Daudi kũhoota andũ a Amoni na a Siria
1 Atĩrĩĩrĩ, thuutha ũcio, Nahashu mũthamaki wa Aamoni agĩkua, naake mũũrũwe Hanuni agĩtuĩka mũthamaki.
2 Naake mũthamaki Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “No mũhaka njĩke Hanuni mũrũ wa Nahashu maũndũ ma ũtugi o ta ũrĩa ithe aanjĩkire.” Kwoguo Daudi agĩtũma andũ makamũtwarĩre macakaya maake.
Rĩrĩa maakinyire bũrũriinĩ wa Aamoni,
3 atongoria a Aamoni makĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Ũgwĩciiria tondũ Daudi nĩatũmĩĩte andũ mooke magũcakaithie, nĩ thooguo atĩĩĩte mũno? Aaca! Amatũmĩĩte gũũkũ ta athigaani, mathigaane itũũra nĩguo atũhoote!”
4 Tondũ ũcio Hanuni akĩnyiita anjaama a Daudi, akĩmeenjithia nderu ciao mwena ũmwe, agĩtinithia nguo ciao kuuma njoheroinĩ gũthiĩ na thĩ, agĩcooka akĩreka methiĩre.
5 Rĩrĩa Daudi aamenyithirio ũhoro ũcio, akĩrekania matũngwo, nĩ gũkorwo andũ acio nĩmaiguaga thoni gũcooka mũciĩ. Akĩmeera maikare Jeriko nginya rĩrĩa nderu ciao ikaaneneha, thuutha ũcio mainũke.
6 Na rĩĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Aamoni, moonire atĩ nĩmatuma ũthũ na Daudi, magĩkombora thigari ngiri mĩrongo ĩrĩ (20,000) cia Siria kuuma Bethireehobu na Zoba, na thigari ngiri ikũmi na igĩrĩ (12,000) kuuma Tobu, na mũthamaki wa Maaka na thigari ciake ngiri ĩmwe (1,000).
7 Rĩrĩa Daudi aiguire ũhoro ũcio, akĩmarekeria Joabu na mbũtũ cia ita ciothe cia andũ arĩa maarĩ njamba makamatharĩkĩre.
8 Nao Aamoni makiumagara makĩĩhanda wega kĩhingoinĩ kĩa Raba me na indo ciao ciothe cia mbaara. Raba rĩarĩ itũũra rĩao rĩrĩa inene. Nao andũ a Siria na andũ arĩa moimĩĩte Tobu o hamwe na arĩa moimĩĩte Maaka makĩĩhanda wega o kũu maarĩ werũinĩ oiki.
9 Na rĩĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Joabu oonire atĩ ita cia thũ icio ciahota kũmũtharĩkĩra imuumĩĩte na mbere na na thuutha-rĩ, agĩthuura thigari iria ciarĩ njamba thĩinĩ wa thigari cia Isiraeli agĩcibanga ing’ethanĩire na andũ a Siria.
10 Nacio thigari icio ingĩ agĩciga rungu rwa ũtongoria wa mũrũ wa nyina Abishai, ũrĩa naake wacibangire ing’ethanĩire na Aamoni.
11 Naake Joabu akĩĩra Abishai atĩrĩ, “Wona andũ a Siria makĩndooria-rĩ, ũka ũndeithĩrĩrie, na niĩ ndoona Aamoni magĩgũtooria, nĩngũũka gũgũteithĩrĩria.
12 Gĩa na hinya na wĩyũmĩrĩrie. Nĩtũhũũrane na hinya nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aitũ na matũũra ma Ngai witũ; naake MWATHANI aroĩka o ta ũrĩa ekuona kwagĩrĩire.”
13 Joabu na andũ aake magĩkuhĩrĩria andũ a Siria nĩguo mamatharĩkĩre, nao andũ a Siria makĩũra.
14 Na rĩĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Aamoni moonire atĩ andũ a Siria nĩmoora-rĩ, o nao makĩũrĩra Abishai magĩĩtharĩra itũũrainĩ. Joabu agĩgĩtiga kũhũũrana na Aamoni, agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
15 No rĩĩrĩ, andũ a Siria moona atĩ nĩmaahootwo nĩ Aisiraeli, magĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ ciao ciothe.
16 Naake mũthamaki Hadadezeri akĩrekanĩria andũ a Siria arĩa maarĩ mwena wa irathĩro wa rũũĩ rwa Farati. Nao magĩũka Helamu matongoreetio nĩ Shobaku, mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba.
17 Rĩrĩa Daudi aamenyithirio ũhoro ũcio-rĩ, agĩcookanĩrĩria thigari ciothe cia Isiraeli, akĩringa rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, agĩkinya Helamu, kũrĩa andũ a Siria mehandĩĩte nĩguo mahũũrane naake. Nayo mbaara ĩkĩambĩrĩria.
18 Nao Aisiraeli makĩingatithia thigari cia Siria. Naake Daudi na thigari ciake makĩũraga atwari a ngaari cia mbarathi cia andũ a Siria magana mũgwanja (700) na thigari cia mbarathi ngiri mĩrongo ĩna (40,000) na magĩtiihia Shobaku mũnene wa mbũtũ ya thũ ciao, na agĩkuĩra o hau.
19 Na rĩĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa athamaki oothe arĩa maathĩkagĩra Hadadezeri moonire atĩ nĩmaahootwo nĩ Aisiraeli, makĩiguana na Aisiraeli, makamaathĩkagĩra. Nao andũ a Siria magĩgĩĩtigĩra gũcooka gũteithia Aamoni hĩndĩ ĩngĩ.