Di Lord Dey Look Di Heart

For di hills wey dey above Bethlehem, one boy dey look after im papa sheep. E no know at all say, down for di town, one prophet wey hold horn of oil don refuse to sidon until di boy come.

Samuel dey mourn. King Saul don turn im back on God, and God don reject am as king. Samuel no fit stop to mourn. Then Di Lord talk. How long you go dey mourn for Saul? Fill your horn with oil and go. I dey send you to Jesse for Bethlehem. I don choose one king among im sons. Fear catch Samuel. If Saul hear about am, e go kill me. So God tell am make e carry one young cow go offer sacrifice, and make e invite Jesse come.

When Samuel reach, di elders of Bethlehem come out to meet am, dem dey shake. If di great prophet visit, e fit mean trouble. Na peace you carry come? Na peace, Samuel talk. I come make sacrifice to Di Lord. Make una prepare unaselves come with me. And e make sure say Jesse and im sons dey there. Di first son wey come forward na Eliab, di first born. E tall and e fine, e resemble king from head to toe. Samuel look am and think, surely na dis one.

But Di Lord tell Samuel, No look how e be or how e tall reach. I no choose am. Di Lord no dey see di way people dey see. People dey look di outside. Di Lord dey look di heart. So Jesse call im next son, Abinadab. Di Lord no choose dis one too. Then Shammah. No be dis one. One after di other, seven of Jesse sons waka pass di prophet. And for each of dem, di answer na no. Samuel turn face Jesse. Di Lord no choose any of dis ones. Na all di sons wey you get be dis?

Jesse hesitate small. Di last born still remain. E dey outside dey look after di sheep. E no even enter anybody mind to go call am. Send for am, Samuel talk. We no go sidon chop until e reach here. So dem wait. At last di boy come in from di field, im body strong and healthy, im eyes bright and im face fine. Im name na David. And Di Lord talk, Get up anoint am. Na im be di one. So in front of all im brothers, Samuel take di horn of oil, pour am for David head. And from dat day, di Spirit of Di Lord come on David with power. Then Samuel go back to im house for Ramah. David, e be like say, go back to di sheep.

Meanwhile, di Spirit of Di Lord don leave Saul, and di Bible talk say one evil spirit from Di Lord dey torment am. Im servants get one idea. Make we find person wey fit play harp. When di darkness come on you, e go play, and you go feel better. One servant know di correct person. I don see one son of Jesse for Bethlehem. E dey play well well. E get courage, e dey talk with wisdom, e fine, and Di Lord dey with am. So Saul send for am. Jesse load one donkey with bread, one skin bag of wine and one small goat, and send David go di palace. Saul like am well well, and e make am one of di people wey dey carry im armour. And anytime di darkness come on Saul, David go take im harp play, and Saul go find relief. Di king wey go come dey serve di old king, and nobody for di palace know.

How David harp really be? Di Hebrew word na kinnor, and e no be big harp wey dey stand for ground. Na lyre: small wooden frame, light reach say person fit carry am, with strings wey dem stretch across am and dem dey pluck with hand. Old pictures from all over dat region show people wey hold instruments like am. Di Bible talk say David dey play am with im hand. Later, Israel go remember am as di sweet singer of Israel, and plenty of di psalms carry im name.

Di Lord dey look di heart. You go find am for First Samuel, chapter sixteen. Everybody for dat room dey look height and fine face. God dey look another place. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. If God look your heart today, wetin e go see?