10 Anyi e daŋ ta ŋku n wurge Absalɔm be kumu so fanɛ e ki anyi be ewura, ama e yɔ kena to n ya wu. Manɛ e ba nɛ anyi maaŋ naŋ ya keta Ewura Deevid m ba?”
Ndoŋ nna nɛ Deevid kaŋɛ mbe benimu nɛ mo nɛ bumo wɔ Jerusalɛm to na le: “Nɛ an baa maa sha Absalɔm ka pɛ anyi bre, kumo ere an wora manaŋ n lar, nɛ manɛ a loŋ, e beeŋ tu anyi nfe naniere kikɛ ŋ kɔ m pɔɔ anyi so nseŋ mɔ basa nɛ b wɔ kade ere to gba kikɛ n ti so!”
Nɛ Jɔab kaŋɛ le: “M maaŋ naŋ yili n jija saŋɛ.” Absalɔm ka sha kedibi gboŋ na so a maŋ naŋ wu na, nɛ Jɔab ta akpa asa m ber abar so n da Absalɔm be kagbene to.
Ewura Deevid ka nu asheŋ nɛ Israɛlebi na kaŋɛ na kikɛ nɛ e shuŋi n ya kaŋɛ bɔrɛmatapoana Zadɔk nɛ Abiata fanɛ b ya bishi Juda be bejuŋkparpoana na le: “Manɛ nna nɛ k ba fanɛ menyi e shir kaman n fɛ ewura be kelaŋɛ m ba mbe laŋ to be asheŋ?
Nɛ Israɛl be basa na kikɛ fara a bile asheŋ a kaŋɛ abar le: “Ewura Deevid e mɔlga anyi ashi anyi doŋana kutɔ, nseŋ naŋ mɔlga anyi ashi Filistiebi kutɔ ama e shile n lar efuli ere so ŋkpal Absalɔm so.
Ma basa maŋ kaŋɛ ma pɔɛŋ nseŋ lara bumo be bewura. B lara bejuŋkparpo nɛ m maŋ nyi bumo be asheŋ. Bumo be egbiti nɛ eshuwa nɛ b ta n lɔŋɛ agbirana na n yɛr bumo be amu kemur to.
Nɛ b kaŋɛ: “Men shin nɛ an ya kɔ Layishebi na! An wu fanɛ kasawule na walɛ ga. Men sa maŋ shin nɛ an chena nfe jiga nsaa maa wora shɛŋ. Men shin nɛ an wora manaŋ n ya kɔ bumo n sɔ kasawule na.