Davide akantha Aamoni ndi Aaramu
1 Ndipo kunali zitapita izi, mfumu ya ana a Amoni inamwalira, ndipo Hanuni mwana wake anakhala mfumu m’malo mwake.
2 Ndipo Davide anati, Ndidzachitira Hanuni mwana wa Nahasi zokoma, monga atate wake anandichitira ine zokoma. Chomwecho Davide anatumiza ndi dzanja la anyamata ake kuti akamsangalatse chifukwa cha atate wake. Ndipo anyamata a Davide anafika ku dziko la ana a Amoni.
3 Koma akalonga a ana a Amoni anati kwa Hanuni mbuye wao, Kodi muganiza kuti Davide alemekeza atate wanu, popeza anakutumizirani osangalatsa? Kodi Davide sanatumize anyamata ake kwa inu, kuti ayang’ane mzindawo ndi kuuzonda ndi kuupasula?
4 Chomwecho Hanuni anatenga anyamata a Davide nawameta ndevu zao mbali imodzi, nadula zovala zao pakati, kufikira m’matako ao, nawaleka amuke.
5 Pamene anachiuza Davide iye anatumiza anthu kukakomana nao; pakuti amunawo anachita manyazi aakulu. Niti mfumu, Bakhalani ku Yeriko kufikira zamera ndevu zanu; zitamera mubwere.
6 Ndipo pamene ana a Amoni anazindikira kuti anadzinunkhitsa kwa Davide, ana a Amoniwo anatumiza nadzilembera Aaramu a ku Beterehobu, ndi Aaramu a ku Zoba, oyenda pansi zikwi makumi awiri, ndi mfumu ya ku Maaka ndi anthu chikwi chimodzi, ndi anthu a mfumu ya ku Tobu zikwi khumi ndi ziwiri.
7 Ndipo pamene Davide anachimva, anatumiza Yowabu ndi khamu lonse la anthu amphamvu.
8 Ndipo ana a Amoni anatuluka, nandandalitsa nkhondo polowera kuchipata. Ndipo Aaramu a ku Zoba ndi a ku Rehobu, ndi anthu a Tobu ndi Maaka, anali pa okha kuthengo.
9 Ndipo pamene Yowabu anaona kuti nkhondo inamdzera kumaso ndi kumbuyo, iye anasankha amuna osankhidwa onse a Israele, nawandandalitsa cha kwa Aramu.
10 Koma anthu otsalawo anawapereka kwa Abisai mbale wake, amene anawandandalitsa cha kwa Amoni.
11 Ndipo iye anati, Aaramu akandipambana ine, udzandithandiza ndiwe, koma ana a Amoni akapambana iwe, tsono ndidzabwera ine kukuthandiza.
12 Ulimbike mtima, ndipo tichite chamuna lero chifukwa cha anthu athu ndi mizinda ya Mulungu wathu; Yehova nachite chomkomera.
13 Chomwecho Yowabu ndi anthu amene anali naye anayandikira kuponyana nkhondo ndi Aaramu. Ndipo iwowa anathawa pamaso pake.
14 Ndipo pamene ana a Amoni anaona kuti Aaramu anathawa, iwonso anathawa pamaso pa Abisai, nalowa m’mzindamo. Ndipo Yowabu anabwera kuchokera kwa ana a Amoni, nafika kuYerusalemu.
15 Ndipo pamene Aaramu anaona kuti Aisraele anawathyola, anasonkhana pamodzi.
16 Ndipo Hadadezere anatumiza mthenga nakatenga Aaramu a ku tsidya la chimtsinje; iwo nafika ku Helamu, ndi Sobaki kazembe wa khamu la nkhondo la Hadadezere anawatsogolera.
17 Ndipo wina anauza Davide; iye nasonkhanitsa Aisraele onse, naoloka Yordani nafika ku Helamu. Ndipo Aaramu anandandalitsa nkhondo yao pa Davide namenyana naye.
18 Ndipo Aaramu anathawa pamaso pa Israele; Davide naphapo Aaramu apamagaleta mazana asanu ndi awiri, ndi apakavalo zikwi makumi anai, nakantha Sobaki kazembe wa khamu lao, nafa iye pomwepo.
19 Ndipo pamene mafumu onse, otumikira Hadadezere, anaona kuti Aisraele anawapambana, iwo anapangana mtendere ndi Aisraele, nawatumikira. Chomwecho Aaramu anaopa kuwathandizanso ana a Amoni.
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