2 Samuel 2
1 Dịka oge na-aga, Devid jụrụ Onyenwe anyị ase sị, “M ga-ebili gbagoo nʼotu obodo dị na Juda?” Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Gbagoo.” Devid jụkwara, “Olee ebe m ga-agbago?” Onyenwe anyị zara, “Hebrọn.”
After this, David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”
2 Devid na nwunye ya abụọ, Ahinoam onye Jezril, na Abigel nwunye ochie Nebal onye Kamel gara nʼebe ahụ.
So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 Devid kpọkwaara ndị ikom ahụ ya na ha so, onye ọbụla nʼime ha durukwaara ezinaụlọ ya, ga biri na Hebrọn na obodo ndị ọzọ gbara ya gburugburu.
David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
4 Ndị ikom Juda bịakwutere Devid na Hebrọn. Tee ya mmanụ ịbụ eze ebo Juda niile. Mgbe Devid nụrụ na ọ bụ ndị ikom Jebesh Gilead liri Sọl,
The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”
5 o zigaara ha ndị ozi ka ha sị ha, “Ka Onyenwe anyị gọzie unu nʼihi obiọma unu gosiri site nʼili Sọl, nna unu ukwu, nʼụzọ kwesiri ekwesi.
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.
6 Ka Onyenwe anyị gosikwa unu obiọma na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi. Mụ onwe m ga-egosikwa unu otu ụdị amara a, nʼihi ihe a unu mere.
Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
7 Ma ugbu a, bụrụnụ dike na dimkpa, nʼihi na Sọl nna unu ukwu anwụọla. Ọzọkwa, ndị Juda niile eteela m mmanụ ịbụ eze ha.”
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
8 Ma Abna nwa Nea, ọchịagha ndị agha Sọl edurularịị Ishboshet, nwa Sọl, dubata ya nʼobodo Mahanaim.
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9 Ọ nọrọ nʼebe ahụ mee ya eze ndị Gilead, ndị Ashuri na ndị Jezril; na ndị Ifrem, ndị Benjamin na Izrel niile.
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Ishboshet nwa Sọl gbara iri afọ anọ mgbe ọ ghọrọ eze ndị Izrel. Ọ chịkwara afọ abụọ. Ma otu ọ dị, ndị Juda niile nọgidere nʼokpuru Devid.
Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Ogologo oge niile Devid chịrị dịka eze ndị Juda na Hebrọn bụ afọ asaa na ọnwa isii.
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Otu ụbọchị, Abna nwa Nea, duuru ndị agha Ishboshet nwa Sọl site na Mahanaim jee Gibiọn.
Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Ma Joab, nwa Zeruaya dukwaara ndị agha Devid pụọ izute ha nʼọdọ mmiri Gibiọn. Otu ndị nọdụrụ ala nʼotu akụkụ ọdọ mmiri, ndị nke ọzọ nʼakụkụ ọzọ nke ọdọ mmiri ahụ. Ha cherịtara onwe ha ihu.
Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Abna gwara Joab sị, “Ka ụfọdụ ụmụ okorobịa pụta nʼihu anyị maa aka mgba.” Joab sịrị, “Ka ha pụta.”
Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”
15 Ha pụtara ka a gụpụtachara ha. Ha dị mmadụ iri na abụọ site nʼetiti ndị agha Benjamin na Ishboshet nwa Sọl, mmadụ iri na abụọ site nʼetiti ndị agha Devid.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
16 Nwoke ọbụla jidere ibe ya nʼisi were mma agha ya manye ya nʼakụkụ, si otu a wetara onwe ha ọnwụ. Ọ bụ nke a mere e ji kpọọ ebe ahụ dị na Gibiọn, Helkat Hazurim, nke pụtara Ala mma agha.
They each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
17 Agha siri ike dara nʼụbọchị ahụ. Ma ndị agha Devid lụgburu Abna na ndị agha Izrel.
The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
18 Ụmụ Zeruaya atọ nọ nʼebe ahụ, ya bụ, Joab, na Abishai na Asahel. Asahel bụ nwoke na-agba ọsọ dịka mgbada.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
19 Ọ chụwara Abna ọsọ, ọ dịghị mgbe ọ tụgharịrị gaa nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼaka ekpe mgbe ọ nọ na-achụ ya ọsọ.
Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
20 Mgbe Abna lere anya nʼazụ hụ ya ka ọ na-abịa, ọ kpọrọ ya oku sị ya, “Ọ bụ gị Asahel?” Asahel zara sị, “Ọ bụ m.”
Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
21 Abna gwara ya okwu sị ya, “Tụgharịa nʼakụkụ aka nri maọbụ aka ekpe, jide otu nʼime ụmụ okorobịa ndị a. Napụ ya ngwa agha ya niile.” Ma Asahel akwụsịghị ịchụ ya ọsọ.
Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.
22 Abna gwara Asahel ọzọ sị, “Laghachi azụ. Kwụsị ịchụ m ọsọ! Gịnị mere m ga-eji tigbuo gị? Olee otu m ga-esi lekwasị nwanne gị Joab anya nʼihu ma m gbuo gị?”
Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”
23 Ma Asahel jụrụ ịlaghachi azụ. Nʼihi ya, Abna weere isi ùbe ya mapuo ya afọ. Ùbe ahụ sikwa ya nʼazụ pụta. Ọ dara nʼala, nwụọ otu mgbe ahụ. Ndị niile bịaruru ebe ahụ ọ dara nwụọ kwụsịrị. Ha agakwaghị nʼihu ịchụ ndị ọzọ.
However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
24 Ma Joab na Abishai chụgidere Abna ọsọ. Anwụ adaala mgbe ha bịarutere nʼugwu nta Ama, nke dị Gịa nso, nʼụzọ e si aga nʼọzara Gibiọn.
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Ndị ikom Benjamin chịkọtara onwe ha ọnụ dịnyere Abna. Ha niile guzooro nʼelu otu ugwu dịka otu usuu ndị agha.
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Mgbe ahụ, Abna kpọrọ Joab oku sị ya, “Ọ bụ ruo ole mgbe ka anyị ga na-eji mma agha na-egburita onwe anyị? Olee mgbe ị ga-akpọghachi ndị gị ka ha hapụ ịchụ na igbu ụmụnne ha? Ị maghị na ihe dị otu a ga-eweta obi ilu?”
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”
27 Joab zara sị, “Eji m aha Chineke ṅụọ iyi na-asị na ọ bụrụ na i gbara nkịtị, ndị a gaara achụso ụmụnna ha ọsọ na-akwụsịghị ruo nʼụtụtụ echi.”
Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”
28 Mgbe ahụ, Joab fụrụ opi ike ya. Nke a mere ka ndị ya kwụsị ịchụ ndị Izrel. Ha kwụsịkwara ibu agha.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
29 Nʼabalị ahụ, Abna na ndị ikom ya jere ije gafee ndagwurugwu Jọdan, gabigakwa osimiri Jọdan, jee ije nʼụtụtụ echi ya tutu ha eruo Mahanaim.
Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
30 Joab kwụsịrị ịchụ Abna ọsọ, ọ chịkọtara ndị agha niile. Mgbe ọ gụrụ ha ọnụ, ọ chọpụtara na mmadụ iri na itoolu nʼime ndị ikom Devid, tinyere Asahel nwanne ya, bụ ndị na-alọtaghị agha.
Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.
31 Ma ndị ikom Devid gburu narị ndị agha Benjamin atọ na iri isii, bụ ndị so Abna.
But David’s servants had struck Benjamin Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.
32 Emesịa, Joab na ndị agha ya buuru ozu Asahel gaa lie ya na Betlehem, nʼili nna ya. Ha jere ije abalị ahụ niile tutu ha erute Hebrọn mgbe chi bidoro ịbọ.
They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
