1Awo Yowaabu mutabani wa Zeruyiya nʼategeera nga omutima gwa kabaka gulumirwa Abusaalomu.
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3Genda eri kabaka, omugambe ebigambo bino.” Yowaabu nʼamuwa ebigambo ebyʼokwogera.
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6Nalina batabani bange babiri. Bombi baalwanira ku ttale ne wataba nʼomu abataasa, omu nʼatta munne.
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8Awo kabaka nʼagamba omukazi nti, “Ddayo eka, nzija kukola ku nsonga yo.”
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10Kabaka nʼaddamu nti, “Bwe wanaabeerawo omuntu yenna abaako kya kugamba, mundeetere, taddeyo nate kukutawanya.”
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12Awo omukazi nʼagamba kabaka nti, “Nkwegayiridde, ka mbeeko ekigambo kye ŋŋamba mukama wange kabaka.” Nʼamuddamu nti, “Yogera.”
13Omukazi nʼayogera nti, “Kiki ekikukoza ekigambo bwe kityo abantu ba Katonda? Kabaka aba teyeesalira yekka omusango kubanga takomezaawo omwana we eyagobebwa?
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15“Kale nno ekyo kye kyandeese eri kabaka, kubanga abantu bantiisizza, ne baleetera omuweereza wo okulowooza nti, Bwe nnaayogera ne kabaka, mpozzi aliddamu omuweereza we kyʼamusaba.
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18Awo kabaka nʼagamba omukazi nti, “Tobaako nʼekimu kyʼonkisa ku bye nnaakubuuza.” Omukazi nʼaddamu nti, “Mukama wange kabaka ambuuze.”
19Kabaka nʼamubuuza nti, “Omukono gwa Yowaabu guli wamu naawe mu bigambo ebyo byonna?”
20Omuddu wo Yowaabu, ekyo yʼakikoze okukyusa embeera eriwo kaakano. Naye mukama wange mugezigezi nga malayika wa Katonda amanyi byonna ebifa ku nsi.”
21Awo kabaka nʼagamba Yowaabu nti, “Kale, nzija kukikola. Genda okime omuvubuka Abusaalomu.”
22Awo Yowaabu nʼagwa bugazi ku ttaka ne yeeyanza, nʼasabira kabaka omukisa, nʼayogera nti, “Leero, omuddu wo ategedde ngʼalabye ekisa mu maaso go, mukama wange kabaka, kubanga kabaka azeemu okwegayirira okwʼomuddu we.”
23Yowaabu nʼagenda e Gesuli nʼakima Abusaalomu nʼamukomyawo e Yerusaalemi.
24Naye kabaka nʼawa ekiragiro nti, “Ateekwa kugenda mu nnyumba eyiye ku bubwe, tateekwa kulaba maaso gange.” Awo Abusaalomu nʼabeera mu nnyumba eyiye ku bubwe, nʼatalaba maaso ga kabaka.
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26Buli lwe yasalanga enviiri ze, lwe zali ngʼennyingi ku mutwe gwe, obuzito bwʼazo bwʼali nga kilo bbiri ne desimoolo ssatu ngʼebipimo bya kabaka bwe byali.
27Abusaalomu nʼazaalirwa abaana basatu aboobulenzi nʼowoobuwala omu. Omuwala ye yali Tamali nga mukyala mulungi nnyo ku maaso.
28Abusaalomu nʼabeera mu Yerusaalemi okumala emyaka ebiri nga talaba maaso ga kabaka.
29Awo Abusaalomu nʼatumya Yowaabu amutume eri kabaka, naye Yowaabu nʼatagendayo. Nʼamutumya omulundi ogwokubiri, naye era nʼagaana okugenda yo.
30Abusaalomu nʼagamba abaddu be nti, “Ennimiro ya Yowaabu eriraanye eyange, era alinamu sayiri. Mugende mugikumeko omuliro.” Awo abaddu ba Abusaalomu ne bagikumako omuliro ne bagyokya.
31Yowaabu nʼagolokoka nʼagenda eri Abusaalomu mu nnyumba ye nʼamubuuza nti, “Lwaki abaddu bo bookezza ennimiro yange?”
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