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.
When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full 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.”
The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
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.’”
The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
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.”
The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
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.
When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
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.
Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
7 Ma dịka Shimei na-akọcha, ọ sịrị, “Si nʼebe a pụọ, si nʼebe a pụọ, gị ogbu mmadụ, gị onye ọjọọ!
Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
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 is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
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 Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut 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 replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
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 David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
12 Ma eleghị anya, Onyenwe anyị ga-ahụ ọnọdụ ahụhụ m, nyeghachikwa m ngọzị nʼọnọdụ nkọcha ndị a.”
Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
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.
Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
14 Ya mere, eze na ndị niile so ya gagidere bịaruo nʼakụkụ Jọdan nʼọnọdụ ike ọgwụgwụ. Nʼihi ya, ha nọdụrụ nʼebe ahụ zuo ike.
When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
15 Ma Absalọm na ndị Izrel abatalarị Jerusalem. Ahitofel sokwa ya.
While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
16 Mgbe Hushaị, enyi Devid, onye Akai bịaruru, ọ gara hụ Absalọm sị ya, “Ka eze dị ogologo ndụ, ka eze dị ndụ.”
When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
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?”
Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
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.
Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
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!”
You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
20 Absalọm tụgharịrị gwa Ahitofel okwu sị, “Gịnị ọzọ ka m ga-eme? Nye anyị ndụmọdụ gị. Gịnị ka anyị kwesiri ime?”
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should 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.”
Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
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.
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
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.
In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
