1 AMANG’ANA ’EBIRO.
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Magega y’ayio Daudi akarwania Abafirisiti, akababua, akaira omochie o Gati amo nebichie biaye korwa ase amaboko ’Abafilisti. 
Naende akabua Abamoabu, na barabwo bakaba abasomba ba Daudi, bakaba bakorenta ebango asare. 
Naende Daudi akabua Hadadeseri, omorwoti o Soba, agwo Hamati, ekero omorwoti oria agendete gokong’ia oborwoti bwaye aaria ase orooche rw’Eufarati. 
Daudi agoosa chigari elifu eyemo (1,000), na abariini chibarasi chilifu isano na ibere (7,000), na abarwani abaare kogenda namagoro chilifu emerongo ebere (20,000). Erio akabutora chibarasi chionsi chinteng’e otatiga chibarasi rigana erimo (100) chikaba chikong’usa chigari. 
Na ekero Abasiiria ba Damesiki bachete gokonya Hadadeseri, omorwoti o Soba, Daudi akabarwania, agaita abanto chilifu emerongo ebere na ibere (22,000). 
Erio akabeeka abasikari ase egati y’Abasiiria agwo Damesiki, na Abasiiria abwo bakaba abasomba ba Daudi, bakaba bakomorentera ebango. Na Omonene akaa Daudi obobui aande onsi ase arenge kogenda korwana. 
Daudi agasakora chinguba chi’echitaabu chiria abasomba ba Hadadeseri babogoretie, agachiira Yerusalemu. 
Naende akaira chitaai chinyinge korwa Tibati na Kuni, emechie ya Hadadeseri. Korwa ase chitaai echio Sulemani akaroiseria egetuba ekenene, ne chisiiro, na ebikorero binde bie chitaai. 
Tou, omorwoti o Hamati, agachia koigwa ng’a Daudi obuire abarwani bonsi ba Hadadeseri, omorwoti o Soba, 
agatoma Hadoramu, omomura oye, ase omorwoti Daudi komokwania na komosesenia, ekiagera ere konya arwanirie Hadadeseri na omobuire. Hadadeseri nigo abeete okonakorwania Tou. Boigo Tou agatoma ebinto bie chifeta, na ebie chitaabu, na ebie chitaai. 
Ebinto ebio boigo Daudi akabiatananera Omonene, buna akorete ne chifeta ne chitaabu biria asakorete korwa ase ebisaku binde bionsi, korwa ase Abaedomu, na Abamoabu, na Abaamoni, na Abafirisiti, na Abaameleki. 
Abisai, omomura bw’omokuungu Seruya, agaita Abaedomu chilifu ikomi na isano na isato (18,000) agwo ase Riranya ri’Omonyo. 
Daudi akabeeka abarwani aande onsi ase egati y’Abaedomu, na Abaedomu bonsi bakaba abasomba ba Daudi, n’Omonene akaa Daudi obobui aande onsi ase arenge kogenda korwana esegi. 
Bono Daudi akaba okogambera Abaisraeli bonsi na akaba ogokorera abanto baye bonsi ayare boronge na ekeene. 
Yoabu, omomura bw’omokuungu Seruya, nere orenge omochiki bw’emeganda y’abarwani, na Yehosafati, mosinto bw’Ahiludi, nere orenge omoriki bw’amang’ana are gokoreka. 
Zadoki, mosinto bw’Ahitubu, na Ahimeleki, mosinto bw’Abiatari, nabwo barenge abakuani, na Sausa nere orenge omoriki. 
Benaya, mosinto o Yehoyada, nere orenge omoteneneri bw’Abakereti na Abapeleti; na basinto ba Daudi nabwo barenge abanene bamoetanaine. 
