1 Devid we gabiga elu nrigo nke-ntà, ma, le, Ziba, onye nējere Mefiboshet ozi, zutere ya, chiri inyinya-ibu abua ejikwara ejikwa, ọgu ob͕e achicha iri di kwa n'elu ha, na ọgu uyọkọ nkpuru-vine amiri ami ise, na ọgu nkpuru mb͕e okpom-ọku ise, na otù karama-akpukpọ manya-vine.
2 Eze we si Ziba, Gina ka i gēji ihe ndia me? Ziba we si, Inyinya-ibu ndia bu ka ndi ulo eze we nọkwasi ha; achicha na nkpuru mb͕e okpom-ọku bu ka umu-okorọbia we rie ha; manya-vine bu ka ndi nāda mbà nọzara we ṅua.
3 Eze we si, Ma òle ebe nwa onye-nwe-gi nọ? Ziba we si eze, Le, ọ nānọ na Jerusalem: n'ihi na ọ siri, Ta ka ulo Israel gēnyeghachim ala-eze nnam.
4 Eze we si Ziba, Le, gi gēnwe ihe nile Mefiboshet nwere. Ziba we si, Anamakpọ isi ala; ka m'huta amara n'iru gi, onye-nwem, bú eze.
5 Eze, bú Devid, we biarute Bahurim, ma, le, otú nwoke nke sitere n'ab͕uru ulo Sọl nēsi n'ebe ahu puta, aha-ya bu Shimai, nwa Gira: ọ nāputa, nākọcha ka ọ nāputa.
6 Ọ tua Devid nkume, tu kwa ndi-orù nile nke eze, bú Devid: ndi Israel nile na ndi-dike nile di kwa n'aka-nri-ya na n'aka-ekpe-ya.
7 Ma otú a ka Shimai siri mb͕e ọ nākọcha, Pua, pua, gi nwoke ọbara na nwoke jọb͕uru onwe-ya: