—Belagwable yar-naidgi bipirmakmalo, Dan-neggwebur-akale, Beerseba-neggweburse bila-onoged-birga-nikamalad be nue ebismalo. Adi, an wisguega, igi mergu sordamar nikadibe.

3 Joab, Rey-David-abin sogded:

—Dummad-rey, be-Bab-Dummad-Jehová, emi be sordamar-nikadba, sunna bega bela-bela be-sordamar-omerguega imaked. Be-sunnad be daksaled. Degisoggu, ¿ibiga be sordamar ebisbisunna?

4 Degi-inigwele, Rey-David Joab-ibmar-sogsad itossulid, egi obichad, degi, sordamar-e-dummagangi obichabalid. Degisoggu, Israel-sordamar-ebisega sordagan belagwable nade gusmalad.

5 Dulemar-ebisnadmalad Jordán-diwar obaksamalad, geb Aroer-neggweburgi dulemar-ebisega ambikudapmalad. Degi, neggwebur-neba-imbaba-siidgi onodmarbalid. Geb Gad-yarsik, Jazer-neggweburse nadmarbalid. 6 Agi, Galaad-neggweburse nadmarbalid, geb Hodsi-yar-duturgan-naidse nadmarbalid. Agine, Danjaán-neggweburse nadmarbalid, degi, Sidón-neggwebur-naidse nadmarbalid. 7 A-sorba, Tiro-neggwebur-gandik-siidse nadmarbalid, degine, Heveo-neggweburmarba bipirmakapmalad, Canaán-neggweburmarba bipirmakapmarbalid. A-sorbali, Beerseba-neggweburse nadegusmarbalid. A-neggwebur Neguev-yargi siid, Judá-yar-naidgi.

8 Bela dulemar-ebisegala, nii-walabakebak gaka iba-dulagwen yar-ebilismalad. Agi, Jerusalén-neggweburse gannar nonimalad.

9 Agine, Joab, Rey-Davidʼga bela dulemar-ebislesad-igar ogwanonikid: “Israel-yargine, mili-dulataled-ilabaabak (800,000) sordamar-bila-onomalad bukwad. Geb Judá-yargindina mili-dulataled-ilatar (500,000) sordamar-bila-onomalad bukmogad.”

10 David sordagan-ebichisgu, gwage-ulubgi magar-itononikid, ede noar-ibmar-imaksaye. Agine, geb Bab-Jehováʼga sogded: “Bab-Jehováʼye, we-ibmar-imaksadgi an begi nue nosad. Bab-Jehováʼye, gwage-naibidgi an bese egise, an begi-isgusadi be anga elie, nossuliyob be an-dake, binsaed-sateyobi an ibmar-imaksad.”

11 David negburgan-daked-Gadʼse gusgu idakdidaed. Gadʼde Bab-Dummad-gayaburba-barsogedid. David wakdaradba gwisguargua, Bab-Jehová-e-gayaburba Gadʼse nonikid. Agi, Bab-Jehová ega sogded: 12 “Davidʼse be nao, ega be sognao: ‘Weyob Bab-Jehová sogye: An sabsur-be-odurdakega ibmar-sogapaa an bega oyogoye. A-ibmar an bega oyogoedi, unnila soggwen be suoye.’ ” 13 Gad, geb Davidʼse nonikid, ega sognonikid:

—Bab-Jehová soged: ‘¿Biti be suoye? ¿We-yargi birgagugle (7) ukud-dummad-neg-naguedi? ¿Be-isdarmaladse be nii-warbaa bargalenai, degi, amargi be dukudii-guoedi? ¿Be-yargi ibapaa bonigan-buled naguoedi? Nue be binsao, be anga sogo, igi an an-barmialidga an sogdapoe.’

14 David, Gadʼga sogded:

—Gwage-naibid-dummad anga uksad, suli-suli an itoged, biti an suodibe. Degi-inigwele, an sogdo, ar dulemar-sabsur-odurdakedba Bab-Jehová-e-boni-itoged bur-nuedid, ar ade, Bab-Jehová-e-wile-emar-daked bonigan-birgi obined.

15 Agine, a-wakdaradba, Bab-Jehová Israel-dulemargi iba-sogedse boni-dummad barminonikid. Agi mili-dulapaa-gakambe (70,000) dulemar burgwenonikid. Dan-yar-naidgi geb Beersebaʼye-neg-nugadse we-boni nagunonikid. 16 Geb degine, Bab-baliwitur dulemar-ogilogega Jerusalén-neggwebursik e-argan-oyodgu, Bab-Jehová e-baliwitur-boni-uknaidga sogded: “Mer bar dulemar akar-imako. Be-argan mer bar oyogo.”

Jehová-e-baliwitur Araunaʼye-dule-nugad-e-ibmar-gwag-omukuleged-neg-dikarba gwichid. Araunaʼde, Jebuseo-duled. 17 David, baliwitur dulemar-ogilonai daksagua, Bab-Jehováʼga sogded: “Bab-Dummad, ani an nosad, ani an ibmar-ichakwa imaksad. An-sordagandi ibmar oakalossulid. Wilegedgi an bese egised, we-boni bur be anga uke, degi, an-neguyaginmaladga be ukbali.”

18 Agine, Gad a-ibagi David-gunaidse nonikid, geb ega sogded: “David, be nae, Jebuseo-dule-Arauna e-ibmar-gwag-omukuleged-neg-naidse be nae. Agi Bab-Jehováʼga ibmar-ogumakar-ukleged-aila be sobo.”

19 Deyob David, Bab-Jehová, Gadʼba ega ibmar sogsagusadba nadegusad. 20 Arauna, Rey-David-ese-daniki dakded, degi, Davidʼga-arbamalad eba daniki, dakdebalid. Agi, Arauna, Rey-David-abin napagi megisad, 21 geb ega sogded:

—Dummad-rey, ¿ibiga weyob be anse daniki?

Rey-David abin-sogded:

—Ibmar-gwag-omukuleged-neg-bakega an danikid. Degi, Bab-Jehováʼga ibmar-ogumakar-ukleged-aila agi sobega an danibalid. Adi, boni-sordagan-ogilonaid berguegar.

22 Arauna, Davidʼga sogdebalid:

—Dummad-rey, be-dakedba be napa sue. Be-dakedba Bab-Dummadga be ibmar uksunna. Aginbali, ibmar-ogumakar-uklegedga wegi moli-bebe-nikad bukwad. Suarmar-moligi-edilleged sunna be sapanga imaked, urgomar-ibmar-gwagmar-omukued be sapanga imakbaloed. 23 Rey-Davidʼye, we-ibmar bela an bega uke.

Geb Arauna, Rey-Davidʼga sogdebalid:

—Be-Bab-Dummad-Jehová, bitigi ega be ibmar-ukoedi, nued abingaena gadin.

24 Rey-David, Arauna-abinsaded:

—¡An ibmar binsa be-ibe suosulid! An ibmar bakar imakoed. E-mani-nug-sogedba an bakoed. Ar ade, Bab-Jehováʼga an ibmar-manigi-baklegarsuli yogasaar an ukosulid.

Deyob David ibmar-gwag-omukuleged-neg, degi, moli-bebe-nikad baksa gusad. Agine, mani-sibu-dulatar (100) aidikued-wilub baksa gusad. 25 David, Bab-Jehováʼga ibmar-ogumakar-ukleged-aila sobsagusad, ibmar-ogumakar uksabalid. Geb gwenatigwar-guedga-ibmar-uklegedi, Bab-Jehováʼga uknai gusbalid. David, bonigan-bargaega Bab-Jehováʼse wilesakwaa gornaid. Agi, Bab-Jehová, David-ese-goled itosad. Degisoggu, Bab-Jehová Israel-sordagangi bonigan ganonikid.

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