1Na dangu xanbini, Amonine mangan yi faxa, a dii xɛmɛn Xanun yi dɔxɔ a ɲɔxɔni.
2Dawuda yi a miri, a naxa, “N hinanma nɛn Naxasi a dii xɛmɛn Xanun na, alo a fafe hinan n na kii naxan yi.” Dawuda yi xɛrane rasiga alogo e xa sa a fafe sayaan xɔntɔn. Dawudaa xɛrane to sa so Amonine yamanani,
3Amonine kuntigine yi a fala Xanun xa, e kanna, e naxa, “I laxi a ra a Dawuda muxune rafaxi i fafe saya xɔntɔnden nan tun yi ba? E mi faxi kɔtɛn xan na ba alogo e xa taan nakɔrɔsi, lɔxɔna nde e yi nɔ a suxɛ?”
4Nayi, Xanun yi Dawudaa xɛrane suxu, a yi e dɛ xabene fɔxɔ kedenna bi, a yi e domane raxaba e xɔrɛne yilanni, a yi e raxɛtɛ.
5E fa xɛrane fe dɛntɛgɛn sa Dawuda xa, a xɛra gbɛtɛye rasiga e ralandeni, bayo e yi yagixi han! Mangan yi a fala e xa, a naxa, “Ɛ lu Yeriko yi han ɛ dɛ xabene yi mini. Na xanbi ra, ɛ fa so be.”
6Amonine yi a to a e bata raɲaxu Dawuda ma alo se kunxin xirina. Nayi, e yi sofa wuli mɔxɔɲɛ tongo Arami kaan naxanye yi kelixi Beti-Rexobo nun Soba yi, e yi wuli keden tongo Maka mangana sofane yɛ, e nun wuli fu nun firin Tobo kaane yɛ.
7Dawuda yi na mɛ, a yi sofa kuntigin Yowaba nun a sofa kɛndɛne birin nasiga e yɛngɛdeni.
8Amonine yi mini, e ti yɛngɛ so xinla ma e taan so dɛɛn na. Arami kaan naxanye yi kelixi Soba nun Rexobo yi e nun Tobo nun Maka sofane fan yi sa e malan fɔxɔ kedenni burunna ra.
9Yowaba to a kolon a yɛngɛn yi a yɛɛ ra, a yi a xanbi ra, a yi Isirayila sofa kɛndɛna ndee sugandi Arami kaane yɛngɛ xinla ma.
10A yi sofa dɔnxɛne lu a tada Abisayi a yamarin bun ma Amonine yɛngɛ xinla ma.
11Yowaba yi a fala a tada xa, a naxa, “Xa Arami kaane sɛnbɛn gbo n xa, i fa n mali. Xa Amonine fan sɛnbɛn gbo i xa, n fan yi sa i mali.
12I tunnafan, en na en wɛkilɛ, en yi en ma yamaan xun mayɛngɛ e nun en ma Alaa taane, naxan nafan Alatala ma, a xa na liga.”
13Yowaba nun a ganla yi e maso Arami kaane yɛngɛdeni, koni ne yi e gi e yɛɛ ra.
14Amonine to a to, a Arami kaane bata e gi, e fan yi e gi Yowaba tada Abisayi bun. E yi sa so e taani. Nayi, Yowaba yi Amonine yɛngɛ feen dan, a xɛtɛ Yerusalɛn yi.
15Arami kaane to a to, a Isirayila bata e nɔ, e yi e sɛnbɛn malan.
16Arami kaan naxanye yi Efirati baan kidi ma, Hadadeseri yi xɛrane rasiga ne ma. E yi fa Xelama yi. Hadadeseri a sofa kuntigin Sofaki nan yi e xun na.
17Dawuda to na mɛ, a yi Isirayila kaane birin malan, a Yurudɛn baan gidi, a siga Xelama yi. Arami kaane yi ti yɛngɛ so xinla ma Dawuda yɛɛ ra. E yɛngɛ.
18Arami kaane yi e gi Isirayila kaane yɛɛ ra, Dawuda nun a ganla yi yɛngɛ so wontoro sofa muxu kɛmɛ solofere faxa e nun soo ragi wuli tonge naanin, a mɔn yi sofa kuntigin Sofaki fan yɛngɛ, a yi a faxa mɛnni.
19Mangan naxanye birin yi Hadadeseri a nɔɔn bun ma, ne to a to a Isirayila bata e nɔ, e dɛ fanna fen e ra. E yi lu Isirayila kaane nɔɔn bun ma. Xabu na dangu, Arami kaane mi fa susu Amonine maliyɛ.
