Abe̩le̩ abogijo Israe̩l chaka lewa He̩bro̩n ugbo onu. Taku Defid onu fʼalo che kpai ama He̩bro̩n eju Jihofa; oñ ma fʼekpo ba tu Defid oji kʼi jʼonu Israe̩l.
Tak aboke̩le̩ Juda lewa, oñ ma fʼekpo ba tu Defid oji o̩mo̩ kʼi jʼonu abunyi Juda. Oñ ma mudu ka ñwu Defid kakini, Abo ku ma du So̩l ji la chʼabo Jebe̩sh-gilead.
Go, eju-we̩ li eñini-i alu ku Jihofa mʼuwe̩ du tef o̩wo̩-mi ef owo le̩ eñini-i. Abo kibo̩ la kʼumi e̩che̩ kʼu dʼe̩ kpa; u muda chʼeju e̩ye̩ge̩ ñw e̩; oñ u kakini, Nadʼo̩wo̩-mi dufu akado odu-mi n; todu e̩ne̩ ku Jihofa fʼekpo ba tʼo̩ oji i che.
Tak onu ka ñw amonuchʼonu ku ma fule ku ma donyʼowñ kakini, Murida ku me̩ kpa amatama Jihofa-i; todabu kʼo̩wo̩-ma dʼubi Defid, ku ma ma kʼi ara, ma la du dufu ñwu mi n. Ama abuko̩lo̩ onu jʼanʼo̩wo̩-ma dala ku ma bʼamatama Jihofa ma n.
Gbogbo tʼojolu eñini ma te̩tache alu ku ma che o̩gbo̩gba le̩. Ma la railo Jihofa n, ma la che teju e̩wñ uhio̩me̩ kpai alu kʼoji ajo̩ ka kpai alu kʼuko̩-o̩la ku Jihofa tuko̩ ñw amo̩ma Jeko̩b, kʼi hi odu ko̩ Israe̩l de̩ n.
O Jihofa, eju-we̩ atejane̩ ochochi n? Uwe̩ fʼuma gwo me̩, i la wo̩ ma n; uwe̩ la fʼuma lie̩, ma muda ko̩ gba o̩la ku ma ko̩ ma. Ma fʼeju-ma lo ki gbiti tʼokuta le; ma ko̩ edabiwa.