¹ O Yoabu omwana wa Seruya ahamanya aje gwa mwene guzizilishe ahulale Obsalomu. ² O Yoabu ahatuma ineno ohwo hu Tekoa alete hwashe omwelevu. Abhozya, "Nafuu kwata amenda galombolezye osahapashe amafuta, lakini obhe nanshi oshe walombo lozezye humu ela otali kwa ajili yakwe wafwiye. ³ Oyinjile hwa mwene na obhozye amaneno gembahumwelekezye." Esho oYoabu ahabhozya amaneno ambago ahenza gayanje hwa mwene. ⁴ Oshe afume hu Tokea lwayanjile no mwene, aundamisizye amaso gakwe pansi naje, ⁵ "Omwene, amavwe." Omwene ahabhozya, "Eshida yaho yenu?" Ahagomola yooli ane endi mjane olume wane afwiye. ⁶ Ane, ne boyi waho, nali na bhana bhabhele, bhahalwa mgonda, na sehwali owa bhalehanye. Omo wabho ahakhoma owamwabho na hubude. ⁷ Na esalezi eshikholo shonti shibhoshele kwa ajili ya boyi waho, bhayanga, 'Mwefwe wakhomile owa mwabho aje tibude ahulipe womi wa holo wakwe wabudilwe.' Na shesho bhanzahumwangamizye ommrithi. Bhanzalizimye ikaa lyali hwaha lye nsagaziwe, hata ahumwefwezye olume wane itawa ne shikholo pamwanya ye liso lyensi." ⁸ Hivyo mfalme akamwambia mwanamke, "Nenda nyumbani kwako, nami nitaagiza jambo la kukufanyia." ⁹ Oshe afume hu Tokea agomora omwene, "Ogosi wane omwene, ehatia na ebhe pamwanya yane na pamwanya ye familia ya ya daada wane. Omwene ni tengo lyakwe lye enzi sebhali ne hatia." ¹⁰ Omwene ajile, "Wawonti waihubhozya eneno olete huline, wope sagaihugusa nantele." ¹¹ Oshe ajile, "Nafuu mwene okomboshe Ongolobhe Ongolobhe wakwe, aje waalipa eshisasi shi dansa asanankanye tee, aje bhasahangamizye abhana bhane." Omwene agomola, "Nanshi Ongolobhe shahwizya, nalimo hata lisisi lumo lya bhana bhaho obhagwe pansi." ¹² Oshe ahayanga, "Nafuu leha oboyi waho ayanje ineno limo zaidi hwa gosi wane omwene." Ahaga, "Yanga." ¹³ Shesho oshe ahaga, "Yeenu basi mubhombile ehila zaidi ya bhantu bha Ngolobhe? Maana hwayanje eshi, omwene kama muntu wali ne hatia, afuatane naje oumwene seuwezizye nantele omwana wakwe wasogoye. ¹⁴ Afuatanaje ate tenti taifwa, afuatanaje tili nanshi amenze gagahwitiha pamwanya ye nkondi naje segawezizye abhongane nantele. Lakini Ongolobhe sagayega owomi; baadala yakwe ahwanza idala hwebho bhabhali hutali awele. ¹⁵ Eshi esalezi, basi eyanjile ijambo eli hwa gosi wane omwene, afuatanaje abhantu bhanagofezye. Esho oboyi waho wahwiyanjila hu nafisi yakwe, 'Esalezi embayanje no mwene. Hwenda omwene agapela oboyi wakwe ehaja yakwe. ¹⁶ Afuatanaje omwene aintejezya, aje ahumwefwe oboyi wakwe mmkono ga muntu walwanga abhagoje ane no mwana wane [andwemo, tifume mugaala wa Ngolobhe. ¹⁷ Oboyi waho ahalabha hwa, 'Ngolobhe, nafuu ruhusu ineno lya gosi wane limpele osaada, afuatanaje ogosi wane nanshi ohalo ozelu wa Ngolobhe atofautisye abhinza na bhibhi.' Ongolobhe, abhe pandwemo nawe." ¹⁸ Omwene ahagomola na hubhozye ola oshe, Nafuu osahanfise ineno lyalyonti lye hubhozya." Oshe ahagomola, "Gosi wane mwene na ayanje esalezi. ¹⁹ Omwene ajile, "Aje se khono gwa Yoabu gwaguli pandwemo nawe hwega gonti? Oshe agomoye naje, "Nanshi sho hwizya gosi wane mwene nomo wawezizye abhale hu khono gwe ndelo wala gwe moyo hu gala goyanjile. Yo boyi waho oYoabu wambozezye na ndajizye hala oboyi waho hayanjile. ²⁰ Oboyi waho oYoabu abhombile eshi aje ambadilisye hwa hala hahabhombeshe. Ogosi wane we hakili nanshi ohogowe wa halo ozeli wa Ngolobhe, wamanya gonti gagabhombeshe mhati yensi." ²¹ Omwene abhozya oYoabu, "Enya, embabhombe ijambo eli. Bhalaga owezye osahala oAbsalomu." ²² O Yoabu ahaundamiha amaso gakwe pansi yi nkondi hu mpiana nolusalifyo hwa mwene oYoabu ajile, "Oboyi waho amenye aje opete eneema hwi tazi lyaho, ogosi wane, omwene, afuatanaje omwene aboyi wakwe ehaja ye mwoyo gwakwe. ²³ O Yoabu ahabhohana bhale hu Geshuli, ahalejesya oAbsalomu hu Yelusalemu nantele. ²⁴ Omwene ahaga, "Na awele akhaya yakwe, lakini asandole iliso lyane." Shesho oAbsalome awela hu nyumba yakwe yoyo, na sagawezizye alole iliso lya mwene. ²⁵ Sehwali no muntu hu Israeli wa mwamihwe hu winza nanshi Absalomu. Afume hu nyayo zye magaga gakwe hadi patosi wakwe sagali ni tatizo lyalyonti. ²⁶ Lwahasyengula isisi litwe lyakwe mu mwisho gwe shila mwaha, afuatane naje lyali limwamu pamwanya yakwe, apimile isisi lyakwe zaidi ye shekeli mia mbili, hushi wango sheshipimo sha mwene. ²⁷ Hwa mwene Obsalomu bhapepwe abhana bhatatu no lendu omo, itawa lyakwe oTamari. Ali shee mwinza. ²⁸ Absalomu ahizya hu Yelusalemu amaha gabhele bila lola iliso lya mwene. ²⁹ O Absalome ahatuma ineno hwa Yoabu aje atwaale hwa mwene, lakini oYaobu sagabhalile hwa mwene. Shesho oAbsalomu ahatuma ineno mara bhele, lakini oYoabu sagahenzele bado. ³⁰ O Absolomu ahabhozya oboyi wakwe, "Enyaji, Ogonda gwa Yoabu guli peepe no gwaline, wope ali ne shaiyiri hula, bhalaji opembe omwoto gula ogonda. ³¹ O Yoabu akhale akhaya hwa Absalomu ahabhozya, "Yeenu aboyi bhaho bhapemba omwoto mugonda gwane? ³² O Absalomu ahagomola oYoabu, "Enya natumile ineno hwa aje, 'Enza aje etuma hwa mwene aje, ''Yeenu nahenzele afume hu Geshuri? Handeyali nafu huline engasageye ohwo. Eshi esalezi ndeshe ondole amaso ga mwene na aje endi ne hatia basi angoje." ³³ Esho oYoabu ahabhala hwa mwene nahubhozye. Omwene lwahakwizya oAbsalomu ahenza hwa mwene hadi pamwanya ye maso gensi hwitazi lya mwene na omwene ahubusu oAbsalomu.