2 Samuel
16:1 Na Dawid twaa koko no atifi kakra no, hwɛ, Siba a
Mefiboset akoa hyiaa no, na ɔde mfurum mmienu bi abɔ wɔn atenaeɛ, na
paanoo ahanu ne nkuruwa ɔha wɔ wɔn so
borɔdɔma, ne awɔw bere mu nnuaba ɔha, ne nsa toa biako.
16:2 Na ɔhene bisaa Siba sɛ: Dɛn na wokyerɛ wɔ eyinom ho? Na Siba kaa sɛ:
Mfurum no nyɛ ɔhene fiefoɔ na wɔtena so; na paanoo no ne
awɔw bere mu nnuaba a mmerante no nni; ne bobesa no, nea ɛte saa
wɔn a wɔatotɔ piti wɔ sare so no betumi anom.
16:3 Na ɔhene bisaa sɛ: Na wo wura ba no wɔ he? Na Siba ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ
ɔhene, Hwɛ, ɔte Yerusalem, efisɛ ɔkae sɛ: Ɛnnɛ
Israel fie mfa m’agya ahennie mma me.
16:4 Ɛnna ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ Siba sɛ: Hwɛ, wo dea nyinaa yɛ wo dea
Mefiboset. Na Siba kaa sɛ: Mede ahobrɛaseɛ srɛ wo sɛ menya adom
w’ani so, me wura, ɔhene.
16:5 Na Ɔhene Dawid duu Bahurim no, hwɛ, ɔbarima bi a ofi
Saul fie abusua a wɔfrɛ no Simei, Gera ba.
ɔfirii adi baeɛ, na ɔdomee bere a ɔreba no.
16:6 Na ɔtow abo guu Dawid ne Ɔhene Dawid nkoa nyinaa so
na ɔman no nyinaa ne nnɔmmarima no nyinaa wɔ ne nifa ne ne nsa
benkum.
16:7 Na sei na Simei kaa bere a ɔdomee no sɛ: Fi adi, fi adi, wo mogya
onipa, na wo nipa Belialni.
16:8 AWURADE asan de Saul fie mogya nyinaa aba wo so, wɔ
nea woadi n’ananmu; na AWURADE agye ahennie no
fa wo ba Absalom nsa, na hwɛ, wɔafa wo wo wo mu
amumɔyɛ, ɛfiri sɛ woyɛ mogyahwiegufoɔ.
16:9 Ɛnna Seruia ba Abisai ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: Adɛn nti na awufoɔ yi bɛba
kraman dome me wura ɔhene? ma menkɔ, mesrɛ wo, na menkɔ
ne ti.
16:10 Na ɔhene bisaa sɛ: Seruia mma, ɛdeɛn na me ne mo wɔ yɛ? nti
ma ɔndome, ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE aka akyerɛ no sɛ: Dome Dawid! Hwan
afei bɛka sɛ: Adɛn nti na woayɛ saa?
16:11 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Abisai ne ne nkoa nyinaa sɛ: Hwɛ, me ba, .
deɛ ɛfirii me dwensɔtwaa mu baeɛ no, ɛhwehwɛ me kra, na afei ɛkyɛn saa
Benjamni yi yɛ no? ma no, na ɔndome; ma AWURADE
afrɛ no.
16:12 Ebia AWURADE bɛhwɛ m’amanehunu, na AWURADE nso
bɛtua me ka papa wɔ ne nnome ho nnɛ.
16:13 Na Dawid ne ne mmarima no nam kwan so no, Simei faa kwan so
koko no fã a ɛhwɛ no so, na ɔdomee bere a ɔrekɔ no, na ɔtow abo guu so
no, na ɔtow mfutuma.
16:14 Na ɔhene ne nnipa a wɔka ne ho nyinaa brɛe, na
wɔmaa wɔn ho dwom wɔ hɔ.
16:15 Na Absalom ne Israel mmarima nyinaa baa Yerusalem.
na Ahitofel ka ne ho.
16:16 Na ɛbaa sɛ Arkini Husai, Dawid adamfo no baeɛ
de kɔmaa Absalom, sɛ Husai ka kyerɛɛ Absalom sɛ: Onyankopɔn nnye ɔhene, Nyankopɔn nnye
ɔhene no.
16:17 Na Absalom bisaa Husai sɛ: Yei ne w’adɔeɛ a woayɛ ama w’adamfo? adɛn
wo ne w’adamfo no ankɔ?
16:18 Na Husai ka kyerɛɛ Absalom sɛ: Dabi; na AWURADE ne ɔman yi deɛ, .
na Israel mmarima nyinaa, paw, ne pɛ na mɛyɛ, na me ne no bɛka
di so.
16:19 Na bio, hena na ɛsɛ sɛ mesom no? ɛnsɛ sɛ mesom wɔ anim
ne ba no? sɛnea masom w’agya anim no, saa ara na mɛtena wo mu
wɔ hɔ.
16:20 Afei Absalom ka kyerɛɛ Ahitofel sɛ: Momfa afotu mma mo mu nea yɛbɛyɛ
yɛ.
16:21 Na Ahitofel ka kyerɛɛ Absalom sɛ: Kɔ w’agya mpenanom nkyɛn.
deɛ ɔgyaa hɔ sɛ ɔnhwɛ fie no so; na Israel nyinaa bɛte saa
w’agya kyi wo, ɛno na wɔn a wɔwɔ hɔ nyinaa nsa bɛyɛ
wo ne wo ho nyɛ den.
16:22 Enti wɔkyekyeree Absalom ntamadan wɔ fie no atifi; ne Absalom
ɔkɔɔ n’agya mpenanom nkyɛn wɔ Israel nyinaa anim.
16:23 Na Ahitofel afotuo a ɔtuu no fo wɔ saa nna no mu no te sɛ
sɛ obi bisaa Onyankopɔn asɛm no a, saa ara na na afotuo nyinaa teɛ
Ahitofel ne Dawid ne Absalom nyinaa.