2 Samuel 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Dawid boaboaa nʼakofo ano, na ɔyii mpempem so asahene ne ahaha so asahene sii wɔn so. ²Dawid somaa nʼakofo no: ɔde wɔn mu nkyem abiɛsa mu baako hyɛɛ Yoab nsa, nkyem baako hyɛɛ Seruia babarima Abisai a ɔyɛ Yoab nuabarima no nsa, na nkyem baako nso hyɛɛ Itai Gatni no nsa. Ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ akofo no se, “Me nso, ampa ara mɛka mo ho akɔ.”

³Nanso akofo no kae se, “Mfi adi. Sɛ yɛdwane a, wɔrenni yɛn ho hwee; sɛ yɛn mu fa wu a, wɔrenni ho hwee. Wo bo yɛ yɛn mu 10,000. Ɛyɛ sɛ wobɛtena kuropɔn no mu, na woasiesie wo ho sɛ wobɛsoma mmoa aba yɛn nkyɛn.”

⁴Ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Biribiara a ɛyɛ mo papa no na mɛyɛ.” Afei ɔgyinaa kuropɔn no pon ano bere a akofo no nyinaa tuu ahaha ne mpempem kɔɔ no.

⁵Ɔhene no hyɛɛ Yoab, Abisai ne Itai se, “Me nti, monyɛ aberante Absalom no brɛoo.” Akofo no nyinaa tee bere a ɔhene no hyɛɛ asahene no Absalom ho asɛm no.

⁶Akofo no kɔɔ sese so kɔko tiaa Israel, na ɔko no sii Efraim kwae mu. ⁷Ɛhɔ na Dawid mmarima dii Israel asraafo so nkonim, na wɔn a wototɔɔ da no dɔɔso: mmarima 20,000. ⁸Ɔko no trɛw kɔɔ ɔmantam no nyinaa mu, na da no, kwae no kunkum akofo pii sen nea afoa kunkum wɔn.

⁹Absalom ne Dawid mmarima hyiaa. Bere a ɔte ne mfurumpɔnkɔ so no, ɔfaa odum kɛse bi mman a ayɛ kusuu ase, na ne ti hyɛɛ dua no mu denneennen. Ɔsensɛn ɔsoro ne asase ntam, bere a mfurumpɔnkɔ no toaa ne kwan so fii nʼase no. ¹⁰Ɔbarima bi huu saa, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Yoab se, “Seesei ara na mihuu Absalom sɛ ɔsensɛn odum bi mu.”

¹¹Yoab ka kyerɛɛ ɔbarima a ɔbɛka kyerɛɛ no no se, “Enti wohuu no! Adɛn nti na woammɔ no ammfa no ankɔ fam wɔ hɔ ara? Anka mede dwetɛ a ɛyɛ nnafua du akatua ne abɔso bi bɛma wo.”

¹²Nanso ɔbarima no ka kyerɛɛ Yoab se, “Sɛ mpo wɔkari dwetɛ a ɛyɛ nnafua 1,000 akatua gu me nsam a, merempagyaw me nsa ntia ɔhene no ba. Efisɛ yɛn nyinaa tee bere a ɔhene no hyɛɛ wo ne Abisai ne Itai se, ‘Me nti, mommɔ aberante Absalom no ho ban.’ ¹³Anyɛ saa a, anka mede me nkwa ato kwa, efisɛ biribiara nhintaw ɔhene no, na anka wobɛtwe wo ho afi me ho.”

¹⁴Yoab kae se, “Merensɛe me bere ne wo saa.” Ɔfaa mpea abiɛsa wɔ ne nsam, na ɔde wɔpɛɛ Absalom koma mu bere a na ɔda so te ase wɔ odum no mfimfini no. ¹⁵Na mmerante du a wɔyɛ Yoab akode kitafo no twaa Absalom ho hyiae, bɔɔ no, kum no. ¹⁶Yoab hyɛn odwennini mmɛn, na akofo no gyaee Israel taa, efisɛ Yoab siw wɔn kwan. ¹⁷Wɔfaa Absalom, tow no guu amoa kɛse bi mu wɔ kwae no mu, na wɔboaboaa abo pii guu ne so. Israel nyinaa dwane, obiara kɔɔ ne fie.

¹⁸Bere a Absalom te ase no, na waboa nkaedum bi asi Ɔhene Bon no mu, na ɔkae se, “Minni ɔbabarima a ɔbɛma wɔakae me din.” Ɔde ne din too nkaedum no so, na ɛnnɛ yi wɔfrɛ no Absalom Nkaedum. ^a a v18 Wɔwoo mmabarima maa Absalom (2 Samuel 14:27), nanso ɛte sɛ nea wowuu dii nʼanim, na ɔnni ɔdedifo biara a ɔbɛtoa ne din so.

Dawid Su Agyaadwo Ma Ne Ba Absalom

¹⁹Sadok babarima Ahimaas kae se, “Ma mentu mmirika nkɔka nkyerɛ ɔhene no sɛ yɛn Agya abu ne bem wɔ nʼatamfo anim.”

²⁰Yoab kae se, “Ɛnyɛ wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wode asɛm kɔ ɛnnɛ. Da foforo wobɛtumi de asɛm akɔ, nanso ɛnnɛ worenfa biara nkɔ, efisɛ ɔhene no ba no awu.”

²¹Yoab ka kyerɛɛ Kusni no se, “Kɔ, kɔka nea wuhuu no kyerɛ ɔhene no.” Kusni no bɔɔ Yoab kotow, na ɔtuu mmirika kɔe.

²²Sadok babarima Ahimaas san ka kyerɛɛ Yoab se, “Nea ɛbɛba biara mmra, mesrɛ wo, ma me nso mentu mmirika nni Kusni no akyi.” Yoab buaa no se, “Me ba, adɛn nti na wopɛ sɛ wotu mmirika? Wunni asɛm biara a wobɛnya so akatua.”

²³“Biribiara a ɛbɛba,” ɔkae se, “mɛtu mmirika.” Yoab kae se, “Tu mmirika.” Enti Ahimaas faa asasetaw no so kwan tuu mmirika, na odii Kusni no kan.

²⁴Dawid te apon abien no ntam. Ɔwɛmfo no foro kɔɔ pon no atifi wɔ fasu no so, ɔmaa nʼani so, na ohuu ɔbarima bi sɛ ɔno nko ara retu mmirika reba. ²⁵Ɔwɛmfo no teɛɛ mu ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no. Ɔhene no kae se, “Sɛ ɔno nko ara a, ɔde asɛm reba.” Ɔbarima a ɔretu mmirika no kɔɔ so bɛn.

²⁶Ɔwɛmfo no huu ɔbarima foforo sɛ ɔretu mmirika, na ɔfrɛɛ ɔponanohwɛfo no se, “Hwɛ, ɔbarima foforo bi nko ara retu mmirika reba!” Ɔhene no kae se, “Ɔno nso de asɛm reba.”

²⁷Ɔwɛmfo no kae se, “Ɔdikanfo no tu mmirika te sɛ Sadok babarima Ahimaas.” Ɔhene no kae se, “Ɔyɛ onipa pa; ɔde asɛm pa reba.”

²⁸Ahimaas teɛɛ mu frɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Biribiara yɛ!” Ɔbɔɔ ɔhene no kotow, de nʼanim kaa fam, na ɔkae se, “Nhyira nka wʼAgya a ɔde wɔn a wɔtew atua tiaa me wura ɔhene no ahyɛ wo nsa no.”

²⁹Ɔhene no bisaa se, “Aberante Absalom no ho yɛ?” Ahimaas buae se, “Bere a Yoab somaa ɔhene no somfo ne me wo somfo no, mihuu basabasayɛ kɛse bi, nanso manhu nea ɛyɛ.”

³⁰Ɔhene no kae se, “Twe wo ho kɔ nkyɛn, na gyina ha.” Enti ɔtwee ne ho kɔɔ nkyɛn, gyinaa hɔ dinn.

³¹Kusni no duu hɔ, na ɔkae se, “Asɛmpa, me wura ɔhene! Ɛnnɛ Awurade agye wo afi wɔn a wɔsɔre tiaa wo nyinaa nsam.”

³²Ɔhene no bisaa Kusni no se, “Aberante Absalom no ho yɛ?” Kusni no buae se, “Me wura ɔhene atamfo, ne wɔn a wɔsɔre tia wo sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wo bɔne nyinaa, nyɛ sɛ aberante no.”

³³Ɔhene no ho popoe. Ɔforo kɔɔ pon no so dan mu, na ɔresu; bere a ɔnam no, ɔkae se: “Me ba Absalom! Me ba, me ba, Absalom! Anka me na mewuu wʼananmu, Absalom, me ba, me ba!”