1 Eye Zeruya vi Yoab dze sii bena, fia la ƒe dzi ku ɖe Absalom ŋu.
1 Esi Aʋafia Yoab kpɔ be David di vevie be yeagakpɔ Absalom la,
Ke ele fia Dawid dzrom vevie be, yeatsɔe ake Absalom; elabena eƒe akɔ fa le Amnon, si ku la ta.
Tete Yoab dɔ ame ɖe Tekoa woɖakplɔ nyɔnu dzeaɖaŋua ɖe vɛ, eye wògblɔ nɛ bena: Taflatse, wɔ ɖokuiwò, abe aho wum nèle ene, eye nata ahovɔ, megasi ami o, eye nanɔ abe nyɔnu, si le aho wɔm na ame kuku eteƒe didi ene!
Eye wova gblɔ na Yoab bena: Kpɔ ɖa, fia la le avi fam, eye wòle konyi tam le Absalom ŋuti.
Eve aʋakɔ la zɔ minyaminya va yi ɖe du la me, abe alesi aʋakɔ, si ɖu ŋukpe, zɔna nunya nunya, ne esi le aʋa nu la ene.
Eye Zeruya viŋutsu etɔ̃ le afima: Yoab, Abisai kple Asahel; eye Asahel ƒe afɔ tsɔna abe zi le gbe me ene.
Wo nɔvinyɔnuwo nye Zeruya kple Abigail, eye Zeruya viwo nye Abisai, Yoab kple Asahel; wole wo ame etɔ̃.
Ame geɖewo wɔa nu, be woadze amegã ŋu; ke Yehowa gbɔe ame ƒe afiatsotso tsona.