16. Joab we fùa opì-ike, ndi Devid we si n'ichu Israel n'azu lata: n'ihi na Joab b͕ochiri ndi ahu.
17. Ha we were Absalom, tubà ya n'olùlù uku n'oké ọhia ahu, me ka oké obo uku nke nkume guzo n'elu ya: Israel nile we b͕alaga, onye ọ bula n'ulo-ikwū-ya
18. Ma Absalom, mb͕e ọ nọ na ndu, o were ogidi nke di na ndagwurugwu eze guzoro onwe-ya: n'ihi na ọ siri, Enweghm nwa-nwoke ime ka echeta aham: o we kpọ ogidi ahu n'aha-ya: ewe kpọ ya ihe-ncheta Absalom, rue ta.
19. Ahimaaz nwa Zedok we si, Biko, ka m'b͕a ọsọ zìe eze ozi ọma, na Jehova ekpeputawo ya n'aka ndi-iro-ya.
20. Joab we si ya, Ọ bughi onye ozi ọma ka i gābu ta, kama i gēzi ozi ọma ubọchi ọzọ: ma ta i gaghi-ezí ozi ọma, n'ihi na nwa eze anwuwo.
21. Joab we si onye Kush, Je gosi eze ihe i huworo. Onye Kush ahu we kpọ isi ala nye Joab, b͕a ọsọ.
22. Ahimaaz nwa Zedok we si kwa Joab ọzọ, Ma otú ọ di, biko, ka m'b͕a ọsọ, mu onwem kwa, n'azu onye Kush. Joab we si, N'ìhi gini kwa ka gi onwe-gi ganāb͕a ọsọ, nwam, ma ọ dighi ozi ọma ahutara gi.
23. Ma otú ọ di, m'gāb͕a ọsọ, ka o kwuru. Ọ si ya, B͕a ọsọ. Ahimaaz we b͕a ọsọ Buruburu-ala, b͕abiga onye Kush ahu.
24. Ma Devid nānọdu n'etiti ọnu-uzọ-ama abua ahu: onye-nche we jerue elu-ulo ọnu-uzọ-ama rue mbidi obodo, we welie anya-ya, hu, ma, le, otù nwoke nāb͕a ọsọ nání ya.
25. Onye-nche we kpọ òkù, gosi eze. Eze we si, Ọ buru na ọ bu nání ya, ozi ọma di n'ọnu-ya. O we bia si-ike, biarue nso.
26. Onye-nche we hu nwoke ọzọ ka ọ nāb͕a ọsọ: onye-nche we kpọ onye nēche ọnu-uzọ òkù, si, le, nwoke ọzọ nāb͕a ọsọ, nání ya. Eze we si, Onye ahu nēzi kwa ozi ọma.
27. Onye-nche we si, Mu onwem nāhu ọb͕ub͕a-ọsọ nke onye mbu, ọ di ka ọb͕ub͕a-ọsọ Ahimaaz nwa Zedok. Eze we si, Ezi nwoke ka onye ahu bu, ọ bu kwa ezi ozi ọma ka ọ nābia izì.
28. Ahimaaz we kpọ òkù, si eze, Udo. Ọ kpọ isi ala nye eze, kpuchie iru-ya n'ala, si, Onye agọziri agọzi ka Jehova, bú Chineke-gi, bu, Onye mechibidoworo ndikom ahu ndi weliri aka-ha imegide onye-nwem, bú eze.
29. Eze we si, Ùdo diri nwa-okorọbia ahu, bú Absalom: Ahimaaz we si, Ahurum oké ìgwè madu mb͕e Joab zitere orú eze na orù-gi, ma amaghm ihe ọ bu.
30. Eze we si, Chigharia, guzo onwe-gi n'ebe a. O we chigharia, guzo.
31. Ma, le, onye Kush biara; onye Kush we si, Ka ezìe onye-nwem, bú eze, ozi ọma: n'ihi na Jehova ekpeputawo gi ta n'aka ndi nile nēbili imegide gi.
32. Eze we si onye Kush ahu, Ùdo diri nwa-okorọbia ahu, bú Absalom? Onye Kush we si, Ndi-iro onye-nwem, bú eze, na ndi nile ndi biliworo megide gi imejọ gi, ka ha di ka nwa-okorọbia ahu.
33. Eze we ma jijiji nke-uku, rigo rue ulo-elu nke ọnu-uzọ-ama, kwa ákwá: ma otú a ka o siri mb͕e ọ nēje, Nwam Absalom, nwam, nwam Absalom! ọ gādim nọ̄ nma ma asi na mu onwem anwuwo n'ọnọdu gi, Absalom, nwam, nwam!