¹ Calishile kuba limbi ukuti Nahash, mufumu yabantu bamu Amoni, yafwile, nokuti umwana mwaume wakwe waishile kuba mufumu pacifulo cakwe. ² Davidi walandile,''Nkalanga nikuba kuli Hanun umwana mwaume wakwa Nahash, pantu wishi walandile inkumbu kuli nevo,'' Eco Davidi watumine inkumbe kukumulanga Inkumbu palwa kwa wishi. Aba bomfi bakwa Davidi baingile muncende yaben Amoni nokuya kuli Hanun, mucifulo caku mulanga. ³ Lelo imfando mano shanu Amoni shalandile kuli Hanun,'' Bushe ukotontonkanya ukuti Davidi akocindamika wiso pantu uli tinine abantu kukutala lika? Bushe aba bomfi bakwe tabashilefye muku lensula no kufwaili kisha incende mucifulo cakuti benga yonaula?' ⁴ Eco Hanun waleseshe aba bomfi bakwa Davidi ababeya, waputula neningila yalo pakati kamatako yabo nokuba tamfya. ⁵ Uluntu balondolwele ifi kuli Davidi, wali balaishe kukukumana nabo, pantu abantu bali sebene sana. Imfumu yalilandile''mulekwikala mu yeliko mpaka imyefu yenuikakule, kabili elo mubabwele.'' ⁶ Uluntu abena Amoni bamwene ukuti Anoni batumine amatalanta yasilfele yamu Aramean nabaume bakwenshe imfalashi ukufuma mu Nahacalin, maacah, namu Gobah. ⁷ Balyashimine amacheleta amakumi yatatu na fibili ne mfumu yaku maacah nefita fyakwe, uwaishite Eluntu abena Amoni baiko longa ni kile pamo ukufuma mumisumba yabo nokufuma mukulwa. ⁸ Uluntu Davidi waumfwile palico, watumine Joab nefita fyakwe fyonse kukuba kumanya. ⁹ Abantu bakwa Amoni balifumine nokutantama kubulwi pampongolo ya musumba libe imfumu ishaishile shali palwashiko mumponga. ¹⁰ Uluntu Joab wamwene imilami yabulwi naimulolenkanya konse kuntanshi naku muna, wasalile bamo balwa bwino nokuba tantamika kukulwa nabena Alamans. ¹¹ Kufita ifyashelepo wafipele kucumfwila cakwa Abishai wabo, kabili walibabikile mumi laimi yabulwi mukulwa nefita fyakwa Amoh. ¹² Joab walandile,'' umfwa Abena Arameans balikosele sana ukuncila elo webo, Abishali ufwile ukumpususha. Lelo sana ukukucila, elo nkoisa nokuku pususha. ¹³ Ba uwakukasa, kabili Leka tuilange abakukosa fwebene kubantu besu nemisumba yakwa Lesa wesu pantu Yahweh akacita ifyabune imu menso yakwe.'' ¹⁴ Wico Joab nabashilika bafita fyakwe balile kubulwi kukulwa nabena Arameans, abapati kishiwe ukufulumuka pantanshi yafilafyakwa Israeli. ¹⁵ Uluntu ifita fyakwa Amoni fwamwene ukuti abena Alameans balifulumukile na bo balifulimukile ukufima kuli wabo wakwa Joab Abishai nokubwelela mumusumba Elo Joab wabwelelemo ukufuma kubantu bakwa Amoni noku bwelela ku Yelusalemu. ¹⁶ Ulo abena Araameans bamwene ukuti bali abakucimfishiwa kuli Israeli, bali laishe inkombe ukuma pantanshi yamumana wa Euphcales, na shaphak mushika wafita fyakwa Hadadezer. ¹⁷ Uluntu Davidi yaabelwe ifi, walikolonganikile abena Israeli, bonse pamo, bayabuka yodami, kabili balishile pali bo, walipekenye ifita kubulwi kukulwa naabena Arameans, kabili bali mulwishishe. ¹⁸ Abena Arameans balifulumukile ukufuma kuli Israeli na Davidi waipeye bakensha bana cheleta abena Arameans amakana cine lubali naba shilika bapamakasa amakana amakumi yane. Kabili walipeye na shopahak, mushika wafita. ¹⁹ Uluntu imfumu shonse ishali ababomfi bakwa Hadedezer bamwene ukuti baliba cimfishe, bali pangile umutende na Davidi nokuba bombela. Eico abantu bakwa Aram baba fwile kwafwa abena Amoni.