2 Samuel
2 No sɛɛ lɛ, David bi Yehowa nii+ ekɛɛ: “Ani mikwɔ kɛya Yuda maji lɛ ateŋ ekome mli?” Yehowa kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: “Kwɔɔ kɛya.” Kɛkɛ ni David bi akɛ: “Nɛgbɛ miya?” Ni ekɛɛ akɛ: “Yaa Hebron.”+ 2 No hewɔ lɛ, David kwɔ kɛtee jɛmɛ, ekɛ eŋamɛi enyɔ lɛ, Ahinoam+ ni jɛ Yezreel lɛ, kɛ Abigail,+ ni ji Karmelnyo Nabal ni egbo lɛ ŋa lɛ. 3 David kɛ hii lɛ ni fata ehe lɛ hu tee,+ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ kɛ eshĩabii, ni amɛyahi Hebron maji lɛ amli. 4 Kɛkɛ ni Yuda hii lɛ ba, ni amɛbafɔ David mu yɛ jɛmɛ ni amɛwó lɛ maŋtsɛ yɛ Yuda shĩa lɛ nɔ.+
Amɛkɛɛ David akɛ: “Yabesh-gilead hii lɛ ji mɛi ni fu Saul.” 5 No hewɔ lɛ, David tsu hii kɛtee Yabesh-gilead ni ayakɛɛ amɛ akɛ: “Yehowa ajɔɔ nyɛ, ejaakɛ nyɛjie suɔmɔ ni tsakeee kpo nyɛtsɔɔ nyɛnuŋtsɔ Saul yɛ fu ni nyɛfu lɛ lɛ hewɔ.+ 6 Yehowa ajie suɔmɔ ni tsakeee kpo atsɔɔ nyɛ ni eye nyɛ anɔkwa. Mi hu majie mlihilɛ kpo matsɔɔ nyɛ yɛ nɔ ni nyɛfee nɛɛ hewɔ.+ 7 No hewɔ lɛ, nyɛhãa nyɛniji amli awaa ni nyɛfea ekãa, ejaakɛ nyɛnuŋtsɔ Saul egbo ni Yuda shĩa lɛ efɔ mi mu ni amɛwó mi amɛnɔ maŋtsɛ.”
8 Shi Abner,+ Ner binuu, ni ji Saul tatsɛ lɛ, ŋɔ Saul binuu Ish-boshet+ ni ekɛ lɛ fo faa lɛ kɛtee Mahanaim+ 9 ni eyawó lɛ maŋtsɛ yɛ Gilead,+ kɛ Ashurbii lɛ, kɛ Yezreel,+ kɛ Efraim,+ kɛ Benyamin, kɛ Israel fɛɛ nɔ. 10 Be ni awó Saul binuu Ish-boshet Israel nɔ maŋtsɛ lɛ, no mli lɛ, eye afii 40, ni eye nɔ afii enyɔ. Shi Yuda shĩa lɛ pɛ fĩ David sɛɛ.+ 11 Bei* abɔ ni David kɛye maŋtsɛ yɛ Hebron yɛ Yuda shĩa lɛ nɔ ji afii kpawo kɛ nyɔji ekpaa.+
12 Be ko sɛɛ lɛ, Abner, Ner binuu lɛ, kɛ Saul binuu Ish-boshet tsuji lɛ shi Mahanaim+ kɛtee Gibeon.+ 13 Zeruia+ binuu Yoab+ hu kɛ David tsuji lɛ shi kɛtee ni amɛkɛ amɛ yakpe yɛ Gibeon kpaakpo lɛ he; ni kuu kome ta kpaakpo lɛ afã kome, ni kuu kroko lɛ hu ta kpaakpo lɛ afã kroko lɛ. 14 Agbɛnɛ Abner kɛɛ Yoab akɛ: “Hã oblahii lɛ ate shi ni amɛnɔ* yɛ wɔhiɛ.” Kɛkɛ ni Yoab kɛɛ akɛ: “Amɛte shi.” 15 No hewɔ lɛ, amɛte shi ni amɛhala mɛi 12 kɛjɛ Benyamin kɛ Saul binuu, Ish-boshet tsuji lɛ ateŋ kɛ mɛi 12 hu kɛjɛ David tsuji lɛ ateŋ, ni amɛyakpe. 16 Amɛteŋ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ mɔ ehenyɛlɔ yitso, ni mɔ fɛɛ mɔ kɛ eklante tsu ehenyɛlɔ lɛ ŋmawuiaŋ, ni amɛ fɛɛ amɛgbee shi amɛgboi shi kome. No hewɔ lɛ, atsɛ jɛmɛ Helkat-hazurim, eyɛ Gibeon.
17 Nɔmɔ ni anɔ nakai gbi lɛ mli wa waa, shi yɛ naagbee lɛ, David tsuji lɛ ye Abner kɛ Israel hii lɛ anɔ kunim. 18 No mli lɛ, Zeruia+ bihii etɛ lɛ—Yoab,+ kɛ Abishai,+ kɛ Asahel+—yɛ jɛmɛ; ni Asahel naji yɛ oya tamɔ adowa yɛ ŋa nɔ. 19 Asahel wo foi kɛyi Abner sɛɛ, ni be ni etiuɔ Abner lɛ, egbaaa ninejurɔgbɛ loo abɛkugbɛ. 20 Be ni Abner kwɛ esɛɛ lɛ, ebi akɛ: “Asahel, bo ni?” ni ekɛɛ lɛ akɛ: “Hɛɛ, mi ni.” 21 Kɛkɛ ni Abner kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: “Gba oninejurɔgbɛ loo obɛkugbɛ koni oyamɔ oblahii lɛ eko, ni okɔ nɔ fɛɛ nɔ ni obaajie yɛ ehe lɛ.” Shi Asahel sumɔɔɔ ni ekpaa esɛɛnyiɛmɔ. 22 No hewɔ lɛ, Abner kɛɛ Asahel shi kome ekoŋŋ akɛ: “Kpa misɛɛnyiɛmɔ, kɛjeee nakai lɛ, magbe bo. Ni kɛ́ eba lɛ nakai lɛ, te mafee tɛŋŋ makwɛ onyɛmi nuu Yoab hiɛ lɛ?” 23 Shi esumɔɔɔ ni ekpaa esɛɛnyiɛmɔ, no hewɔ lɛ, Abner kɛ ekpɔlɔ lɛ sɛɛ tsu emusuŋ+ ni akpɔlɔ lɛ fã kpo yɛ esɛɛ, ni egbee shi egbo yɛ jɛmɛ nɔŋŋ. Mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni bashɛɔ he ni Asahel gbee ni egbo lɛ, waa kɛdamɔɔ shi.
24 Kɛkɛ ni Yoab kɛ Abishai tiu Abner. Ni amɛbashɛ Ama gɔŋkpɔ ni ma Gia hiɛ yɛ gbɛ ni yaa Gibeon ŋa lɛ nɔ lɛ he yɛ hulushinyɔɔ mli. 25 Ni Benyaminbii lɛ babua amɛhe naa yɛ Abner sɛɛ, ni amɛfee ekome akɛ kuu kɛdamɔ gɔŋkpɔ ko yiteŋ. 26 Kɛkɛ ni Abner bo etsɛ Yoab ekɛɛ: “Mɛɛ be nɔŋŋ klante lɛ baagbe mɛi kɛyashi? Ani oleee akɛ nɔ ni baajɛ mli kɛba pɛ ji awerɛhoyeli? Mɛɛ be omɛɔ kɛyashi dani okɛɛ mɛi lɛ ni amɛkpa amɛnyɛmimɛi lɛ asɛɛnyiɛmɔ?” 27 Kɛkɛ ni Yoab kɛɛ akɛ: “Gbii abɔ ni anɔkwa Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ hiɛ kã nɛɛ, eji owieee kulɛ, wɔ leebi dani mɛi lɛ baakpa amɛnyɛmimɛi lɛ asɛɛnyiɛmɔ.” 28 Kɛkɛ ni Yoab kpã tɛtɛrɛmantɛrɛ* lɛ, ni ehii lɛ kpa Israelbii lɛ asɛɛnyiɛmɔ, ni nɔmɔ lɛ sɛɛ fo.
29 No hewɔ lɛ, Abner kɛ ehii lɛ nyiɛ nakai nyɔɔŋ muu lɛ fɛɛ kɛtsɔ Araba+ lɛ nɔ, ni amɛyafo Yordan Faa lɛ ni amɛyatsɔ jɔɔ lɛ mli,* ni yɛ naagbee lɛ amɛbashɛ Mahanaim.+ 30 Be ni Yoab ku esɛɛ kɛjɛ Abner sɛɛnyiɛmɔ mli lɛ, ebua mɛi lɛ fɛɛ anaa. Ana akɛ David tsuji lɛ ateŋ mɛi 19 kɛ agbɛnɛ hu Asahel eje mli. 31 Shi David tsuji lɛ eye Benyaminbii lɛ kɛ Abner hii lɛ anɔ kunim, ni amɛhii lɛ ateŋ mɛi 360 egboi. 32 Amɛwó Asahel+ ni amɛyafu lɛ yɛ etsɛ fuuhe ni yɔɔ Betlehem+ lɛ. Kɛkɛ ni Yoab kɛ ehii lɛ nyiɛ nyɔɔŋ muu lɛ fɛɛ, ni amɛbashɛ Hebron+ yɛ jetsɛremɔ mli.