1 Di hanadu a David ga diiagi dulii di ulu di gonduu deelaa, gei mee ga heetugi gi Ziba, tangada hai hegau ni Mephibosheth, e dagi mai ana ‘donkey’ gu haga uda ginai nia palaawaa e lua lau, ge lau bagu ‘grape’, ge lau huwa laagau, mo di budehede honu waini.[a] 2 King David ga heeu gi mee, “Au maa nia mee e hai di aha?”

Ziba ga helekai, “Nia ‘donkey’ aanei ang gi di madau king mo digau o dono hale e hula ai. Nia palaawaa mono huwa laagau e gai go au daangada, gei nia waini e inu go digaula i nadau madagoaa ala ma ga duadua i lodo di anggowaa.”

3 Di king ga heeu boloo, “Mephibosheth dela dono damana madua go doo dagi go Saul la i hee?”

Ziba ga helekai boloo, “I Jerusalem. Mee gu hagadagadagagee dolomeenei bolo digau Israel ga haga duu aga labelaa di lohongo king o dono damana madua go Saul, gaa dugu ang gi deia.”[b]

4 Di king ga helekai gi Ziba boloo, “Nia mee huogodoo ala nia mee ni Mephibosheth la gaa hai nia mee ni aau.”

Ziba ga helekai, “Au go dau dangada hai hegau, e dangi adu bolo gii mee au di gida tumaalia mai do baahi, meenei dogu king!”

5 Di dau mai di King David gi Bahurim, dahi daane i nia gau o Saul go Shimei, tama ni Gera, e hanimoi gi David mo di haihai ana helekai e hagahuaidu a mee. 6 Shimei ga daamada ga dilidili a David mo ana gau aamua gi nia hadu, gei mee e dehei eia a David dela e duuli go ana gau madaloohi. 7 Shimei e helehelekai hagahuaidu i David boloo, “Tuu gi daha mo kono! Tuu gi daha mo kono! Goe tangada daaligi dangada! Goe tangada manawa huaidu! 8 Goe ne kae tenua o Saul, gei Dimaadua ga hagaduadua goe i dau daaligi gii mmade digau dogologo di hale o Saul, gei Dimaadua guu dugu anga do lohongo king gi dau dama go Absalom, gei goe guu noho i lodo di haingadaa, idimaa goe tangada daaligi dangada!”

9 Abishai, dela dono dinana go Zeruiah, ga helekai gi di king boloo, “Meenei di madau king, goe e aha dela e dumaalia ang gi di paana deelaa gi heia goe hagahuaidu? Dugua mai gi di au gii hana e tuu di libogo o maa!”

10 Di king ga helekai gi Abishai mo dono duaahina go Joab boloo, “Hagalee di moomee ni goolua. Maa mee e haga halauwa au, idimaa Dimaadua dela ne hai gi mee bolo gi heia, gei di ma koai ono donu e mee di heeu di mee a Mee dela e hai?” 11 Gei David ga helekai gi Abishai mo ana gau aamua huogodoo boloo, “Dagu dama daane donu e hagamada bolo ia e daaligi au. Malaa, goodou e homouli gi di hai o tangada i di madawaawa Benjamin deenei eiaha? Dimaadua ne hai gi mee bolo gi haga halauwa ina au, malaa, diagia a mee, dugu anga gi heia dana mee dela belee hai. 12 Holongo Dimaadua ga iloo Ia dogu haingadaa, gei mee gaa hila mai gi di au, ga hagahumalia au di gili nia hagahuaidu aanei.” 13 Malaa, David mo ana daangada ga lloo adu laa hongo di ala, gei ogo Shimei gu hanadu dalia digaula, e hana taalinga di gonduu, mo di hagahuaidu digaula ge e dilidili digaula gi nia hadu mono gelegele. 14 Di king mo ana daangada gu duadua huoloo i di nadau dau adu gi Jordan, ga hagamolooloo i golo.

15 Absalom mo digau Israel nogo madalia a mee ga ulu adu gi Jerusalem, ge Ahitophel madalia digaula. 16 Di madagoaa Hushai go di hoo hagaaloho o David e heetugi gi Absalom, mee ga helekai boloo, “Di king gi mouli waalooloo! Di king gi mouli waalooloo!”

17 Absalom ga heeu gi mee, “Goe e aha dela hagalee manawa dahi ang gi do ehoo hagaaloho go David? Goe e aha dela hagalee hana madalia a mee?”

18 Hushai ga helekai boloo, “Au e hai di maa behee? Au e dau ang gi tangada dela ne hili mai baahi o Dimaadua, mai baahi o nia daangada aanei, ge mai baahi digau Israel huogodoo. Au gaa noho madalia goe. 19 Malaa, ma koai dela ga hai hegau ginai au be di maa hagalee go tama daane o dogu dagi? Gii hai be dogu hai hegau gi do damana, dolomeenei gei au ga hai hegau adu gi di goe.”

20 Malaa, Absalom ga huli adu gi Ahitophel ga helekai, “Dehee laa dau helekai e dagi gidaadou, dehee tadau mee gaa hai?”

21 Ahitophel ga helekai boloo, “Goe hana, heia di hai o taga hai lodo gi nia lodo hege o di king ala ne dugu bolo e benebene di hale o maa. Gei digau Israel huogodoo ga iloo laa bolo goe guu hai di hagadaumee ni do damana, gei o ehoo ga manawa maaloo huoloo.”

22 Malaa, digaula ga haga duu di hale laa ang gi Absalom i tomo di hale di king, gei Absalom gaa hana gi lodo gaa hai di hai o taga hai lodo gi nia lodo hege o dono damana i di gowaa dela e gila ang gi nia daangada huogodoo.[c]

23 I lodo nia laangi aalaa, nia helekai e dagi digaula mai i baahi o Ahitophel nogo hagalongo ginai digaula huoloo, gei e daudali go digaula be nia helekai mai i baahi o God. David mo Absalom meemaa huogodoo e haga gila aga nia maa.

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