¹In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

¹ Asa mayra jiiri waranza cindi iddanta ra Israyla bonkoono Baasa, nga mo kaaru nga ma wongu nda Yahuda se. A na wongu cinari te Rama se zama nga ma si naŋ boro kulu ma fatta wala a ma furo ka koy Yahuda bonkoono Asa do.

²And Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

² Waato din gaa Asa na wura nda nzarfu sambu Rabbi windo jisiri jinayey ra, da bonkoono windi waney ra mo, a n'i samba Suriya bonkoono Ben-Hadad do, kaŋ go Damaskos da goray, ka ne a se:

³There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I send thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

³ «Sappe ma furo in da nin game ra, sanda mate kaŋ cine a goro ay baaba da ni baaba game ra. A go, ay na wura nda nzarfu samba ni se. Ni ma koy ka nin da Israyla bonkoono Baasa game ra sappa feeri, hal a ma fay da ay.»

⁴And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon and Dan and Abelmaim, and all the store-magazines of the cities of Naphtali.

⁴ Ben-Hadad binde maa Bonkoono Asa sanno. A binde na nga wongu marga jine boroyaŋ donton i ma koy ka wongu nda Israyla galley. I na Iyon, da Dan, da Abel-Mayim, da Naftali ra jisiri galley kulu kar.

⁵And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

⁵ I go no yaadin, waato kaŋ Baasa maa baaro din, a fay da Rama wongu cinaro cinayaŋo ka nga goyo naŋ.

⁶And king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.

⁶ Kala Bonkoono Asa konda Yahuda borey kulu. I na Rama tondey d'a kataakey kaŋ yaŋ Baasa na cinaro te d'a ku. Nga mo koy ka Geba nda Mizpa gaabandi nd'ey.

⁷And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

⁷ Alwaato din ra no Hanani kaŋ ga fonnay kaa Yahuda bonkoono Asa do ka ne a se: «Za kaŋ ni de Suriya bonkoono gaa, ni mana de Rabbi ni Irikoyo gaa, woodin sabbay se no Suriya bonkoono wongu marga ga yana ka fun ni kambe ra.

⁸Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

⁸ Etiyopi borey da Libi borey, manti kunda marga boobo no gumo, da torkoyaŋ da bari-kari boobo nda cimi? Kulu nda yaadin, zama ni de Rabbi gaa, a se no a n'i daŋ ni kambe ra.

⁹For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

⁹ Zama Rabbi moy goono ga koy-da-ye te ndunnya kulu ra, zama nga ma nga boŋ cabe gaabikooni ngey kulu se kaŋ yaŋ i biney ya timmanteyaŋ no a do. Noodin ni na saamotaray goy te, zama ne ka koy jina ni ga di wongu.»

¹⁰And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

¹⁰ Saaya din binde Asa futu bora kaŋ ga fonnay se. A n'a daŋ kasu, zama haya din sabbay se no a dukur a se. Koyne, Asa na boro fooyaŋ mo kankam alwaati woodin ra.

¹¹And behold the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

¹¹ A go mo, Asa goyey, za sintinay wano ka koy a kokor banda wano, i n'i hantum Yahuda da Israyla bonkooney tira ra.

¹²And Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.

¹² A mayra jiiri waranza cindi yagganta ra no, Asa te ce doori. A dooro mo laala. Kulu nda yaadin a dooro ra a mana Rabbi ceeci, amma a na safarkoyaŋ ceeci.

¹³And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one-and-fortieth year of his reign.

¹³ Asa kani nga kaayey banda. A bu nga mayra jiiri waytaaci cindi fa ra.

¹⁴And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.

¹⁴ I n'a fiji nga bumbo saara kaŋ a jabu nga boŋ se din ra Dawda birno ra. I n'a jisi dima boŋ kaŋ i toonandi nda mani haw kaano da yaazi jinay dumi-dumi kaŋ yaŋ i soola waddi teekoy kambe ra. I na dugu tonyaŋ bambata te a se.