¹Zvino shure kwaizvozvo Dhavhidhi wakarwa navaFirisitia akavakunda; Dhavhidhi akatorera vaFirisitia chikuriri chomuzinda wavo.

¹ Woodin banda Dawda ye ka Filistancey kar k'i kaynandi mo. Dawda n'i kwaara beero dabari ta Filistancey kambe ra.

²Akakunda Moabhuwo, akavayera nerwonzi, ambovavatisa pasi; akayera rwonzi ruviri vaifanira kuurawa, uye rwonzi rwakazara vaifanira kuregwa vari vapenyu. VaMoabhu vakaitwa varanda vaDhavhidhi vakamuvigira zvipo.

² A na Mowab mo kar, a n'i kanandi sorro-sorro ka naŋ i ma kani ganda. A na sorro hinka candi kaŋ yaŋ i ga wi, sorro fo kubante mo kaŋ i ga naŋ da fundi. Mowab borey binde ciya Dawda tamyaŋ, i goono ga kand'a se jangal.

³Dhavhidhi akakundawo Hadhadhezeri mwanakomana waRehobhu, mambo weZhobha, pakuenda kwake kundotora ushe hwake paRwizi.

³ Hadad-Ezer, Rehob izo, Zoba bonkoono, Dawda n'i kar, waato kaŋ a go diraw ra ga koy ka nga waato mayra ta gooro me gaa.

⁴Dhavhidhi akamutorera vatasvi vamabhiza vane chiuru chimwe namazana manomwe, navaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri; Dhavhidhi akagura marunda amakumbo amabhiza ose aikweva ngoro, asi wakachengetera ngoro dzine zana mamwe awo.

⁴ Dawda na bari-kari zambar fo da zangu iyye ta a gaa, da ce-koy zambar waranka. Dawda na torkey bariyey kulu tanjay kaajey beeri-beeri, amma a fay da haŋ kaŋ yaŋ ga wasa torko zangu se.

⁵Zvino vaSiria veDhamasiko vakati vachiuya kuzobatsira Hadhadhezeri mambo weZobha, Dhavhidhi akauraya vaSiria vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri.

⁵ Waato kaŋ Suriya borey kaŋ yaŋ go Damaskos kaa zama ngey ma kande Zoba bonkoono Hadad-Ezer se gaakasinay, Dawda na boro zambar waranka cindi hinka kar Suriya borey ra mo.

⁶Dhavhidhi akaisa mapoka avarwi muSiria paDhamasiko; vaSiria vakava varanda vaDhavhidhi vakamuvigira zvipo. Jehovha akakundisa Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.

⁶ Waato din gaa Dawda na wongu batukoyaŋ daŋ Damaskos kwaara, Suriya laabo ra. Suriyancey ciya Dawda tamyaŋ, i kande jangal mo. Rabbi na Dawda gaa nangu kulu kaŋ a ga koy.

⁷Dhavhidhi akatora nhovo dzendarama dzakanga dzakashongwa navaranda vaHadhadhezeri, akadziisa Jerusaremu.

⁷ Wura korayey kaŋ yaŋ go Hadad-Ezer tamey se ga jare doŋ, Dawda n'i ku ka kand'ey Urusalima.

⁸Mambo Dhavhidhi akatorawo ndarira zhinji kwazvo paBheta napaBherotai, aiva maguta aHadhadhezeri.

⁸ Hadad-Ezer birney ra, kaŋ ga ti Beta nda Berotay, Bonkoono Dawda na guuru-say boobo sambu.

⁹Zvino Toi mambo weHamati wakati anzwa kuti Dhavhidhi wakange aparadza hondo yose yaHadhadhezeri,

⁹ Waato kaŋ Hamat bonkoono Toy maa baaru kaŋ Dawda na Hadad-Ezer wongu marga kulu kar,

¹⁰Toi akatuma mwanakomana wake Joramu kuna mambo Dhavhidhi kumukwazisa nokumukorokotedza, pamusoro pokurwa kwake naHadhadhezeri wairwa naToi. Joramu akauya nemidziyo yesirivha, nemidziyo yendarama, nemidziyo yendarira.

¹⁰ kala Toy na nga ize Yoram donton bonkoono Dawda do zama nga m'a baani hã, nga m'a saabu mo, za kaŋ a na Hadad-Ezer wongu k'a kar. Zama Hadad-Ezer wo doona ka kande wongu Toy gaa. Yoram binde kande wura nda nzarfu jinay da guuru-say jinay nga banda.

¹¹Neyiyiwo mambo Dhavhidhi wakaitsaurira Jehovha, pamwechete nesirivha nendarama yaakamutsaurira, yakabva kundudzi dzose dzaakanga akunda;

¹¹ Bonkoono Dawda na woodin yaŋ fay waani Rabbi se, wura nda nzarfu kaŋ yaŋ a jin ka fay waani baa si, dumey kulu kaŋ a n'i mayra ta wane:

¹²kuvaSiria, navaMoabhu, navana vaAmoni, navaFirisitia, navaAmareki, nezvakanga zvatapwa kuna Hadhadhezeri mwanakomana waRehobhu, mambo weZobha.

¹² Suriya wane, da Mowab, da Amon, da Filistancey, da Amalekancey, da Hadad-Ezer wongo arzaka, da Zoba bonkoono Rehob izo wano.

¹³Dhavhidhi akakurumbira kwazvo nguva yaakadzoka pakuuraya vaSiria paMupata woMunyu, vaiva varume vane zviuru zvine gumi nezvisere.

¹³ Dawda binde te maa waato kaŋ a ye ka kaa ka fun Suriya borey kaŋ yaŋ go Ciiri Gooro ra wiyaŋo do, boro zambar way cindi ahakku no.

¹⁴Akaisa mapoka avarwi paEdhomu; wakaisa mapoka avarwi paEdhomu yose, vaEdhomu vose vakava varanda vaDhavhidhi Jehovha akakundisa Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.

¹⁴ A na batukoyaŋ daŋ Edom ra, Edom laabo kulu ra no a na batukoyaŋ daŋ. Edomancey kulu binde ciya Dawda tamyaŋ. Rabbi na Dawda gaa mo nangu kulu kaŋ a ga koy.

¹⁵Dhavhidhi akabata vaIsiraeri vose; Dhavhidhi akatonga vanhu vake vose akavaitira zvakarurama.

¹⁵ Dawda may Israyla kulu boŋ. A na cimi ciiti te mo adilitaray boŋ nga jama kulu se.

¹⁶Joabhu mwanakomana waZeruya ndiye wairaira hondo, naJehoshafati mwanakomana waAhirudhi waiva sahwira;

¹⁶ Zeruwiya izo Yowab ga ti wongu marga jine bora. Ahilud izo Yehosafat, nga mo ga ti laabo baaru hantumkwa.

¹⁷Zadhoki mwanakomana waAhitubhi, naAhimereki mwanakomana waAbhiatari, vaiva vapristi, naSeraya waiva munyori.

¹⁷ Ahitub izo Zadok da Abiyatar izo Ahimelek, ngey no ga ti alfagey*. Seraya no ga ti bonkoono hantumkwa.

¹⁸Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha ndiye wairaira vaKereti navaPereti, uye vanakomana vaDhavhidhi vaiva vapristi.

¹⁸ Yehoyda izo Benaya mo go bonkoono doogarey boŋ. Dawda izey mo gonda dabari.