Ondubo yaAbsalom
1 Ndele konima yoinima ei Absalom e likongela etemba neenghambe novalumenhu omilongo nhano ve mu pitile komesho. 2 Absalom okwa li e nonghedi yokupenduka ongula inene nokukala pondjila oyo tai twala koshivelo shoshilando. Nomunhu keshe ou a li e neendjovo ndele ta i kohamba, Absalom okwe mu ifana ndele ta ti: “Owa dja moshilando shilipipo?” Ou eshi a nyamukula: “Omupiya woye a dja moshilando shonhumba shomoilando yaIsrael.” 3 Opo nee Absalom ta ti kuye: “Tala, oshinima shoye shiwa nosha yuka, ndelenee kombinga yohamba kaku na umwe te ku udu.” 4 Absalom okwa tya vali: “Ngeno ame ndi tulwe po omutokoli moshilongo. Nopo keshe umwe e neendjovo ile oihokolola ote uya kwaame. Ndele ame handi tokola eendjovo daye pauyuki.” 5 Ongeenge pa li pe na ou a ehena kuye te mu linyongamene, ye a nana eke laye, nokwe mu kwata ndele te mu fipi komilungu. 6 Panghedi tuu oyo Absalom okwa ninga Ovaisraeli aveshe ovo ve uya kohamba eendjovo davo di tokolwe, onghee hano Absalom okwa yula omitima dOvaisraeli.
7 Ndele omido nhee eshi da pita, Absalom okwa lombwela ohamba: “Efe nge, ndi ye kuHebron ndi wanife eudaneko lange nde li udanekela Omwene. 8 Aame omupiya woye fimbo nda li muGesur shomuAram, onda udaneka eudaneko eli: ‘Omwene ngeenge ta shunifa nge shili muJerusalem, ame ohandi ka longela Omwene.’ ” 9 Opo nee ohamba tai ti kuye: “Inda nombili!” Nokwa fikama ndele ta i kuHebron. 10 Absalom okwa tuma vali ovahongauli komapata aeshe aIsrael va tye: “Nye ngeenge tamu udu enghuma loluvinga lodi yomhedi, tyeni: ‘Absalom a ninga ohamba muHebron!’ ” 11 Ndele muJerusalem mwa dja ovalumenhu omafele avali pamwe naAbsalom, ava va ifanwa, ndele va ya ko vehe nowino, vehe shi shii osho shi li po. 12 Ndele fimbo Absalom a yamba etomenoyambo okwa ifana yo Ahitofel, Omugiloni, elenga laDavid, li dje moshilando shalo Gilo. Osho ngaha hano ehangakeno la pamekwa novanhu ava va ama kuAbsalom va hapupala.
David novanhu vaye tava i onhapo
13 Opo nee omutumwa e uya kuDavid ndele ta ti: “Omitima dOvaisraeli da ama kuAbsalom.” 14 David okwa lombwela ovapiya vaye aveshe ovo va kala puye muJerusalem ndele ta ti: “Tu fikameni, tu yeni onhapo, osheshi katu nomhito yokuxupifwa momake aAbsalom. Endeleleni mu fikame diva, ehe tu hange ohaluka ndele te tu etele omupya ndele ta dipaa neongamukonda oonakukalamo vomuJerusalem.” 15 Novapiya vohamba tava ti kohamba: “Napa ningwe ngaashi tashi wapalele omwene wetu ohamba. Ovapiya voye ovava!”
16 Nohamba ya pita mo neumbo layo alishe tali i shikula, ndelenee ohamba ya fiya po ovalikadi omulongo vopomunghulo va kale okudiinina eumbo. 17 Osho ngaha hano ohamba ya dja mo novanhu aveshe ve mu shikula. Ova kanghama pongulu yaxuuninwa, 18 fimbo ovapiya aveshe vayo va enda po ve i koya. Nosho yo Ovakereti aveshe nOvapleti aveshe. Nosho yo Ovagati omafele ahamano ve mu shikula va dja kuGat, ove mu koya po. 19 Nohamba tai lombwele Ittai, Omugat: “Omolwashike naave yo to ende pamwe nafye? Piluka u shune u kale pohamba, osheshi ove omunailongo ndele wa tewa mo moshilongo sheni. 20 Ove we uya onghela, ame ndi ku efe ngeno nena u elaele pamwe nafye, fimbo ame ihandi shiiva apa handi i! Piluka! U shunife yo vakweni. Onghenda noudiinini nai kale naave!” 21 Ndelenee Ittai okwa nyamukula ohamba ndele ta ti: “Oshili, ngaashi Omwene e nomwenyo nomwene wange ohamba i nomwenyo. Oshili, ponhele tuu oyo omwene wange ohamba tai ka kala, nande pa kale efyo ile omwenyo, oshili, oko omupiya woye ta ka kala yo.” 22 Opo nee David ta ti kuIttai: “Hano, inda u ende po!” Ndele Ittai Omugat a enda po pamwe novakwaita vaye aveshe novana aveshe ava va kala puye. 23 Noshilongo ashishe sha lila pombada eshi ovanhu aveshe va enda po. Nohamba ya taulula okamulonga Kidron novanhu aveshe va tauluka mokweenda nondjila yokombuwa.
24 Ndele tala, Abjatar okwe uya naSadok yo oko a li napamwe naye Ovalevi aveshe ava hava humbata oshikefa shaKalunga, ndele va tula poshi oshikefa shaKalunga naAbjatar yo e uya fiyo ovanhu aveshe vomoshilando va enda po. 25 Opo nee ohamba tai ti kuSadok: “Shunifa oshikefa shaKalunga moshilando. Ame ngeenge handi filwa onghenda momesho Omwene, Ye ota ka alula nge ndele ta itavele nge ndi mu mone neumbo laye yo. 26 Ndelenee ngeenge Ye ta ti: ‘Ame inandi ku hokwa aame ou!’ Na ningile nge osho she mu wapalela.” 27 Nohamba tai ti vali komupristeli Sadok: “Oove omumonikokule ndishi! Shuna nombili koshilando novana voye ovamati vavali Ahimas, omumwoye naJonatan yaAbjatar pamwe naave. 28 Tala, ame ohandi kala peeshau domombuwa fiyo tamu tumu kwaame ondaka.” 29 Ndele Sadok naAbjatar va shunifa oshikefa shaKalunga muJerusalem ndele vo va kala mo. 30 Ndele David okwa londa kOmhunda yEemono fimbo ta ende nokulila efimbo alishe. Nomutwe waye wa uvikwa ndele a enda ehe neenghaku. Novanhu aveshe ovo va kale puye, keshe umwe, a uvika omutwe waye tava londo komhunda ndele tava lili efimbo alishe. 31 David eshi a hepaululilwa nokutya, Ahitofel oku li yo mehangakeno pamwe naAbsalom, David ta ti: “Akutu Omwene, omapukululo aAhitofel a alula ongaho.”
32 Ndele David eshi e uya koxulo yomhunda oko va ilikana Kalunga, Husai, Omuarki, e mu shakeneka, okwa li e noshikutu sha pombaulwa nondwi kombada yomutwe. 33 Ndele David ta ti kuye: “Ove ngeenge to ende naame, oto ka ninga omutengi wange. 34 Ndelenee ngeenge to shuna koshilando ndele to ti kuAbsalom: ‘Akutu ohamba, ame nda hala okuninga omupiya woye. Shito nda li omupiya waxo, ndelenee paife ame nda ninga omupiya woye.’ Opo nee to dulu okukwafa nge nokuhanauna po epukululo laAhitofel. 35 Ndele pamwe naave oko oku na ovapristeli Sadok naAbjatar. Keshe osho to udu tashi di mouhamba, u noku shi shiivifila Sadok naAbjatar. 36 Tala, ovana vavo ovamati vavali Ahimas yaSadok naJonatan yaAbjatar oko ve li puvo, moku va yakulifa otamu dulu okushiivifila nge osho ashishe mwe shi uda.” 37 Opo nee Husai, kaume kaDavid e uya moshilando fimbo Absalom e uya kuJerusalem.
Absalom ta tukula oshipotha
1 Konima yaambika Absalom okwi imonene etembakwiita nuukambe, osho wo ongundu yaamati aathindikili omilongo ntano. 2 Okwa li ha meneka ongulangula e ta yi, a ka thikame pondjila pomweelo gwoshilando. Ngele ku na ngoka te ya e na iihokolola a hala omukwaniilwa, yi pulakenwe, Absalom ohe mu ithana e te mu pula mpoka ta zi. Omuntu sho e mu hokololele kutya okwa za mezimo lini, 3 Absalom oha ti: “Tala, oveta otayi ku popile, ihe kape na omukalelipo gwomukwaniilwa, a uve uupyakadhi woye.” 4 Oha gwedha ko ta ti: “Ando ongame nda li omutokolihapu moshilongo shika, ando shaa ngoka e na iihokolola nenge omayeme gasha, ando ote ya kungame e tandi mu tokolele pauyuuki.” 5 Omuntu sho ta hedha kuAbsalom noti inyongamene koshipala she, Absalom oha yeluka e te mu yelutha e te mu thipi komilungu. 6 Absalom okwa kala ha ningi ngeyi kOmuisraeli kehe ngoka e ya a tokolelwe komukwaniilwa, nosho ngeyi a sindi einekelo lyawo.
7 Konima yomimvo ne Absalom okwa ti komukwaniilwa David: “Tate, kwatha ndje, ndi ye kuHebron, ndi gwanithe euvaneko nde li uvanekele Omuwa. 8 Manga nda li muGeshur muSiria, ondu uvanekele Omuwa kutya ngele ta galulile ndje kuJerusalem, onda hala oku mu simanekela muHebron.”
9 Omukwaniilwa okwa ti: “Inda nombili.” Onkee Absalom okwa yi kuHebron. 10 Ihe okwa tumu aatumwa komazimo agehe gaIsrael ya tye: “Shampa mu uvu oshihomo shoombenda tadhi hikwa, tyeni: ‘Absalom a ningi omukwaniilwa muHebron.’ ” 11 Okwa li aantu omathele gaali mboka ya zi muJerusalem kehiyo lyaAbsalom ye mu landula. Oya li inaa tseya sha kombinga yoshikumungu noya yi kaaye na mbudhi. 12 Manga a li ta yamba oontselelandjambo, Absalom okwa tumu koshilando Gilo kuAhitofel, gumwe gwomaagandjimayele yaDavid, naalanduli yaAbsalom oya ningi ongundu onene.
David ta zi ontuku muJerusalem
13 David okwe etelwa elaka tali ti: “Aaisraeli oyi igameke kuAbsalom.”
14 Nena David okwa ti kaambala ye ayehe mbaka ya li pamwe naye muJerusalem: “Natu zeni po mbala, ngele otwa hala okufadhuka po Absalom. Endeleleni! Otashi vulika ta holoka mpaka nziya e te tu dhenge e ta dhipaga aantu ayehe moshilando.”
15 Oya yamukula ya ti: “Eewa, Nkeyama, otwi ilongekidha okuninga shoka to ti.” 16 Osho omukwaniilwa okwa yi a landulwa kaanegumbo ye ayehe, kakele koohonda omulongo ndhoka a dhi thigi po, dhi keelele uuwa.
17 Omukwaniilwa naantu ye sho ya li taa zi moshilando, oya kankama pegumbo lyahugunina. 18 Aambala ye ayehe oya thikama ontega naye, manga aalangeli aayinekelwa taa piti po montaneho ye. Aakwiita omathele gahamano mboka ye mu landula ya za kuGat, oya pitilile po wo. 19 Omukwaniilwa okwa ti komuwiliki gwawo Ittai: “Oshike to yi natse? Shuna, u ka kale nomukwaniilwa omupe. Ngoye omukwiilongo, ontauki wa zi koshilongo sheni. 20 Muka owa kala mo owala ethimbo efupi, omolwashike ndi ku endagulithe pamwe nangame? Kandi shi nokuli kutya ondu uka peni. Shuna nooyakweni yokoshilongo shaandjeni. Omuwa ne mu sile ohenda ye e mu dhiginine.”
21 Ihe Ittai okwa yamukula a ti: “Nkeyama, otandi ku ganene medhina lyOmuwa kutya otandi yi nangoye shaa mpoka to yi, nando nee nashi pule eso.”
22 David okwa ti: “Eewa, inda ano!” Onkee Ittai a tsikile a yi naantu ye ayehe. 23 Aantu oya lilagana, sho aalanduli yaDavid taa piti po. Omukwaniilwa a tokola okalonga Kidron a landulwa kaantu ye yu uka kombuga.
24 Omuyambi Sadok opo a li e na ongundu yAalevi ya humbata oshikethahangano oshiyapuki. Oye shi tula po yo inaye shi tumba po we, sigo aantu ayehe ya zi moshilando. Omuyambi Abiatar opo a li wo. 25 Nena omukwaniilwa okwa ti kuSadok: “Shunitha oshikethahangano moshilando. Omuwa ngele ta sile ndje ohenda, esiku limwe na galula ndje ngaa, ndi ye ndi shi mone nehala mpoka sha kala. 26 Ihe ngele ita sile ndje ohenda, nena na ningile ndje shoka a hala.” 27 Okwa tsikile okulombwela Sadok ta ti: “Tala, kutha omumwoye Ahimaaz naJonatan yaAbiatar, ne mu shune nombili moshilando. 28 Otandi ku tegelele manga poonkondo dhomilonga mombuga, sigo tandi uvu onkundana ya za kune.” 29 Onkee Sadok naAbiatar oya fala oshikethahangano kuJerusalem e taa kala nkoka.
30 David okwa londo kOndundu yooholivi ta lili; okwa li oompadhi dhowala a siikila omutse gwe endhindhiliko lyoluhodhi. Ayehe mboka ye mu landula, oyi isiikile omitse dhawo noya lili wo. 31 David sho a lombwelwa kutya Ahitofel okwi itula moshikumungu shaAbsalom, okwa galikana a ti: “Omuwa, otandi ku galikana, tula omayele gaAhitofel muugoya.”
32 David sho a thiki kondungu yondundu, nkoka kwa li eha lyegalikaneno, kuume ke kopothingo Omuarki Hushai okwe mu tsakaneke e na oonguwo dha tuuka nomutse gwa gundwa evi. 33 David okwa ti kuye: “Ngele oto kala pungame, ito kwatha ndje sha, 34 ihe oto vulu okukwatha ndje, ngele to shuna koshilando e to lombwele Absalom kutya ngashingeyi oto ke mu longela nuudhiginini, ngaashi wa yakulile he. Ninga ashihe to vulu, u kondjithe nou tompe ondunge kehe tayi gandjwa kuAhitofel. 35 Aayambi Sadok naAbiatar otaa kala po; ya lombwela kehe sho to uvu muuwa womukwaniilwa. 36 Oye na oyana aamati Ahimaaz naJonatan, noto vulu oku ya tuma kungame, opo u tseyithile ndje ashihe to uvu.”
37 Osho ngaaka kuume kaDavid Hushai okwa galukile koshilando, naanaa pethimbo ndyoka Absalom a li e li pokuthika.