18 As va Abishai, braar Yoab, mac Zeruiah, yn ard-er mastey three; as hrog eh seose e shleiy noi three cheead, as varr eh ad, as va goo echey mastey’n three shoh.
As tra honnick cloan Ammon dy row ny Syrianee er choyrt cooyl, eisht ren adsyn myrgeddin chea roish Abishai, as chossyn ad stiagh ’syn ard-valley. Er shoh hyndaa Joab veih cloan Ammon, as haink eh gys Jerusalem.
As hug David magh yn trass ayrn jeh’n pobble fo laue Yoab, as trass ayrn fo laue Abishai mac Zeruiah, braar Yoab, as trass ayrn fo laue Ittai yn Gittite. As dooyrt y ree rish y pobble, Hem’s son shickyrys magh mêriu mee-hene.
Agh cha dug Amasa tastey da’n chliwe v’ayns laue Yoab: myr shen woaill eh eh lesh fo’n wheiggoo asney, as gheayrt eh magh e vynnagh er y thalloo, as cha woaill eh arragh; as hooar eh baase. Myr shen deiyr Joab as Abishai e vraar er Sheba mac Bichri.