Buku Yimmuadi yi Samueli
14 Bosi Joabe muana wu Zeruia, wuyiza zaba ti Davidi wuba phuila yi kumona Absaloni. 2 Mu phila ayoyo, Joabe wutumisa nkietu wumueka wuba beni diela, waba kalanga ku divula di Tekoa ayi wunkamba: “Vunikisa ti widi mu lutu, vuata bikhutu bi lutu ayi bika kuvinda malasi mu nyitu. Fueti vanga mambu mammonisa ti weka bilumbu biwombo mu lutu. 3 Bosi fueti kuenda kuidi ntinu ayi nkamba mambu yinkuiza kuzabikisa.” Mu phila ayoyo, Joabe wukamba nkietu beni mambu kafueti tuba.
4 Nkietu beni musi Tekoa wuyenda kuidi ntinu, wufukama ayi wuyinika kizizi kiandi va tsi ayi wutuba: “A ntinu lemvuka, tsadisa.” 5 Ntinu wunyuvula: “Mambu mbi mamvioka?” Nkietu beni wumvutudila: “Minu yidi mfuizi, nnuniꞌama wufua, 6 ayi wumbikila minu kisadi kiaku bana buadi. Bo bana beni babe kuenda kunsitu, babe kuambila ayi babe nuana. Vasa ba ko ne mutu muingi kuba kakula, diawu wumueka bevonda wadi yandi. 7 Buabu basi dikanda diama dioso babe kumbalukila minu kisadi kiaku ayi babe tuba: ‘Tuala muana bevonda khambꞌandi muingi befu tumvonda. Kheti nandi widi nsua wu kuvua kiuka ki tata.’ Bawu bantomba kuvonda mutu wutsuka wo yintudila kivuvu, ayi kuvanga dizina di nnuniꞌama dizimbala.”
8 Ntinu Davidi wukamba nkietu beni: “Yenda ku nzoꞌaku ayi minu yinkuiza dedikisa mambu beni.” 9 Bosi nkietu beni musi Tekoa wukamba ntinu Davidi: “A mfumuꞌama bika minu ayi basi dikanda di tataꞌama, tuba fotu mu mambu amomo. Vayi ngie ntinu ayi luyalu luaku, muisi ko fotu mu mawu.” 10 Ntinu Davidi wukamba nkietu beni: “Va kubue monika mutu wu kutatisa matedi mambu amomo, buna ntuala akuku ayi nandi kalasa bue kutatisa ko.” 11 Vayi nkietu beni wukamba ntinu: “Lemvuka a ntinu tebukila monyo Yave Nzambiꞌaku muingi basi dikanda diama bantomba kuvonda muanꞌama, babika kuvanga mambu amomo mambi.” Ntinu Davidi wumvutudila: “Yinleva phesi mu dizina di Yave ti, yalasa bika ko ne mutu kavangila muanꞌaku ne diambu dimueka dimbi.” 12 Nkietu beni wubue tuba: “A ntinu lemvuka bue phana nsua muingi yibue tuba.” Ntinu Davidi wumvutudila: “Tuba kuaku.”
13 Nkietu beni wukamba ntinu: “Buabu, kibila mbi ngie ntinu wuntombila kuvangila momawu mambu kuidi dikabu di Nzambi? Ngie ntinu widi mu kuyifundisa mu mambu matuba, kibila wisimbika ko muingi muanꞌaku kavutuka. 14 Bukiedika befu boso tuala fua ayi tuala ba buka nlangu bandukula va tsi wo balendi bue nonga ko. Nzambi kasintomba ko kuvonda ne mutu, vayi nandi wuntombanga luaku muingi mutu kabe semba kavutuka kuidi nandi. 15 Yibe kuizila akuku muingi kuiza yoluka na ngie mfumuꞌama ntinu, minu yibe ba boma bu dikabu. Minu kisadi kiaku yibe yindula: ‘Yekue yoluka na ntinu ayi ḿba ntinu wunkuiza yuwa mambu minu kisadi kiandi yinkuiza nkamba, 16 ayi kuphukisa mu mioko mi mutu wuntomba kuphonda, wuntomba kuvonda muanꞌama ayi ku tubotula ku ntoto Nzambi katuvana.’ 17 Minu kisadi kiaku yibe yindula: “Mambu ntinu kankuiza tuba mankuiza mbomba, kibila ngie mfumuꞌama widi buka mbasi yi Nzambi yikiedika, wunzabanga kusuasisa mamboti ayi mambi. Bika Yave Nzambiꞌaku kaba yaku a mfumuꞌama.”
18 Ntinu wukamba nkietu beni: “Bika kutsueka ne diambu mu mambu ye kukuvula.” Nkietu beni wutuba: “Lemvuka a ntinu tuba kuaku.” 19 Bosi ntinu wuyuvula nkietu beni: “Joabe nandi be kukamba wutuba mambu amomo?” Nkietu beni wuvutudila ntinu: “Yinleva phesi mu dizina diaku a ntinu ti, Joabe nandi bethuma kutuba mambu amomo ayi nandi bekhamba mambu moso minu kisadi kiaku yima tuba. 20 Kisadi kiaku Joabe kabe vangila mawu, muingi ngie ntinu wutadila mawu mu phila yinkaka. Vayi ngie mfumuꞌama widi nduenga ayi widi buka mbasi yi Nzambi yikiedika ayi zebi mambu moso madi mu kumonika ku tsi ayiyi.”
21 Bosi Ntinu Davidi wukamba Joabe: “Vasi diambu ko, yemvanga mambu wuntomba. Yenda landa Absaloni.” 22 Mu kibila akiokio, Joabe wufukama, wuyinika kizizi va tsi ayi wuzitisa ntinu mu kutuba: “Bubu minu kisadi kiaku yima zaba ti yidi lunungu va mesu maku a mfumuꞌama kibila ngie makikinina mambu minu kisadi kiaku yibe kudinda.” 23 Bosi Joabe wunanguka ayi wuyenda ku divula di Gezur, wuyenda kue landa Absaloni ayi wuntuala ku Yelusalemi. 24 Vayi ntinu Davidi wutuba: “Bika nandi kavutuka ku nzoꞌandi, vayi kabika monika vantualꞌama.” Mu phila ayoyo, Absaloni wuvutuka ku nzoꞌandi, vayi kasa monika ko vantuala ntinu.
25 Ku Isaeli koso, kusa ba ko ne mutu wunkaka wuluta kitoko kena Absaloni. Kutonina ku ntu nate mu bitambi, nandi wuba beni kitoko. 26 Minlengi Absaloni kaba zenganga ku ntuꞌandi, miaba zitanga 200 di zisikulu* mu kutadila kizongulu baba sadilanga ku nzo ntinu. (Nandi waba zenganga minlengi beni kadika mvu, kibila miaba banga miwombo). 27 Absaloni wubuta bana batatu ba babakala ayi muana wumueka wunkietu baba tedilanga Tamali, nandi wuba beni kitoko.
28 Absaloni wuzingila ku Yelusalemi mu mimvu miodi, vayi kasa monika ko vantuala ntinu. 29 Diawu, Absaloni wutumisa Joabe muingi kamfila kuidi ntinu vayi Joabe wumanga kukuenda kuba Absaloni. Bosi Absaloni wubue tumisa Joabe mu khumbu yimmuadi, vayi Joabe wubue manga. 30 Absaloni wukamba bisadi biandi: “Tsola yi Joabe yidi va ndeku tsolꞌama ayi nandi wuvata muna cevada. Diawu yendꞌanu vikanu tsola beni.” Mu phila ayoyo, bisadi bi Absaloni bavika tsola yi Joabe. 31 Mu kibila akiokio, Joabe wuyenda ku nzo Absaloni ayi wunyuvula: “Kibila mbi bisadi biaku babe vikila tsolꞌama?” 32 Absaloni wuvutudila Joabe: “Minu yibe fila thumu ayiyi: ‘Yiza yikufila kuidi ntinu Davidi muingi wunyuvula: “Kibila mbi wutumina muingi bendanda ku divula di Gezur? Khanu diluta ba diambu dimboti kumbika yikala kuami kuna. Buabu phana nsua muingi yiza kumona a ntinu, boti diambu dimbi yivanga buna bika wuphonda.”’”
33 Mu phila ayoyo, Joabe wuyenda kuidi ntinu, ayi wunzabikisa mambu moso. Bosi ntinu Davidi wutumisa Absaloni ayi Absaloni wuyenda kuba ntinu, wufukama ayi wuyinika kizizi va tsi. Bosi ntinu Davidi wuvana Absaloni besu.