2 Samuel 16
1 Mgbe Devid gafechara elu ugwu ahụ na-agbada nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ ya, Ziba, onye na-elekọta akụ Mefiboshet, guzo na-eche ya. Ọ chị ịnyịnya ibu bu narị ogbe achịcha abụọ, na otu narị ụyọkọ mkpụrụ vaịnị a mịkpọrọ amịkpọ na narị ụyọkọ mkpụrụ osisi ndị ọzọ, na karama akpụkpọ buru ibu mmanya juru nʼime ya.
Now, David, had passed on but a little from the summit, when lo! Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth, met him, —with a couple of asses saddled, and, upon them, two hundred cakes of bread, and one hundred cakes of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
2 Eze jụrụ Ziba sị, “Gịnị mere i ji bute ihe ndị a?” Ziba zara sị, “Ịnyịnya ibu ndị a bụ nke ndị ụlọeze ga-anọkwasị. Achịcha na mkpụrụ osisi ndị a bụ nke ndị ikom gị ga-eri. Mmanya a bụ nke ndị na-ada mba nʼọzara ga-aṅụ.”
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou, by these? And Ziba said—The asses, are for the king’s household, to ride on, and, the bread and the summer fruits, are for the young men to eat, and, the wine, is for drink to such as are faint in the wilderness.
3 Eze jụrụ ya sị, “Ebeekwanụ ka nwa nna gị ukwu nọ?” Ziba zara ya sị, “Ọ nọ na Jerusalem nʼihi na ọ sịrị, ‘Taa ụlọ Izrel ga-enyeghachi m alaeze nna nna m.’”
Then said the king, And where is thy lord’s son? And Ziba said unto the king—Lo! abiding in Jerusalem, for he said, To-day, will the house of Israel, restore unto me, the kingdom of my father.
4 Eze gwara Ziba sị ya, “Nʼihi ya, enyela m gị ihe niile Mefiboshet nwere, ha ga-abụkwa nke gị.” Ziba sịrị, “Ka m hụta amara nʼihu eze, bụ onyenwe m.”
Then said the king unto Ziba, Lo! thine, is all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said—I have done homage, that I might find favour in thine eyes, my lord O king.
5 Dịka eze bụ Devid na-abịaru obodo Bahurim, lee, otu nwoke sitere nʼagbụrụ ụlọ Sọl sitere nʼebe ahụ pụta. Ọ bụ Shimei nwa Gera. Ọ na-akọcha mgbe ọ na-apụta ya.
And, when King David had come as far as Bahurim, lo! from thence a man coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, whose name, was Shimei son of Gera, coming out and cursing as he came.
6 Ọ chịịrị nkume na-atụ Devid na ndị ozi eze niile. Ọ bụ ezie na ndị agha Izrel na ndị na-eche Devid nche gbara ya gburugburu nʼaka nri na aka ekpe.
And he pelted, with stones, David and all the servants of King David, —all the people, and all the mighty men, being on his right hand and on his left.
7 Ma dịka Shimei na-akọcha, ọ sịrị, “Si nʼebe a pụọ, si nʼebe a pụọ, gị ogbu mmadụ, gị onye ọjọọ!
And, thus, said Shimei, when he cursed, —Out! Out! thou man of bloodshed, and man of the Abandoned One!
8 Onyenwe anyị akwụghachila gị ụgwọ ọbara niile ị wụsiri nʼezinaụlọ Sọl, onye ị nọchiri ọnọdụ ya dịka eze. Onyenwe anyị anapụla gị alaeze ahụ, were ya nye Absalọm nwa gị! Ugbu a, ihe i metara abịala gị ụgwọ, gị ogbu mmadụ.”
Yahweh, hath brought back upon thee, all the shed-blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Yahweh hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absolom thy son, —and, here thou art, in thy ruin, for that, a man of bloodshed, thou art.
9 Abishai, nwa Zeruaya gwara eze okwu sị, “Nʼihi gịnị ka nkịta a nwụrụ anwụ ga-eji na-akọcha onyenwe m bụ eze? Biko, ka m gafee gaa bipụ ya isi.”
Then said Abishai, son of Zeruiah, unto the king—Wherefore should this dead dog curse my lord the king? I pray thee, let me cross over and take off his head.
10 Ma eze zara sị, “Gịnị jikọrọ mụ na unu, unu ụmụ ndị ikom Zeruaya. Ọ bụrụ na ọ na-akọcha m nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị sị ya ‘Kọchaa Devid,’ onye pụrụ ịjụ ajụjụ sị, ‘Gịnị mere ị ji na-eme ihe dị otu a?’”
But the king said, What have I in common with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? thus, he curseth, because, Yahweh, hath said unto him—Curse David. Who then can say, Why hast thou done thus?
11 Mgbe ahụ, Devid gwara Abishai na ndị ozi ya okwu sị, “Nwa m nwoke, onye si nʼahụ m na-agbalị ịnapụ m ndụ m. Gịnị ga-eme ka onye Benjamin a ghara ime karịa? Hapụ ya, ya kọchaa, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị agwala ya ka ọ kọchaa m.
Then said David unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, Lo! my own son who sprang from my body, is seeking my life, —then how much more, now, a Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse, for, Yahweh, hath permitted him.
12 Ma eleghị anya, Onyenwe anyị ga-ahụ ọnọdụ ahụhụ m, nyeghachikwa m ngọzị nʼọnọdụ nkọcha ndị a.”
It may be, that Yahweh will behold with his eye, —and that Yahweh will return me good, for his cursing this day.
13 Ya mere, Devid na ndị ya gakwara nʼihu ije ha nʼụzọ ahụ ma Shimei sokwara ha na-aga nʼakụkụ ugwu ahụ na-akọcha ha. Ọ nọgidekwara na-atụ Devid nkume, na-ekpolikwa aja elu ka ọ na-awụsa ha nʼahụ.
And, when David and his men went along in the way, Shimei, was going along on the side of the hill over against him, cursing as he went, pelting him with stones, and throwing dust.
14 Ya mere, eze na ndị niile so ya gagidere bịaruo nʼakụkụ Jọdan nʼọnọdụ ike ọgwụgwụ. Nʼihi ya, ha nọdụrụ nʼebe ahụ zuo ike.
And the king and all the people that were with him arrived, weary, —and they refreshed themselves there.
15 Ma Absalọm na ndị Izrel abatalarị Jerusalem. Ahitofel sokwa ya.
And, Absolom and all the men of Israel, entered Jerusalem, —and Ahithophel with him.
16 Mgbe Hushaị, enyi Devid, onye Akai bịaruru, ọ gara hụ Absalọm sị ya, “Ka eze dị ogologo ndụ, ka eze dị ndụ.”
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, the friend of David, came in unto Absolom, that Hushai said unto Absolom: Long live the king! Long live the king!
17 Absalọm sịrị Hushaị, “Ọ bụ otu a ka i si egosi ịhụnanya i nwere na-ebe enyi gị nọ? Gịnị mere i soghị ya?”
Then said Absolom unto Hushai, Is, this, thy lovingkindness unto thy friend? Wherefore wentest thou not with thy friend?
18 Hushaị zara Absalọm sị, “Mba! Onye ahụ Onyenwe anyị na ọha mmadụ na ndị Izrel niile họpụtara, nke onye ahụ ka m ga-abụ. Ọ bụkwa onye ahụ ka m ga-adịnyere.
And Hushai said unto Absolom, Nay! but, whom Yahweh, and all this people, and the men of Israel have chosen, his, will I be, and, with him, will I dwell.
19 Ma onye kwanụ ka m kwesiri ijere ozi? Ọ bụghị nwa eze? Ejeere m nna gị ozi, ugbu a anọkwa m jikere ijere gị ozi!”
And, again, whom, should, I serve? Should it not be in presence of his son? as I served in presence of thy father, so, will I continue thy presence.
20 Absalọm tụgharịrị gwa Ahitofel okwu sị, “Gịnị ọzọ ka m ga-eme? Nye anyị ndụmọdụ gị. Gịnị ka anyị kwesiri ime?”
Then said Absolom unto Ahithophel, —Give ye your counsel, what we shall do.
21 Ahitofel zara, “Ga dinaa ndị iko nwanyị nna gị ndị ahụ ọ hapụrụ ka ha lekọtaa ụlọ. Mgbe ahụ, Izrel niile ga-anụ na ị meela onwe gị ihe na-asọ oyi nʼebe nna gị nọ, aka ndị niile nọnyere gị ga-akwụkwa chịm.”
And Ahithophel said unto Absolom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, whom he hath left to keep the house, —so shall all Israel hear that thou hast made thyself odious unto thy father, and the hands of all that are with thee, shall be strengthened.
22 Ya mere, ha manyeere Absalọm ụlọ ikwu nʼelu ụlọ; ọ kpọkwaara ndị iko nwanyị nna ya dinaa ha nʼotu nʼotu, nʼihu ndị Izrel niile.
And they stretched out for Absolom a tent, upon the house-top, —and Absolom went in unto his father’s concubines, in the sight of all Israel.
23 Nʼoge ahụ, ndụmọdụ ọbụla Ahitofel dụrụ dị ka a ga-asị na ọ bụ ozi si nʼọnụ Chineke nʼonwe ya bịa. Ọ bụladị nʼebe Devid nọ, na nʼebe Absalọm nọkwa, otu a ka esi bulie ndụmọdụ ọbụla Ahitofel nyere elu.
Now, the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God, —so, was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both to David, and also to Absolom.
