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1 Mmere no ara mu, Dawid bisaa Awurade se, “Mensan nkɔ Yuda ana?” Awurade buaa no se, “Kɔ.” Dawid bisaa no se, “Kurow bɛn na menkɔ so?” Awurade buaa no se, “Hebron.”
and to be after so and to ask David in/on/with LORD to/for to say to ascend: rise in/on/with one city Judah and to say LORD to(wards) him to ascend: rise and to say David where? to ascend: rise and to say Hebron [to]
2 Na Dawid yerenom ne Ahinoam a ofi Yesreel ne Abigail a ofi Karmel a na ɔyɛ Nabal yere no. Enti Dawid ne ne yerenom,
and to ascend: rise there David and also two woman: wife his Ahinoam [the] Jezreel and Abigail woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite
3 ne ne mmarima ne wɔn fifo nyinaa tu kɔɔ Yuda, na wɔkɔtenaa Hebron ne ne nkurow so.
and human his which with him to ascend: establish David man: anyone and house: household his and to dwell in/on/with city Hebron
4 Afei, Yuda ntuanofo kɔɔ Hebron, kɔsraa Dawid ngo sii no hene wɔ Yuda abusuakuw so. Na bere a Dawid tee sɛ Yabes Gilead mmarima asie Saulo no,
and to come (in): come human Judah and to anoint there [obj] David to/for king upon house: household Judah and to tell to/for David to/for to say human Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead which to bury [obj] Saul
5 ɔsomaa abɔfo kosee wɔn se, “Awurade nhyira mo sɛ moayi nokware a ɛte saa adi, ama mo wura Saulo, na moasie no anuonyam so.
and to send: depart David messenger to(wards) human Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead and to say to(wards) them to bless you(m. p.) to/for LORD which to make: do [the] kindness [the] this with lord your with Saul and to bury [obj] him
6 Na afei, Awurade ne mo nni no yiye na ontua mo dɔ sononko yi so ka. Na me nso metua mo nea a moayɛ yi so ka.
and now to make: do LORD with you kindness and truth: faithful and also I to make: do with you [the] welfare [the] this which to make: do [the] word: thing [the] this
7 Afei a Saulo awu yi, mepɛ sɛ mobɛyɛ mʼasomfo nokwafo sɛ Yudafo a wɔasra me ngo sɛ minni wɔn so hene no.”
and now to strengthen: strengthen hand your and to be to/for son: warrior strength for to die lord your Saul and also [obj] me to anoint house: household Judah to/for king upon them
8 Na Ner babarima Abner a na ɔyɛ Saulo safohene wɔ nʼakofo so ne Saulo babarima Is-Boset kɔɔ Mahanaim.
and Abner son: child Ner ruler army which to/for Saul to take: take [obj] Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul and to pass: bring him Mahanaim
9 Ɛhɔ na osii Is-Boset hene wɔ Gilead, Yesreel, Efraim, Benyamin, Asurifo asase ne Israel nyinaa so.
and to reign him to(wards) [the] Gilead and to(wards) [the] Ashurite and to(wards) Jezreel and upon Ephraim and upon Benjamin and upon Israel all his
10 Bere a Is-Boset dii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia aduanan, na odii ade fi Mahanaim mfe abien. Na Yuda abusuakuw no dii Dawid nokware.
son: child forty year Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: aged Saul in/on/with to reign he upon Israel and two year to reign surely house: household Judah to be after David
11 Dawid yɛɛ Hebron ne kuropɔn. Na odii Yuda so hene mfirihyia ason ne fa.
and to be number [the] day which to be David king in/on/with Hebron upon house: household Judah seven year and six month
12 Da koro bi, Abner dii Is-Boset asraafo anim, fi Mahanaim kɔɔ Gibeon.
and to come out: come Abner son: child Ner and servant/slave Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul from Mahanaim Gibeon [to]
13 Saa bere koro no ara mu, Seruia babarima Yoab nso dii Dawid asraafo anim, fi Hebron na wohyiaa Abner wɔ Gibeon ɔtare ho. Akuw abien no tenatenaa ase a na wodi nhwɛanim.
and Joab son: child Zeruiah and servant/slave David to come out: come and to meet them upon pool Gibeon together and to dwell these upon [the] pool from this and these upon [the] pool from this
14 Afei, Abner susuw ho kyerɛɛ Yoab se, “Ma yɛmfa yɛn akofo no mu kakra, na wɔmfa wɔn nsa nni ako.” Yoab penee so kae se, “Wɔnsɔre nko ɛ.”
and to say Abner to(wards) Joab to arise: rise please [the] youth and to laugh to/for face: before our and to say Joab to arise: rise
15 Enti woyii mmarima dumien fii kuw biara mu sɛ wonni wɔn ho ako.
and to arise: rise and to pass in/on/with number two ten to/for Benjamin and to/for Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul and two ten from servant/slave David
16 Obiara soo ne tamfo tinwi mu, de nʼafoa wowɔɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho, maa wɔn nyinaa wuwui. Enti wɔfrɛ atɔe mu hɔ se Afoa Afuw de besi nnɛ.
and to strengthen: hold man: anyone in/on/with head neighbor his and sword his in/on/with side neighbor his and to fall: fall together and to call: call by to/for place [the] he/she/it Helkath-hazzurim Helkath-hazzurim which in/on/with Gibeon
17 Afei, nsraadɔm abien no de ɔko hyehyɛɛ so, na saa da no baa awiei no, na Dawid nsraadɔm no adi Abner ne Israel so nkonim.
and to be [the] battle severe till much in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to strike Abner and human Israel to/for face: before servant/slave David
18 Na Yoab, Abisai ne Asahel a wɔyɛ Seruia mmabarima baasa no ka Dawid asraafo no ho saa da no. Na Asahel tu mmirika te sɛ ɔforote,
and to be there three son: child Zeruiah Joab and Abishai and Asahel and Asahel swift in/on/with foot his like/as one [the] gazelle which in/on/with land: wildlife
19 na ɔpam Abner ara sɛ ɔbɛkyere no.
and to pursue Asahel after Abner and not to stretch to/for to go: went upon [the] right and upon [the] left from after Abner
20 Bere a Abner twaa nʼani huu sɛ odi nʼakyi no, ɔteɛɛ mu se, “Wo ni, Asahel!” Obuae se, “Yiw, ɛyɛ me!”
and to turn Abner after him and to say you(m. s.) this Asahel and to say I
21 Na Abner ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɛno de, kɔhwehwɛ obi foforo, na wone no nko. Kɔ na kotintim mmerante no baako, na gye nʼakode a ɛwɔ ne ho nyinaa.” Nanso Asahel, kɔɔ so taa no.
and to say to/for him Abner to stretch to/for you upon right your or upon left your and to grasp to/for you one from [the] youth and to take: take to/for you [obj] spoil his and not be willing Asahel to/for to turn aside: turn aside from after him
22 Bio, Abner teɛɛ mu ka kyerɛɛ Asahel se, “Fi ha kɔ! Sɛ mikum wo a, merentumi nhwɛ wo nuabarima Yoab anim.”
and to add: again still Abner to/for to say to(wards) Asahel to turn aside: turn aside to/for you from after me to/for what? to smite you land: soil [to] and how? to lift: kindness face: kindness my to(wards) Joab brother: male-sibling your
23 Nanso Asahel antie ara, enti Abner de ne peaw no wɔɔ ne yafunu mu, maa peaw no pue fii nʼakyi. Obu hwee fam wuu wɔ hɔ. Na obiara a oduu atɔe mu hɔ no gyinaa dinn hwɛɛ Asahel sɛ ɔda hɔ.
and to refuse to/for to turn aside: turn aside and to smite him Abner in/on/with after [the] spear to(wards) [the] belly and to come out: come [the] spear from after him and to fall: fall there and to die (underneath: stand him *Q(K)*) and to be all [the] to come (in): come to(wards) [the] place which to fall: fall there Asahel and to die and to stand: stand
24 Bere a Yoab ne Abisai tee asɛm a asi no, wɔkɔɔ sɛ wɔrekɔhwehwɛ Abner. Bere a woduu Amma bepɔw a ɛbɛn Gia a ɛwɔ ɔkwan a ɛda hɔ kɔ Gibeon sare so no, na onwini adwo.
and to pursue Joab and Abishai after Abner and [the] sun to come (in): come and they(masc.) to come (in): come till hill Ammah which upon face: before Giah way: road wilderness Gibeon
25 Abner asraafo a wofi Benyamin abusuakuw mu no boaa wɔn ho ano wɔ bepɔw no so yɛɛ krado maa ɔko.
and to gather son: descendant/people Benjamin after Abner and to be to/for band one and to stand: stand upon head: top hill one
26 Ɛhɔ na Abner teɛɛ mu, ka kyerɛɛ Yoab se, “Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ daa yɛfa afoa so de ka yɛn ntam asɛm ana? Munnhu sɛ, saa ɔkwan no de nitan bɛto yɛn ntam ana? Da bɛn na wobɛfrɛ wo mmarima no aka akyerɛ wɔn se, wonnyae wɔn nuanom Israelfo akyidi?”
and to call: call out Abner to(wards) Joab and to say to/for perpetuity to eat sword not to know for bitter to be in/on/with last and till how not to say to/for people to/for to return: turn back from after brother: male-sibling their
27 Na Yoab kae se, “Sɛ woankasa a anka, Onyankopɔn nko ara na onim nea ɛbɛba; anka yɛbɛtaa wo anadwo mu no nyinaa.”
and to say Joab alive [the] God for unless to speak: speak for then from [the] morning to ascend: rise [the] people: soldiers man: anyone from after brother: male-sibling his
28 Enti Yoab hyɛn ne torobɛnto, maa ne mmarima no gyaee Israel asraafo no taa.
and to blow Joab in/on/with trumpet and to stand: stand all [the] people: soldiers and not to pursue still after Israel and not to add: again still to/for to fight
29 Anadwo mu no nyinaa, Abner ne ne mmarima nantew kɔɔ Araba. Wotwaa Yordan bon, toaa so kɔɔ Bitron, beduu Mahanaim.
and Abner and human his to go: went in/on/with Arabah all [the] night [the] he/she/it and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to go: walk all [the] Bithron and to come (in): come Mahanaim
30 Na Yoab gyaee Abner akyidi, na ɔboaboaa ne mmarima ano. Asahel akyi no, wohuu sɛ Dawid mmarima no mu dunkron ayera.
and Joab to return: return from after Abner and to gather [obj] all [the] people and to reckon: missing from servant/slave David nine ten man and Asahel Asahel
31 Nanso na Dawid mmarima no akunkum Benyaminfo no mu nnipa ahansia ne aduosia a na wɔka Abner ho no.
and servant/slave David to smite from Benjamin and in/on/with human Abner three hundred and sixty man to die
32 Wɔfaa Asahel siee no wɔ nʼagya ɔboda mu wɔ Betlehem. Na Yoab ne ne mmarima nantew anadwo mu no nyinaa koduu Hebron adekyee.
and to lift: raise [obj] Asahel and to bury him in/on/with grave father his which Bethlehem Bethlehem and to go: walk all [the] night Joab and human his and to light to/for them in/on/with Hebron

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