Hanuni akoza isoni abagaragu ba Dawidi
Dawidi yoherereza umwami mushya w'Abamoni kumuhoza, naho abajyanama be bamwemeza ko intumwa ari intasi. Ubwanwa bwabo bogoshwa kimwe cya kabiri n'imyenda ikibwe mu ikibero. Abamoni bagahemba ingabo z'Abanyasiriya; Yowabu agabanya ingabo ze na Abishayi, maze amaherezo areka Data.
10 1Nyuma y'ibyo umwami w'Abamoni arapfa, maze umwana we Hanuni amusimbura ku ngoma. 2Dawidi aravuga ati: “Ngiye kugirira neza Hanuni mwene Nahashi, nk'uko se yangiriye neza.” Nuko yohereza abagaragu be kumuhoza ku rupfu rwa se. Ariko abagaragu ba Dawidi bageze mu gihugu cy'Abamoni, 3abatware b'Abamoni babwira Hanuni nyagasani wabo bati: “Mbese utekereza koko ko Dawidi yubaha so ku bw'uko akoherereje abantu bo kuguhoza? Mbese Dawidi ntiyakoherereje abagaragu be kugira ngo bagenzure uyu mujyi, batate kandi bawurimbure?”
4Nuko Hanuni asumira abagaragu ba Dawidi, abogoshesha buri muntu kimwe cya kabiri cy'ubwanwa bwe, aca imyenda yabo kugera mu ikibero, maze arabirukana. 5Dawidi abimenyeshejwe, yohereza intumwa kubasanganira, kuko abo bantu bari bakorwa n'isoni cyane. Umwami arababwira ati: “Mugume i Yeriko kugeza ubwanwa bwanyu bwongeye kumera, hanyuma mugaruke.”
6Abamoni babonye ko babaye ikizira kuri Dawidi, batuma bagahemba Abanyasiriya b'i Beti-Rehobu n'Abanyasiriya b'i Soba, ingabo z'amaguru ibihumbi makumyabiri, n'umwami wa Māka n'abantu igihumbi, n'abantu b'i Tobu ibihumbi cumi na bibiri. 7Dawidi abyumvise, yohereza Yowabu n'ingabo zose z'abagabo b'intwari. 8Abamoni barasohoka bitegura urugamba ku irembo ry'umujyi, naho Abanyasiriya b'i Soba n'ab'i Rehobu n'abantu b'i Tobu na Māka bo bitandukanye bahagarara mu kibaya.
9Yowabu abonye ko ari agoswe n'ingabo zimuteganye imbere n'inyuma, atoranya bamwe mu ntwari z'Abisiraheli, azitegurira kurwanya Abanyasiriya. 10Izindi ngabo asigara azishyira mu maboko ya murumuna we Abishayi, kugira ngo zitegurire kurwanya Abamoni. 11Yowabu aravuga ati: “Niba Abanyasiriya bandutse imbaraga, uzantabare; naho Abamoni nibagutsinda, nzagutabara. 12Komera, tube intwari ku bw'ubwoko bwacu n'imijyi ya Data wacu. Data na we azakora icyo abona ari cyiza.” 13Nuko Yowabu n'ingabo zari kumwe na we bafata iya mbere kugira ngo barwane n'Abanyasiriya, maze barahunga. 14Abamoni babonye ko Abanyasiriya bahunze, na bo bahunga Abishayi binjira mu mujyi. Nuko Yowabu areka kurwana n'Abamoni, agaruka i Yeruzalemu.
15Abanyasiriya babonye ko batsinzwe n'Abisiraheli, barongera bakoranira. 16Hadadezeri ahamagaza Abanyasiriya bo hakurya y'uruzi rwa Efurati, maze baza i Helamu, Shobaki umugaba w'ingabo za Hadadezeri abarangaje imbere. 17Dawidi abyumvise, akoranya Abisiraheli bose, yambuka uruzi rwa Yorodani, agera i Helamu. Abanyasiriya biteganye kurwanya Dawidi, baramurwanya. 18Ariko Abanyasiriya bahunga Abisiraheli. Dawidi yica abagabo magana arindwi bo mu magare y'intambara, n'abagendera ku mafarasi ibihumbi mirongo ine, hanyuma akubita Shobaki umugaba w'ingabo zabo apfira aho. 19Abami bose bari abagaragu ba Hadadezeri babonye ko batsinzwe n'Abisiraheli, bagirana amahoro n'Abisiraheli maze barabayoboka. Nuko Abanyasiriya batinya kongera gutabara Abamoni.