¹ Ben-Hadad fumu wa-Siriya ne ghaghongawedhire hamashurundate waheya pofotji; Mafumu makumi mahatu nohawadi ne nendi ghakarire, notukambe nomatemba. Hayendire noka dhingumwetwedha Samaria nokumurwitha. ² Ndani ghogha tumine mbudhi kuthitata kwa-fumu Ahab wa-Isreali ghuninga eshi; ³ "Dyoghana kughamba fumu Ben-Hadad, Siliveri ghoye nongorondo ghoye ne yange; mbuyama ghoye ghomuhakwa nowanoye ne hange." ⁴ Na fumu wa-Isreali ne ghakahuthire eshi; "Hekudyange, fumu thika dyodi ghuna ghamba, yame nokehethi nawana ne yoye." ⁵ Ndani hatumi ne haka hukire nohana ghambire kwa-Ben-Hadad eshi; "Nakutumena mbudhi ghuninga eshi, nipe Siliveri, ngorondo, mbuyama ghoye nohanoye; ⁶ ene n'anyi nakutume hapikange peghundha ruvedhe roruno, awo ne mbohanana fukunya ndhuwo dhoye nomandhuwo ghawa pikoye. Awo ne mbohanana shimbi kehe thino ghamenya-menyena meho ghoye." ⁷ Fumu wa-Isreali ne ghethire hamayami homu kangiri-ngiri kaya nokughamba kukwawo eshi; "Mukwate dighano nomumone eshi ngepi ghana kushana maghukukutu yu katughuru, ghana tumena didhiko dyange, hanange, siliveri nongorondo wange ene mbadi nana mushwenena." ⁸ Mayami ghomaheya ne ghamuhuthire eshi, "mbadi ghumu tegherere endi ghutawedhere yiraghura yendi." ⁹ Yodiyo, Ahab ne ghaghambire kohatumi wa-Ben-Hadad eshi; "Mukatongwere hekudyange fumu eshi, kuyoyiheya eyi watumene kwamupikoye pakutange eshi niyitende, ene mbadi shoni tende yinu yi." Hatumi ne hafungurukire noha karetire mbudhi kukwendi. ¹⁰ Ben-Hadad ne ghana mutumene mbudhi ghuninga eshi; "Hanyambi nawo hatende kemo kukwange, kuwedhererapo ne, ngeshi dikungu ne dingi dina thiyara mu-Samaria nokukona dirikanye hanu waheya awa hana kuni kutha." ¹¹ Fumu wa-Isreali ne ghahuthire ghuninga eshi; "Mumutongwe, mbadiko ghokushupata yirwitha yendi ghakutanaghure yira yu ghana yishupura." ¹² Ben-Hadad ne ghana yuvire mbudhi dhi oku ye ne pakunwa nawafumu, popo ghatongwere hapikendi eshi; "Mukuroyithere." Yodiyo, hakuroyithere hahomokere thitata. ¹³ Popo vene mupumbi ne gheyire kwa-Ahab, fumu wa-Isreali ghuninga eshi; "Dyoghana kughamba Nyambi, ghuna mone mbunga dhawa mashurundate ndi?" Mone, nakuwatapa mumoko ghoye dyarero nomboghuna dimuka eshi Ame ne yame Fumu Nyambi. ¹⁴ Ahab ne ghahuthire eshi hadye? Mupumbi ne ghahuthire eshi; "Dyoghana ghamba Nyambi eshi, awo ne hapiterithi ghana homumikunda." Ahab ne kukwipura eshi; "Yidye yu ghakurongathana yita?" Mupumbi ne ghamuhuthere eshi; "Yowe." ¹⁵ Ndani ghogha ghongawedhire hapiterithi ghana homumikunda, noha kumine kumathere mawadi namakumi mahatu nohanu hawadi; munyima dhawo ne shime karo ghaghongawedhire hanu waheya, hana hoka wa-Isreali noha kumine kumayovi kwoko-nomawadi. ¹⁶ Awo ne hashwayire pamitaha. Oku fumu Ben-Hadad nomafumu makumi mahatu nohamafumu hawadi awa hamukwatithire ko ne hakarire hana terera padyango dyomarawero. ¹⁷ Hapiterithi ghana ne hatamekire kushwagha. Ben-Hadad ne ghatumine hakevereri nohana mutongwere eshi; "Pohadi hatutughuru awa hana kushwagha mu-Samaria heye kokuno." ¹⁸ Yodiyo, Ben-Hadad ne ghaghambire eshi; "Ngeshi haneya muthiraro ne muwarete ghuyumi; Ngambi haneya kuyita, murete karo ghuyumi." ¹⁹ Hapiterithi ghana wa homumukunda ne hashwayire muthitata nawa mashurundate awa hawa kuthire. ²⁰ Kehe katughuru ne ghapayire munyathi wendi; Yodiyo, haka Siriya ne hatjirire ene ha-Isreali ne hawa kutherere; Ene Ben-Hadad fumu wa-Siriya ne ghatjirire pakakambe nawa dhini tukambe hamweya. ²¹ Ndani fumu wa-Isreali ne ghayendire nokahomokera hadhini tukambe nomatemba nokupagha haka Siriya muthivarero thothingi. ²² Mupumbi ne gheyire kwafumu wa-Isreali nokuna ghamba kukwendi eshi; "Yende noka kutanarithe ghothinda; tjwathane, nomone eshi ngoyinu munye shotende, muthivaka thondombo, fumu wa-Siriya ne mboghana keya nogha kurwithe." ²³ Noha pika wafumu ghoku Siriya ne haghambire kukwenndi eshi; "Hanyambi wawo ne homumarundu. Yodiyo, Awo ne hakarire ngcamu kupiterera twe; ene ngeshi twakurwe nawo mumuronga, mbotuna kara ngcamu kupiterera wo." ²⁴ Yodiyo, tende yinu yi; Shwayithemo hamafumu, kehe yu muthipura thendi noture mumango ghawo hakareripo; ²⁵ tende mbunga dhawa mashurundate yira dhiya wayongarithire, kakambe kukakambe noditemba kuditemba. Ndani mbotuna ru nawo mumuronga; Yaghushemwa, mbotuna kara ngcamu kupiterera wo." ²⁶ Yahokokire pathivaka thoditenya, Ben-Hadad ne gharoyithire haka Siriya noha yendire ku-Aphet haka rwithe ha-Isreali. ²⁷ Hana hoka wa-Isreali ne hawa royithire nokuwatuma, noha wemanganyene. Hana hoka wa-Isreali ne haka pongire paghutho dhawo yira kamutanga kotun'ombo ghana tuwadi, ene haka Siriya ne hayarithire dyango dishokuru. ²⁸ Ndani katughuru wa-Nyambi ne gheyire nokuna ghamba kwafumu wa-Isreali eshi; "Dyoghana kughamba Nyambi eshi: Pamurandu haka Siriya ne haghamba eshi, Hekudyetu ne Nyambi ghomarundu ene mbadi yo-Nyambi ghomironga, yodiyo Ame ne nakutapa mbunga dhodhiheya dhi dhawanu munyara dhoye, nomboghuna dimuka eshi Ame ne yame Nyambi." ²⁹ Yodiyo, awo ne hatendire mwara kehe wa muthambo muya dhawa yendhawo mayuwa kwoko nomawadi. Mudiyuwa dyokwoko-wadi, yita ne yatamekire; Ha-Isreali ne hapayire mayovi dithere dyawa kayita hopamuve wa-Siriya mudiyuwa dyofotji. ³⁰ Ene hokuthiyarako ne hatjirere ku-Aphek, hengene muthitata; ndani ditete dyomawe ne dyawerere pawa hathiyarire po hokukuma kumayovi makumi mawadi nokwoko-wadi na-Ben-Hadad ne ghatjirere muthitata nokengena mungonda. ³¹ Hapika ne haghambire kwa-Ben-Hadad eshi; "Mone, twayuva eshi hamafumu wa-Isreali ne hayara n'eke. Tuna kumbera eshi tushupate ghudjodjoro mumambunda ghetu nomighodhi mumutwi dhetu, notuyende kwafumu wa-Isreali, pamweya kukona ghaka kuthiye ghuyumi." ³² Yodiyo, hashupatire ghudjodjoro mumambunda ghawo nomumitwi dhawo noheyire kwafumu wa-Isreali nohana ghambire eshi; "Mupikoye Ben-Hadad ne ghana kumbera eshi muthiye ghuyumi." Ene ghawa huthire eshi; "Shime nane muyumi? Aye ne mukurwange." ³³ Hatutughuru ne kwakengerere hamone thidimukitho thon'eke ne kukona thishwaye mwafumu ndi; Hatambukerere kuhutha eshi; "Dyoghana kumbera mupikoye Ben-Hadad." Ahab ne ghawa huthire eshi; "Muyende muka murete." Ben-Hadad ne ghakeyire kukwendi nohaka muretere muditemba. ³⁴ Ben-Hadad ne ghana ghambire eshi; "Thitata ethi tate ghashimbire kushwagha kwawiho ne mbona thihuthapo; no owe ne mboghuna tendi dyango dyomughuro mu-Damascus, thika dyodi ghatendire tate mu-Samaria." Ndani Ahab ne ghahuthire eshi; "Nakukutuma nomayuvero ghano." Aye ne ghakuyuvire nendi nokumuthiya ghakayende. ³⁵ Katughuru ghumweya pawana wawa pumbi, ghaghambire kwamuka mapara ghumbu wendi eshi; "Nakumbera, nipumure." Ene katughuru ya ne ghashwanine kumupumura. ³⁶ Ndani ghaghambire kukwendi eshi; "Pamurandu eshi ghuna thikopa diywi dya-Nyambi, yaghushemwa popa vene shoni yakunuke, nyime n'anyi ghakupaye." Ene popa vene ghamuyakunukire nyime ne ghamuhokere nokumu pagha. ³⁷ Nogha kawanine katughuru ghumweya, ghaghambire kukwendi eshi; "Nipumure, nakumbera." Yodiyo, katughuru ya ne ghamupumure nokumuremeka. ³⁸ Namupumbi yu ne ghamatukire nogha kataterere fumu kuthitavura, nogha kakuningithire kukwendi noferebandi kumeho ghendi. ³⁹ Apa ghapitire fumu, ghadirere kwafumu nogha ghambire eshi; "Mupikoye ne ghengenine mwimi dhoyita; ene kukwange ne ghaghambire eshi; Kunge katughuru yu; ngeshi ghomboroke, moyo wenu ne ghomoyo wendi, ngeshi mbadi kemo mwakano kuruwera siliveri." ⁴⁰ Apa ghana kara mupikoye murupokotwa ropaya nopa, aye ne ghanomboroka, fumu wa-Isreali ne ghamuhuthire eshi; "Nomaghatwero ghoye ne kemo; yowe ghothinda ghuna yitokora." ⁴¹ Mupumbi ne ghatambukithire kukushwayitha ferebandi pameho ghendi; Nafumu ne ghamudimukire eshi ghumweya ghopawa pumbi. ⁴² Ndani ghaghambire kukwendi eshi; "Eyi ne yoghana kughamba Nyambi: Pamurandu eshi nyara dhoye ne dhina herumuta katughuru, oyu natorore kughamba mepithero, yodiyo moyo ghoye ne ghuna kuyenda mumoyo wendi nohanu woye kuhanu wendi." ⁴³ Yodiyo, fumu wa-Isreali ne ghayendire kundhuwo dhendi ghana tokota, nogha keyire ku-Samaria.