Nakoso Absalom somane mmenia kudɛɛ maa beehyinini Yisrael mmusua kure amukoraa nu bɛhane kyɛ, “Sɛ ɛmɔte kyɛ bahu totorobɛndo a, ye de ɛ́mɔbɔ se kyɛ, ‘Absalom ali hene wɔ Hebron oo!’ ”
Yeɛ Dawide sele ye mbanyi amukoraa bɔ bɛ ne ye wɔ Yerusalem berɛ ne kyɛ, “Ɛ́mɔhã bɛ nwo! Ɛ́mɔma yɛnwati, anyɔ a Absalom ngɔmma yɛngonya yɛ ti ngodidi nu. Ɛ́mɔhã bɛ nwo. Sɛ ɔbato yɛ a, okohũhũ yɛ, na ɔkɔfa ngrandɛ kohũhũ kuro wa ama.”
Na Yisraelniɛ biala bɔ ɔwale Nana Dawide berɛ kyɛ ɔbaafa ye dwirɛ to ye nyunu ne, sɔ ala yeɛ Absalom yɛle ye ɔ. Yiti Absalom yɔle sɔ hwene mmenia ne wale ye bue nu.
Na Dawide sele Abisae ne somvoɛ ne amu kyɛ, “Sɛ me kunu ba po ɔpena me ku me a; nzaade bɔ Benyaminniɛ he ɔ́yɔ ye, ɔnyɛ nwanwa! Ɛ́mɔyakyi ye ma ɔboro amoen ne. Ebiaa AWURADE yeɛ waha wahyire ye kyɛ ɔyɔ sɔ ɔ.
Na sɛ ngɔmhyɛlɛniɛ ne ma ye nwo ate maa bɛlakalaka ye, ná ɔkã dwirɛ a, ye de me AWURADE yeɛ malakalaka sɔ ngɔmhyɛlɛniɛ ne ɔ. Ngɔtengyɛ me sa ngɔhwe ye so, ná mahũ ye mafi me maen Yisrael nu.