Inside di Cave for En-gedi

Deep inside one cave, for darkness, some men hold their breath. One person just enter from di hot sun outside. Na di king wey dey hunt dem. And e no know at all say dem dey there.

David no do anything wrong. E serve King Saul with faithfulness, e fight im battles, e play music to calm am. But jealousy don chop Saul finish, and now David don become person wey dey run for im life. Im and about six hundred men dey move from one hiding place to another for di wild country of Judah. Saul dey pursue dem. Dis time, news reach am say David dey di wilderness of En-gedi, near di Dead Sea. So Saul take three thousand of im best soldiers, go search di steep rocks, di high rocks where di wild goats dey live.

For di way, sheep pens dey, and one cave. Saul enter di cave alone, to ease imself for private, and di darkness cover am. E no know, but far inside dat same cave, David and im men sidon for di shadow. Their heart go dey beat well well. David men lean close come whisper. Dis na di day wey Di Lord tell you about. E don give your enemy for your hand. Do anything wey you like with am.

David crawl forward quietly for di dark. Closer. Closer. Then, without noise, e cut di corner of Saul robe. Na only dat one. And after, even dat one trouble am. Im conscience catch am because e do am. E turn face im men. Di Lord forbid say I go do dis kind thing to my master, di one wey Di Lord anoint, say I go raise my hand against am. Na di one wey Di Lord anoint be am. With dis words, e hold im men back, and e no allow dem attack Saul. And Saul get up, waka comot from di cave enter di sunlight, and continue im journey.

Then David comot from di cave too, and call after am. My lord di king! Saul turn round sharp. And there David dey, e bow with im face reach ground. Why you dey listen to people wey dey talk say I wan harm you? Today you don see with your own eye. Di Lord put you for my hand inside di cave. Some people tell me make I kill you, but I spare you. Look, my papa, look dis piece of your robe for my hand. I cut am, and I no kill you. Now you fit see say I no guilty of any wrong against you. Yet you dey hunt me. Make Di Lord judge between us. But my hand no go dey against you. Na who you dey pursue, king of Israel? Dead dog? Flea?

Silence come for long time. Then Saul talk, Na your voice be dis, David my son? And di king begin cry with loud voice. You righteous pass me. You pay me back with good, but me, I pay you back with evil. When man find im enemy, e go let am go free? Make Di Lord reward you for wetin you do today. Now I know say you go surely be king. Then Saul ask one thing. Swear give me say you no go wipe out my family after I don die. And David swear. Saul go back to im house. But David and im men go back up to their stronghold. David don show mercy. But e get sense well well, e no go depend on Saul own.

En-gedi na real place, and you fit still visit am today. Na oasis for di west side of di Dead Sea, where fresh water from spring dey fall down through dry limestone rocks wey get plenty caves. Di name mean spring of di young goat. Di Bible call di area di rocks of di wild goats, and till today, plenty ibex, one kind wild mountain goat, still dey climb dat same rocks. Na perfect place for person wey dey run to hide.

Inside di cave for En-gedi. You go find am for First Samuel, chapter twenty-four. David get every reason, and every chance, to take revenge. Instead, e leave am for God hand. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. When person don hurt you, and your chance come, wetin you go do with am?