¹In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

¹ Yahuda bonkoono Yowasa, Ahaziya izo, a mayra jiiri waranka cindi hinzanta ra no Yehowahaz, Yehu izo te bonkooni Israyla boŋ Samariya ra. A may mo jiiri way cindi iyye.

²And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

² A na goy laalo te Rabbi diyaŋ gaa. A na Yerobowam Nebat ize zunubey gana, naŋ kaŋ a na Israyla daŋ a ma zunubi te; a mana fay d'ey mo.

³And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

³ Kala Rabbi bine koroŋ Israyla boŋ. A n'i daŋ Suriya bonkoono Hazayel, da Ben-Hadad, Hazayel izo kambe ra waati kulu.

⁴And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

⁴ Yehowahaz na Rabbi ŋwaaray. Rabbi mo maa a se, zama a di kankami kaŋ go ga te Israyla se Suriya bonkoono kambe ra no.

⁵(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

⁵ Rabbi mo na Israyla no faabako hal i yana ka fun Suriyancey kambe ra. Israyla izey mo goro ngey windey ra sanda doŋ wano cine.

⁶Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

⁶ Kulu nda yaadin, i mana fay da Yerobowam kwaara zunubey bo, naŋ kaŋ a na Israyla daŋ i ma zunubi te, amma i soobay ka dira i ra. Wayboro himandi bundu tooruyaŋ mo cindi Samariya ra.

⁷Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

⁷ Zama a na kaaruko waygu da wongu torko way, da ce-koy zambar way hinne naŋ Yehowahaz se. Zama Suriya bonkoono n'i halaci, a n'i ciya sanda du kaŋ boro ga taamu cine.

⁸Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁸ Yehowahaz goy cindey, da haŋ kaŋ a te kulu, d'a soojetaray manti i n'i hantum Israyla bonkooney baaru tira ra bo?

⁹And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

⁹ Yehowahaz binde kani nga kaayey banda; i n'a fiji Samariya ra. A izo Yehowasa te bonkooni a nango ra.

¹⁰In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

¹⁰ Yahuda bonkoono Yehowasa mayra jiiri waranza cindi iyyanta ra no Yehowasa, Yehowahaz izo te bonkooni Samariya ra Israyla boŋ. A may mo jiiri way cindi iddu.

¹¹And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

¹¹ A na teera laalo te Rabbi diyaŋ gaa. A mana fay da Yerobowam Nebat izo zunubey, naŋ kaŋ a na Israyla daŋ i ma zunubi te, amma i ra no a soobay ka dira.

¹²And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

¹² Yehowasa goy cindey mo, da haŋ kaŋ a te kulu, da gaabi kaŋ a na wongu te d'a Yahuda bonkoono Amaziya gaa, manti i n'i hantum Israyla bonkooney baaru tira ra bo?

¹³And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

¹³ Yehowasa kani nga kaayey banda, Yerobowam mo goro a karga boŋ. I na Yehowasa fiji Samariya ra, naŋ kaŋ i ga Israyla bonkooney fiji.

¹⁴Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

¹⁴ A go no, kala dooro kaŋ ga Iliyasu wi din n'a di hal a kani. Israyla bonkoono Yehowasa mo kaa a do. A soobay ka hẽ a boŋ, ka ne: «Ay baaba! Ay baaba! Israyla torko nd'a kaarukoy no.»

¹⁵And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

¹⁵ Iliyasu ne a se: «Ni ma hangaw da biraw sambu.» A na hangawo da birawo sambu mo.

¹⁶And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

¹⁶ A ne Israyla bonkoono se: «Ni kamba daŋ birawo gaa.» A na nga kamba daŋ mo. Iliyasu na nga kambey dake bonkoono kambey boŋ.

¹⁷And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

¹⁷ A ne: «Ma wayna funay haray finetaro fiti.» A n'a fiti. Iliyasu ne a se: «Hay!» A hay. A ne: «Rabbi hangawo Suriyancey boŋ, zaamayaŋ hangaw no. Zama ni ga Suriyancey kar Afek ra, hala ni m'i ŋwa.»

¹⁸And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

¹⁸ Iliyasu ne mo: «Ma sambu hangawey.» A sambu koyne. A ne: «Israyla bonkoono ma laabo kar.» A n'a kar hala sorro hinza ka naŋ.

¹⁹And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

¹⁹ Irikoy bora mo futu a se ka ne: «A hima ni ma kar sorro gu wala iddu. Yaadin cine no ni ga Suriya kar ka ŋwa mo. Amma sohõ sorro hinza hinne no ni ga Suriya kar.»

²⁰And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

²⁰ Iliyasu bu, a n'a fiji mo. Jiiri tajo sintina Mowab soojey kande wongu laabo ra.

²¹And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

²¹ A ciya mo, i go boro fo fijiyaŋ gaa, kal i na soojeyaŋ fonnay. I na bora jindaw Iliyasu saara ra. Kaŋ bora lamba Iliyasu biriyey gaa, kal a ye ka tun ka kay nga cey boŋ.

²²But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

²² Suriya bonkoono Hazayel mo na Israyla kaynandi Yehowahaz jirbey kulu ra.

²³And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

²³ Amma Rabbi na gomni te i se, a di i bakaraw, a fongu i gaa nga alkawlo kaŋ a sambu Ibrahim da Isaka nda Yakuba se din sabbay se. A mana yadda i m'i halaci mo, a si ba nga m'i ban jina.

²⁴So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.

²⁴ Suriya bonkoono Hazayel bu. A izo Ben-Hadad mo te bonkooni a nango ra.

²⁵And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

²⁵ Yehowasa, Yehowahaz ize mo ye ka kwaarey ta Ben-Hadad, Hazayel izo kamba ra, wo kaŋ yaŋ Hazayel ta a baabo Yehowahaz kamba ra. Wongu do ce hinza no Yehowasa n'a kar, a ye ka Israyla kwaarey ta mo.