1 Degi-neg-gunaidgi dule-isgana, Benjamín-dule Bicri-machi-Seba gudimogad. A-dule gar-trompeta ogote gusad, degi, iseedi sunmakded:

2 Degisoggu, bela Israel-sordamar Davidʼgi bangudmarsunnad, geb Bicri-machi-Sebaʼba nadmarsunna. Judá-dulemardina, Rey-Davidʼba nadegusmalad, Jordán-diwar-akar Jerusalén-neggweburse nadmalad. 3 Rey-David Jerusalén-neggweburgi e-neg-siidse-dognonigua, e-omegan-dikarbalid-warambegwad (10) na e-neg-akwega-obesadi, ononai gualid. Neg-bachik-siidse a-omegan-barmisad. Agi Rey-David we-e-omegan-dikarbalid-bendakdii gusad. Degi-inigwele, David, a-omeganse bar gordii gussulid. A-omegan e-burgwedse negyaba geg-noe gudii gusmalad, sui-e-ibe-burgwismaladyob gudii gusmalad.

4 Degine, geb Rey-David, Amasaʼga sogded: “Judá-sordamar be anga onmako, ibapaase be an-asabin gwisgunoniko, sordamar nonimarmogo.” 5 Amasa, Judá-sordamar-onmakega nade gusad. Sordamar-onmakega undar gaganai gualid, degisoggu, e-ibagan ega obite gusad.

6 David deyob daksadbali, Abisaiʼga sogded: “Bicri-machi-Seba bur bule Absalónʼba anmar-wiogoed. Degisoggu, be an-sordamar sedo, be Seba-baleginnamalo, abakale, Seba neggwebur-galu-matusulidgi dogalile. Ar degiile, aka bur bule anmarga neg-gaganonikoed.”

7 Agi Jerusalén-neggwebur-akar, Bicri-machi-Seba-barganaega wemar Abisaiʼba nade gusmalad:

8 Gabaón-neg-nugadgi akwasaila-siid-dikarba-nadapmargua, Amasa abin noalid.

Deunni, Joab urwed-mor-yoi-gudiid, e-dikargi-molidub-naidgi es-suid-nai gudibalid. Degi-gudiidgi egi esbunyar argwated. 9 Agine, Joab Amasaʼga sogded: “Degite gwenad, ¿be nueganbi?”

Degine, geb Joab sakwa-nuedgi Amasa-e-siga gasad, e-wagar-uegar. 10 Amasaʼdina, Joab argan-baidgi esbunyar-baid-sedanikid daksasulid. Degisoggu, ese-danigua, Joab, Amasa-e-dikargi esbunyar-yononikid. Geb e-samurmar ainide gusad. Agi Amasa ilagwen-burgwar naded, bar Joab ese achassulid. Degine geb, Joab e-ia-Abisaiʼbogwa Bicri-machi-Seba barganadmalad.

11 Joab-e-sorda-gwensak Amasa-mui-dikarba gwisgunonikid, geb iseedi goted: “¡Dule Joabʼba nanaimalad, David-bendakbimalad, Joab-sorba namalo!”

12 Amasa abebi igargi meremaisoggua, sordamar-a-igarba-nadapmalad, Amasa-dakega, bela gwisguddamalad. Agi, sorda-iseedi-gochadi dulemar-gwisguddamalad-daksagua, Amasa-igargi-maid obacha imaksad. Geb mor-dummad egi ogicha imaksabalid. 13 Deyob Amasa-onirilesgua, Bicri-machi-Seba-baleginnegar sordamar bela Joabʼba nadegusmalad.

14 Seba, bela Israel-dadgan-walambe-gakabogwad-bukwadse (12) idakdii gusad, degi, Abel-Bet-Maaca-neggwebur-siidse idakdii gusad. Degi, Barim-neggweburginmalad bela Sebaʼba nagusmarmogad.

15 Joab e-sordaganbo Abel-Bet-Maaca-neggweburse nonimargua, bela neggwebur-ebirismalad. Neggweburgi dogega, e-galu-matusulid-akwabiid-dikarba napa-nakwemaid-imaksamalad. Geb Joab-sordamar galu-eyaridmalad. 16 Agine, geb ome-nue-binsaed-nikadi iseedi Joab-sordamarse goted:

—¡An-itomala! ¡An-itomala! Joabʼse wis be anga gormala. An ebo sunmakbie.

17 Agine, Joab omese-nonikid. Geb ome ega sogded:

—¿Be, Joab?

Joab abin-sogded:

—Eye, ani an Joab.

Ome ega sogdebalid:

—Dummad, nue be an-itogo, an bega ibmar-sogoed.

Joab abin-sogded:

—Anga be sogdo, an be-itogoed.

18 Geb ome weyob Joabʼga sogded:

—Epennegwa, dule igar-nudakbiele, gusgu soglear daed: ‘Abelʼginmaladse be egismala.’ Ar dulemar deyob igar nudakdamalad. 19 Anmar Israel-yargine dule-belagwamaladid, anmar bila-onoged-dule-surmalad. Anmar-neggwebur Israel-yargine nuga-nikadid. ¡Aka be emisgindi neggwebur-nuga-nikad be oitobied! ¿Ibiga be Bab-Jehová-e-dulamar osulobie?

20 Joab ome-abin sogded:

—Suli, deyob an neg-imakosuli, negmar-earnai an guosuli. 21 Neg-oichogega an danisulid. Anmar unnila dule-gwensakbina gudanikid. Efraín-yalaganbalid Bicri-machi-Sebaʼbina anmar danikid. A-dule, Rey-Davidʼgi gwisgunonikid. A-dule, be anmarga uke. Ar be, a-dule be anmarga uksale, anmar yog-naar saoed.

Ome, Joabʼga sogded:

—Degir-nabirdo. Neggwebur-galu-birgi Seba-e-nono bega egwallenonikodo.

22 We-ome binsaed-yeer-nikasoggua, bela dulemarbogwa sunmaksad. Degisoggu, Bicri-machi-Seba-e-nono egwachamalad. Geb Joabʼga galu-matusulid-birgi Siba-e-nono mecharmalad. Agi, Joab gar-trompeta ogochad, geb deyob neggweburgi bangudmalad, e-neg-e-negse nadegusmalad. Joabʼdina, Rey-Davidʼse nonikid, Jerusalén-neggweburse.

23 Weyob Joab bela Israel-sordamar-e-dummadga gunonikid: