The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said, “My son, Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”
 Wu n-taŋi tî iwo ateyn ɨ nèʼ fòyn wu zɨ koʼ ndù antêynɨ̀ ndo dzɨ atû mbàyn ɨ dzɨ̀ afu nô sɨ a ŋaŋ. Wu nà n-dzɨ̂-a bê na, “Womê wâyn wom Absalòm. Wayn wom, ndà fu ma ɨkfɨ-i gvì lì mà kwo vìsì và a. Womê wayn wom.”