1 Anzǝm mǝnia ka, Dauda ɗì Yahweh ama, <<Mǝ kya aɓa mwashat atà alá mala Yahuda le?>> Sǝ Yahweh banggi wi ama, <<Kyane.>> Dauda ɗiban ama, <<Ake sǝ mǝ ká?>> Yahweh banggi wi ama, <<A Hebǝron.>> 2 Pǝlǝa Dauda lo wari abanì andǝ amāmí gbal, Ahinoam ɓwama Jezǝril, andǝ Abigiyel mā-lú mala Nabal ɓwama Karmi. 3 Sǝ Dauda yinǝ aburana mǝnana à nda atè ka, koyan ngga andǝ amǝ'ɓala male; sǝ à duki arǝ alá mǝnana aɓa Hebǝron ngga.

4 Sǝ aburana mala Yahuda yiu a Hebǝron, sǝ à ɗārǝ́ Dauda ɓǝ̀ duk murǝm amur ɓala Yahuda. Lang à banggi Dauda ama, <<Aburana mala Jabesh-Gilǝyat na à tsǝklú Sawul ka,>> 5 Dauda tasǝ amǝ'na-túrbân nǝ cau aban aburana mala Jabesh-Gilǝyat ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ Yahweh tsǝka wun bù, ace pěmǝɓoarne mǝnia wu lǝmdǝì Sawul ɓwamǝgule ma'wun, nǝ tsǝkluí ka. 6 Ado ka, ɓǝ̀ Yahweh lǝmdǝa wun earcearǝu male mǝnana kǝ gǝshi raka, andǝ domǝsǝcau male. Sǝ mim gbal ka, mǝ nǝ pàkka wun mǝɓoarne ace gìr mǝnana wu pè ka. 7 Acemani ka, wu dum nǝ rǝcandǝa andǝ mǝsǝkàngkàngŋa, acemǝnana Sawul mǝtala-ɓala ma'wun ngga pàngŋǝ̀nà-lú, sǝ aɓwana mala Yahuda ɗārǝ́nam mǝ duk murǝm amúria.>>

8 Sǝama Abna muna-ɓwabura mala Ner, mǝ'sàrǝ̀ban mala amǝ'lwa mala Sawul ka, twal Ishboshet muna-ɓwabura mala Sawul sǝ yinǝi a Mahanayim. 9 Tsǝì duk murǝm amur abu-nzali Gilǝyat, andǝ Ashuri, andǝ Jezǝril, andǝ Ifǝrem andǝ Benjami andǝ Isǝrayila kat.

10 Ishboshet muna-ɓwabura mala Sawul ka, ndanǝ apǝlǝa lumi-ine lang à tsǝì duk murǝm amur Isǝrayila ka, sǝ yì ka pàk apǝlǝa ɓari a buno-murǝm. Sǝ ɓala mala Yahuda ka, kpata Dauda. 11 Sauwa mala bàkú mǝnana Dauda nda murǝm a Hebǝron amur ɓala mala Yahuda ka, apǝlǝa tongno-nong-ɓari andǝ azongŋo tongno-nong-mwashat na.

12 Abna muna-ɓwabura mala Ner, atārǝia andǝ aburana mala Ishboshet muna-ɓwabura mala Sawul ka, à lo a Mahanayim sǝ à o a Gibiyon. 13 Jowap muna-ɓwabura mala Zeruya*2:13 Zeruya ka ɓwama na, mǝ'nggaula Dauda. andǝ aburana mala Dauda puro sǝ à kya je andǝia a guguri mǝnana a Gibiyon ngga. Nggǝsan mwashat do a buì mala guguri man, sǝ ɓè nggǝsan ngga do a nkaring mala guguri. 14 Abna banggi Jowap ama, <<Ado ka, ɓǝ̀ sǝm tsǝk aɓea alaggana ma'sǝm ɓǝà pur ace munǝo, ɓwa andǝ ɓwa arǝarǝia, a ɓadǝm sǝm.>> Sǝ Jowap bang ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ à lo.>> 15 Nda à lo, à cam-nǝ-came sǝ à ɓallia; aburana lum-nong-ɓari a buì mala Benjami andǝ Ishboshet muna-ɓwabura mala Sawul, sǝ aburana lum-nong-ɓari a buì mala Dauda. 16 Koyanale ka bwal ɓì a ɓamúrí sǝ zuɓi nkanggari-bum ɓì nǝ byau male, sǝ à kpa nzali à wǔ atārǝia. Nda tsǝa sǝ mǝno yì ban a Gibiyon ngga, à tunǝi ama, Helkat-hazurim ngga.†2:16 Helkat-hazurim ngga ɓālǝi nda <<ɓatuli/nzawara mala akun-byau.>>

17 Mǝsǝ munǝo bangŋa a pwari mǝno. Aburana mala Dauda gandǝ Abna andǝ aburana mala Isǝrayila. 18 Amuna-burana mala Zeruya tàrú, à nda abanì: Jowap, andǝ Abishai, sǝ Asahel. Asahel ka, mǝɓiki mire na kǝla mbamba a bondo. 19 Asahel pǝrta Abna, ɓinǝ kyang atà bui-mǝli ko mǝnggare, aban pǝrte. 20 Pǝlǝa Abna pǝlǝ mǝsǝi a nzǝmi sǝ na ama, <<A nda le, Asahel?>> Asahel ear ama, <<E, mǝ nda.>> 21 Abna banggi wi ama, <<Kyang atà buo mǝlì ko mǝnggare; gbami mwashat atà alaggana, sǝ wu ak agirbura male arǝì.>> Sǝ Asahel ka, ɗeki pǝrte ɗàng. 22 Nyare Abna sà'arǝ Asahel ama, <<Nying pǝrtam. Kǝa tsǝem ɓǝn wal-luio ɗàng. Ɓǝ̀ ǝn wal-luio ka, lang sǝ mǝ nǝ sǝn mǝ'eambo Jowap a ɓamǝsǝi?>> 23 Sǝ Asahel ka, ɓinǝ kyangye. Nda Abna zuɓi a bumi nǝ tǝta nzo male ka. Nzoe kò kya pur a nzǝmi; Asahel kpa a nzali abanì sǝ wǔ a ɓadǝm Abna. Ɓwa mǝnana kat yiu a ban mǝnana Asahel kpa sǝ wù kam ngga, ɓwe cam gǝs.

24 Sǝ Jowap andǝ Abishai ka à pyangnǝata Abna. Lang pwari nǝ nggǝ ká kpa ka, à bwal ban mgbangban mala Ammah, tù a ban Giya, a njar ká ɓabondo Gibiyon. 25 Pǝlǝa aɓwana mala Benjami ram rǝia abanɓwáná anzǝm Abna, sǝ à cam amur mgbangban.

26 Pǝlǝa Abna tunǝ Jowap sǝ ɗì ama, <<Dumǝna púp sǝm nǝ̀ lidǝmba nǝ wal-lú rǝarǝ sǝm le? A sǝlǝ mbak ama nǝ̀ nggá duk mǝlulle a masǝlǝate? Nǝ̀ sau lang sǝ awu nǝ sà'arǝ aɓwana mô ɓǝà nying pǝrta amǝ'eambia?>> 27 Jowap eari wi ama, <<Kǝla mǝnana Ɓakuli na kam nǝyilǝmu ka, ɓǝ̀ a bangma cau man raka, mbak-kàngkàng aɓwana man pa nǝ̀ vwakibuia arǝ pǝrta amǝ'eambia ɗàng ba dǝmbari.>> 28 Nda Jowap twang njawe, sǝ aburane kat go-gǝs; à lidǝmba nǝ pǝrta Isǝrayila, ko à munǝ ɗǝm ɗàng.

29 Osso Abna andǝ aburana male gya nǝɓa Araba aɓa dù mǝno kat. À yàlî Nggeasala Jodan, sǝ à lidǝmba nǝ gya aɓa dǝmbari mǝno ba à yi bik Mahanayim.

30 Lang Jowap nyarǝnì pǝrta Abna ka, ramba amǝ'lwa male pupup abanɓwáná. Sǝni ka, aburana mala Dauda lum-bwamdǝ-tongno-nong-ine andǝ Asahel ka, à pà kàm ɗàng. 31 Sǝama aburana mala Dauda wal-lú aburana mala Benjami gbǝman-tàrú nǝ lumi-tongno-nong-mwashat mǝnana à nda atà Abna ka. 32 Jowap andǝ aburana male twal lú Asahel sǝ à kya tsǝî a ɓembe mala tarrí a Betalami. Pǝlǝa à gya aɓa dù kat sǝ à yi bwal Hebǝron a kwaro-la-ban.