8 Nakoso Sɔɔlo safohene Abenɛ, bɔ ɔse ole Nɛɛ ne, ɔfale Sɔɔlo awa Yisbosɛte wale Mahanaim.
Na Yakob nwuni bɛ ne, osele kyɛ, “Nyameɛ asraafoɛ mɔ ɛhe!” Yiti ɔtole berɛ dumaa Mahanaim.
Yakob tuli ɛbɔfoɛ maa belili ye nyunu bɛhɔle oliɛma Yisɔ berɛ wɔ Sɛre aseɛ so, Edom maen nu,
Afei Dawide oodwuli Mahanaim, na Absalom ne Yisrael koɛhonɛfoɛ amukoraa bɛɛpɛle asue Yɔɔdan.
Abenɛ ne ye lɔen ne natele sɔ kɔngɔen ne toonn wɔ Yɔɔdan bɔnza ne anu. Bɛpɛle asue Yɔɔdan, na bɛfale Bitron amukoraa kɔpem kyɛ beedwuli Mahanaim ɔ.
Yiti ɛ́mɔgyina pindinn ná ɛ́mɔmia ɛmɔ nye; ofikyɛ ɛmɔ mene Sɔɔlo awu, na Yuda awuro ama bapopa me ngoo bafa me bali bɛ so hene.”
Na Nana Dawide sele ye mbanyi mɔ kyɛ, “Ɛmɔnze kyɛ sona titire bɔ ɔte safohene ɔ wawu ɛnɛ wɔ Yisrael ɔ?
Mmerɛ bɔ koɛ tɔle Sɔɔlo awuro ama ne Dawide awuro ama b’afia ne, Abenɛ mane ye dibea wɔ Sɔɔlo sasofoɛ nu hɔle anwuro.
Benyaminfoɛ mɔ bɔ bɛte Sɔɔlo bɔbɔ ye abusuafoɛ ne, né bɛte koɛhonɛfoɛ apee nza. Ɔbaadwu ɛnɛ ye, bɛ nu pee b’ahone tɛ la Sɔɔlo nwo.
Efraimfoɛ nemɔ, bɛ nana mɔ sasofoɛ nu, né bele koɛhonɛfoɛ apee aburanyɔ ne ɛyaa mmɔtwɛ.
Nɛɛ wole Kise; Kise wole Sɔɔlo; Sɔɔlo wole Yonatan, Malkisua, Abinadabo yeɛ Esibaal.
Bɛyele nguro hemɔ ne bɛ nwo aseɛ bɔ nyɛmmoa didi so ɔ befili Gade abusua kure nu bɛmane bɛ: Ramote bɔ ɔte mmenia bɔ bali awue nwo adwaabɔlɛ kuro bɔ ɔwɔ Gileade, Mahanaim,
Sɔɔlo aye li Ahinoam. Ɔte Ahimaase awa brasua. Safohene bɔ ɔla Sɔɔlo koɛhonɛfoɛ nemɔ noa ne, oli Abenɛ. Ɔte Sɔɔlo baba aliɛma bienzua Nɛɛ awa.
Mmerɛ bɔ Sɔɔlo nwuni Dawide kyɛ ɔkwaayia Filistiniɛ ne ɔne ye bɛko ne, obisale safohene Abenɛ kyɛ, “Sɔ aberandeɛ he, nwa awa ɛne?” Na Abenɛ buale kyɛ, “Nana, meta wɔ ndaen kyɛ menze.”
Na Dawide tole koɛhonɛfoɛ nemɔ ne Nɛɛ awa Abenɛ huuu kyɛ, “Abenɛ ee! Engosuro hɔ ɔ?” Yeɛ Abenɛ teane nu bisale kyɛ, “Wɔ nwa ɛne, bɔ ɛ́to Nana Sɔɔlo huuu ne?”