26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
26 Ndipo huyo Abneri akamwita Yoabu, akasema, Je! Upanga uwale watu sikuzote? Je! Hujui ya kwamba utakuwa uchungu mwisho wake? Basi itakuwa hata lini usijewaamuru watu warudi na kuacha kuwafuatia ndugu zao?