1. Israel nile we chikọta onwe-ha n'ebe Devid nọ rue Hebron, si, Le, ọkpukpu-gi na anu-aru-gi ka ayi bu.
2. Na mb͕e gara aga, ọbuná mb͕e Sọl bu eze, gi onwe-gi bu onye nēdupu na onye nēdubata Israel: Jehova, bú Chineke-gi, we si gi, Gi onwe-gi gāzù ndim, bú Israel, gi onwe-gi gābu kwa onye-ndú ndim, bú Israel.
3. Ndi-okenye nile nke Israel we biakute eze rue Hebron; ha na Devid we b͕a ndu nime Hebron n'iru Jehova; ha we te Devid manu ibu eze Israel, dika okwu Jehova n'aka Samuel si di.
4. Devid na Israel nile we jerue Jerusalem (nke ahu bu Jebus); ma n'ebe ahu ka ndi Jebus, ndi bi n'ala ahu, nọ.
5. Ndi bi na Jebus we si Devid, I gaghi-abata n'ebe a. Devid we were ebe ewusiri ike nke Zaion; nke ahu bu obodo Devid.
6. Devid we si, Onye ọ bula nke buru uzọ tib͕u ndi Jebus gābu onye-isi na ọchi-agha. Joab nwa Zeruaia we buru uzọ rigo, o we buru onye-isi.
7. Devid we biri n'ebe ahu ewusiri ike; n'ihi ya ka ha kpọrọ ya obodo Devid.
8. O we wue obodo buruburu, site na Milo we rue buruburu ya: ma Joab mere ka obodo fọduru di ndu.
9. Devid we nāga n'iru, nēje nādi uku; Jehova nke usu nile nke ndi-agha nọye-kwa-ra ya.
10. Ma ndia bu ndi-isi nke ndi-dike Devid nwere, ndi mere onwe-ha ka ha di ike n'akuku ya n'ala-eze-ya, ha na Israel nile, ime ya eze, dika okwu Jehova si di bayere Israel.
11. Nka bu kwa ọnu-ọgugu ndi-dike Devid nwere: Jashọbeam, bú nwa onye-Hakmonait, onye-isi nke orú na iri ahu; o feghariri ube-ya imegide ọgu ndikom iri-na-ise, ha we ghọ ndi eb͕uru eb͕u n'otù ub͕ò.
12. Nke so ya bu Eleeza nwa Dodo, onye Ahoa, onye ahu di n'etiti ndi-dike atọ ahu.
13. Onye ahu nọyere Devid nime Pas-damim, ma ndi Filistia chikọtara onwe-ha n'ebe ahu ibu agha, òkè ubi nke juputara n'ọka barley di kwa; ma ndi Israel b͕alagara n'iru ndi Filistia.
14. Ha we guzo onwe-ha n'etiti òkè ahu, naputa ya, tib͕ue ndi Filistia; Jehova we zọputa nzọputa uku.
15. Ndikom atọ n'etiti orú ndi-isi na iri ahu we ridarue oké nkume ahu jekuru Devid, rue ọb͕à Adulam; ma ọmuma-ulo-ikwū ndi-Filistia amawo ulo-ikwū-ha na ndagwurugwu Refaim.
16. Ma Devid nọ n'ebe ahu ewusiri ike mb͕e ahu, ma ebe-nguzo-ndi-agha ndi Filistia di na Bet-lehem mb͕e ahu.
17. Devid we chọsie ike, si, Ònye gēme ka m'ṅua miri sitere n'olùlù-miri Bet-lehem, nke di n'ọnu-uzọ-ama?
18. Ndikom atọ ahu we wapue ọmuma-ulo-ikwū ndi Filistia, sere miri n'olùlù-miri Bet-lehem, nke di n'ọnu-uzọ-ama, ha we būru ya, kutere Devid: ma Devid ekweghi iṅu ya, o we wusiere ya Jehova,
19. si, Ya burum ihe-árú sitere na Chinekem, ime ihe a: #m'gāṅu ọbara ndikom ahu ndi ji ndu-ha n'aka-ha je? n'ihi na ha ji ndu-ha n'aka-ha kute ya. O kweghi kwa iṅu ya. Ihe ndia ka ndi-dike atọ ahu mere.
20. Ma Abishai, bú nwa-nne Joab, onye ahu bu onye-isi ndikom atọ ahu: onye ahu feghari-kwa-ra ube-ya imegide ọgu ndikom iri-na-ise, ha we ghọ ndi eb͕uru eb͕u, o we nwe aha n'etiti ndikom atọ ahu.
21. N'etiti ndikom atọ ahu anāsọpuru ya kari abua fọduru, o we ghọrọ ha onye-isi: ma o rughi ndikom atọ mbu ahu.
22. Benaia nwa Jehoiada, nwa nke nwoke bu dìnkpà nke Kabzeel, onye di uku n'ime ihe, onye ahu tib͕uru umu-ndikom abua nke Ariel nke Moab: onye ahu rida-kwa-ra tib͕ue ọdum n'etiti olùlù n'ubọchi snow nēzò.
23. Onye ahu tib͕u-kwa-ra nwoke ahu, bú onye Ijipt, nwoke toro ogologo, cubit ise; ube di kwa n'aka onye Ijipt ahu dika oké ókpòrò di arọ́ nke ọkpa-ákwà ji akpa ákwà; ma o ji nkpa-n'aka ridakuru ya, napu ube ahu n'aka onye Ijipt n'ike, were ube-ya b͕ue ya.
24. Ihe ndia ka Benaia nwa Jehoiada mere, we nwe aha n'etiti ndi-dike atọ ahu.
25. Le, anāsọpuru ya kari orú ndikom na iri ahu, ma o rughi ndikom atọ mbu ahu: Devid we do ya onye-isi ndi nānu okwu-ya.
26. Ndi-dike nke usu nile nke ndi-agha kwa; Asahel nwa-nne Joab, Elhanan nwa Dodo nke Bet-lehem;
27. Shamot onye Haroa, Hilez onye-Pelonait;
28. Ira nwa Ikesh onye Tekoa, Abieza onye Anatot;
29. Sibekai onye Husha, Ilai onye Ahoa;
30. Maharai onye Netofa, Hiled nwa Beana onye Netofa;
31. Itai nwa Ribai nke Gibea umu Benjamin, Benaia onye Piraton;
32. Hurai nke miri-iyi Gaash, Abiel onye Araba;
33. Azmavet onye Bahurim, Eliahba onye Shaalabin;
34. nke umu Hashem onye-Gaizonait, Jonatan nwa Shagei onye-Hararait;
35. Ahiam nwa Saka onye-Hararait, Elifal nwa Ua;
36. Hefa onye-Mekeratait, Ahaija onye-Pelonait;
37. Hezro onye Kamel, Naarai nwa Ezbai;
38. Joel nwa-nne Netan, Mibha nwa Hagri;
39. Zelek onye Amon, Naharai onye Beirot, onye nēbu ihe-agha Joab nwa Zeruaia;
40. Ira onye Jeta, Gareb onye Jeta;
41. Uraia onye Het, Zabad nwa Ahlai;
42. Adina nwa Shiza onye Reuben, onye-isi ndi Reuben, orú ndikom na iri so-kwa-ra ya;
43. Henan nwa Meaka, na Joshafat onye-Mitnait;
44. Uzia onye Ashterot, Shama na Jeiel, bú umu Hotam onye Aroea;
45. Jediael nwa Shimri, na Joha nwa-nne-ya, onye-Tizait;
46. Eliel onye-Mahavait, na Jeribai, na Joshavia, umu Elnaam, na Itma onye Moab;
47. Eliel, na Obed, na Jaasiel onye-Mezobait.