1 Iwa Joab kw'ode nnwa kwa Zeruya, orong bi, ettem ch'ọvaarnọng ẹgban k'Absalọm. 2 Mẹ wọ, iwa Joab ọtzọhm ọnọng k'obhon kwa Tẹkoa, bẹ atza atzọkha kwanọng wani kw'odongi-odongi atzima akwu. Wa Joab oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ si nkkari bi awobh epopa. Afọra abara-bina. Ana manda bani kàkpan. Si mach'ọnọng kw'okk'epopa owobha k'iwu-haabhada. 3 Rọhng k'ọvaarnọng atza agbaakh-ẹ atzim mba.” Wa Joab, ọtzaakh-ẹ atzim p'ọtza ọgbaak.

4 Mada kwanọng nwa kw'ofon Tẹkoa ọgbaakhi ọvaarnọng atzim, ọrakha ottima itzitzikha m'irerek ọnang ọvaarnọng ikpokpobha, oben bi, “Ọvaarnọng, kkaan-m e!”

5 Ọvaarnọng ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Mbọng vọ ode odik kw'ọyakh-ọ atzim?”

Kwanọng nwa oben bi, “Kaam nde opopa-kwanọng, da odim kwaam ọkk'ọpa e. 6 Kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, ngaam va afa p'ijinọng. Wa bẹ akwu arima ayok abẹ k'owoni, k'ogbe kw'ọnọng on'ode kw'ọkkaan bẹ erima. Wa oyok wani obun oyok ofhu. 7 Mẹ wọ, efona chaam biphyir ẹkk'ẹttaanga ẹnang ọtzọhmnọng kwọ. Bẹ am-aben-m bi, ‘Nang man oyok kw'ofhu ọgbaanọkka, ifha mọfhẹ-ẹ, k'akpen p'ọgbaanọkka p'odimi, kaambi ode bi, modimi ọnọng kw'ọbaan k'ebocha.’ Ma, bẹ an-adimi akpen pa nnwa wani kẹ-khẹ kw'orikh-m. Bẹ abira adimi odim kwaam che, ọmaana ẹhọhmmọr chẹ m'ọyagbin.”

8 Iwa ọvaarnọng oben kwanọng nwa bi, “Rọhng abhana, kaam ńsi ẹmọng osi m'odik nwa.”

9 Kaambi mẹ wọ, kwanọng nwa kw'ofon Tẹkoa oben-ẹ bi, “Tte itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, obina ọnang kaam ọmaana ẹhọhmmọr ch'otte kwaam. Tte ọvaarnọng ọmaana ẹvaar chẹ, bẹ aningi oponga-pyibha atzọk.”

10 Ọvaarnọng obhina bi, “Idikha ọnọng manda wani ọyakh-ọ atzim, kọ tzim-ẹ akwu. Kẹ kọ ọttọhk kósi.”

11 Kwanọng nwa obhina bi, “Tte ọvaarnọng ochekhi ka che ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwẹ bi, kẹ ọnọng manda wani ọbọhk kotte bi, otzukha ẹnọngmon-barada nda, ifha bẹ aningi akpen pa nwa kwaam adimi.”

Ọvaarnọng obhina bi, “Da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi orukhi akpen, esisa-naanga cha nnwa kwọ ch'etto k'irerek kede.”

12 Mẹ wọ, kwanọng nwa oben bi, “Tte kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ mgbaak atzim nnang itta ọvaarnọng kwaam.”

Ọvaarnọng obhin-ẹ bi, “Kọ gbaak.”

13 Kwanọng nwa on-oben bi, “Okhuri yan kwa kọ aphaari itzama-dema nna atzima atzor anọng p'Ibinọkpaabyi o?” Idikha ọvaarnọng ọgbaakhi odik-dema nwa, for sẹ arang s'ọbhakhi opyima ma o, da ọvaarnọng oni nnwa kwẹ kw'okhubhi, otzim-otzima ọkpa nnam o? 14 Mọkhaambi ope mach'asi abyengi k'irerek, p'ọnọng oni dọk ọfha otzima ọkpa nnam. Ochibhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi mando kode. Yina, kẹ om-otzer ohok aphaangi bi, ọnọng kwa bẹ akk'akhubha ofona, obiro orenga mẹ ọkpa nnam otzor-ẹ.

15 “Kaam nkk'nkwa bi, nkwu mgbaak itta ọvaarnọng kwaam odik nwa, okhuri bi, anọng mba akk'asa bi ojor-m. Ọtzọhmnọng kwọ okk'ochibhi bi, ‘Kaam ḿgbaak itta ọvaarnọng kwaam atzim, asi mẹ, kẹ ósi-osi otzor k'ephyema ch'ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ. 16 Asi mẹ, ọvaarnọng okher-okhera bi, ọkkaana ọrọbha ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ ka mbọhk s'ojinọng kw'om-okhonga bi, odimi ekkema cha kaam ọmaana nnwa kwaam ch'Ibinọkpaabyi ọnangi man.’

17 “Kẹ wọ osi ọtzọhmnọng kwọ oben bi, ‘Tte atzim p'itta ọvaarnọng kwaam anang-m ẹwọhng-kwokha, da itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, ode mach'orenga-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi kw'orong ejibha ọmaana epyibha. Tte ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ, owobha ttar-ọ.’ ”

18 Mẹ wọ, ọvaarnọng e oben kwaanọng nwa bi, “Kaam ebhina ch'odik kwa ḿbọbh-ọ ma, kàdubha.”

Kwanọng nwa oben bi, “Tte itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, ọbọbh.”

19 Ọvaarnọng ọbọbh bi, “Kachibhi bi, ọbọhk kwa Joab owobh m'odik nwa?”

Kwanọng nwa obhina bi, “Da kọ itta ọvaarnọng kwaam arukhi akpen, ọnọng manda wani kw'ósi odik ngọmi oyongi kw'itta ọvaarnọng kwaam ọgbaakhi kode. Ode mando bi, ọtzọhmnọng kwọ Joab wọ ọtzọhn-m bi, nsi odik nwa. Kẹ wọ obiro ọtzaakhi kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ atzim mba biphyir. 20 Wa Joab kw'ode ọtzọhmnọng kwọ osi odik nwa, ifha otzima ọbhakhi idik ewobha. Itta kwaam ọkhaam ekkoji mach'orenga-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi, kẹ orong odik kpenamkpen kw'otto m'irerek nna.”

21 Mẹ wọ, ọvaarnọng oben Joab bi, “Ojibhi kẹ, kaam ńsi-osi mando. Kọ rọhng atza atzima Absalọm, kw'ode odikkobh akpa nnam.”

22 Joab otto okhubha itzitzikha sẹ m'irerek ọnang-ẹ ikpokpobha, obiro odo ọvaarnọng. Joab oben bi, “Kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ nkk'nnonga bi, nkk'ọphyaam ndọkha k'itzitzikha s'itta ọvaarnọng kwaam mayina e, okhuri da, ọvaarnọng ọkk'ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ ephyema chẹ ọnanga.”

23 Mẹ wọ, Joab ofona ochina ka Geshur ọtza ọtzọkha Absalọm otzima ọkpa nnam ka Jẹrusalẹm. 24 Yina, ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Kẹ ọkhaambi ochina k'ọhọhm kwẹ. Kọkhaambi ore itzitzikha saam.” Mando kw'iwa Absalọm ọkpa nnam ochina k'ọhọhm kwẹ, itzitzikha s'ọvaarnọng kore.

25 Iwa k'Israẹl biphyir ojinọng kwa bẹ atzọhng k'ajibhada mach'Absalọm kode. Ttẹwọr k'eho maa ahakha ka mmokpatzọkhi sẹ, enyu kọkhaam. 26 Iwa kẹ om-ophyiri isisa s'eho chẹ, da cho ọn-ọha, okhuri da sẹ im-idọhbh-ẹ ọdọhbh. Ogbe kpenamkpen kw'ophyiri isisa sẹ, edọhbh ch'isisa sẹ im-ipyiri ashẹkẹl arọbh jobh, atzor k'odem kwa bẹ am-ayoma ẹdọhbh ch'ekpo k'ọvaar-họhm.

27 Iwa Absalọm obhoni va p'ijinọng attaan ọmaana nnwa kw'ikwanọng. Wa nnwa kw'ikwanọng okpen Tamar, ojibh kwanọng.

28 Iwa Absalọm orukhi ka Jẹrusalẹm cho afa, yina, itzitzikha s'ọvaarnọng kọfha ore. 29 Absalọm ọtzọhm bi, bẹ ayeri Joab anang-ẹ, ifha ọtzọhm-ẹ k'ọvaarnọng. Yina, Joab obhum eyeri nduma. Absalọm obiro ọtzọhm ottong igbe ifa bi, bẹ ayer-ẹ, obiro obhum eyeri nduma. 30 Mando kw'obeni atzọhmnọng pẹ bi, “Bọng kker e, owoni kwa Joab kw'owobh ọbaanga kwaam, ọkhaam abarli. Bọng nọhng atza akwọm-ẹ.” Mando kw'atzọhmnọng p'Absalọm akwọmi owoni kwa Joab.

31 Joab ofona ọtza okhebha Absalọm oben-ẹ bi, “Okhuri yan kw'atzọhmnọng pọ atza akwọmi owoni kwaam o?”

32 Absalọm oben Joab bi, “Kker e, kaam ndọhmi ẹkkaabha, mben bi, ‘Kwu ifha ndọhm-ọ atza abọbh ọvaarnọng bi, okhuri yan kwa kaam mfon ka Geshur ngwuna ma o? Ira ojibh ọtzam ọnang-m bi, nwobh ka Geshur!’ Ma, kaam nna nnori bi nne itzitzikha s'ọvaarnọng e. Idikha ngaam oponga-pyibha manda wani kẹ, tte kẹ ofhu-m e.”

33 Mẹ wọ, Joab ofona ochina k'ọvaarnọng otza ọgbaakh-ẹ odik nwa. Wa ọvaarnọng oyeri Absalọm, kw'okwu ọrakha ọvaarnọng m'itzitzikha, ottima itzitzikha m'irerek. Iwa ọvaarnọng ọbaakha Absalọm.