1 Iwa egbong cha va pa va pa Saul ttara anọng pa Devid, ewobh k'ogbe-bhirada. Wa anọng pa Devid an-ado ẹfa akhaama, yina, ẹfa echina ororo ẹha va pa va pa Saul.

2 Iwa bẹ amaan va p'ijinọng anang Devid mada orukhi ka Hẹbrọn.

6 K'ogbe kwa va pa va pa Saul ọmaana anọng pa Devid atzima arim egbong, Abnẹr om-otzima ogbe nwuma odo for sẹ ẹfa okhe, k'ottem kwa va pa va pa Saul. 7 M'ogbe nwa, Saul ọkk'ọkkọra-kwanọng ọkhaama kw'okpen Rizpa, kw'ode nnwa kw'ikwanọng kw'Aiya. Wa Ish-Boshẹt oben Abnẹr bi, “Okhuri yan kw'ayim ọkkọra-kwanọng kw'otte kwaam abẹ o?”

8 Iwa ettem epyibh Abnẹr, okhuri odik kw'Ish-Boshẹt ọgbaakhi. Mẹ wọ, obhina bi, “Kaam nde oho kw'ẹpfa ch'esi ọtzọhm ẹnang anọng pa Juda ra a? Mayina, kaam nhak eho nnang atte Saul, ọmaana efona chẹ, ttara ayokh-ẹkhaan pẹ. Kaam kọ ọbọhk ndim mintta nnang Devid. Yina, kọ abar ettem abubh-m odik mayina, kw'okhuri kwanọng nwa. 9 Tte Ibinọkpaabyi osi-m k'eden kpenamkpen ch'ẹdaakh-ẹ, idikha kaam nni ọttọhk f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ochekhi ttara ọnwọhngi ọnang Devid, nsi. 10 Ibinọkpaabyi obeni bi, ọtzọkha ẹvaar ch'ọhọhm kwa Saul ọnang Devid, on-ottima ẹvaarchi cha Devid aranga k'Israẹl ọmaana Juda, ttẹwọr ka Dan maa apyiri ka Beershẹba.” 11 Wa Ish-Boshẹt dọk koyom bi, ọgbaak atzim adọdọk ọnang Abnẹr, da Abnẹr ojor-ẹ.

12 Mẹ wọ, wa Abnẹr ọtzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha bẹ atza abọbh Devid bi, “Irerek s'anyi rọ ma o? Kọ si echekhi ttara kaam, ifha kaam ndima ebhonmọr ch'Israẹl biphyir njekha ndor-ọ.”

13 Devid obhina bi, “Ojibhi kẹ, kaam ńsi echekhi osi ttar-ọ. Yina, tte mphyem-ọ odik wani, kọ kaam k'itzitzikha kabe kw'oyongi bi, atzim Mikal kw'ode nnwa kw'ikwanọng kwa Saul, mada akwu bi akwu are-m.” 14 Mẹ wọ, Devid ọtzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha k'Ish-Boshẹt kw'ode nnwa kwa Saul, oben bi, “Bọng nang-m kwanọng kwaam kwa kaam ndim mkpatzọr arọbh azen s'aPhilistiya ndọkha.”

15 Mando kw'Ish-Boshẹt ọnang ẹfa, bẹ arọbha Mikal k'ọbada kwa Paltiyẹl kw'ode nnwa kwa Laish, atzima afona. 16 Odim om-obhom ẹmọng ọtzọn-ẹ abẹ maa opyiri k'obhon kwa Bahurim. Mẹ wọ, Abnẹr oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ kpa nnam abhana!” Iwa ọkpa nnam ọbhana.

17 Iwa Abnẹr agbaak atzim ttara adenho p'Israẹl, oben bi, “K'ogbe kw'ọkk'ọkwọbha, bọng akk'am-akhonga bi, asi Devid ọvaarnọng. 18 Ogbe okk'on-obenga e, bọng na si mando! Da iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ochekhi ọnang Devid bi, ‘Kaam ńnenga k'ọtzọhmnọng kwaam Devid nkkaana anọng paam p'Israẹl ka mbọhk s'anọng pa Philistiya, ọmaana ka mbọhk s'attattaanga-nọng pabẹ biphyir.’ ”

19 Abnẹr obiro ọgbaak atzim ọnang anọng pa Bẹnjamin. Mẹ wọ, obina ochina ka Hẹbrọn bi, ọtza ọgbaak Devid odik kpenamkpen kw'ojibh-ojibh k'itzitzikha s'anọng p'Israẹl, ọmaana ẹkhọma cha Bẹnjamin echibhi bi, esi. 20 Mada Abnẹr otzim ajinọng ẹrọbh okwu okhebha Devid ka Hẹbrọn, Devid osi ọdadaami otzima ọtzaam Abnẹr ọmaana ajinọng pẹ. 21 Mẹ wọ, Abnẹr oben Devid bi, “Tte kaam mfona madẹdẹn ifha nda ndobha anọng p'Israẹl biphyir nhok itta kwaam, kw'ode ọvaarnọng, ifha bẹ asi echekhi ttar-ọ. Kọ ábira ade ọvaarnọng kw'ọdabh kpenamkpen mach'ochibhi kwọ ode.” Mẹ wọ, wa Devid oben Abnẹr ọbhana k'odidiri.

22 Mẹ ẹba mẹ, ajinọng pa Devid ọmaana Joab afona k'egbong ttara ọgbọm-barada fa bẹ achi. Yina, wa Abnẹr ka Hẹbrọn ttara Devid dọk kowobh, da Devid okk'ẹ ọtzọhma ọbhana k'odidiri. 23 Mada Joab ọmaana agbong-nọng pẹ biphyir apyiri, bẹ agbaakh-ẹ bi, Abnẹr kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kwa Nẹr ọkk'ọkwa m'ọvaarnọng, ttara bi, ọvaarnọng okk'ẹ ọtzọhma ọbhana k'odidiri e.

24 Mẹ wọ e, Joab ofona ọtza okhebha ọvaarnọng ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Bọng odik kw'asi ma? Mmaang bi, ira Abnẹr okwu ma, okhuri yan kw'attẹ-ẹ ọbọhk ofona? Ma okk'ofona! 25 Kọ arong ọnọng-dema kw'Abnẹr kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kwa Nẹr ode kẹ. Kẹ okwu bi, okwu ọbọhr-ọ, ifha oronga orenga kwọ, obiro oronga odik kpenamkpen kw'am-asi.”

26 Joab e, obina oji Devid, ọtzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha akhubh Abnẹr ka nnam, bẹ abọkh-ẹ k'esipe cha Sira atzim-ẹ akpa nnam. Yina, iwa Devid odik nwa korong. 27 Mẹ wọ e, mada Abnẹr ọkpa nnam ka Hẹbrọn, Joab otzim-ẹ ọpaangi k'ottem kw'ẹbaakhamma, osi mach'oben bi ọgbaakh-ẹ atzim k'idafa. Mando kwa Joab okhum-ẹ imaana k'ẹbhọr ope, otzima otzukha obo kw'ọgbaanọkka kwẹ, Asahẹl.

28 Mada Devid ọbhaang odik nwa, oben bi, “K'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, mbọhk saam ttara s'anọng p'ọvaarbhon kwaam, m'odik kw'okhuri obo kw'Abnẹr, kw'ode nnwa kwa Nẹr, kinde o. 29 Tte izi s'Abnẹr inana Joab ọmaana ẹhọhmmọr ch'otte kwẹ biphyir k'eho! Tte ẹhọhmmọr cha Joab eningi ọnọng kw'osi edem, ọmaana okkikkima, ode ọnọng kw'ọrẹkh-ọrekhi, obiro ode ọnọng kw'ope obo kw'ọkkangkkaang, obiro ode ọnọng kw'ọchattọhk owori, ewori.”

30 (Wa Joab ọmaana ọgbaanọkka Abishayi afhu Abnẹr, okhuri da ọkk'ọgbaanọkka kwabẹ Asahẹl ọfha k'egbong ka Gibeọn).

31 Mẹ wọ, Devid oben Joab ọmaana anọng biphyir p'atzọn-ẹ abẹ bi, “Bọng jaakhi ọbara fabọng afọr ka for, bọng an-afọra abara-bina awobha ka nkwu-osisi s'Abnẹr.” Ọvaar Devid ọkhaam otzor igbaang s'itzọhk epfura-kkọhbhi nnam. 32 Wa bẹ anọhnga Abnẹr ma Hẹbrọn, ọvaar Devid obhom ẹmọng k'ẹrọng m'epekhubh ch'Abnẹr. Anọng biphyir abira abhom.

33 Ọvaar Devid ọkkọhn ebomọng ọnang Abnẹr:

Anọng abira abhom ẹmọng k'ẹrọng.

35 Mẹ wọ, bẹ biphyir akwu akhukhi Devid bi ochi ọchattọhk, da ewu etzim-ewobh, yina, wa Devid ọtzọkha ọnwọhngi oben bi, “Tte Ibinọkpaabyi osi-m k'eden kpenamkpen ch'ẹdaakh-ẹ, idikha kaam nchi brẹd obiro ode ọttọhk kpenamkpen, yina s'ẹchọhkha etto!”

36 Iwa anọng mba biphyir atzin odik nwa, kwẹ obiro ọdaam bẹ ettem. K'odik-ọkka, odik kpenamkpen kw'ọvaarnọng osi, ọdaam bẹ ettem. 37 Mẹ wọ, m'ewu nduma, anọng pa Juda biphyir ọmaana anọng p'Israẹl biphyir aronga bi, ọvaar Devid ọbọhk k'obo kw'Abnẹr, kw'ode nnwa kwa Nẹr, kọkhaam.

38 Mẹ wọ, ọvaarnọng oben ajinọng pẹ bi, “Ode bi, bọng karong bi nnwa kw'ọvaarnọng ọmaana ọfanọng kw'ideden wọ ope mayina m'Israẹl o? 39 Mayina, kaambi ode bi kaam wọ nde ọvaarnọng kwa bẹ abyengi ana k'eho, ẹfa ẹkk'aam ẹha. Va mba pa Zeruya akhaam ẹfa ayọhng-m e. Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ochora obibyanọng otzor k'ibibyadik sẹ!”