Gbo be mi nɛ́ matsɛmɛ pɔɔ ta gbami ɔ, David tsɔ Yoab kɛ e we asafoatsɛmɛ ɔmɛ, kɛ Israel tabo ɔ tsuo kɛ ho nɛ a ya kpata Amon bi ɔmɛ a hɛ mi, nɛ a sa Raba ma a yi. Jamɛ a be ɔ, David nitsɛ lɛɛ e ngɛ Yerusalem.
Ma a mi bi ɔmɛ nitsɛmɛ lɛɛ e muɔ mɛ kɛ ba nɛ e ba ha mɛ ní tsumi kpakpataa komɛ nɛ a kɛ sauhi kɛ dade gbiɛ slɔɔtohi tsuɔ. Jehanɛ se hu, e nyɛ ni ɔmɛ a nɔ nɛ a sã bliikisi. David pee Amon bi ɔmɛ a ma kpa amɛ tsuo kikɛ nɛ ɔ nɔuu. Lɔ ɔ se ɔ, David kɛ ma a tsuo kpale kɛ ba Yerusalem.
Gbo, be mi nɛ matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ pɔɔ ta gbami ɔ, Yoab ngɔ tabo ɔ tsuo kɛ ya tua Amon zugba a. Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, Matsɛ David lɛɛ e ngɛ Yerusalem. A ya sa ma a nɛ a tsɛɛ Raba a yi; a tua ma a, nɛ a kpata ma a hɛ mi.
Nɔ tsuaa nɔ maa na e he wami kpetekpleenyɛ ɔ nɛ ngɛ ní tsue, kɛ bɔ nɛ e mi mi fu wawɛɛ ɔ; la nɛ puɛɔ ní maa tso plamplam, nɛ ahumi maa fia; hiɔmi maa nɛ, nɛ gbiɛ ngo ngu ma pue si.
Se be ma nɛ ma ha nɛ nihi nɛ ngɛ Amon matsɛ ma Raba a maa nu nɛ a he ose kɛ ma. A ma kpata ma a hɛ mi, nɛ kɔpehi nɛ bɔle ma a, a maa mɛ a he la. Jamɛ a be ɔ, zugba a nɛ he nyɛli ɔmɛ ba kpɔ ngɛ Israel dɛ ɔ, Israel nine maa su nɔ ekohu.
Okadi kake maa tsɔɔ matsɛ ɔ blɔ nɛ yaa Amon bi ɔmɛ a ma nɛ a tsɛɛ Raba a, nɛ kake hu maa tsɔɔ blɔ nɛ yaa Yerusalem, Yuda ma nɛ a fia gbogbo ngɔ wo he ɔ.
Kɛ̃ɛ̃ nɛ e hɛɛ ngɛ e hiɔ nine mi ɔ maa tsɔɔ Yerusalem. E maa tsɔɔ lɛ kaa e ya fia gbogbo kumi kpoku kɛ wo ma a he; e kpa ngmlaa nɛ e he ose wawɛɛ; e ngɔ gbogbo kumi níhi kɛ to agbo ɔmɛ a nya; e fia kpokuhi, nɛ e ma mɔhi.
Raba ma a ma plɛ pee nga nɔ he nɛ afukpɔngɔhi maa ye ní ngɛ. Ma ha Amon bi ɔmɛ a zugba a tsuo ma plɛ pee to lɛmi he. Lɔ ɔ loko nyɛ maa le kaa imi ji Yawɛ.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, i kɛ mo ná; ma ngɔ mo ngɔ ha je ma amɛ nɛ a ha o níhi. A ma je mo ngɔ hɛ ngɔ fɔ, nɛ o hɛ mi ma kpata pɛsɛpɛsɛ kɛ maa je je ɔ mi. Kɛkɛ ɔ, o maa le kaa imi ji Yawɛ.”
“Ke be nɛ Siria matsɛ ɔ nyagbe be ɔ su ta a, Egipt matsɛ ɔ ma ba tua lɛ. Se Siria matsɛ ɔ maa ngɔ ta zugba lɛhi, okpɔngɔhi, kɛ lɛhi babauu kɛ ba, nɛ e kɛ Egipt matsɛ ɔ ma ba hwu ta wawɛɛ nitsɛ. Kaa bɔ nɛ pa bee ɔ, ja nɛ e maa ngɔ zugba amɛ kakaaka.
I gbɛ mɛ ngɔ fĩa je mahi nɛ a li nɔ kaa nɔ́ nɛ lasiogblee lɛ muɔ mɛ; nɛ a si zugba a ngɔ fɔ si, nɛ nɔ ko bi ngɛ lejɛ ɔ. Nɛ zugba kpakpa nɛ ɔ ba pee ma doku.”
Bashan matsɛ, Og pɛ ji oblaihi nɛ a tsɛɛ mɛ Refaim ɔ a ti nɔ nɛ piɛ. E dade sa tso ngɛ Amon bi ɔmɛ a ma nɛ a tsɛɔ Raba a kɛ mwɔɔ. Sa tso ɔ kami ji gugue enyɔ kɛ nine mi blimi enyɔ, nɛ e blimi ji gugue kake kaa bɔ nɛ níhi a susumi mlaa a ngɛ ɔ.