1Neuman mepauk is Nengazen te menge Israilihanen ne impevaal zin si David te ebpekezezaat kandan. Migkeǥiyan din si David te, “Bilanga nu is menge keet-etawan te Israel wey Juda.”
2Ne migkeǥiyan ni Hadì David si Joab wey is menge peremandar te menge sundaru te, “Beyai niw is langun he tribu te Israel, puun te Dan taman te Beersheba ne ipenlista niw is menge etew, wey ku metueni ke pira sikandan langun.”
3Piru midtavak ni Joab is hadì te, “Berakat he ipemezakel te Nengazen he Megbevayè nu is keet-etawan nu te 100 he takep, ne meehè nu pezem heini. Piru Mahal he Hadì, maan is egkesuatan nu te ebaal heini?”
4Piru iyan netuman is ki David dutun, umbe migenat si Joab wey is menge upisyal te menge sundaru te kedpenlista te menge keet-etawan te Israel.
5Nekerapas dan te Wahig he Jordan ne ziyè dan mebpuun mebpenlista te Aroer, he zapit te edsenlepan te inged he kilid te zal-ug. Puun dutun mibpehendiyè dan te Gad ne midlaus dan diyà te Jazer.
6Midhendiyè dan daan te Gilead, diyà te Tatim Hodshi, diyà te Dan Jaan, ne mid-eneb-eneb dan en pehendiyà te Sidon.
7Ne midhendiyè dan te vinerengbeng he inged he Tyre wey langun he menge inged te menge Hitihanen wey Canaanhen. Ne te neipus dan dutun, midhendiyè dan te Beersheba, he zapit te zivavà te Juda.
8Neliǥuy zan is tivuuk he nasyun seled te siyam he vulan wey 20 he andew, ne hein nepasad ne midlikù dan diyà te Jerusalem.
9Ne midtudtul ni Joab diyà te ki Hadì David is kezakel te menge maama he ebpekesukul en te kebpekidtebek: 800,000 is diyà te Israel ne 500,000 is diyà te Juda.
10Ne mibmezaat is gehinawa ni David hein nepasad is kedsinsusa zin te menge etew. Ne migkeǥiyan din is Nengazen te, “Nekesalà a kayi te mibeelan ku. Umbe ebpehizuhizu a kenikew, Nengazen, he peseyluwa a kenikew is suluǥuen nu te salè ku, su kelelalung is mibeelan ku.”
11Sunud he meselem dutun te wazè pa med-enew si David, migkeǥiyan te Nengazen si Gad he menenagnà ni David te,
12“Hendiyè ka te ki David ne ipepilì nu sikandin ke hendei zapit kayi te tetelu is egkesuatan din he idsilut ku kandin.”
13Ne midhendiyà si Gad te ki David ne migkeǥiyan din sikandin te, “Hendei kayi is egkesuatan nu: Tetelu he tuig he vitil diyan te nasyun nu, tetelu he vulan is kebpelpelaǥuy niw su edleyasen kew te kuntada niw, wey ke tetelu he andew is sunudsunud he zuen ebpematey kayi te nasyun nu? Is-isipa nu purungi heeyan, ne keǥiya nu kedì ke hengkey is idtavak ku te Nengazen he iyan midsuǥù kedì.”
14Midtavak si David diyà te ki Gad te, “Egkereǥenan a utew te kebpilì. Deyzey pa ke iyan en is Nengazen edsilut kenami te menge etew, su hihizuwen is Nengazen.”
15Umbe, mibpaaǥi is Nengazen te kezeetan diyà te Israel puun dutun he meselem taman te neuma is andew he migkaǥi zin. Ne 70,000 he menge Israilihanen is mibpematey puun te Dan taman te Beersheba.
16Hein naandam en is belinsuǥuen he edezaat pezem te Jerusalem, ne nahalin is isip te Nengazen te kedsilut te menge etew. Ne zutun migkeǥiyan din haazà is belinsuǥuen he edsilut dutun te menge etew te, “Hustu en! Kenè nu en sikandan siluti.” Haazà he timpu diyà haazà is belinsuǥuen te Nengazen te gunasà ni Arauna he Jebusihanen.
17Hein naahà ni David haazà is belinsuǥuen he mibpenhimatey te menge etew, migkeǥiyan din is Nengazen te, “Iyan a nekesalà. Heini is menge etew ne wazè dan peleng iring te menge kerehidu. Wazè dan mekevaal te salà. Iyan e en wey is pemilya ku siluti.”
18Haazà he andew midhendiyà si Gad te ki David ne migkeǥiyan din te, “Tekezeg ka zutun te ǥunasà ni Arauna he Jebusihanen ne vaal ka zutun te pemuhatà para te Nengazen.”
19Ne midtekezeg si David sumalà is insuǥù kandin te Nengazen pinaaǥi ki Gad.
20Hein naahà ni Arauna si David wey menge sakup din he ebpelingguma, ne migawas sikandin ne midluhud diyà te etuvangan ni David he tuus te midtahud din sikandin.
21Migkaǥi si Arauna te, “Mahal he Hadì, maan is kayi ka?” Midtavak si David te, “Midhengkayi a su ebpemesahan ku heini is gunasè nu su ebaal a kayi te pemuhatà para te Nengazen, wey meengked en is kedlimasa te menge etew.”
22Migkaǥi si Arauna te, “Kuwaa nu en wey nu ipemuhat te Megbevayà is minsan hengkey he kebayè nu, Mahal he Hadì. Heini zed is baka para te ibpemuhat nu he pemuhat he edtutungen, wey heini zed is eyuǥu zan wey menge kangga he egemiten te eǥunas he para idtavun.
23Mahal he Hadì, ibeǥey ku heini langun kenikew. Deyzey ke dewata te Nengazen he Megbevayè nu is pemuhat nu.”
24Piru midtavak ni David, ke sikandin te, “Kenè ku heini egkuwaan he wazà bayad; ebeyazan ku sikew. Kenè ku ibpemuhat diyà te Nengazen he Megbevayè ku is menge pemuhat he edtutungen he wazè din bali kayi te kedì.” Umbe mibpemasa ni David haazà is gunasà wey menge vaka te 50 he vuuk he pelata.
25Ne mibaal sikandin dutun te pemuhatà he para te Nengazen ne nemuhat sikandin te menge pemuhat he edtutungen wey menge pemuhat he para te meupiya he kedepità. Midtavak te Nengazen is menge hangyù ni David para te Israel, ne neengked is limas.
