2 Sama’ila 20
1 Akwai wani mai tā-da-na-zaune-tsaye, sunansa Sheba, ɗan Bikri, daga kabilar Benyamin, a wurin. Sai ya busa ƙaho, ya yi ihu ya ce, “Ba mu da rabo a wurin Dawuda, ba mu da sashe a wurin ɗan Yesse! Kowa yă nufi tentinsa, ya Isra’ila!”
A rabble-rouser called Sheba, son of Bichri, from the tribe of Benjamin, happened to be there. He blew the ram's horn and shouted: “We have no interest in David, no commitment to Jesse's son. Israelites, let's all go home!”
2 Saboda haka dukan mutane Isra’ila suka bar Dawuda don su bi Sheba ɗan Bikri. Amma mutanen Yahuda suka kasance a wurin sarki tun daga Urdun har zuwa Urushalima.
So all the men of Israel abandoned David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah accompanied their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
3 Da Dawuda ya komo fadarsa a Urushalima, sai ya ɗauko ƙwarƙwaran goma nan da ya bari su lura da fada, ya keɓe su a wani gida inda za a yi tsaronsu. Ya tanada musu, amma bai kwana da su ba. Aka sa su a keɓe har iyakar rayuwarsu, suka yi zama kamar gwauraye.
When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and put them in a house under guard. He took care of their needs but he didn't sleep with them. They were imprisoned until they died, living like widows.
4 Sa’an nan sarki ya ce wa Amasa, “Ka tattaro mutanen Yahuda su zo wurina cikin kwana uku, kai kuwa ka kasance a can kai kanka.”
Then the king ordered Amasa, “Call up the army of Judah. Have them come to me within three days, and you come too.”
5 Amma da Amasa ya tafi kiran mutanen Yahuda, ya ɗauki lokaci fiye da lokacin da sarki ya ba shi.
Amasa called up the army of Judah, but he took longer than the time he was given.
6 Dawuda ya ce wa Abishai, “Ina gani Sheba ɗan Bikri zai ba mu wuya fiye da Absalom. Ka ɗauki mutanen maigidanka ka fafare shi, don kada yă sami garuruwa masu katanga yă tsere mana.”
David then spoke to Abishai, saying, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri is going to cause us more trouble than Absalom did. Take the king's men and chase him down, or he will take over fortified towns and get away from us.”
7 Saboda haka mutanen Yowab da Keretawa da Feletiyawa da dukan jarumawa suka fita a ƙarƙashin Abishai. Suka fita daga Urushalima don su fafari Sheba ɗan Bikri.
So Joab's men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the experienced fighters, marched out of Jerusalem to chase down Sheba, son of Bichri.
8 Yayinda suke a babban dutse a Gibeyon, Amasa ya zo don yă tarye su. Yowab kuwa yana sanye da doguwar rigar soja, a ɗamarar da ya sha kuwa akwai wuƙa a cikin kube. Da ya zo gaba sai wuƙar ta zāre daga kube ta fāɗi.
While they were at the large rock in Gibeon, Amasa caught up with them. Joab was dressed for battle. Over his clothes was a belt around his waist with a dagger in its sheath. As he moved forward, it fell out.
9 Yowab ya ce wa Amasa, “Yaya kake, ɗan’uwana?” Sai Yowab ya kama gemun Amasa da hannun dama don yă yi masa sumba.
“How are you doing, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. Joab held Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10 Amasa kuwa bai lura da wuƙar da take hannun Yowab ba, Yowab kuwa ya soke shi da wuƙar a ciki, hanjinsa suka zube ƙasa. Ba tare da ƙarin suƙa ba, Amasa ya mutu. Sa’an nan Yowab da ɗan’uwansa Abishai suka fafari Sheba ɗan Bikri.
Amasa wasn't prepared for the dagger in Joab's left hand. Joab stabbed him in the belly and his intestines poured out onto the ground. Joab didn't need to stab him twice, because Amasa was already dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai set off in pursuit of Sheba.
11 Ɗaya daga cikin mutanen Yowab ya tsaya kusa da Amasa ya ce, “Duk mai son Yowab, kuma duk mai son Dawuda, yă bi Yowab!”
One of Joab's men stood beside Amasa and called out, “If you're on Joab's side, and if you are on David's side, then follow Joab!”
12 Amasa kuwa yana kwance cikin tafkin jininsa a kan hanya, sai mutumin ya ga dukan sojoji suka zo suka tsaya cik a can. Da ya gane cewa duk wanda ya haura zuwa wurin Amasa sai ya tsaya, sai ya ja gawar Amasa daga hanyar ya kai can cikin wani fili ya rufe shi da zane.
But Amasa was there, lying in his blood in the middle of the main road. When the man saw that everybody was stopping to look, he pulled the body off the road into a field and threw a cloth over it.
13 Bayan an ɗauke Amasa daga hanya, sai dukan mutane suka bi Yowab don fafaran Sheba ɗan Bikri.
Once Amasa's body was off the road, all the men followed Joab in pursuit of Sheba.
14 Sheba ya bi ta dukan kabilan Isra’ila zuwa Abel da kuma ta dukan yankin Beriyawa, waɗanda suka taru suka bi shi.
In the meantime Sheba had gone around all the tribes of Israel and eventually ended up the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the Bichrites gathered for battle and followed him into the town.
15 Sai dukan rundunonin da suke tare da Yowab suka zo suka yi wa Sheba kwanton ɓauna a Abel-Bet-Ma’aka. Suka tara ƙasa kewaye da jikin katangar birnin daidai da tsayinta. Sa’an nan waɗansu kuma suna ƙoƙarin rushe katangar.
Joab's army came and besieged Sheba in Abel-Beth-Maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town's outer wall. While all of Joab's army was battering the wall to knock it down,
16 Sai wata mata mai hikima ta yi kira daga ciki birnin ta ce, “Ku saurara! Ku saurara! Ku gaya wa Yowab yă zo nan ina so in yi magana da shi.”
a wise woman from the town called out, “Listen! Please listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come over here so I can speak to you.’”
17 Ya tafi wurinta, sai ta ce, “Kai ne Yowab?” Ya ce, “Ni ne”. Ta ce, “Ka ji abin da zan ce maka.” Ya ce, “Ina jinki.”
He went over to her, and the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “Yes, that's me,” he replied. “Please listen to what I, your servant, have to say,” she said. “I'm listening,” he replied.
18 Ta ci gaba ta ce, “A dā can, akan ce, ‘Sami amsarka a Abel,’ shi ke nan an gama.
Then the woman said, “In times gone by people used to say, ‘If you want advice, go to Abel,’ and that's how arguments were settled.
19 Mu ne masu salama da kuma amintattu na Isra’ila. Kana ƙoƙari ka hallaka birnin da yake uwa a Isra’ila. Don me kake so ka hallakar da gādon Ubangiji?”
I am one of the peaceful and faithful people of Israel. You're trying to destroy a town that's like a mother in Israel. Why do you want to tear down the Lord's possession?”
20 Yowab ya ce, “Allah yă sawwaƙe! Allah yă sawwaƙe in hallaka, ko in lalace gādon Ubangiji.
“Certainly not!” Joab answered. “It's not what I want—to destroy or tear down this town!
21 Ba haka ba ne batun. Wani mai suna Sheba ɗan Bikri ne, daga ƙasar tudun Efraim, ya tayar wa sarki, yana gāba da Dawuda. Ki ba mu wannan mutum, zan kuwa janye daga birnin.” Matar ta ce wa Yowab, “Za a jefa maka kansa daga katanga.”
That's not the intention. But a man called Sheba, son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has rebelled against the king, against David. Just hand over this one man and I will withdraw from the town.” “Fine,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown over the wall to you.”
22 Sa’an nan matar ta tafi wurin dukan mutane da shawararta mai hikima, sai suka datse kan Sheba ɗan Bikri suka jefa wa Yowab. Saboda haka sai ya busa ƙaho, mutanensa kuwa suka watse daga birnin, kowa ya koma gidansa. Yowab kuma ya koma wurin sarki a Urushalima.
The woman went and talked with everyone about her wise plan. So they cut off the head of Sheba and threw it to Joab. Then Joab blew the ram's horn to sound the retreat, and all his men left the town and went home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
23 Yowab ne yake shugabancin dukan rundunoni; Benahiya ɗan Yehohiyada ne yake shugabancin Keretawa da Feletiyawa;
Joab commanded the whole army of Israel. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites.
24 Adoniram kuwa shi ne shugaban aikin gandu; Yehoshafat ɗan Ahilud shi ne marubucin tarihi;
Adoniram was in charge of the labor force. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.
25 Shewa kuwa magatakarda; Zadok da Abiyatar su ne firistoci;
Sheva was the secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests,
26 Ira mutumin Yayir kuwa shi ne firist na Dawuda.
and Ira the Jairite was David's priest.
