1nidan aabiyyah apane purakhaon ke sang so gaya, aur usako daudapur men mittee dee gai aur usaka putra asa usake sthan par rajy karane laga. isake dinon men das varsha tak desh men chaain raha.
2aur asa ne vahee kiya jo usake parameshvar yahova kee draashtti men achchha aur tteek tha.
3us ne to parai veadiyon ko aur unche sthanon ko door kiya, aur latton ko tudva dala, aur ashora nam mooraton ko tod dala.
4aur yahoodiyon ko agyaa dee ki apane poorvajon ke parameshvar yahova kee khoj karen aur yyavastha aur agyaa ko manon.
5aur us ne unche sthanon aur soorya kee praatimaon ko yahooda ke sab nagaron men se door kiya, aur usake samhane rajy men chaain raha.
6aur us ne yahooda men gaddhvale nagar basaa, kyonki desh men chaain raha. aur un barason men use kisee se ladai n karanee padee kyonaki yahova ne use vishraam diya tha.
7us ne yahoodiyon se kaha, ao ham in nagaron ko basaen aur unake charon or shaharapanah, gaddh aur faattkon ke palle aur bede banaen desh ab tak hamare samhane pada haai, kyonki ham ne, apane parameshvar yahova kee khoj kee haai hamane usakee khoj kee aur us ne hamako charon or se vishraam diya haai. tab unhon ne un nagaron ko basaya aur kratarth hue.
8fir asa ke pas ddhal aur bachh rakhnevalon kee aek sena thee, arthata yahooda men se to teen lakh purush aur binyameen men se faree rakhnevale aur dhanudhararee do lakh assee hajar ye sab shooraveer the.
9aur unake viruddh das lakh purushaen kee sena aur teen sau rath liye huae jerah nam aek kooshaee nikala aur maresha tak a gaya.
10tab asa usaka samhana karane ko chala aur maresha ke nikatt sapata nam tarai men yuddh kee panti bandhaee gai.
11tab asa ne apane parameshvar yahova kee yon dohai dee, ki he yahova ! jaaise too samath kee sahayata kar sakata haai, vaaise hee shaaktaiheen kee bhee he hamare parameshvar yahova ! hamaree sahayata kar, kyonki hamara bhrosa tujhee par haai aur tere nam ka bhrosa karake ham is bheed ke viruddh aae haain. he yahova, too hamara parameshvar haai manushy tujh par prabal n hone paaega.
12tab yahova ne kooshaiyon ko asa aur yahoodiyon ke samhane mara aur kooshaee bhag gaae.
13aur asa aur usake sang ke logon ne unaka peechha garar tak kiya, aur itane kooshaee mare gaa, ki ve fir sir n utta sake kyonaki ve yahova aur usakee sena se har gaa, aur yahoodee bahut sa loott le gaae.
14aur unhon ne garar ke as pas ke sab nagaron ko mar liya, kyonaki yahova ka bhy unake rahanevalon ke man men sama gaya aur unhon ne un nagaron ko loott liya, kyonaki un men bahut sa dhan tha.
15fir pashuu-shaalaon ko jeetakar bahut see bhed- bakaariyan aur untt loottkar yarooshalem ko lautte.