1 Mada Devid okk'orenga ọkwọbha egbegbeho nduma ibebaa, on-ore Ziba kw'ode ọtzọhmnọng kwa Mẹphiboshẹt. Wa ọdabh nwọr-wobha ka nnyanyaang, obiro ọtzọkha brẹd-duk arọbh jobh, ọmaana attukha-pyi arọbh azen p'agrep p'agwu-ogwu, ọmaana attukha-pyi arọbh azen pa fig, okwu ọttara k'atzuk pa bẹ akhe k'ẹkpa cha bẹ atzim etzenkpa asi, otzima otzik Devid.

2 Iwa ọvaarnọng ọbọbh Ziba bi, “Atzim ekpo mbya akwu mbọng o?”

Ziba obhina bi, “Nnyanyaang nna nde s'ẹhọhmmọr ch'ọvaarnọng ẹyaar e. Brẹd ọmaana achiduk ade p'adikkobh mba áchi. Atzuk mba ábira asi for igaangi ayok p'ẹfa ẹkk'ẹha k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi.”

3 Ọvaarnọng ọn-ọbọbh bi, “Nnwa-mmona kw'itta kwọ kho?”

Ziba oben bi, “Kẹ owobh ka Jẹrusalẹm, okhuri da ochibhi bi, ‘Mayina s'anọng p'Israẹl ánang-m ọvaarbhon kw'otte kwaam kw'ideden, ọnang.’ ”

4 Mẹ wọ, ọvaarnọng oben Ziba bi, “Ọttọhk kpenamkpen fa Mẹphiboshẹt ọkhaam on-ode fọ.”

Ziba oben bi, “Itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, nnak k'ikpokpobha, tte kaam ngaama ọphyaam k'itzitzikha sọ.”

5 Mada ọvaar Devid opyiri k'obhon kwa Bahurim, ojinọng wani kw'ofon k'ẹnọmma dani ttara ẹhọhmmọr cha Saul oyin ka, ọttẹwọr ọm-ọgbaak olukhi. Ojinọng nwa okpen Shimeyi, kw'ode nnwa kwa Gẹra. 6 Wa ọm-ọbhari Devid ọmaana akhaan-nọng p'ọvaarnọng biphyir atza. Iwa agbong-nọng biphyir ọmaana abaabhi awobh Devid k'odimbọhk ọmaana ka kwabọhk. 7 Wa Shimeyi om-olukhi Devid, oben bi, “Bina ma, rọhng afona! Ọnọng-dama mach-ọ, ọfhu-anọng macha kọ! 8 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ọ ọmmamma ọnanga k'anọng p'afhu k'ẹhọhmmọr cha Saul, kw'atzọk ẹvaar ka mbọhk sẹ adabh. Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ọvaarbhon nwa ọtzọkha ka mbọhk sọ, ọnang nnwa kwọ Absalọm. Kọ an-awobh k'ihem, okhuri bi, ade ọfhu-anọng!”

9 Mẹ wọ, Abishayi kw'ode nnwa kwa Zeruya, oben ọvaarnọng bi, “Okhuri yan kw'ọpfa-bukhi nwa om-olukhi, itta ọvaarnọng kwaam o? Tte nda mkpaar-ẹ eho.”

10 Iwa ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Odik nwa on-oreng yan ọkpakha bọbọng va pa Zeruya o? Idikha ode Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ oben-ẹ bi, ‘Lukhi Devid,’ anyi wọ ọfha ọbọbh bi, ‘Okhuri yan kw'am-asi odik nwa o?’ ”

11 Mando kwa Devid obeni Abishayi ọmaana atzọhmnọng pẹ biphyir bi, “Ojemi nnwa kwa kaam ọkhaam, om-oror nden s'ofhu-m, ọn-ọyọhng oBẹnjamin-nọng nwa o! Bọng ttẹ-ẹ ọbọhk, olukh-m e; Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ ọkk'ẹ obena bi, osi mando. 12 Asi mẹ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọfha ore ọmmamma kwaam, on-otzera ilulukhi sa Shimeyi mayina, ttara ẹdaa ch'echekhi chẹ.”

13 Iwa Devid ọmaana atzọhmnọng pẹ, achina ororo am-arenga k'ọkkadeden k'ogbe kwa Shimeyi, obiro orenga k'okhubha kw'egbegbeho kw'okker-ẹ itzitzikha. Om-olukhi Devid, ọbhar-ẹ atza, obiro obhon-ẹ ọkpọhm. 14 Wa ọvaarnọng ọmaana anọng p'atzọn-ẹ abẹ biphyir, apyiri k'ibe sa bẹ akhami k'ọkhọkhọhni. Mẹ wọ kw'iwa Devid okwok ọwọhng.

15 Iwa Absalọm ọmaana ajinọng p'Israẹl biphyir akk'apyiri ka Jẹrusalẹm. Wa Ahitophẹl obiro ọtzọn-ẹ abẹ okwu. 16 Oyok-odikkobh kwa Devid kw'okpen Hushayi kw'ofon Ark, ọtza okhebha Absalọm, oben-ẹ bi, “Tte ọvaarnọng oruk akpen p'adum-odum! Tte ọvaarnọng oruk akpen p'adum-odum!”

17 Absalọm ọbọbh Hushayi bi, “Ma wọ ode idadaakha s'afha akhọhkha oyokh-odikkobh o? Bọng areng iyok, osi yan kw'anẹ-ẹ abẹ atzọni afona?”

18 Hushayi oben Absalọm bi, “Mma e, kaam nwobha ttara ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'otzekha. Kẹ wọ ode ọnọng kw'anọng mba ọmaana ajinọng p'Israẹl biphyir akk'atzekha e. 19 Ọttara bi, anyi kwa kaam nsi ọtzọhm nnang o? Kaam nsi ọtzọhm nnang nnwa kwẹ. Odem nwa kw'iwa nsi nnang atte, mando kwa kaam nsi ọtzọhm nnang-ọ.”

20 Absalọm oben Ahitophẹl bi, “Nang man ndọhna sọ. Mosi yan?”

21 Ahitophẹl obhina Absalọm bi, “Yima akkọra-panọng p'atte abẹ p'okhokhi bi, bẹ akkeri ẹvaar-ttọhmma. Mẹ wọ osi, anọng p'Israẹl biphyir ábhaanga bi, akk'atte idik akpukhi. Anọng p'atzum-ọ mbọhk ka nnam án-abira ado ẹfa akhaama.” 22 Mando kwa bẹ asi ikhira k'ọhohm ebir-ebir, s'Absalọm owobh oyima akkọra-panọng p'otte abẹ, k'itzitzikha s'anọng p'Israẹl biphyir.

23 K'ogbe nwuma, iwa ndọhna s'Ahitophẹl nde mach'ọnọng ọdọhni Ibinọkpaabyi. Mando kw'iwa Devid ọmaana Absalọm am-atzọkha ndọhna kpenamkpen s'Ahitophẹl.