17. Ha we bubata ib͕e Jehova, guzo ya n'ọnọdu-ya, n'etiti ulo-ikwū nke Devid mara nye ya: Devid we sure àjà-nsure-ọku na àjà-udo n'iru Jehova.
18. Devid we surebìe àjà-nsure-ọku ahu na àjà-udo nile, gọzie ndi Israel n'aha Jehova nke usu nile nke ndi-agha.
19. O we kesara ndi Israel nile, bú ìgwè nile nke Israel, ma nwoke ma nwayi, madu ọ bula, otù ob͕e achicha, na otú ọkpurukpu anu, na otù mbadamba nkpuru-vine amiri ami. Ndi Israel nile we la, nwoke ọ bula n'ulo-ya.
20. Devid we lata igọzi ulo-yaz. Maikal, bú nwa-nwayi Sọl, we puta izute Devid, si, Le, otú eze Israel di nsọpuru nke-uku ta, onye kpupuru uwe n'aru-ya ta n'anya ndi-orù-nwayi nke ndi-orù-ya, dika otù nime ndikom efu nēkpupu uwe n'aru-ya ekpupu!
21. Devid we si Maikal, Ọ bu n'iru Jehova, Onye rọputaramn kari nna-gi, kari kwa ulo-ya nile, inyem iwu ibu onye-ndú ndi Jehova, bú Israel: m'we gwú egwu n'iru Jehova.
22. Ma m'gēweta-kwa-ra onwem nkọcha kari nka, m'gādi kwa ala n'anyam: ma ndi orù-nwayi ndi i kwuru okwu bayere ha, n'etiti ha ka agāsọpurum.
23. Ma Maikal, bú nwa-nwayi Sọl, o nweghi nwa rue ubọchi ọnwu-ya.