1 Iwa bẹ agbaak Joab bi, “Ọvaarnọng obhomi amọng kẹ, obiro owobha ka nkwu-osisi s'Absalọm ope e.” 2 Ewu nduma, agbong-nọng biphyir an-akhiri ọdadaami kw'ekhema chabẹ aji. Bẹ an-abhakhi awobha ka nkwu-osisi, da bẹ abhaang bi, “Ọvaarnọng owobh ka nkwu-osisi sa nnwa kwẹ kw'ope.” 3 M'ewu nduma, ajinọng mba abẹkhi atza adim k'odedenmon mach'ajinọng pa mgbar nsi, da bẹ arọbhi k'egbong. 4 Ọvaarnọng obubha mbọhk k'itzitzikha, obhom ẹmọng k'ẹrọng, oben bi, “Nnwa kwaam Absalọm o! Absalọm o! Nnwa kwaam o! Nnwa kwaam!”

5 Mando kwa Joab ọtza odim k'ọhọhm kw'ọvaarnọng oben-ẹ bi, “Kọ akk'ajinọng pọ biphyir aha ka mgbar mayina, p'akkaan akpen pọ, ọmaana akpen pa va pọ p'ijinọng ọmaana p'ipanọng, ọmaana akpen pa panọng pọ, ttara p'akkọra-panọng pọ. 6 Kọ ahọk attattaanga-nọng pọ idadaakha, attaanga anọng p'akhọhkh-ọ idadaakha. Kọ akk'ẹjaakhi asa mayina bi, adenho p'agbong-nọng ọmaana agbong-nọng pabẹ, ọttọhk kape k'itzitzikha sọ. Kaam nkk'nna k'ewu cha mayina bi, ira ọdaam-ọ ọdaam, ira man biphyir ope, Absalọm oruk akpen. 7 Bina atza akhe anọng pọ ottem-bara. Kaam nchekhi ka che ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, idikha ani k'iyaan ayini afona, yina erungi epyi, ojinọng manda wani kwọ kw'oyima ma ttar-ọ kóde. Itzama nna íyọhnga, idik-ttama kpenamkpen s'ikk'itta ikhebh-ọ k'akpen, ttẹwọr k'edikkobh chọ maa apyiri ma.”

8 Mẹ wọ e, ọvaarnọng obina ọtza owobha ẹwọr k'ẹbaakhamma. Mada bẹ agbaakhi anọng mba bi, Ọvaarnọng owobh ẹwọr k'ẹbaakhamma e, bẹ biphyir afona atza akhebh-ẹ kẹ.

M'ogbe nwuma, anọng p'Israẹl akk'arọbha achina k'ihọhm sabẹ. 9 Makhọra ngọma s'Israẹl, anọng biphyir am-akhaanga ayok atzim, aben bi, “Ọvaarnọng wọ iwa ọkkaan man ka mbọhk s'attattaanga-nọng paman. Kẹ wọ iwa obiro ọrọbha man ka mbọhk s'anọng pa Philistiya. Yina, kẹ ọkk'ọrọbha oji obhon okhuri Absalọm. 10 Ma, Absalọm kw'iwa mobyengi ana k'eho bi, ọdabh man, ọkk'ọpa k'egbong-dam. Osi yan kwa bọng amyi manda, bọng ọvaarnọng kabeni ọkpa nnam o?”

11 Ọvaar Devid ọtzọhm ẹkkaabha ochena Zadọk ọmaana Abiyata p'ade afọhnẹja bi, “Bọng bọbh adeden-nọng pa Juda bi, mada idik sa bẹ am-agbaak makhọra Israẹl ikk'ọvaarnọng ipyiri k'ẹttọhmma chẹ, ‘Orenga yan bọng an-ade akponga-nnam-nọng p'atzim ọvaarnọng akpa nnam k'ẹvaar-ttọhmma chẹ o? 12 Bọng ade afona-nọng paam, mode izi rani. Mẹ wọ, okhuri yan kwa bọng án-ade akponga-nnam-nọng p'ákwu bi, átzima ọvaarnọng abhana o?’ 13 Bọng ben Amasa bi, ‘Kọ mode izi rani, mobiro ode efona dani. Tte Ibinọkpaabyi osi-m k'eden kpenamkpen ch'ẹdaakh-ẹ, idikha nnọ-ọ odenho kw'agbong-nọng paam nsi k'akpen pọ biphyir, ndima ndera eho cha Joab.’ ”

14 Iwa odebh nttem s'ajinọng pa Juda biphyir, osi bẹ akhaama ochibhi wani. Bẹ atzọhm ẹkkaabha anang ọvaarnọng aben bi, “Kọ ttara ajinọng pọ biphyir, bọng kpa nnam.” 15 Mando kw'ọvaarnọng ọkpa nnam, okwu opyiri k'Ọraanga kwa Jọrdan.

Anọng pa Juda akk'akwa k'obhon kwa Gilgal bi, bẹ akwu akhebha ọvaarnọng mẹ, ifha bẹ atzima ọvaarnọng ajekha Jọrdan. 16 Shimeyi kw'ode nnwa kwa Gẹra, kw'ofon k'obhon kwa Bahurim k'ẹkhọma cha Bẹnjamin, otzima ajinọng pa Juda obina ẹbhar-ẹbhar, ọtza okhebha ọvaar Devid. 17 Anọng nnọhna mfa obhiri arọbh jobh pa afon Bẹnjamin bọ iwa atzọn-ẹ abẹ. Wa Ziba kw'ode ọtzọhmnọng kw'ẹhọhmmọr cha Saul, ọmaana va pẹ p'ijinọng chi, ttara atzọhmnọng ẹrọbh abira awobha ttar-ẹ. Wa bẹ adukh-odukha ahakha ka Jọrdan, kẹ da ọvaarnọng owobh. 18 Bẹ atzima ẹhọhmmọr ch'ọvaarnọng arenga k'ibe s'anọng am-arenga ajekha, ajekha k'okhubha. Bẹ abira asi odik kpenamkpen kw'ọvaarnọng ochibhi.

Mada ọvaarnọng om-odo for s'ojekha Jọrdan, Shimeyi kw'ode nnwa kwa Gẹra, oruri m'irerek m'itzitzikha s'ọvaarnọng, 19 oben-ẹ bi, “Tte itta kwaam, oning-m oponga-pyibha ọnangi. Kọ ottotto kwa khaam ọtzọhmnọng k'ewu ch'iwa kọ itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, abin ka Jẹrusalẹm, kajima. Tte ọvaarnọng oningi odik nwa k'ettem okhe. 20 Kkeri kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ nnong bi, nkk'ẹkhọhngkwuri nsa. Yina, nkk'nkwa mayina mach'ocheden-nọng kw'ofon ka ngọma sa Josẹph bi, nkwu ngebha itta ọvaarnọng kwaam.”

21 Mẹ wọ, Abishayi kw'ode nnwa kwa Zeruya oben bi, “Shimeyi ọbaan k'obo m'odik nwa e. Kẹ olukhi ọnọng kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'ana obyengi k'eho.”

22 Devid obhina bi, “Bọbọng va pa Zeruya, odik nwa on-oreng yan ọkpakha bọng o? Bọng ẹfa kakhaam bi, bọng akhe ittattaanga m'odik nwa. Ọbaan kẹ bi, bẹ afhu ọnọng m'Israẹl mayina o? Kaam nnong kẹ bi, kaam wọ nde ọvaarnọng kw'Israẹl, mayina e.” 23 Mẹ wọ, ọvaarnọng ochekhi ọtzọkha ọnwọhngi, oben Shimeyi bi, “Kọ kápe e.”

24 Iwa Mẹphiboshẹt kw'ode nnwa-mmona kwa Saul obiro ọtza okhebha ọvaarnọng. Wa mmo sẹ kogbobhi, agba-phyubha kobiro ophyiri, ọbara fa for kogbobhi, tzọni k'ewu ch'ọvaarnọng ofon, maa apyiri k'ewu ch'ọkpa nnam k'odidiri. 25 Mada ofon ka Jẹrusalẹm bi, okwu okhebha ọvaarnọng, ọvaarnọng ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Mẹphiboshẹt, okhuri yan kw'iwa ana-m abẹ atzọni afona o?”

26 Oben bi, “Itta ọvaarnọng kwaam, mada kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ ndumi-mbọhbhi, nna ben bi, ‘Kaam ńdabh ẹwọr-wobha ka ẹnyanyaang chaam, ḿbiri nyaar chẹ, ifha ndọn ọvaarnọng abẹ mofona.’ Iwa Ziba kw'ode ọtzọhmnọng kwaam, wọ ọbọr-m. 27 Okk'kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ idik obubha, ọnang kọ itta ọvaarnọng kwaam. Itta ọvaarnọng kwaam ode mach'orenga-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi. Si odik kw'are bi, ojibh-ojibh ọnang-ọ. 28 Iwa va pa va p'otte kwaam biphyir abaan-ọbaana k'obo, ka mbọhk s'itta ọvaarnọng kwaam. Yina, atzer anang ọtzọhmnọng kwọ ewobha k'ottem kw'anọng p'achi ọchattọhk k'okpokkoro kwọ. Mẹ wọ, kaam ngaam bọng ẹfa bi, nchina ororo mphyem ọvaarnọng idikh o?”

29 Ọvaarnọng e, oben-ẹ bi, “Odik nwuma dọk kàgbaak. Kaam nkk'kọ ọmaana Ziba ẹfa nnanga bi, bọng atza akkema irerek sa Saul anang for sabọng.”

30 Mẹphiboshẹt oben ọvaarnọng bi, “Mada itta ọvaarnọng kwaam okk'okhuna k'odidiri. Tte kẹ ọtzọkha ọttọhk kpenamkpen biphyir.”

31 Wa Barzilayi kw'ofon k'ẹkhọma cha Gilead obiro obina k'obhon kwa Rogẹlim okwu bi, ọtzọn ọvaarnọng abẹ ojekha Jọrdan, ifha obiro orikh-ẹ k'eden. 32 Iwa Barzilayi ọkk'ọn-ọtzama kpọng, da iwa on-ode cho arọbh ana. Wa obiro ode ọkkakkaa, kw'okkeri ọvaarnọng k'ogbe kw'owobh k'obhon kwa Mahanayim. 33 Ọvaarnọng oben Barzilayi bi, “Tzọhn-m abẹ mojekha ka Jẹrusalẹm. Kaam ńkker-ọ okkeri.”

34 Yina, Barzilayi obhina ọvaarnọng bi, “Da kaam ḿbiri nnuk akpen ka cho aphaang, kw'ira kaam nna ńdọn ọvaarnọng abẹ nchina ka Jẹrusalẹm o? 35 Kaam nna nde cho arọbh ana. Na kaam mbiri mfha nnonga odik kw'ojibh-ojibh ọmaana kw'on-ojibh o? Kaam ọdadaami ọmaana ọmmamma dọk kinnọng. Ọtzọhmnọng kwọ idadaama s'ẹchakpo ttara itzuk dọk kọphaang. Amọng p'akkọhn-amọng p'ijinọng ọmaana p'ipanọng dọk kimmaang. Ka yan kw'ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, on-obiro okwu ọttara kọ itta ọvaarnọng kwaam ẹtzọhkha o? 36 Kaam k'echora nda ch'ọvaarnọng kimbaan. Ọtzọhmnọng kwọ okhinggẹ ọ́tzọhn ọvaarnọng abẹ ojekha ka Jọrdan ibebaa, orikh-ẹ k'oden-gwuma. 37 Tte ọtzọhmnọng kwọ ọkpa nnam e, ifha mpe k'obhon kwaam mbaanga epekhubh s'otte ttara ọkka kwaam e. Yina, kkeri ọtzọhmnọng kwọ Kimham ma. Tte kẹ ọtzọn itta ọvaarnọng kwaam abẹ ojekha k'okhubha. Si kpenamkpen f'achibhi bi asi, anang-ẹ.”

38 Ọvaarnọng oben bi, “Kimham ójekha ttar-m. Kaam ńsi kpenamkpen fa nchibhi nnang-ẹ. Ọttọhk kpenamkpen f'ábira aror, kaam ńsi-osi nnang-ọ.”

39 Mẹ wọ, anọng biphyir ọmaana ọvaarnọng ajekha ka Jọrdan. Ọvaarnọng e, ọbaakha Barzilayi obiro ọsẹ-ẹ ittabọhng. Mando kwa Barzilayi ọkpa nnam ọbhana k'obhon kwẹ.

40 Mada ọvaarnọng ojek k'okhubha kwa Gilgal, Kimham ọtzọhn-ẹ abẹ ojekha. Asoja pa Juda biphyir ọmaana ibhaakha rani s'agbong-nọng p'Israẹl akk'ọvaarnọng atzima ajekha k'okhubha.

41 Ogbe kobhiri, ajinọng p'Israẹl biphyir am-akwu k'ọvaarnọng, akwu aben-ẹ bi, “Osi yan kwa votte paman pa Juda afhu ọvaarnọng atzim-ẹ ọmaana ẹhọhmmọr chẹ, ọttara ajinọng pa Devid biphyir ajekha Jọrdan afona o?”

42 Iwa ajinọng pa Juda biphyir abhina ajinọng p'Israẹl bi, “Iwa mosi mando okhuri bi, ọvaarnọng mode anọng bani. Mbọng vọ on-ode ittemdọkhiji sabọng o? Mokk'ọttọhk manda vani f'ọvaarnọng ọtzọkha ochi o? Mokk'ọttọhk manda vani ọtzọkha ọnang for saman o?”

43 Mẹ wọ, ajinọng p'Israẹl an-abhina ajinọng pa Juda bi, “Maman ọkhaam ngọma jobh m'ẹvaar nda ẹ, mẹ wọ, mọkhaam Devid ọtzam ọyọhnga bọng e. Osi yan kwa bọng arẹkhi man manda o? Maman arang iwa ode acheden-nọng oben bi, ọvaarnọng kwaman ọkpa nnam.”

Kaambi mẹ wọ, ajinọng pa Juda achina ororo agbana odik nwa.