1 Ɗa kumaci ka aza a Isaraila ra̱ka̱ ku ta̱wa̱i u Dawuda a Heburon a danai ni, <<La̱na̱, a̱tsu mpasa n nu n ɗa. 2 N ayin a cau, ana Shawulu wi mogono ma̱ tsu, avu ɗa vuza na vu tsu uta̱ n aza a Isaraila a kubana kuvon, avu ɗa kpamu vu tsu bono n ele. Ɗa Vuzavaguɗu u danai nu, <Avu ɗa vuza na vo kokpo maguɓi ma aza a Isaraila, ka̱ta̱ kpamu vu okpo mogono me le.> >>

3 Ana nkoshi m gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ ma aza a Isaraila ra̱ka̱ a̱ ta̱wa̱i u mogono Dawuda a Heburon, ɗa Dawuda u yaꞋin uzuwakpani n ele ɗe e kelime ka Vuzavaguɗu, ɗa erengi ni wo okpoi mogono ma aza a Isaraila. 4 Dawuda wi ta̱ n a̱ya̱ kamangankupa ana u gita̱i tsugono, ɗa u lyaꞋi tsugono tsa a̱ya̱ amangere.[a] 5 Ɗe a Heburon va u lyaꞋa ta̱ tsugono tsa aza a Yahuda ali a̱ya̱ e cindere n wotoi u ta̱li, ɗa u lyaꞋi tsugono tsa aza a Isaraila n aza a Yahuda a a̱ya̱ kamangankupa n a tatsu ɗe a Urushelima.

6 Ɗa mogono Dawuda n osoji a̱ ni a banai a Urushelima adama a na a yaꞋan kuvon n aza a Jebusiya a na i a̱ ida̱shi ɗe. Ɗa a yaꞋankai Dawuda ulami a danai,<<Vi a kuꞋuwa na wa̱ tsu ba. Ko a̱yimba̱ nu nkutsuma̱ koci n yawa ta̱ o loko wu.>> E kusheshe ku le, <<Dawuda wi a kufuɗa kuꞋuwa punu a̱ ubuta̱ wa ba.>> 7 N nannai dem, Dawuda u lyaꞋa iɗika yi ukanji i Sihiyona n kuvon, i na gogo na e ci ɗeke likuci i Dawuda. 8 A kanna ka nanlo ka Dawuda u danai uma a̱ ni, <<Vuza na baci u cigai u lyaꞋa aza a Jebusiya n kuvon, mayun ɗa u tono n uye u mini nannai ɗa ya a ku una, <Nkutsuma̱ n a̱yimba̱,> aza a na Dawuda u iwain,>> i ɗaɗa i zuwai ɗa a danai, <<Nkutsuma̱ n a̱yimba̱ a kuꞋuwa A̱Ꞌisa̱ a gbayin a ba.>> 9 Ana ka nanlo ko kotsoi, ɗa Dawuda u bonokoi likuci yi ukanji ya ubuta̱ wi ida̱shi i ni, u neꞋi i ɗa kula Likuci i Dawuda. Ɗa kpamu u yaꞋin imaꞋashi uka̱ra̱Ꞌi u ni. U gita̱i a Milo ubuta̱ u na a shatangi n kayala, uka̱ra̱Ꞌi n mashilya ma. 10 Ɗa utsura u tsugono u Dawuda u lyaꞋi kelime n kutsurukpa, adama a na Vuzavaguɗu Ka̱shile MalaꞋimili wi ta̱ koɓolo n a̱yi. 11 Ɗa Hiram mogono ma Taya ma̱ suki n aza a usuki a kubana u Dawuda, a banka yi nɗanga n Sida, n amaꞋi n e sheꞋwei, adama a na a maꞋaka Dawuda kpaꞋa ku tsugono. 12 Ɗa Dawuda u yevei a na Vuzavaguɗu ɗa u zagbai ni mogono mi Isaraila, kpamu tsugono ci ni ci ciya̱i ucikpi adama a uma a̱ ni aza a Isaraila. 13 Ana Dawuda u ka̱sukpa̱i Heburon a kubana a Urushelima, u doku u ɗikai a̱ma̱ci koɓolo n a̱ma̱ci a gbani a Urushelima, ɗa a matsakai ni muku mo olobo ni nkere. 14 Na ɗa ula a̱ muku n na a matsakai ni a Urushelima. Shimeya n Shobabu n Natan koɓolo n Sulemanu, 15 n Ibaharu, n Elishuwa n Nefegu, koɓolo n Jafiya, 16 Elishama n Eliyada koɓolo n Elifeletu.

17 Ana aza a Filisitiya a panai a zagba ta̱ Dawuda wo okpoi mogono ma aza a Isaraila, ɗa uta̱i ra̱ka̱ a banai kula̱nsa̱ Dawuda. Ɗa ta na Dawuda u ciya̱i izumgbi ɗa u banai u sheɗeki e kpenle ku gbayin. 18 Ɗa aza a Filisitiya a̱ ta̱wa̱i e peciki ka̱ci ke le a̱ ka̱ra̱Ꞌa̱ ka Refimu. 19 Ɗa Dawuda we ecei Vuzavaguɗu, <<M bana n shilika̱ n aza a Filisitiya a? Vi ta̱ e kuneke le ekiye a̱ va̱?>>