1. Jehova we zìe Netan jekuru Devid. O we biakute ya, si ya, Ndikom abua di n'otù obodo; otù bu ọgaranya, nke-ọzọ bu ob͕eye.
2. Ọgaranya ahu nwere ìgwè ewu na aturu na ìgwè ehi bara uba nke-uku.
3. Ma ob͕eye ahu enweghi ihe ọ bula, ma-ọbughi otù nwa-nne-aturu ntà, nke ọ zutara debe ya ndu: o we nọyere ya, nọye-kwa-ra umu-ya, tolite; n'iberibe ihe-oriri-ya ka ọ nēri, n'iko-ya ka ọ nāṅu kwa, n'obi-ya ka o nēdina kwa, o we ghọrọ ya nwa-nwayi.
4. Onye-ije we biakute ọgaranya ahu, o we rapu iwere anu n'etiti ìgwè ewu na aturu-ya ma-ọbu n'etiti ìgwè ehi-ya, idoziri onye-ije ahu nke biakutere ya, ma o were nwa-nne-aturu nke ob͕eye, doziere nwoke ahu biakutere ya.
5. Iwe Devid we di ọku nke-uku megide nwoke ahu; o we si Netan, Jehova nādi ndu, n'ezie onye kwesiri ọnwu ka nwoke ahu bu nke nēme ihe a:
6. ma nwa-nne-aturu ahu, ọ gākwughachi kwa ya ob͕eye ahu okpukpu anọ, n'ihi na o mere ihe a, na n'ihi na o nweghi ọmiko.
7. Netan we si Devid, Gi onwe-gi ka nwoke ahu bu. Otú a ka Jehova, bú Chineke Israel, siri, Mu onwem tere gi manu ibu eze Israel, Mu onwem naputa-kwa-ra gi n'aka Sọl;
8. M'we nye gi ulo onye-nwe-gi, na ndinyom onye-nwe-gi n'obi-gi, nye kwa gi ulo Israel na nke Juda; ma ọ buru na nke ahu di ntà, M'gātukwasi-kwa-ra gi otú a na otú a.
9. Gini mere i ji lelì okwu Jehova, ime ihe jọrọ njọ n'anya-Ya? i werewo mma-agha tib͕ue Uraia onye Het, nwunye-ya ka i werewo-kwa-ra n'onwe-gi na nwunye; ma ya onwe-ya, i werewo mma-agha umu Amon b͕ue ya.
10. Ma ub͕u a mma-agha agaghi-ewezuga onwe-ya n'ulo-gi rue mb͕e ebighi-ebi; n'ihi na i lelìwom, we kuru nwunye Uraia onye-Het ka ọ ghọrọ gi nwunye.