1 Bo tongo Joab re, <<Ntul kpˈlingi, fvfo á nong elkv ni Absalom.>> 2 Fvfo nsoja kpee, esehnge ebta efung bio, fere kpiidi, jol elkv anoongo, tibre efung bio nlong ane wˈwuk eji bo bungu no re, <<Ntul kpˈlingi mmon ewe.>> 3 Ane jo weele na yel ejahbe efung bio, ana ane ba kpˈweele yel ba ma bel esono eji bo be go ebta. 4 Ntul bulu esamahr ebe fere jo ling wahre wahre re, <<Eyee mmon ewame Absalom, Eyee Absalom mmon ewame, mmon ewame, mmon ewame!>> 5 Owo Joab kehm tahme etahk goji ntul kehm bungu re, <<Lela wob sono ane eba kpee, bo ji ma tahre elkpin ena, a nkpin nyi abon eba ba nlum, a ba nkal, a nkpin nyi akal eba, a nkoro enya. 6 Ane ba a kpi bo tehn, bo ba kpo kor-a, fvfo ba wo kpi bo kor, bo ba kpo tehn-a. Wob tib gbuul lela re atubesi a ane ebo ejumjum bo lohngem ka wo. Me n nyehn re, jol-a koro re Absalom jol elkpin lela, fvfo wahr ga wahr kpo kpee. 7 Anv, lohng song wo song kak ane eba eltim. Me n tir go mbing nyi Jehova re, á tohko lim ano, jol nne na awohng, wa-a nehm kpe sa, atv kehm behde. Jia bahke sabe na sehnge asab asab nsol kpee nya ma-a lim bomo eji ajolo njangkun tete rehng anv.>>
8 Owo ntul kehm mehle song ji go ege eti go mbuga. Eji bo tongo ane re, <<Ntul noa jehk go mbuga,>> bo kpee kehm bake go ege esamahr.
11 Ntul a Devid tumu etib bia tv Jadok a Abiata, bo ji jolo alimajom re, <<Bahben anebkul ba Juda re, <Jenji wahnge wahn bahke jolo akahlenjahm ane go elkoko ntul feere a ne ege ekpasiki, eji elbungu ni bo kpˈbungu go Isreel kpee ma rehng ntul go atung go ege etahk? 12 Wahn ba li akunu enyame, ngubjing nyˈnyame a alung alung. Jenji wahnge, wahn bahke jolo akahlenjahm ane go elkoko ntul feere a ne?> 13 Fvfo tong Amasa re, <Wo fvfo á tobem li ngubjing enyame a alunga? Nong Esowo bib aname, sahb bˈbib aname, lˈjol re n wa nehm lim re wo jol ntubesi a nsoja enyame go ngare nyi a li elkpin go enyo Joab.> >>
14 Go mbang nyia David koo aneblum ba Juda elfono ni ntim re, bo kpee fere jol a ntir ntir anyehng. Bo tumu ellum tv ntul re, <<Feere, wo a ane eba kpee.>> 15 Owo ntul kehm feere, á jene ba rehng aya Jodan. Aneblum ba Juda kehm bake Gilgal, bo tahm song kpiri ntul ko-e siiri Jodan. 16 Simeyi ji mmona Gera, ye ji lohng etˈtohngo ji Benjamin go ejahbe ji bo kpo lung re Bahurim, foomo asongo a aneblum ba Juda re bo song wane ntula Devid. 17 Ane ba toon-e no bo lohng go etˈtohngo ji Benjamin bo jolo ane atahltahl nkpel ebal, ane atahlawubu, a Jiba nlokeltum no nlaaga nyi Sol, bo kpee jolo o, abon ebe ba nlum ane elku, budu alokeltum ane eltahl. Bo foomo rehng go Jodan edi ji ntul jolo no. 18 Bo siiri go edi elsiiri re, bo song ko ntul a ane ebe kpee, fere lim ajehng ajehng ji ɑ́ lˈtong bo.
38 Ntul kehm bungu re, <<Kimham bahke siiri toon-m, fvfo m bahke limi ka-e ana kor-a no. Wo fvfo, ajehng ajehng ji a sebe no go egame, m bahke limi ka-a.>>
39 Ano wo ane kpee siiri Jodan, ntul kehm tob siiri. Ntul kehm bingi Bajilayi fere tong-e re, á song nob nob, fvfo Bajilayi feere kehnge ege etahk. 40 Eji ntul siiri aya Jodan song rehng go Gilgal, Kimham sˈsiiri toon-e. Ellong nsoja Juda kpee, a ejang ellong nsoja Isreel bo ba rodo ntul siiri a ne. 41 Mongare ntiil, anebe Isreel kpee kehme elake eji ntul ba kehm-e eltongo re, <<Jenji wahnge abonanee ebahre, aneblum ba Juda, ba v ntul tahm a ne, fere ko-e a anebe etahk ebe kpee siiri Jodan, a ane ane ebe kpee?>>
42 Ane ba Juda kpee faange anebe Isreel re, <<E limi jia tibre ntul li kohl-r. Jenji wahnge atahng kp-n rake bade ejum jio? Anv, wahr ebli nsol ntula? Anv wahr ebrod ejum ajehng ajehng ka elnahra?>>
43 Owo aneblum ba Isreel kehm faange aneblum ba Juda re, <<Go mbake, wahr kpi nkpel na ebwubu, goji ntul[a], wahr ba ga kpi eko goji Devid sehnge wahn. Jenji wahnge ń kp-r fili go mbang edaangenne? Wahr sang gbo mbang bung bade elkoko ntul ewahre feere a nea?>>
- a 19:43 ntul bo jolo etˈtohngo ebwubu go Isreel, go Juda etˈtohngo ajehng
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