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.