1 Waati banda ga, Amoŋ borey kokoyoo kaŋ ti Nahaš buu. Nga izʼaroo Hanun tee kokoy dogoo ra. 2 Dawda nee nga boŋ se: «Ay ga goy nda borohennataray Nahaš izʼaroo Hanun se takaa kaŋ nda baaboo na borohennataray tee ya ne.» Woo ga, Dawda na nga borey sanba i ma koy baaboo buuroo beraa fondoo tee a se. Waatoo kaŋ Dawda borey too Amoŋ borey gandaa ra, 3 Amoŋ borey boŋkoyney nee ngi koyoo 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 Dawda nka nga borey sanba ni do hala i ma ir koyraa Raba laasaabu, kʼa monno, kʼa halaci?» 4 Waatoo kaŋ Hanun maa woo, a na Dawda borey dii, a na ngi kaabey jere foo cebu ka ngi kaayey jere foo dunbu hala ngi centey cire jina, a nʼi taŋ i ma koy. 5 Dawda duu alhabaroo, 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. I na wongu-ize zaa kaŋ i gʼi bana, aru zenber waranka (20.000) Siiri borey ra kaŋ goo Bet-Rehob, nda Siiri borey ra kaŋ goo Soba, nda aru zenber foo (1.000) Maaka kokoyoo do, nda aru zenber woy cindi hinka (12.000) kaŋ goo Tob. 7 Waatoo kaŋ Dawda maarʼa, a na Žowab sanba i ga nda wongu-ize jamaa kul kaŋ ti wongaariyaŋ. 8 Amoŋ borey fatta ka koy wongu. I na ngi boŋ marga wongoo se Raba koyraa miɲoo ga. Siiri borey mo kaŋ goo Soba nda Rehob koyrawey ra nda wey kaŋ goo Tob nda Maaka koyrawey ra sii kala jere ga hawsaa ra. 9 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. 10 A na wongu-izey jamaa kaŋ cindi talfi nga armaa Abišay ga kʼa daŋ i jine. Abišay na nga boŋ marga wongoo se Amoŋ borey tenje. 11 Žowab nee Abišay se: «Nda Siiri borey gaabi nda agay, waatoo din ma kaa kʼay faaba. Nda Amoŋ gaabi nda ni, ay ga koy ni faaba. 12 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.» 13 Žowab koy jine, nga nda jamaa kaŋ goo a bande ka Siiri borey tangam, Siiri borey zuru a jine. 14 Waatoo kaŋ Amoŋ borey dii kaŋ Siiri borey zuru, ngi mo zuru hala ngi ma hun Abišay ra, i huru koyraa ra. Žowab hun Amoŋ borey wongoo ra, a koy Žerizalem.

15 Siiri borey dii kaŋ Izirayel borey na ngi kar, i na ngi gaabey marga. 16 Hadadezer donto Siiri borey do kaŋ goo Efrat isaa kabe faa ga i ma kaa ka wongu. I kaa ka too Helam. Hadadezer wongu-izey jineboraa kaŋ ti Šobak goo jiney ra. 17 Waatoo kaŋ Dawda duu alhabaroo, a na Izirayel kul marga ka Žurdeŋ isaa deŋ ka kaa Helam. Siiri borey marga ka Dawda tenje kʼa tangam. 18 Amma Siiri borey zuru Izirayel borey jine. Dawda na bari torkakoy zangu iyye (700) nda bari kaarukaw*10.18 «bari kaarukaw», hantum fooyaŋ ra nda Taarikey 1na 19.18ra i mma nee «cee dirakaw». zenber woytaaci (40.000) wii Siiri borey ra. A na Šobak, ngi wongu-izey jineboraa mo kar, a buu no din. 19 Kokoyey kul kaŋ goo Hadadezer hinoo cire dii kaŋ Izirayel na ngi kar, i na alaafiya daŋ ngi nda Izirayel game, i huru ngi hinoo cire. Siiri borey hunbur, i mana yee koyne ka yadda ka Amoŋ borey faaba wongu ra.