1 Wa Devid otzobha ajinọng p'awobh ttar-ẹ, osi ayok bani adenho p'agbong-nọng nnọhna-nnọhna, bani adenho p'agbong-nọng arọbh azen-azen. 2 Devid ọbhaangi agbong-nọng mba ka ngaan nttaan, osi Joab odenho kw'ẹkhaan dani. Osi Abishayi kw'ode nnwa kwa Zeruya, kw'obiro ode ọgbaanotte kwa Joab odenho kw'ẹkhaan dani. Osi Ittayi kw'ofon Git odenho kw'ẹkhaan dani. Wa ọvaarnọng oben ajinọng mba bi, “Kaam ọkhaam ḿbiri ndọn bọng abẹ.”

3 Yina, ajinọng mba aben bi, “Itta, kọ k'iyaan kakhaambi ayin. Idikha mọrọbhi, man attattaanganọng odik kọkpakha. Idikha man ibhaakha rani ope, man bẹ odik kọkpakha. Yina, kọ abari odik ayọhnga man anọng nnọhna ẹrọbh obhiri nzen. Kẹ wọ osi ọbaana bi, kọ awobha m'odedenmon, atzọhm man ẹkkaana e.” 4 Iwa ọvaarnọng on-obhina bi, “Kaam ńsi odik kpenamkpen osi kwa bọng are bi, ojibh-ojibh.”

Mẹ wọ, iwa ọvaarnọng obe k'ẹbaakhamma ọkhaan-ọkhaan, mada ajinọng mba abin attọma ka ngaan s'arọbh azen-azen, ọmaana ka ngaan sa nnọhna-nnọhna, afona. 5 Wa ọvaarnọng ọtzọr Joab, ọmaana Abishayi ttara Ittayi itzọhng bi, “Bọng nenga kaam abẹ, ayobh odikkobh nwuma Absalọm oyobh o.” Wa agbong-nọng biphyir abhaanga da ọvaarnọng ọm-ọtzọr adenho itzọhng okhuri Absalọm.

6 Iwa agbong-nọng attọma ẹkhaan ayin k'odedenmon, atza arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ. Wa egbong nda ewobh k'ẹtzam ch'Ephraim. 7 Mẹ kw'iwa ajinọng pa Devid akhem agbong-nọng p'Israẹl. Anọng p'ape ewu nduma ahaabhi apyiri nnọhna arọbh afa obhiri jobh. 8 Wa erima nda ẹnyaami makhọra ẹkhọma nda biphyir. Ọnọng-mik kw'iwa ope k'ẹtzam, ọyọhng kw'ope k'ọkkangkkaang.

9 Iwa Absalọm ọtza ottema ajinọng pa Devid abẹ. Wa ọm-ọyaar ẹnyanyaang chẹ. Mada ẹnyanyaang nda ereng bi, ẹkwọbha k'irekh-irek kw'echi cha oak ch'ideden, ch'abọhnga pẹ akpa-ọkpa, isisaa s'Absalọm igbaama k'echi nda. Wa ọn-ọyọhn m'ottem kw'ẹrọng ọmaana irerek. Ẹnyanyaang chẹ echina ororo ẹm-ẹrọbh efona.

10 Mando kw'ojinọng wani kw'ore odik kw'ọkk'ọtta, ofon ọtza ọgbaak Joab bi, “Kaam nne Absalọm da ọyọhni k'echi ch'oak.”

11 Joab oben ojinọng kw'ọgbaakh-ẹ odik nwa bi, “Obi! Are Absalọm o? Osi yan kẹ eden dani kafhu abhari m'irerek? Kaam ira nkk'ọ ashẹkẹl jobh pa silva ọmaana odikpa kw'ọkkakkaama nnanga.”

12 Yina, Joab obhina bi, “Kaambi akhe-m ashẹkẹl p'adọhbhi apyiri nnọhna mfa obhiri arọbh jobh ma mbọhk, kaam nnwa kw'ọvaarnọng ọbọhk kinttọmi e. Mowobh mẹ ọbhaanga da ọvaarnọng ọtzọri kọ, ọmaana Abishayi ttara Ittayi itzọhng bi, ‘Bọng nnenga kaam abẹ, ayobh odikkobh nwuma Absalọm.’ 13 Idikha ira kaam nkk'Absalọm mfha, nge akpen paam ka dama-dama, da odik on-ode kw'ọvaarnọng on-om-oronga, ira akk'arọbha aji-m.”

14 Joab oben bi, “Kaam manda dọk kimbe ndikh-ọ.” Mando kw'ọtzọk akhọhn attaan p'otzim ka mbọhk, okhum Absalọm k'ettem, mẹ da Absalọm otzim om-oji iwọhng m'echi ch'oak. 15 Adikkobh jobh p'ade atzim-egbongkpo pa Joab akhọri Absalọm akhe k'ottem, akyer-ẹ abun afhu.

16 Mando kwa Joab ogyi obukpọhng, otzima oben agbong-nọng bi, bẹ akwọbha ajinọng p'Israẹl okhukhubh. 17 Bẹ atzini obukhi kw'Absalọm atza abhari k'ipekhuma s'idong-odong k'ẹtzam. Bẹ atzọkha ọtzakpa-hung abubh-ẹ. M'ogbe nwuma, anọng p'Israẹl biphyir arọbh achina k'ihọhm sabẹ.

18 K'ogbe kw'Absalọm otzim orukhi akpen, wa ọtzọk ọtza ottima ebebe k'Ẹttẹri ch'Ọvaarnọng mach'ojima ọnang for sẹ, da iwa ochibhi bi, “Kaam nnwa kw'ijinọng kingaam kw'osi che chaam eningi edimi.” Iwa oyeri ọtza nwa obhina che chẹ. Ọtza nwa okpen Ejima ch'Absalọm maa apyiri k'ewu cha mayina.

19 Iwa Ahimaz kw'ode nnwa kwa Zadọk oben bi, “Tte nnọbh nda mgbaak ọvaarnọng ẹkkaabha nda bi, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ẹ ọkkaana ka mbọhk s'attattaanga-nọng pẹ.”

20 Joab oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ arang atza agbaak ẹkkaabha nda mayina. Kọ atza ogbe ọdọdọk, mayina kàtza, okhuri bi, nnwa kw'ọvaarnọng ọkk'ọpa.”

21 Mẹ wọ, Joab oben ọnọng wani kw'ofon Kush bi, “Rọhng atza agbaak ọvaarnọng odik kw'akk'ara.” Ọnọng nwa kw'ofon Kush ọrakha ọnang Joab ikpokpobha, yina ọn-ọrọbhi ofona.

22 Ahimaz kw'ode nnwa kwa Zadọk obiro oben bi, “Kaambi ode yan, tzotzokhaan, tte nnọbh ndor ayi nwa kw'ofon Kush nnam.”

Kaambi mẹ wọ, Joab obhina bi, “Nnwa kwaam, osi yan kw'aben bi atza? Ẹkkaabha manda dani ch'ẹnang-ọ echora kakhaam.”

23 Oben bi, “Kaambi ode yan, kaam nnọbh nda-ọtza.”

Mẹ wọ, Joab oben bi, “Rọbh rọhng!” Mando kw'Ahimaz ọrọbhi orenga k'okhubha kw'ẹtteri, on-ochi ọnọng nwa kw'ofon Kush eden.

24 Mada Devid owobh ẹwọr k'ottem kw'ẹbaakhamma ch'iyaan ọmaana ch'ẹtzaanga, okker-ibe ovura k'ittakhọhnga s'echumi ch'ẹbaakhamma. Mada okkeri k'iyaan, on-ore ojinọng kw'ọm-ọrọbh kẹ mancheni. 25 Okker-ibe oyeri ọvaarnọng, ọgbaakh-ẹ!

Ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Idikha ode mancheni, kw'oyini bi, otzim ẹkkaabha ẹkkakka.” Wa ojinọng nwa kw'ọm-ọrọbh ẹbhar nda, on-odo ọbaang-ọbaanga.

26 Okker-ibe nwa obiro ore ọnọng ọdọdọk kw'ọm-ọrọbh okwu. Oyeri okker-ẹbaakhamma, oben bi, “Kkeri e, ojinọng ọdọdọk ọm-ọrọbhi okwu mancheni!”

Ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Asi mẹ, kẹ obiro otzima ẹkkaabha ẹkkakka.”

27 Okker-ibe oben bi, “Okher-m mana ocheden nwuma ọm-ọrọbh ẹbhar-dem ch'Ahimaz kw'ode nnwa kwa Zadọk.”

Ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Kẹ ode ojinọng ọkkakka. Kẹ otzim ẹkkaabha ẹkkakka.”

28 Mando kw'Ahimaz oyeri ọvaarnọng, oben bi, “Itta, okk'ojibha ọnang man e!” Ọrakha ottima itzitzikha k'irerek ọnang ọvaarnọng ikpokpobha, oben bi, “Ẹtzọhnga ewobha ẹnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ! Kẹ okk'anọng p'arim itta ọvaarnọng kwaam abẹ okhema.”

29 Ọvaarnọng ọbọbh bi, “Odikkobh nwuma Absalọm orukhi akpen kẹ o?”

Ahimaz obhina bi, “Mada Joab om-oben bi, ọtzọhm kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, ọmaana ọtzọhmnọng kw'ọvaarnọng, nne dama-dama kw'ideden, yina, kwẹ kaam kọttaani.”

30 Ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Be ma ọkhaan-ọkhaan, atzik.” Mando kw'ọpaangi obe ọkhaan-ọkhaan.

31 Mando kw'ọnọng nwuma kw'ofon Kush opyiri, oben bi, “Itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, bhaanga ẹkkaabha ẹkkakka! Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'ọ ọkkaana ka mbọhk s'attattaanga-nọng pọ biphyir.”

32 Ọvaarnọng ọbọbh ọnọng nwa kwa Kush bi, “Odikkobh nwuma Absalọm orukhi akpen kẹ o?”

Ọnọng nwa kwa Kush obhina bi, “Tte attattaanga-nọng p'itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, ọmaana anọng biphyir p'akhami bi, asọ-ọ itzama, ade mach'odikkobh nwuma.”

33 Mando kwa for ipe ọvaarnọng. Obina ovura k'ẹmaanggọ-ebira ch'ewobh k'ẹbaakhamma, ọtza obhom ẹmọng. Mada om-ofona, oben bi, “Nnwa kwaam Absalọm o! Nnwa kwaam Absalọm o! Ottu kw'ira kọ ape, kaam wọ ira mpe e! Nnwa kwaam Absalọm o, nnwa kwaam o, nnwa kwaam!”