1 Nomuli mai, gei Nahash di king o Ammon, gaa made, gei dana dama daane go Hanun gaa pono di lohongo o maa, gaa hai di king. 2 Di King David ga helekai, “Au e hai gii buni gi Hanun be di hai o dono damana go Nahash nogo hai mai gi di au.” Deelaa laa David ga hagau ana daangada e hagi anga gi mee dono huaidu ono lodo gi di made o dono damana.

I di nadau dau i Ammon, digaula ga heetugi gi di king Hanun. 3 Nia dagi digau Ammon ga helekai gi di king. “Goe e hagabau bolo ma di mee i lodo di hagalaamua o do damana dela David ne hagau mai ana daane aanei belee hagi adu dono huaidu ono lodo gi di goe? E donu hagalee! Mee ne hagau mai digaula gi kinei belee hagadina tenua hagatau deenei gii mee ai dana kumi gaa dagi!”

4 Hanun gaa kumi digau kae hegau a David, gaa dahi gi daha nia ngaahulu nadau ngudu, ga duuduu gi daha nia gahu digaula tugi nia gaba, ga hagau digaula gii hula. 5 Digaula gu langaadia di nadau hula gi nadau guongo. Di madagoaa David ne longono di mee dela ne hai, mee gaa kae dana haga iloo gi digaula gi noho hua i Jericho, gaa dae loo gi nia ngaahulu nadau ngudu guu tomo gi ono lohongo.

6 King Hanun mo digau Ammon gu modongoohia ginaadou bolo ginaadou guu hai David gii hai di nadau hagadaumee, dela gaa hidi ai digaula ga dahi aga nia pauna silber e madahidu maa lima mana (75,000) gaa hui nadau waga hongo henua dagi go nia hoodo mai i Mesopotamia i baahi i nua, mo mai i nnenua llauehe go Maacah mo Zobah ala i Syria. 7 Nia waga hongo henua e motolu maa lua mana (32,000) ala ne hui go digaula mo di gau dauwa o King Maacah gu loomoi guu hau nadau hale laa guu noho ai hoohoo gi Medeba, gei digau Ammon labelaa gu loomoi gi daha mo nadau waahale huogodoo, gu haga togomaalia ga hai tauwa.

8 Di madagoaa David ne longono ia nia mee ala guu hai, mee ga hagau a Joab mo di hagabuulinga gau dauwa hagatau. 9 Digau Ammon gaa hula gaa noho i di ngudu di abaaba dela e hana gi Rabbah go di nadau waahale damana, gei nia king ala ne loomoi belee hagamaamaa guu hai di nadau lohongo i hongo tenua maalama.

10 Joab gu gidee ia nia hagabuulinga gau dauwa ala belee heebagi gi ginaadou mai mua mo mai muli. Mee ga hilihili digau dauwa o Israel ala e kaedahi gaa dugu digaula gi di lohongo dela e huli adu gi digau Syria. 11 Gei mee gaa dugu digau ala ne dubu gi dono duaahina go Abishai gi dagi ina, gei Abishai gaa dugu digaula i di lohongo dela e huli adu gi digau Ammon. 12 Joab ga helekai gi mee, “Maa goe gu gidee bolo digau Syria ga haga magedaa au, gei goe hanimoi e hagamaamaa mai au; maa digau Ammon ga haga magedaa goe, gei au ga hanadu ga hagamaamaa goe. 13 Gi maaloo gei gi hagamataane! Gidaadou gi maaloo e heebagi i tadau daangada mo nia waahale o tadau God. Di hiihai o Dimaadua gii gila i tadau baahi.”

14 Joab mo ana gau dauwa ga lloo adu belee heebagi, gei digau Syria gaa hula guu llele gi daha. 15 Digau Ammon ma gaa mmada gi digau Syria guu llele gi daha, digaula gaa hula gaa llele gi daha mo Abishai, gaa hula gi lodo di waahale deelaa. Gei Joab gaa hana labelaa gi Jerusalem.

16 Digau Syria gu iloo bolo ginaadou gu haga magedaa go digau Israel. Digaula gaa hula ga laha mai nadau gau dauwa i nia guongo o Syria ala i bahi i dua di monowai Euphrates, gaa dugu digaula gi lala nia mogobuna o Shobach, di tagi digau dauwa o Hadadezer go di king o Zobah. 17 Di madagoaa David ne longono di mee deenei, gei mee ga haga dagabuli mai di llongo dauwa o Israel, gaa tuu adu laa lodo di monowai Jordan, ga haganoho digaula i di lohongo dela e huli adu gi digau Syria. Tauwa gu daamada, 18 gei digau Israel gu hagabagi digau dauwa o Syria gi muli. David mo ana gau dauwa gu daaligi nadau daane o Syria e hidu mana (7,000) ala nogo deledele nia waga hongo henua, ge madahaa mana (40,000) gau dauwa ala e taele i lala. Digaula gu daaligi labelaa a Shobach go di tagi dauwa o Syria. 19 Nia king ala nogo i lala nia mogobuna o Hadadezer ga iloo laa bolo ginaadou gu haga magedaa go digau Israel, gaa hai di nadau dangidangi di noho di aumaalia gi David, gei nomuli digaula guu hai nia daangada ni mee.

Digau Syria gu hagalee loo e hiihai e hagamaamaa digau Ammon labelaa.