Ziba Come Meet David With Provision
Ziba meet di king wey dey run with supplies and lie against Mephibosheth. Shimei waka for di ridge dey curse and dey throw stone; David no gree make Abishai kill am, e say maybe na our Papa tell am make e do am. For Jerusalem, Absalom sleep with im papa concubines for di roof, as Ahithophel advise.
16 1When David don pass small pass di top of di hill, Ziba, Mephibosheth im servant, come meet am with two donkey wey dem don put saddle for back, wey carry 200 loaf of bread, one hundred bunch of raisin, one hundred summer fruit, and one skin-bag of wine. 2Di king ask Ziba, “Why you carry dis things come?” Ziba talk, “Di donkey na for di king family to ride, di bread and summer fruit na for di young men to chop, di wine na for anybody wey go tire for di wilderness to drink.”
3Di king ask, “Where your master pikin dey?” Ziba answer, “E still dey for Jerusalem, because e talk say, ‘Today di house of Israel go give me back my papa kingdom.’”
4Di king tell Ziba, “Everything wey belong to Mephibosheth na your own now.” Ziba talk, “I bow for your front. Make I find favour with you, my oga di king.”
Shimei Curse Di King Wey Dey Run
5When King David reach Bahurim, one man from Saul family, Shimei di son of Gera, come out dey curse without stop. 6E throw stone at David and all King David servants, while all di people and all di mighty warriors dey for im right hand and im left hand. 7As e dey curse, Shimei talk say: “Comot, comot, you man wey dey shed blood, you useless man! 8Our Papa don return for you all di blood of Saul house, wey you take im place reign, and our Papa don give di kingdom into di hand of your son Absalom. Now you don enter your own wahala, because you be man of blood.” a a v8 Even as e dey curse, na only di Papa Shimei fit call on — but e paint am like cold avenger, di lie about di Papa heart wey David quiet trust dey answer.
9Then Abishai di son of Zeruiah tell di king, “Why you go let dis dead dog curse my oga di king? Make I cross go cut off im head.” 10But di king talk, “Wetin concern una with dis matter, una sons of Zeruiah? If e dey curse because our Papa tell am, ‘Curse David,’ who fit ask, ‘Why you do dis thing?’”
11David tell Abishai and all im servants, “My own son, wey comot from my own body, wan kill me; how much more dis Benjamite! Leave am, make e curse, because our Papa tell am to do so. 12Maybe our Papa go see my suffer and pay me back with good for dis today curse.” 13David and im men waka dey go for di road, while Shimei dey follow dem for di hillside for di opposite side, dey curse as e dey go, dey throw stone at am and dey scatter sand. 14Di king and all di people wey dey with am reach di place tired well-well, and for there e rest im body.
Absalom Enter Jerusalem And Collect Advice
15Meanwhile Absalom and all di people, di men of Israel, come reach Jerusalem, and Ahithophel dey with am. 16When Hushai di Archite, David friend, come meet Absalom, Hushai tell Absalom, “Make di king live long! Make di king live long!”
17Absalom ask Hushai, “Na so you take dey loyal to your friend? Why you no go with your friend?”
18Hushai tell Absalom, “No o; di one wey our Papa and dis people and all di men of Israel don choose—na im I go be, and na with am I go stay. 19And again, na who I suppose serve? No be im son? As I take serve your papa, na so I go serve you.”
20Then Absalom tell Ahithophel, “Give us your advice. Wetin we suppose do?”
21Ahithophel tell Absalom, “Sleep with your papa concubine dem, wey e leave behind to mind di house. Then all Israel go hear say you don make yourself stink for your papa nose, and everybody wey dey with you go get strong mind.”
22So dem pitch tent for Absalom for di top of di roof, and e sleep with im papa concubine dem for di eyes of all Israel.
23For dat time, di advice wey Ahithophel dey give be like say person go ask our Papa im own mouth direct; na so David and Absalom take dey regard all im advice.
