1 Aginbali, Ahitofel, Absalónʼga sogded:

—An bedile, miliambe-gakabo (12,000) sordamar-amisaled. Emisbinne emi-mutikidba an David-baleginnadeled. 2 David-geggus-gudiidgi, nollo-gudibalidgi, egi baisursunna gwisguledapiled. Ega dobed-dummad-naguega an imaksaled. Degidba, e-sordagan-eba-gudidimalad, dobedba wakitemalaled. Unnila Rey-Davidʼbi an oburgwisaled. 3 E-sordamardina an senonikiled. Degii-David-burgwisadbali, bela e-sordamar beba nagudmalaled. Deyob, geb neg-bogidik nagunonikiled.

4 Absalón, degi, Israel-dulemar-nug-nikamalad, Ahitofel-ega-binsaed-uksad nabir-itosmalad.

5 Absalón sogded:

—Arquita-dule-Husaiʼse be anga gornamalo. Anmar itomarmogo, igi sogdamogodibe.

6 Husai, Absalónʼse-nonigua, Absalón ega sogded:

—Weyob Ahitofel sogsadi, ¿anmar eba ibsao be itomoga? Sulile, be sogmodo.

7 Husai, Absalónʼga sogded:

—Emisgindi, Ahitofel-e-binsaed-uknaidi innikisulid.

8 Geb Husai sogdebalid:

—Be wisid, be-bab-David, dule-buledid. Aginbali, e-sordamar-eba-gudimalad deyobmarmogad. Igi sapurbali wiob-ome ei mimmigan-sulesale, urwedii dae, deyob e-sordamar sae itodimalad. Aginbali, be-bab bila-onoged-dulebalid, degisoggu, e-sordaganbali mutik gudii guosulid. 9 Inniki an bega soged, akwasailagan-yaba dukus-mairgebed. Bia gudisundibe. Ar e-inse bemargi yolenoniye, dulemar itoarmalale, sogdemaloed: ‘Absalón-sordamar ibitosmarye.’ 10 Degidbali, sordamar achumigur-nono-wawaadyob niga-gandikmalad, bela sikirmakdemaloed. Ar bela Israel-sordamar wismalad, be-bab dule-buledi, degine, wismarbalid, e-sordagan-eba-gudidimaladi, dule-buleganmarmoga.

11 ”Degisoggu, an sogmodo, Absalón, bela Israel-sordamar Dan-yar-naidgi-bukwad, degi, Beerseba-neg-naid-ugakaase-bukwad be onmako. Ar sordamar demar-gakaba-ukub-naidyob merguosoggu, be-sunnagwad urwenaega be amar-iduergebed. 12 Ar David bia gudioe, agi anmar egi yoledapoed. Igi boo napagi batiardae, deyobi, anmar egi batidapoed. David, degi, bela e-sordagan-eba-gudimalad, wargwensaale dula anmar obegosulid. 13 Ar David neggwebur-gandikidse dukunaddibe, bela Israel-sordamar a-neggweburse urdub-nika namaloed. A-urdubgi bulakwaa anmar e-ibe e-galu-matusulid-akwabiid earoed, e-akwamar-seniganse-bakar, diwar-maidse mioed.”

14 Absalón, degi, bela Israel-dulemarmala sogdemalad:

—Arquita-dule-Husai-e-binsaed, Ahitofel-e-binsaedba bur-nuedid.

Ar we-ibmar-gusadi, amba Ahitofel-e-binsaed innikigwad-inigwele, Bab-Jehová, Absalónʼga-boni-onogega Ahitofel-e-binsaed-oburega imaksad.

15 A-sorbali, Husai, dule-irwa-Bab-Dummadse-gormalad-Sadocʼga, degi, Abiatarʼga sogded:

—Ahitofel weyob Absalónʼga, degi, Israel-girmar-dummaganga binsaed uksad. Andina weyob Absalónʼga an binsaed uksamogad. 16 Degisoggu, gwae bemar Davidʼga weyob-sognamalo: ‘Mer-bemar emi-mutik neba-naidgi ambikumaloye, gwae Jordán-diwar obakmaloye. Rey-Davidʼye, deyob be imaksulile, be, degi, be-sordagan-beba-gudimalad oburgwilemaloye.’

17 Jonatán, Ahimaasʼbogwa Rogel-dia-siid-naba besmalad, adi, mer Jerusalén-neggweburgi-dogmai dulemarse daklegegar. Degisoggu, amar-owisogega ome-gwensak-maiga-gudiidi, ega gayaburba berbenonidaed, adi, amar-ebogwad Rey-Davidʼse gayaburba sedegar. 18 Degi-inigwele, sapingwa-gwensak a-dulemar-daksad, geb Absalónʼga barsokapid. Degisoggu, Jonatán, Ahimaasʼbogwa agi-gunaid gwae nadmalad. Bahurim-neggweburse nonimargua, dule-gwensak-neggi dognonimalad. A-neg-imba-naidgi, dia-siid-yaba dogsamalad.

19 Neg-ibed-ome atued amisad, geb, dia-siid-birgi ogichad. A-birgi, ibmar-gwag eosad. Degisoggu, dia sisuliyob daklesad, wisgulessurgusad.

20 Absalón-sordamar ome-negse-nonimargua, omese egisdemalad:

—¿Bia Ahimaas, Jonatán-ebo nadmala?

Ome abin-sogded:

—Bato dian obaksamalargebed. Sordamardi amar-ebogwad-aminade gusmalanad, amissurgusmalad.

Degisoggu, Jerusalén-neggweburse gannar nonigusmalad. 21 Sordamar bela duurmakdemargua, geb Jonatán, Ahimaasʼbogwa dia-yaba-siidgi nosmalad. David-owisogega Davidʼse nade gusmalad, geb ega sogdapmalad:

—David gwae be nae. Gwae be Jordán-diwar-obakmalo. Ar Ahitofel, Absalónʼga binsaed-uksad, igi-bemargi gwichiguoe.

22 Degisoggu, David, bela sordamar-eba-gudimalad neg-oiboged-idu bela Jordán-diwar obaksamalad.

23 Ahitofel, e-binsaedba-Absalón-aibirissuli daksagua, e-moli-uayasuidgi e-neggweburse naded. E-negse mosgua, bela-e-gwenadganga igarmar-uksad-sorbali, na-dukin dukar-gasad. Deyob Ahitofel burgwisad, geb degi, e-bab-neg-uan-maidgi digsamalad.

24 David Mahanaim-neggweburse nonigua, Absalónʼdina Israel-sordaganmala sorba Jordán-diwar-obaksamalad. 25 Absalón, Joab-anar, sorda-dummadga Amasa-onug-imaksad. Amasaʼde, Israel-dule-Itraʼye-nugad-e-machid. Itraʼde, Abigail nikusadid. Abigailʼde, Nahas-e-sisgwad, Sarvia-e-urbad. Sarviaʼdi, Joab-e-nanad. 26 Israel-sordamar, geb Absalónʼmala Galaad-yargi ambikunonimalad.

27 David Mahanaim-neggweburse nonigua, agine wemar abingualid:

Ade, binsasmalad: “Sordamar neg-dulesulidganba geggus danimar an insaye, ukudmaada danimar an insaye, mas-gunbi gudanimar an insaye,” ade, deyob binsamalad.