1 Muli nia mee aanei, David ga heeu gi Dimaadua, “Meenei, e hai behee, au gaa hana gaa dagi di waahale i Judah?”

Dimaadua ga helekai, “Uaa, hana.”

David ga heeu, “Au gaa hana gi hee?”

Dimaadua boloo, “Gi Hebron.” 2 Malaa, David gaa hana gi Hebron mo ono lodo dogolua go Ahinoam di ahina mai Jezreel, mo Abigail di ahina dela ne made dono lodo go Nabal, tangada o Carmel.* 1 Samuel 25.42-43 3 David gaa lahi labelaa ana gau dauwa mo digau o nadau hale, digaula ne hula gaa noho i lodo nia waahale ala e haganiga Hebron. 4 Gei digau o Judah ga loomoi gi Hebron, ga hagatulu a David e hai di king o Judah.

Di madagoaa David ne longono ia bolo digau Jabesh i Gilead la guu danu a Saul,* 1 Samuel 31.11-13 5 gei mee ga hagau ana daangada gi haga iloo ina gi digau Jabesh boloo, “Dimaadua gi hagahumalia ina goodou i godou manawa humalia dela ne danu di godou dagi aamua. 6 Dimaadua gi dugu adu gi goodou tumaalia mo di manawa dahi, gei au hogi ga benebene goodou hagahumalia i di godou humalia dela ne hai. 7 Goodou gi maaloo gei gi haga mataane! Di godou king go Saul la guu made, gei digau o Judah gu hagatulu au bolo e hai di nadau king.”

8 Tagi di buini dauwa a Saul, go Abner, tama a Ner, guu hana madalia tama daane a Saul go Ishbosheth, gaa hula ga tuu adu i lodo di monowai Jordan, gaa hula gi Mahanaim. 9 Abner gaa hai a Ishbosheth gi king i tenua go Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, mo Benjamin, mo i Israel hagatau. 10 Mee gu madahaa ono ngadau, gei mee ga daamada gaa hai di king o Israel. Mee gaa king i nia ngadau e lua. Gei di madawaawa Judah le e manawa dahi hua gi David, 11 gei mee nogo dagi tenua go Judah i Hebron i nia ngadau e hidu mo di baahi.

12 Abner mo digau aamua a Ishbosheth ga hagatanga i Mahanaim ga lloo ia gi di waahale Gibeon. 13 Joab, dono dinana go Zeruiah, mo hunu gau i di gau aamua David ga heetugi gi digaula i baahi di monowai i golo, digaula huogodoo gaa noho gi lala i golo, di buini e dahi i di baahi i golo ge dahi i di baahi dela i golo. 14 Abner ga helekai gi Joab, “Gidaadou ga dahi aga tadau dama daane mai i nia buini e lua aanei e hagamada e heebagi.”

Joab ga helekai anga, “E humalia hua.”

15 Nia daane dilongoholu maa lua mai di baahi o Ishbosheth mo di madawaawa Benjamin ga heebagi gi nia daane David dilongoholu maa lua labelaa. 16 Taane nei mo taane nei gaa kumi di libogo o dono ehoo dela e heebagi ginaua, ga daalo tinae o maa gi dana hulumanu dauwa, malaa, digaula huogodoo dogo madalua maa haa la gu mmade mmade huogodoo. Deelaa laa ga hagaingoo ai di gowaa deelaa i Gibeon boloo “Di Gowaa Maalama o nia Hulumanu dauwa”.

17 Tauwa damana dela guu hai, gei Abner mo digau Israel gu haga magedaa go digau dauwa a David. 18 Nia dama dogodolu a Zeruiah la nogo i golo: go Joab, Abishai, mo Asahel. Asahel tangada lele huoloo gadoo be di ee lodo geinga, 19 gei mee ga waluwalu Abner, gaa lele hua haga huudonu gi mee. 20 Abner gaa mmada gi muli, ga helekai, “Asahel, kooe deenaa?”

Gei mee ga helekai, “Uaa”.

21 Abner ga helekai, “Goe hudee waluwalu ina au, waluwalu ina dau huai dangada, daangia ono goloo.” Gei Asahel e waluwalu hua a mee. 22 Abner ga helekai adu labelaa, “Goe hudee waluwalu ina au. Goe e hagamahi bolo au gi daaligidia goe gii made? Dehee dagu hai e heetugi iei au gi do duaahina daane go Joab?” 23 Gei Asahel digi noho loo dono waluwalu a mee. Abner ga daalo Asahel i dono dua gi taalo, ga daalo tinae o maa gu ihaa i tua, Asahel gaa hinga gi lala guu made, gei digau huogodoo ala ga lloomoi gi di gowaa dela ne made ai a mee, gaa tuu i golo.

24 Gei ogo Abishai mo Joab ga waluwalu a Abner, gaa dau adu gi tomo di gonduu Ammah gei di laa la gu ulu. Di gowaa deelaa la i baahi gi dua i di ala dela e hana gi di anggowaa o Gibeon. 25 Nia daane mai di madawaawa Benjamin ga lloomoi gi baahi o Abner, gaa hai di buini dauwa e dahi i hongo di gonduu deelaa. 26 Abner ga wolo adu gi Joab, ga helekai, “E hai behee, gidaadou aalaa hua e heheebagi beenei hagalee lawa? Goe digi iloo bolo ma go di lodo huaidu hua dela gaa hai i di hagaodi o di mee deenei? Gidaadou digau hua ni tenua e dahi, ma gaa hee gei goe gaa hai ang gi au daane bolo guu lawa hudee waluwalu hia gimaadou?”

27 Joab ga helekai anga, “Au gu hagamodu i di ingoo o di God dela e mouli, bolo maa nei bolo goe digi helekai, gei agu daane ga waluwalu goe gaa dae loo gi di luada daiaa.” 28 Malaa, Joab ga ili dana buu e hagailoo ang gi ana daane gii lawa di nadau waluwalu digau Israel, gei teebagi la guu lawa.

29 Abner mo ana gau dauwa gaa dagi laa hongo di gowaa mehanga gonduu o Jordan i di waalooloo o di boo deelaa. Nomuli digaula gaa dagi gaa dau loo i Mahanaim.

30 I muli hua Joab ne lawa i dana waluwalu digau Israel, gei mee gaa dau ana daane huogodoo, ga iloo bolo digau e madangaholu maa hiwa (19) la gu hagalee, hagapuni ang gi Asahel. 31 Nia daane a David gu daaligi nia daane Abner e dolu lau modoono (360) mai di madawaawa Benjamin. 32 Joab mo ana daane gaa kae tuaidina o Asahel, gaa danu i taalunga dono madahaanau i Bethlehem, gei digaula ga dagi adu i di waalooloo o di boo, gaa dau gi Hebron, i di heni o di luada.