1 Devid ku ane ebe ba jolo a ne bum agˈgabe agˈgabe, fere yehke atubesi kunu agˈgabe nyao, bo jehko jo kpur atahltahl nkpel ebal atahlawubu, atahltahl nkpel ebal atahlawubu, bo jehko jo kpur atahlalon alon. 2 Devid kehm tumu nsoja enye go nllong era, ellong nehko jolo elwo ni Joab, nehko jolo elwo ni Abisayi mmonannyehn Joab mmon no Jeruya, ellong nehko elwo ni Itayi nnea Giti. Ntul tongo nlong ane bao re, <<Mefono antahng m bahke tiki jo jen toon-n.>> 3 Wo ane bao bungu re, <<Wo a nehm tiki lohng je edˈdi; bo lˈkam-r re wahr be, bo nehm tiiri bade elnahre. Jol afi ejang ajehng ji ane baa kpo na, bo wahr nehm tiiri, wo wo kpˈlubu sehng-r, afi jolo atahltahl nkpel eltahl a nkpel eni kunu atahltahl. Bahke ga nob re, wo sa a ejahbe, jo tum ekakebo tv-r, e lˈfere seb. 4 Ntul kehm faange re, <<M bahke limi ji fuumu egahne esamahr.>> Owo ntul kehm yiimi nkpe eti mbu, ane kpee sehng lohng go nlong a nlong, nyi atahl alon alon, a nyi atahltahl nkpel ebal atahlawubu, atahltahl nkpel ebal atahlawubu. 5 Ntul kaa Joab, Abisayi a Itayi elkahn re, <<kunen ekpu bade njangkun nyio Absalom tib egame esi,>> Nlong ane kpee wˈwuk ana ntul ka elkahn bade Absalom tong atubesi ba nlong ane bao. 6 Nsoja nyi Devid jene lohng ejahbe re bo song nok a anebe Isreel, ebta bio jolo go ekulugbe ji Efriim. 7 Nsoja nyi Devid wulu nlong nsoja nyi Isreel, ane ba bo wulu no efung gbale sehng, bo jolo ane atahltahl nkpel atahlabal a nkpel enehkeni atahltahl nkpel ebal. 8 Ebta nyange rehng nkpe ejahbe jio kpee, fvfo ekulegbe ji ga tane ane efung bio sehnge ba bo wulu bo go ekahngkahng. 9 jolo ano re Absalom kehm song kpiri ane ba Devid. Á jo fingi mbvankang, eji mbvankang jo be asongo, song ludu nla egburu eti Oak ji sahb nyˈnyange abˈbo, Alv esi nya Absalom song kpehre eti. Á sa tokko o wung wung wuung, ga mbvankang kpˈbeke asongo ntahng ntahng 10 Eji nne awohng ma nyehne ji ma lim, á kehm tongo Joab re, <<Me n nyehn Absalom go tohk no go eti ji bo kpo lung re Oak. 11 Joab tongo nne no tong-e ejum jia re, <<Á re jen! á re a nyehne Absaloma?>> Jenji wahnge a ki-e kim tub ndi wul-e o tvtv? N jol-a kake ebahk asilva ebwubu a egbaange ji ntakuru. 12 Wo nne noo faang-e re, <<Jolafi bo gaare asilva atahltahl nkpel ebal atahlawubu kak-m ebo. N nehm tiki lak mmona ntul ebo. Egahre elwuku, ntul kaa elkahn tong-a a Abisayi go Itayi re, <Tahren njangkun nyio tib esi ejame.> 13 Li re m bumu elkpin daange daange daange ejum lim ji li mbehr mbehr go esamahr ntul, kehn wofono antahng a ma-m yab tv go fee.>>

14 Joab kehm bungu re, <<Me n nehm rannge ngare laange sik-a ana.>> Owo á kehm rodo nkong era fili ege ebo, song jamme Absalom go eltim ngare nyi á kpeka li mbir mbir eji á tokko eti ji bo kpo lung re oak. 15 Ane awubu ba jo fili nsol ebta nyi Joab yiimi o sennge Absalom kak, bo ba kim-e tub fere wul-e. 16 Owo Joab kehm woro ntang, nsoja rahke elkame anebe Isreel, tib á sˈsahde bo. 17 Bo rodo ekv ji Absalom ro kak egburu ekpabingi fere kpu ebim atal bul-e. Gana anebe Isreel kpee ebbe kehnge ebo a ntahk. 18 Ngare nyi Absalom kpeka li elkpin, á lo ego go edamme ji ntul ana ejum elbuumu ka elne, á tiri re, <<Mmon no nlum n kpimm no bahke buumu mbing enyame.>> Á gungu ego jio mbing ka elne antahng, bo kpo lung re, ejum elbuumu ji Absolom tete tub lela.

19 Ahimaaji mmon no Jadok kehm bungu re, <<Nong me m be, ko etib bia song tong ntul re Jehova ebbongo ka-e eji á me-e yehke go abo nya anebekv ebe.>> 20 Joab tong-e re, <<Wo sang bahke koko etib bia lela, á li ma ko etib song tiingi efung bindiki, wo á nehm ma lim ano lela, tib esi mmona ntul no ma kpo.>> 21 Owo Joab kehm tongo nnea Kusiti re, <<Song wo song tong ntul ji a ma nyehn.>> Nnea Kusiti kehm soro gong ndi go esamahr bi Joab, fere be tahm. 22 Ahimaaji mmona Jadok kehm kpe bung tong Joab re, <<Afi jolo jen, nong me n jo be toono nnea Kusiti go njahm. Wo Joab faange re, Mmon ewame, jenji wahnge a kpˈsebe re wo jee? A kpimm etib abehng abehng bi bahk-a kake eltuuru.>> 23 Á bungu re, <<Afi jolo jen, n kpˈsebe re me n be je, Joab bungu re, aa, <<Be song me!>> Owo Ahimaaji kehm beke sehng mbang nyi edi ebal ebal, fvfo a bee sehnge nnea Kusiti. 24 Eji Devid jii elka elka eti mbu atahng a ji alatahk, nne no jo baabe wahre kuumu ero elbultahk ni mbuga go ekahme. Ana á jo kpur, á nyehne nne kpˈbeke ntahng ntahng. 25 Mbˈbaabe kehm lungu ntul fere tooro tong-e. Ntul bungu re, <<Lˈjol re á li antahng, bahke tiki jol re á koo nnoobo etib kpˈbake.>> Mbekabahl jo kabbe abake abake. 26 Owo mbˈbaabe noo kehm kpe nyehn nne noko kpˈkpeka be abake, á kehm lungu nne no jo baabe eti mbu re, <<Nyehno, nne noko kpˈbeke ntahng ntahng abakaoo!>> Ntul bungu re <<Á kpˈtiki tob ko nnoobo etib abake.>> 27 Mbˈbaabe bungu re, <<Kp-m jolo ga are ngbokambang a nne kpˈbeke ana Ahimaaji ji mmona Jadok.>> Ntul bungu re, <<Ye nnooba nne wo, á kpˈbake a anoobo ntib.>> 28 Ahimaaji kehm lungu ntul re, <<Kpee kpˈnobo, á kehm gongo ka ntul a esamahr ebe go ndi, kehm bungu re, "Eltehke jol ka Jehova Esowo eba. Yebjabbe ane ba tabe abo ebo re bo nok a nsoo ntul ewame. 29 Ntul kehm bahbe re, <<Absalom njangkun nyio fˈfora? Ahimaaji faange re, <<N nyehne egburu ejooko eji jolo re Joab yahke tum nlokeltum a ntul a me ji li nlokeltum ewa, wo n kahnem ji jolo no. 30 Ntul bungu re, <<Yiimi nkpe o sik.>> á tahm song yiimi nkpe go. 31 Owo nnea Kusiti kehm ba lohng ba bung re nsoo ntul, wuk nnoobo etib, Jehova ebbongo ka-a eji á ma-a yehke go abo ane kpee ba mehle no bada na. 32 Ntul kehm bahbe nnea Kusiti re, <<Anv, Absalom njangkun nyio fˈfora?>> Nnea Kusiti faange re, <<Nong anebekv ba nsoo ntul a bo kpee ba ma mehl yiimi re bo lim-a ejum jol ana njangkun nyio.>> 33 Ntul ngubjing gbehk-e gbehke. Á tahm yel ekpˈkpa ji jolo go ero ekahme mbuga song kehme ellingi. Eji á tahme no, á bungu re, <<Eyee mmon ewame Absalom! mmon ewame, mmon ewame! Absalom! Me wo jol lub kpo, sehnge re wo kpo. Eyee Absalom mmon ewame mmon ewame!>>