Then Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?”
 Abnà ɨ byal ɨ jàŋ ɨ bɨf sɨ̂ Jowàb nâ, “Ghesɨ̀nà nɨn faŋa nà zuetɨ̂ kɨ ngeŋsɨ nɨ̀ mɨ̀nyuè têyn ɨ̀ læ̀ zuètɨ ndù chèm wo? Ghesɨnà kæ faŋ nà nû kɨ nu a ngòʼsɨ àteyn na jofɨ̀ wì. A wa ti n-visi-à a ghelɨ̀ ghya faŋ nà nyɨŋ kɨ ibàm nɨ̀ woyn-nà àŋena têyn?