1 Iwa ọkhọkhọra wani owobh mẹ kw'okpen Shẹba kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kwa Bikiri, kw'ofon k'ẹkhọma cha Bẹnjamin. Wa ogyi obukpọhng, ọkpẹbh oben bi,

2 Mando kw'ajinọng p'Israẹl biphyir abin aji Devid, atza atzọn Shẹba kw'ode nnwa kwa Bikiri, abẹ. Yina, ajinọng pa Juda ttẹwọr ka Jọrdan maa, apyiri ka Jẹrusalẹm, abe k'okhubha kw'ọvaarnọng.

3 Mada Devid okhun k'ẹvaar-ttọhmma chẹ ka Jẹrusalẹm, ọtzọkha akkọra-panọng pẹ jobh p'okk'ofona oji bi, bẹ akkeri ẹvaar-ttọhmma, ohok k'ọhọhm wani, ọtzọkha bẹ ohok k'irekh-irek kw'abaabhi. Iwa om-okkeri bẹ, yina, bẹ abẹ koyim. Iwa panọng mba awobh m'ibe rani mach'apopa maa, bẹ ape.

4 Iwa ọvaarnọng oben Amasa bi, “Tzima iwu ittaan ayeri ajinọng pa Juda ttara kọ ọkhaam, bọng akwu.” 5 Yina, mada Amasa ofon bi, otza oyeri ajinọng pa Juda, okponga kẹ maa, ogbe kw'ọvaarnọng ọkk'ẹ ọkha, ọkwọbha.

6 Mẹ wọ ẹ, Devid on-oben Abishayi bi, “Kker e, itzama sa Shẹba kw'ode nnwa kwa Bikiri ósi man, íyọhnga s'iwa Absalọm osi e. Kọ tzima ajinọng p'itta kwọ akhubh-ẹ. Oni mando ode, kẹ óre idedenmon s'igaang-ọgaangi ore, ọtza ochubha mẹ, ọnaanga man.” 7 Mando kw'ajinọng pa Joab, ọmaana anọng pa Kẹrẹt ọmaana anọng pa Pẹlẹt, ttara akkenggitza biphyir, atzori ka ndọhna s'Abishayi kw'ode odenho, afona. Wa bẹ abina ka Jẹrusalẹm akhubh Shẹba, kw'ode nnwa kwa Bikiri.

8 Mada bẹ awobh k'ẹtzakpa ch'ideden ka Gibeọn, Amasa okwu okhebha bẹ mẹ. Wa Joab ọfọr egbong-nya chẹ, ọkpa mkpasin k'erin kw'ọdabhi imaana s'ijaabhi nnam mfa s'okhe k'ọpa. Mada oreng bi ochina ororo, sẹ irọbha k'ọpa itto.

9 Joab oben Amasa bi, “Ọgbaanotte kwaam, ọsọ-ọ yan?” Joab otzima odimbọhk kwẹ ọbọkha Amasa k'agba-phyubha mach'oben bi, ọbaakh-ẹ ọbaakha. 10 Amasa otzum kokhe k'imaana sa Joab otzim k'ọbọhk. Joab okhum-ẹ imaana nnuma k'ẹbhọr maa, abhọri ayin atto m'irerek. Okhum-ẹ ogbe nwuma wani kẹ-khẹ, Amasa ope. Mẹ wọ, Joab ọmaana ọgbaanotte Abishayi akhubh Shẹba kw'ode nnwa kwa Bikiri.

11 Iwa ojinọng wani k'ottem kw'anọng pa Joab, obe Amasa k'ẹbhabhaanga, oben bi, “Ọnọng kpenamkpen kw'orong bi, owobh ka Joab ọmaana ka Devid, tte ọtzọn Joab abẹ!” 12 Amasa oyim ọbangi m'izi sẹ m'eden-ttem. Ojinọng nwa on-ore bi, agbong-nọng biphyir am-atza abe mẹ. Mada ore bi ọnọng kpenamkpen kw'opyiri m'ibe s'Amasa oyim, om-ọpaangi obe, ọn-ọtzọr Amasa obina k'eden orur-ẹ k'owoni wani, ọtzọkha ibara obubh-ẹ. 13 Mada bẹ akk'Amasa atzini abina k'eden, ajinọng biphyir afona atza atzọn Joab abẹ bi, bẹ akhubh Shẹba kw'ode nnwa kwa Bikiri.

14 Shẹba ọkpaanga ngọma s'Israẹl biphyir maa, opyiri k'Abẹl Bẹt-Maka, obiro ọkpaanga ẹkhọma ch'anọng pa Bikiri p'iwa atzobh for sabẹ, atzọn Shẹba abẹ. 15 Agbong-nọng biphyir p'atzọni Joab abẹ, akwu akhọri Shẹba akhe k'ottem k'Abẹl Bẹt-Maka. Bẹ ayaabha igbo atzima abọkha iyaan-iyaan kw'echumi ch'odedenmon. Bẹ am-akhonga bi, avọhkhi echumi nda. 16 Yina, kwanọng wani kw'odongi-odongi owobha k'odedenmon ọkpẹbh bi, “Bọng yonga itzọhng e! Bọng yonga itzọhng e! Bọng yeri Joab orenga ọbaang-m, ifha ḿgbaakh-ẹ atzim.” 17 Joab orenga otzor-ẹ ka for, kwanọng nwa ọbọbh-ẹ bi, “Kọ wọ ade Joab o?”

Obhina bi, “Kaam wọ e.”

Kwanọng nwa oben-ẹ bi, “Yong itzọhng abhaanga odik kwa kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ ngaam bi, ọgbaak.”

Oben-ẹ bi, “Kaam mminyong itzọhng e.”

18 Kwanọng nwa ochina ororo oben bi, “Iwa anọng am-aben bi, ‘Ọkk'ọha kwẹ ode bi, abeni bi akhaama ebhina, china k'Abẹl. 19 Maman bọ ode anọng p'arori ẹmẹm, mobiro ode anọng p'akhaam nnam-ophephe k'Israẹl e. Kọ am-akhonga bi, adimi odedenmon kw'ode ẹranga ch'Israẹl e. Osi yan kwa kọ am-aben bi, adimi ekkema ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi o?”

20 Joab obhina bi, “Tzọmi-tzọmi okponga k'idachen! Tzọmi-tzọmi okponga k'idachen bi, kaam arang ngibhi, ayongi mẹ ndimi obhon! 21 Kwẹ mando kode. Ode bi, ojinọng wani kw'okpen Shẹba, kw'ode nnwa kwa Bikiri kw'ofon ka mgbegbeho s'Ephraim, kẹ wọ ọkk'ọbọhk kwẹ ọyaangi bi, obun ọvaar Devid. Bọng anang-m ojinọng nwa wani, kaam ńtte obhon nwa ọbọhk otte.”

Kwanọng nwa on-oben Joab bi, “Mọbhari eho chẹ k'ọbaakha okhubha ọnang-ọ.”

22 Mando kwa kwanọng nwa oreng makhọra, otza okhebha anọng biphyir ttara adongiji pẹ, bẹ akpaara Shẹba kw'ode nwa kwa Bikiri eho, abhari Joab k'ọbaakha okhubha. Mẹ wọ, Joab ogyi obukpọhng otzima oben anọng pẹ biphyir atte odedenmon nwa ọbọhk, ọnọng-ọnọng ọkpa nnam k'ọhọhm kwẹ. Wa Joab obiro ọkpa nnam k'ọvaarnọng ka Jẹrusalẹm.

23 Iwa Joab wọ ode odenho kw'agbong-nọng p'Israẹl bi waam; Bẹnaya kw'ode nnwa kwa Jẹhoyada ode odenho kw'agbong-nọng pa Kẹrẹt ọmaana agbong-nọng pa Pẹlẹt. 24 Adoniram ode oho kw'asi-itzọhm. Jehoshaphat nnwa kw'Ahilud ode ọkkẹr-idik s'ikk'itta. 25 Sheva ode ọkkẹri; Zadọk ọmaana Abiyata ade afọhnẹja. 26 Iwa Ira kw'ofon Jair ode ọfọhnẹja kwa Devid.