1Hiramuumwami w'i Tiro yohereza intumwa kuri Dawidi, n'ibiti by'imyerezi n'abazi kubakisha amabuye n'ababaji, ngo bamwubakire inzu.
2Nuko Dawidi amenya ko Uwiteka amukomerejeubwami bwa Isirayeli ngo bube ubwe, kukoubwami bwe bwashyiriwe hejuru ku bw'ubwoko bwe bw'Abisirayeli.
3BukeyeDawidi yongera kurongora abandi bagore ari i Yerusalemu, yongera kubyara abana b'abahungu n'abakobwa.
4Kandi aya ni yo mazina y'abana yabyariye i Yerusalemu: Shamuwa na Shobabu na Natani na Salomo,
5na Ibuharina Elishuwa na Elifeleti,
6na Noga na Nefegi na Yafiya,
7na Elishama na Bēliyada na Elifeleti.
8Abafilisitiya bumvise ko Dawidi yimikishijwe amavuta ngo abeumwami wa Isirayeli yose, Abafilisitiya bose bazamurwa no kumutera. Dawidi abyumvise arabasanganira.
9Icyo gihe Abafilisitiya baraje buzuraikibaya cy'Abarafa.
10Dawidi agisha Imana inama ati “Ntere Abafilisitiyauzabangabiza?”
Uwiteka aramusubizaati “Genda kuko nzabakugabiza.”
11Nuko bazamukirai Bāliperasimu, Dawidi abatsindayo. Dawidi aherako aravuga ati “Imana yahomboje abanzi banjyeukubokokwanjye nk'uko amazi ahomboka.”Ni cyo cyatumye aho hantu bahahimba Bāliperasimu.
12Kandi Abafilisitiya batayo ibigirwamana byabo, Dawidi ategeka ko babitwika.
13BukeyeAbafilisitiya bongera kuzuracya kibaya.
14Dawidi yongera kugisha Imana inama. Imana iramubwira iti “We gutabaraubakurikiye, ahubwoubacerubeteubarasukireho ahateganye n'ishyamba ry'imitugunguru.
15Nuko niwumva ikiriri kirangīra hejuru y'ubushorishori bw'imitugunguru,uherekoutabare kuko Imana iri bube igutabariye imbere kunesha ingabo z'Abafilisitiya.”
16Nuko Dawidi abigenza uko Imana yamutegetse, batsinda ingabo z'Abafilisitiyauhereye i Gibeyoniukageza i Gezeri.
17Maze inkuru ya Dawidi yamamara mu bihugu byose, Uwiteka atuma amahanga yose amutinya.