David ha e yi nɔ, nɛ e nyɛɛ nane gu kɛ ya kuɔ Oliv yo ɔ. Benɛ e yaa a tsuo e ngɛ ya foe. Nihi nɛ piɛ e he ɔ tsuo ha a yi nɔ; nɛ benɛ a ngɛ yo ɔ kuɔe ɔ, mɛ hu a wo yana.
Kɛkɛ nɛ matsɛ ɔ hɛ dɔ, nɛ e kuɔ kɛ ho e se tsu ɔ mi ya ngɛ agbo ɔ yi mi nɛ e ya fo ya. Benɛ e yaa a, e ngɛ ya foe nɛ e ngɛ dee ke, “Ao, ye bi ɔ! Ye bi Absalom! Ye bi Absalom! I na nɛ imi mohu i gbo ngɛ o nane mi. Absalom, ye bi, ye bi!”
Kɛkɛ nɛ Yoab ya matsɛ ɔ ngɔ ngɛ e we ɔ mi, nɛ e ya de lɛ ke, “Mwɔnɛ ɔ, o tsɔli ɔmɛ tsuo nɛ he mo, kɛ o binyumu ɔmɛ, o biyi ɔmɛ, o yi ɔmɛ, kɛ o plã amɛ a yi wami ɔ, o pue mɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ a hɛ mi si,