10 ni Abesalomi, mwa yoole naamuttikitthenlaahu weera anilamule, ohookhwa mukhottoni. Vano heeni mumpisaanyu omuhokoloxa mwene?”
Vano Davide aaweerela anamalakaawe ootheene yaari oYerusaleemu: “Nrowe, nitthaweke. Naahitthawa, ootheene hiyo khanimoopowa Abesalomi ni owo onoophwata esidade yootheene!”
Mwene aattimula vamoha ni ootheene a emusaawe. Aahiya ikuxo muloko weera siwehawehe empa ya mwene.
Yowabe aamweerela: “Nkaase ocerewawene ni weyo.” Aakuxa mavaka mararu, anahomano murima wa Abesalomi, owo nlelo aangiyeene mmwirini wa ekarivalyu* areene ni okumi.
Iiwakaru mwene yeeyo yuulumaaya ni aYixrayeli ootheene, Davide aahaarumihela asaserdoti*, Zadoki ni Abiyatari, mutthenga ola: “Mwaakohe asitokweene a oYuda: ‘Mucerewenleni omuhokoloxera mwene empaawe ya emwene?
Mwene aarowa oGiligali areene ni Kimehami. Anakhotto ootheene a oYuda ni eriyari ya anakhotto a oYixrayeli yaamuhoola mwene.
Atthu a ipuumba sootheene sa aYixrayeli yannavaanyihana yeerelanaka: “Mwene oonivuluxa mmatatani mwa amwiittanaahu. Ti yoowo onooponle mmatatani mwa aFilisti. Mene vano ootthawa mulaponi niwoko na Abesalomi;
Awosa ahaavara mamwene kihaatthunihenre; ahaathanla anamwane a mamwene kihaakhulenle. Ahiipakela miluku sa eparatha* ni eyuuma yoorikaxa sinaaroiha woophwatiwani.
Awosa yaawaakhula: Nrowe, nawaneno! Nohoona weera elapwaaya ti yooreeraxa. Muhipiseke, muhihovele orowawo weera mwakuxe.