7 Dawid teeɛ no, ɔmaa Yoab ne nnɔmmarima+ no ne asraafoɔ nkaeɛ no nyinaa kɔɔ hɔ.

2 Afei Dawid kyɛɛ nnipa no mu akuo mmiɛnsa+ de baako hyɛɛ Yoab+ nsa, na ɔde baako hyɛɛ Seruia ba Abisai,+ Yoab nua+ no nsa, na ɔde baako nso hyɛɛ Gatni Itai+ nsa. Na ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no sɛ: “Me nso mɛfiri adi ne mo akɔ.”

2 Enti ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ asraafoɔ so panin Yoab+ a ɔka ne ho no sɛ: “Kɔkyinkyini Israel mmusuakuo nyinaa mu firi Dan kɔsi Beer-Seba,+ na monkan ɔman no,+ na menhunu ɔman no dodoɔ.”+

15 Berɛ bi a Dawid kunkum Edomfoɔ,+ na ɔsahene Yoab kɔɔ sɛ ɔrekɔsie wɔn a wɔawuwuo no, ɔfirii aseɛ kunkum Edom mmarima nyinaa.+

6 Ɛnna Dawid kaa sɛ: “Obiara a ɔbɛdi kan akɔto ahyɛ+ Yebusifoɔ soɔ no, ɔbɛyɛ otitire ne ɔsahene.” Seruia ba Yoab+ na ɔdii kan kɔeɛ, enti ɔbɛyɛɛ otitire.