1 Ɗǝm ngga bumlulla mala Yahweh earki amur Isǝrayila, soakita Dauda arǝia ɓǝ̀ banggia wia ama, <<Wu kyane wu ɓal amǝ Isǝrayila andǝ amǝ Yahuda.>> 2 Pǝlǝa murǝm banggi Jowap mǝ'sàrǝ̀ban mala amǝ'lwa mǝnana atè ka ama, <<Wu kya aɓalǝ atau mala Isǝrayila tite a Dan aban ká Biyasheba, sǝ wu pwan alullǝ amǝ'lwa, ace mǝnana ɓǝn súrǝ̀ lakki malea.>> 3 Sǝ Jowap ne wi ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ Yahweh Ɓakuli mô hatǝki aɓwana kusǝ gbǝman, sǝ ɓǝ̀ mǝsǝ ɓwamǝgule mem murǝm ɓǝ̀ sǝni. Sǝama mana tsǝa sǝ ɓwamǝgule mem murǝm earce nǝ̀ pàk mǝnia yì gìr ka?>>

4 Kat andǝ mani ka, cau mala murǝm par mala Jowap andǝ amǝsà'arǝ amǝ'lwa, pǝlǝa à nying ɓadǝm murǝm, à o a pwan alullǝ amǝ'lwa mala Isǝrayila.

5 À yàl nkaring Jodan, à kya tsǝk kàttì a Aruwa, a njar-kunmur mala nggea-là mǝnana a tsùrú mala ɓangŋaban, a bu-nzali Gad ka. À lo kano ka, à wari a Jaza. 6 Pǝlǝa à yiu a Gilǝyat, andǝ bu-nzali mala Tatim-Hodshi, sǝ à yiu a Dan-jaan, sǝ à pǝlǝa aban ká a Sidon; 7 sǝ à yiu a kanggǝrang-ban mala Taya andǝ anggea-là mala amǝ'Hivi andǝ mala amǝ'Kan'ana kat; sǝ à pur aban ká nǝ [Negev], njar-kunmur mala Yahuda a Biyasheba. 8 Sǝ lang à gingŋǝ́na aɓa nzalî kat ka, à yi bik Urǝshalima a masǝlǝata zongŋo tongno-nong-ine nǝ anongŋo lumi-ɓari. 9 Jowap pe murǝm lakkì mala aɓwana mǝnana à ɓallia ka: aɓa Isǝrayila ka, akanggǝrang aɓwana mǝnana à kǝ bwal nggeabyau ka, à nda á-gbǝman-tongno-nong-tàrú (800,000), sǝ amǝ Yahuda ka, à nda á-gbǝman-tongno (500,000).

10 Ɓabum Dauda tè anzǝm mana ɓallǝna aɓwana ka. Sǝ Dauda ne Yahweh ama, <<Ən pàngŋǝ́nà cauɓikea mǝgule nǝ gìr mǝnana ǝn pàk ka. Sǝama ado ka, ida, Yahweh twalî guro mò ban mǝɓane mǝnana pàk ka, acemǝnana ǝn pàngŋǝ́nà gìr ɓwaɓana.>> 11 Sǝ lang Dauda lo nǝ dǝmbari ka, cau mala Yahweh yiu aban mǝɓangnǝa Gad, mǝ'sǝna mala Dauda ama, 12 <<Kya banggi Dauda ama, <Yahweh kǝ na ama, mǝ nda rǝ po agir tàrú. Twal mwashat atea, mǝnana Mǝ nǝ yinǝi amuro ka.> >> 13 Nda Gad yiu aban Dauda sǝ banggi wi cê ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ nzal-gula mala pǝlǝa tàrú yipo aɓa nzali mô le, ko awu nǝ ɓang a ɓadǝmba aɓio-mǝbura sǝ à nǝ̀ nggǝ pǝrto mala azongŋo tàrú le, ko ɓǝ̀ kwánó-twàl-là sulǝ aɓa nzali mô mala nongŋo tàrú? Ado ka, ɓalkiɓabumo sǝ wu nam, ya pa'eare na ɓabumo twalo, ace mǝnana mǝ kya banggi ɓwa mǝnana túrǎm ngga.>> 14 Pǝlǝa Dauda banggi Gad ama, <<Mǝ nda aɓa nggikiban kǝ̀rkǝ́r. Nǝ̀ ɓoaribani ɓǝ̀ sǝm kpa a ɓabù Yahweh, acemǝnana mǝsǝswatǝr male gulo; pà mǝ nǝ eare ɓǝ̀ sǝm kpa a ɓabù ɓwapǝndǝa ɗang.>>

15 Nda Yahweh tasǝ kwánó-twàl-là amur Isǝrayila, twal a dǝmbari mǝno aban ká masǝlǝata anonggio mǝnana à kasǝ ka. Sǝ aburana á-lumi-tongno-nong-ɓari (70,000) wǔ, twal a Dan aban ká a Biyasheba. 16 Lang mǝturonjar mala Yahweh sárǝ́ bui sǝ lǝmdǝi nǝban Urǝshalima ace kiɗike ka, Yahweh nggaɗi ɗenyicau male arǝ mǝno yi gir'murmwana ka, sǝ ne mǝturonjar mǝnana kǝ kiɗiki aɓwana ka ama, <<Karǝna! Ado ka nyesǝ buo.>> Sǝ mǝturonjar mala Yahweh ka, nda a katǝra mala Arauna ɓwa'Jebus.

17 Dauda sǝn mǝturonjar mǝnana kǝ kiɗiki aɓwana ka. Pǝlǝa ne Yahweh ama, <<Sǝni, mǝ nda mǝnana ǝn pak cauɓikea ka; mǝ nda mǝnana ǝn pak mǝɓike ka. Sǝ anzur mǝnia ka, mana à pa? Ida, ɗeki buo ɓǝ̀ pǝlǝ arǝàm sǝnǝ ɓala mala tárrám.>>

18 Gad yiu aban Dauda a mǝno yì pwari ka, sǝ banggi wi ama, <<Eauwe, kya ɓakkì Yahweh gyangŋan a katǝra mala Arauna ɓwa'Jebus.>> 19 Nda Dauda lo aɓa kpata cau mala Gad kǝla mǝnana Yahweh na ka. 20 Lang Arauna dili mǝsǝi sǝ sǝn murǝm andǝ amǝtúró male dǝshini aban yiu ka, pǝlǝa wario kya ɓun a ɓadǝm murǝm nǝ ɓamǝsǝi a nzali. 21 Sǝ Arauna bang ama, <<Mana yinǝ ɓwamǝgule mem murǝm abanam, mim guro male?>>

Dauda banggi wi ama, <<Ace kúr katǝra a buo, ace mǝnana mǝ ɓakkì Yahweh gyangŋan, ace tamsǝ mǝnia yi kwánó-ɓikea ka, ɓǝ̀ nying aɓwe.>>

22 Arauna ne Dauda ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ ɓwamǝgule mem murǝm twali sǝ ɓǝ̀ paɓoro mala gìr mǝnana ɓoari wi ka. Sǝni, ajamnda mem nia ka, twalia ace paɓoro mala pisǝe kǝring. Sǝ agara nyagir andǝ anggun-rya malea nia ka ace gimsa. 23 Agir mǝnia kat ka, we murǝm, mim Arauna ǝn panì murǝm.>> Sǝ Arauna banggi murǝm ɗǝm ama, <<Ɓǝ̀ Yahweh Ɓakuli mô ak ɓoro mô.>>

24 Sǝama murǝm ne Arauna ama, <<Awo; mǝ nǝ kúrí nǝ kúró. Pà mǝ nǝ paɓoro mala pisǝe kǝring aban Yahweh Ɓakuli mem sǝ ǝn mbwe kǝgìr ace raka ɗàng.>> Nda Dauda kúr katǝranî andǝ ajamndè a kún mǝsǝboalo shekel lumi-tongno ka. 25 Dauda ɓakkî Yahweh gyangŋan abanì, sǝ pa agir'nkila mala pisǝe kǝring andǝ apaɓoro mala dotarǝu. Pǝlǝa Yahweh ok hiwi male amur nzalinì, sǝ twalî Isǝrayila kwánó-ɓikê.

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