23 Joab ne o laa tena bwa aa kaa ba la, ba ŋɔ o be ŋɔ Abna ba Kooro Devid be asɛ o tao ŋwɛnɛ deŋnesɔɔhna ne o kaa.
Dɛ o haah sɔne Ahinoam, o nya ɛ Ahimas. Kooro Sɔɔl laa nomoa sɔne Abna, o mɛɛ sɔne Nɛr, asɛ Nɛr ɛ Sɔɔl naara.
A habɔɔ la, Kooro Devid laa tena tama bane ne Joab kaa le laa ta ba, ba pa laala pirim le laa la ta ba. Kɛ dɛ Abna toole Kooro Devid be Hɛbrɔn kpa, dɛ kooro dɔɔ tao ŋwɛnɛ deŋnesɔɔhna ne o kaa.
Anomanta, Joab la kooro be dɛ ka ŋɔ, “N naa kooro, bɔkwa waa he ɛ ken? Abna ba he be he berɛ tao ŋwɛnɛ o kaalaa? Taraken he ɡelɔ o dɔ bɔr kaa!
A ta maɡrɛ kɛŋɔ nɛn ɛ kɛrɛdɛ ba tɛr o deŋne, kɛɛ dɛ lɔɔ nomonome baa dɛ di kasinteŋ.