wo so.
4MʼAgya a mekamfo nʼasɛm no— mʼAgya na mede me ho to no so; merensuro. Adasamma betumi ayɛ me dɛn? 5Da mu nyinaa wɔdan me nsɛm; wɔn adwene nyinaa a ɛtia me no yɛ bɔne. 6Wɔboaboa wɔn ho ano, wɔde wɔn ho sie twɛn me; wɔhwɛ mʼanammɔn, na wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wobekum me.
7Wobeguan, a wɔn amumɔyɛ ho asotwe nka wɔn anaa? MʼAgya, fa abufuw brɛ aman no ase. 8Woakan me kyinkyin nyinaa; fa me nusu gu wo toa mu. Ɛnni wo nwoma mu anaa?
9Afei sɛ mesu frɛ a, mʼatamfo bɛsan akyi. Eyi na menim: sɛ mʼAgya wɔ me afa. 10MʼAgya mu na mekamfo nʼasɛm; mʼAgya mu na mekamfo nʼasɛm.
11MʼAgya na mede me ho to no so; merensuro. Adasamma betumi ayɛ me dɛn? 12Bɔhyɛ a mahyɛ wo no da me so, mʼAgya; mɛbɔ aseda afɔre ama wo. 13Efisɛ woagye me kra afi owu mu—aane, woagye me nan afi hintiw mu— sɛnea mɛnantew mʼAgya anim wɔ nkwa hann mu.