1 Waati banda ga, Amoŋ borey kokoyoo kaŋ ti Nahaš buu. Nga izʼaroo tee kokoy dogoo ra. 2 Dawda nee nga boŋ se: «Ay ga goy nda borohennataray Nahaš izʼaroo Hanun se, zama baaboo nka borohennataray tee ya ne.» Woo ga, Dawda na dontokawyaŋ sanba i ma koy baaboo buuroo beraa fondoo tee a se. Waatoo kaŋ Dawda borey too Amoŋ borey gandaa ra Hanun do, i na beraa fondiyanoo tee a se. 3 Amma Amoŋ borey boŋkoyney nee Hanun se: «Ni nka hongu kaŋ Dawda nka ni baaba beerandi waatoo kaŋ a na boroyaŋ sanba ka beray fondi ma ne? Nʼsi bay kaŋ nga borey nka kaa ni do hala i ma gandaa laasaabu, kʼa monno, kʼa halaci?» 4 Waatoo kaŋ Hanun maa woo, a na Dawda borey dii, a nʼi cebu ka ngi kaayey jere foo dunbu hala ngi centey cire jina, a nʼi taŋ i ma koy. 5 Waatoo kaŋ boroyaŋ koy alhabaroo har Dawda se, a na boro sanba a ma koy i kubay. Dontokey hanse ka kayna. Kokoyoo daŋ i ma nee i se kaŋ i ma cindi Žeriko koyraa ra hala ngi kaabey ma zay jina i ma duu ka willi kate.

6 Amoŋ borey dii kaŋ ngi na ngi boŋ konnandi Dawda se. Woo ga, Hanun nda Amoŋ borey na nzorfu kaaray ton waranza (30) sanba Siiri borey se kaŋ goo Mezopotami, nda Siiri borey kaŋ goo Maaka, nda Siiri borey ra kaŋ goo Soba, a nee kaŋ i ma nga noo bari torkayaŋ nda ngi zurandikey waati se. 7 Amoŋ borey duu torka zenber waranza cindi hinka (32.000) waati se. Maaka nda nga jamaa koy ngi kaloo sinji Medeba, Amoŋ borey mo fatta ngi koyrawey ra ka marga wongoo se.

8 Waatoo kaŋ Dawda maarʼa, a na Žowab sanba i ga nda wongu-ize jamaa kul kaŋ ti wongaariyaŋ. 9 Amoŋ borey fatta ka koy wongu. I na ngi boŋ marga wongoo se Raba koyraa miɲoo ga. Kokoyey kaŋ kaa kʼi faaba koy marga jere ga hawsaa ra. 10 Žowab dii kaŋ nga nka huru yenje hinka game, maanaa jine nda banda. Woo se a na Izirayel wongaarey suuba wongoo se kʼi tenjandi Siiri borey. 11 A na wongu-izey jamaa kaŋ cindi talfi nga armaa Abišay ga kʼa daŋ i jine. I na ngi boŋ marga wongoo se Amoŋ borey tenje. 12 Žowab nee Abišay se: «Nda Siiri borey gaabi nda agay, waatoo din ma kaa kʼay faaba. Nda Amoŋ borey gaabi nda ni, ay ga koy ni faaba. 13 Albarka daŋ ni boŋ ra, ir ma albarka daŋ ir jamaa ra ka wongu ir Koyoo koyrawey se, de mo Abadantaa ma tee haya kaŋ kan a se.» 14 Žowab koy jine, nga nda jamaa kaŋ goo a bande ka Siiri borey tangam, Siiri borey zuru a jine. 15 Waatoo kaŋ Amoŋ borey dii kaŋ Siiri borey zuru, ngi mo zuru hala ngi ma hun Abišay ra kaŋ ti Žowab armaa, i huru koyraa ra. Žowab hun wongoo ra, a koy Žerizalem.

16 Siiri borey dii kaŋ Izirayel borey na ngi kar, i na dontokawyaŋ sanba Siiri borey do kaŋ goo Efrat isaa kabe faa ga i ma kaa ka wongu. Šofak kaŋ ti Hadadezer wongu-izey jineboraa goo jiney ra. 17 Waatoo kaŋ Dawda duu alhabaroo, a na Izirayel kul marga ka Žurdeŋ isaa deŋ ka koy a se jine wongoo maaganda. Dawda na nga wongu-izey soolu ka Siiri borey tenje, Siiri borey mo kaa kʼa tangam. 18 Amma Siiri borey zuru Izirayel borey jine. Dawda na torkakoy zenber iyye (7.000) nda cee dirakaw zenber woytaaci (40.000) wii Siiri borey ra. A na Šofak, ngi wongu-izey jineboraa mo wii. 19 Borey kaŋ goo Hadadezer hinoo cire dii kaŋ Izirayel borey na ngi kar, i na alaafiya daŋ ngi nda Dawda game, i huru nga hinoo cire. Za woo tee, Siiri borey mana yee koyne ka yadda ka Amoŋ borey faaba wongu ra.