1Bada ya muda mfalume wa Aamoni wafwa na mwanawe Hanuni achitawala badalaye. 2Naye Daudi achiamba, “Ndamuhendera manono Hanuni mwana wa Nahashi, dza ise arivyonihendera.” Phahi Daudi wahuma atu aphiye kpwa niabaye akamuphe pore Hanuni kpwa ajili ya kufwererwa ni ise.

Hinyo atu ariphofika tsi ya Aamoni, 3vilongozi a Aamoni achimuamba bwana wao Hanuni, “Dze, unaona Daudi akakuhumira akuphoze marenda kpwa kukala anamuishimu sowe? Dze, Daudi kakaahuma atumishie kpwako ili kuulola mudzi, kuupeleleza ili auangamize?” 4Phahi Hanuni waahala nyo atumishi a Daudi, chila mutu achimnyola uphande mmwenga wa cheruche, nguwo zao achizikata kahi-kahi hadi mahakoni, chisha achiarichira aphiye vyao.

5Daudi ariphoambirwa dzambo hiro, wahuma ajumbe kpwendaaphokera, kpwa sababu atu hinyo kala akaifywa sana. Mfalume achiamba, “Kalani ko Jeriko hadi vyo vyeru vyenu vimere ndipho muuye.”

6Aamoni ariphoona kukala akamtsukiza Daudi, akpwendakodisha anajeshi a Aramu elufu mirongo miiri kula Bethi-Rehobu, a kunyendeka na magulu na Aaramu kula Soba, mfalume wa Maaka achilavya anajeshie elufu mwenga, na anajeshi elufu kumi na mbiri kula Tobu. 7Daudi ariphosikira gaga, wamuhuma Joabu na jeshi rosi ra masujaa. 8Aamoni atuluka achidzipanga chiviha phatu pha kumenyera mudzi wao. Nao Aaramu a Soba, a Rehobu, atu a Tobu na a Maaka kala a machiyao hiko weruni. 9Joabu ariphoona kukala anapigbwa mbere na nyuma, watsambula hara anajeshi hodari zaidi a Iziraeli achiapanga apambane na Aaramu. 10Anajeshi anjina ariosala waaika tsini ya ulongozi wa mwanao Abishai, ili apigane na Aamoni. 11Joabu achiamba, “Uchiona kukala Aaramu ananizidi mkpwotse, ndzo uniterye, nami nchiona kukala Aamoni anakuzidi mkpwotse, nindakpwedza nikuterye. 12Kala sujaa, hukapigane chilume kpwa ajili ya atu ehu, na kpwa ajili ya midzi ya Mlungu wehu. Naye Mwenyezi Mlungu andahenda gara garigo manono kpwakpwe.”

13Joabu na anajeshi ariokala phamwenga naye ndio atanguliya kupigana na Aaramu, nao Aaramu achichimbira. 14Aamoni ariphoona kukala Aaramu anachimbira, nao achimbira Abishai, achendainjira mo mudzini. Ndipho Joabu achiuya Jerusalemu kula vihani na Aamoni.

15Aaramu ariphodziona kukala akashindwa ni Iziraeli, adzikusanya tsona. 16Naye Hadadezeri wahuma akareherwe Aaramu ariokala ngʼambo ya muho Yufurati. Nao akpwedza Helamu, achilongozwa ni Shobaki mkpwulu wa jeshi ra Hadadezeri. 17Daudi ariphoambirwa, wakusanya phamwenga Aiziraeli osi, achivuka muho Joridani achiphiya hadi Helamu. Nao Aaramu adzipanga kupigana na Daudi, na achipigana naye, 18Aaramu achimbira Aiziraeli, naye Daudi achiolaga aphiriki a magari ga kuvwehwa ni farasi magana sabaa na anajeshi akuhumira farasi* elufu mirongo mine, na Shobaki, mkpwulu wa jeshi rao waolagirwa kuko. 19Afalume osi ariokala tsini ya Hadadezeri ariphodziona kukala akashindwa ni Iziraeli, alonda amani na Aiziraeli, nao achikala tsini yao. Ndipho Aaramu achiogopha kuterya tsona Aamoni.