¹ Ehasira ya Ngolobhe ehanshile ahusu abhe Israeli, wope asonshile oDaudi shingunga shabho naje, "Bhalaji, obhabhazye abhe Israeli ne Yuda." ² Omwene abhozya oYoabu, ojemedari wa sikari, waali pandwemo nawo, "Bhalaga oshile hu mabela gonti ge Israeli, afume hu Dani paka Beersheba, obhabhazye abhantu bhonti aje bhawezye amanye eidadi kamili ya bhantu bhabhahwanziwa abhale hwibho." ³ O Yoabu abhozya omwene, "Ongolobhe Ongolobhe waho aizidisye ehasabu ya bhantu mara mia na maso ga gosi wane omwene galole gabhombeha. Lakini yeenu ogosi wane omwene ahanzaga ijambo eli? ⁴ Lakini ineno lya mwene lyali lya hu mwisho ashile oYoabu na ashile ya majemadari wa sikari. Esho oYoabu na majemedari bhahafuma hwitazi lya mwene abhabhabhazye abhantu bhe Israeli. ⁵ Bhalobhoha hu Yyordani akhome ikambe peepe ne Aroeri, kusini mwe mji huntebha. Pamande bhashola ashilile hu Gadi paka Yazeri. ⁶ Bhahenza hu Gileadi nensi ye Tahtimu Hodshi, pamande oDani, Jani na peepe ahwelekele hu Sidoni. ⁷ Bhahafiha hu ngome ye Tiro ne nsi yonti yonti ya Wahivi na Kanani. Pamande bhahabhala hu Negebu hu Yuda ohwo Beersheba. ⁸ Lwabhali bhashila hunsi yonti, bhawela hu Yelusalemu mu mwisho gwe mwezi gwa tisa ni siku lya ishirini. ⁹ O Yoabu ahafumya etaarifa ya bhantu kamili hwa mwene ahusu abhanu bhabhawezizye alwe ibho. Hu Israeli hwali na bhantu 800, 000 abhidaandi bhabhawezizye afumye ipanga, na bhala bha Yuda bhali abhantu 500, 000. ¹⁰ Omwoyo gwa Daudi gwahalasa lwali abhazizye abhantu. Shesho abhozya Ongolobhe, "Yeenu abhombe eshi embombire mbibhi tee. Esalezi, Ongolobhe, oyefwe ehatia ya boyi waho, kwani embombile huu lema." ¹¹ O Daudi abhoha shampwiti, izu lya Ngolobhe lya mwenzela okuwaa oGadi omwonaji wa Daudi, aje, ¹² Bhalaga obhozye oDaudi; 'Eshi shasheshi shayanga Ongolobhe: "Ehupela amambo ga tatu. O salule limo." ¹³ Eshi oGadi abhala hwa Daudi na hubhozye, "Aje amaha gatatu ge nzala genze munsi yaho? au amezi gatatu oshembele afume hwa bhibhi bhaho ohu bhahulondolela? au hubhe ne tauni ye nsiku zitatu munsi yaho? Amula esalezi lijibu bhole ewezezye wantumile." ¹⁴ O Daudi ahabhozya oGadi, "Endi mmalabha amagosi. Haya na tigwe mmakhono ga Ngolobhe ashile agwe mmakhono ga bhanadamu, kwani embombo yakwe ye lehema na ngosi tee." ¹⁵ Esho ahatuma etauni pamwanya ye Israeli ahwande shampwiti huu muda gwagwamliwe, na bhantu sabini na tano elfu afume hu Dani paka Beersheba bhahafwa. ¹⁶ Ohalo zelu lwanyosya okhono gwakwe ahwelekele hu Yelusalemu aje anankanye, Ongolobhe ahabadili enia yakwe ahusu amadhara, na hubhozye ohalo zelu waali tiyari atezye abhantu, "Eyiiye! Wezya okhono gwaho esalezi." Owakati owo ohalozelu wa Ngolobe ali ayemeleye hu Shibhanja she kupuria sha Arauna Myebusi. ¹⁷ O Daudi lwahalola ohalozelu wali akhomile abhantu, abhozya Ongolobhe aje, "Embombile embibhi, na embombile hulema. Lakini engole ezi, zibhombile yeenu? Nafuu, okhono gwaho gu nshete ane na familia ya daada wane!" ¹⁸ O Gadi ahenza isiku elyo hwa Daudi na hubhozye, "Bhalaga ozenje eshisonyonjo kwa ajili ya Ngolobhe hushibhanja sha purie Omyebusi." ¹⁹ O Daudi ahabhala nanshi Gadi shamwelekezezye abhombe, nanshi Ongolobhe shali alajizizye. ²⁰ O Arauna ahenya na hulole omwene no boyi wakwe bhazubhile. Ndipo oArauna ahasogola na ahuundamile omwene iliso lyakwe paka paka pansi pinkondi. ²¹ O Arauna ahaga, "Yeenu ogosi wane omwene ahwenza huline, oboyi wakwe? O Daudi ahagomola, "Akale eshanja shaho sha purie, aje ezenjele Ongolobhe eshisonyonjo, aje etauni zyefewe hwa bhantu." ²² O Arauna abhozya oDaudi, "Ega libhe lyaho ogosi wane omwene. Olibhombele lyalyonti lyalili linza pamaso gaho. Enya, eng'ombe kwa ajili ye sadaka yalongolezye na miganda ga kupikia ni nira hunkwi. ²³ Ega gonti gosi wane mwene, ane ne Aruna ehupela." Pamande abhozya omwene, "Ongolobhe Ongolobhe waho na we weewe." ²⁴ Omwene abhozya oArauna, "Pamande, abhozya omwene ndadi, ehuhandamizya akale hu thamani yakwe. Senaifumya nanshi esadaka eyalongolezye hwa Ngolobhe hahonti hasengalamiye." Esho oDaudi ahakala eshibhanja kupuria ne ng'ombe hu shekeli hamsini zye hela. ²⁵ O Daudi ahazenga eshisonyonjo hwa Ngolobhe pala pafumye pamwanya yakwe esadaka zyalongolezye ne sadaka zye lwosongwo. Bhahalamba Ongolobhe hu niaba yensi, eyo ahaziga etauni huu Israeli yonti.