1 Ciatengin ciata ah mi zaifai lo Benjamin mi Bichri fapa Sheba tihnak pakhat lo um ai, ani khai thirhlung khiah tum ai, “David lakah kin naihnak zai khai um lo i. Cen Jesse fapa songah kin co tuhhnak khai nai lo i sing. Ciamanin, Aw Israel mite, ning inn ten ah tlung tuu-ih.”ti in rel i. 2 Ciamanin Israel mite a veksen in David khiah hlun awl ai Bichri fapa Sheba khiah hlun i. Ikhalselai Judah mite in Jordan ai panin Juerusalem tian, amahte kumpibawi hnenah bek meng i.
3 David khai Jerusalem ai a innah hleng i. Ciafangin a inn kiltu tuh ai a dahhnak a nunawn sawmkhat te khiah David in langai, thawnghla i. Amahte khiah rongcawm napui ai amahte thawn David khai itkhat leh lo i. Amahte khiah amahte nun songah thawnghla ai hmaitong bangin nung i.
4 Ciafangin kumpibawipa in Amasa hnenah, “Ni thum songah Judah mite khiah khawm tulai nangmah khai heta ah kawi tu.”ti in ruai i. 5 Ciamanin Amasa khai Judah te khawm tuhin feh i. Ikhalselai a ruaihnak cuu tahin rai i. 6 Ciafangin David in Abishai hnenah, “Bichri fapa Sheba in Absalom hnak in kin ur ruai tuh sawn i. Ciamanin na bawipa hnenumte lang tulai, amah khiah hnawh tu. Cialo fangin amah khiah a kulhhnak khuapuite songah lut ngah tuhai kin hnen in tlan ngah tuh teu i.”ti in rel i. 7 Ciafangin Joab minungte le Chereth mite le Peleth mite le mi raalpha a veksenin Bichri fapa Sheba khiah hnawh tuh in Jerusalem khua in suak i. 8 Amahte khiah Kibeon ai lungto lian pui hnenah hleng fangin, Amasa khai amahte hmai in feh i. Ciafangin Joab khai a ral thilthuam khiah sil ai a vangsau khiah a kawng thawn a el ah pen i. Ciafangin a vangsau khiah lai lakah zuk i. 9 Ciafangin Joab in Amasa hnenah, “I nau, na cak awm?”ti in ti ai a kiahhan kut thawn a thut tuhin Amasa khiah a kahmul thawn duk i. 10 Ikhalselai Amasa in Joab kut ai vangsau khiah hmu lo i. Ciamanin amah in Amasa khiah a nakruh panga hnak ah dawt ai a rilte khiah laipua ah phut sio ai dawt not kul lo in Amasa khai thi i. Ciaben fangin Joab le a nau Abishai in Bichri fapa Sheba khiah hnawh i. 11 Ciafang Joab mi pakhat khiah Amasa hiangah ding ai, “Joab daih tu le David daih tu in, Joab khiah hlun tuu-ih.”ti in ti i. 12 Cialak in Amasa khai lampui laiteng ah a thi lakah taal i. Cia pa in mi veksen com sio khiah hmu fangin, Amasa khiah lampui vumin lo songah duk ai a hiang ai kawi tu hmuah mer lo in ding hmu fangin, Amasa khiah pon thawn khuk i. 13 Amah in Amasa khiah lampui laiteng in thawn fangin, mite khai a veksenin Bichri fapa Sheba hnawh tuhin Joab khiah hlun i.
14 Sheba khai Israel hin veksen hnenah Abel ah le Beth Maakhah le Ber mite veksen hnenah kawi ai amahte khiah hmunkhat in khawm ai amah khiah hlun ve i. 15 Joab khai a hnuahluntute kawmin Sheba khiah Beth Maakhah ai Abel khua ah kulh i. Amahte in khua kulhnak sen kai hmuntuh in laipua tiang ai cia khua kulh hnak sen baal tuhin sen khiah seu tlang i.
16 Ciafangin mifim nupui pakhat khai khua songin au ai, “Ngai tuu-ih, ngai tuu-ih. Joab hnenah, ‘Heta ah kawi tulai na pon i nuam i.’ti in rel tuu-ih.”ti in ti i. 17 Joab khai cia nuu nong ah kawi fangin, cia nuu in, “Joab i sim?”ti in zawt i. Amah in, “Ing.”ti in sawn i. Ciafangin cia nuu in amah hnenah, “Na hnenum nuu relhnak thu ngai tu.”ti in ti i. Ciafangin Joab in, “Na ngai ing.”ti in sawn i. 18 Ciafangin cia nuu in, “He hlanah, ‘Abel ah zawt nga sing ti in ti de ai ciatih bangin thu khiah tawng ruai dun de i.’ti in rel awng de i. 19 Kaimah khiah Israel ah a remniu in umtu le a rinsan tlak mi pakhat ing. Tunin nangmah in Israel ai khua pakhat le nuu pakhat khiah hnawmcan tum i si. Ziangmanin Bawipa ro khiah hnawmcan tum i si?”ti in ti i. 20 Ciafangin Joab in amah khiah, “Ciatih bangin hnawmcan tuh khiah i hrimhrim lo i. 21 Ciatih i lo i. Ikhalselai Efraim mi Bichri fapa Sheba tihnak pa in, kumpibawipa tawng tuhin a kut daang i. Amah khiah kin pe tu i lai, he khua in tlan tuh i ing.”ti in sawn i. Ciafangin cia nupui nuu in, “A lu khiah sen vumin ning sep sah tuh ing.”ti in sawn i. 22 Ciafangin cia a fim nupui nuu in mi veksen hnenah kawi ai, anite khai Bichri fapa Sheba lu khiah cem ai Joab hnenah sep sah i. Ciafangin Joab in thirhlung tum ai anite khai cia khua in let ai amahte inn ten ah tlung i. Joab khai Jerusalem ah kumpibawipa hnenah tlung i.
23 Ciafangin Joab in Israel raalkapte khiah uktu bawi i ai, Jehoida fapa Benaiah khiah Chereth te le Peleth te uk i. 24 Adoram khiah siahkhuai dong tu i. Ahilud fapa Jehoshaphat khiah laikhum tu i. 25 Sheva khiah secretary i. Zadok le Abiathar te in phungki tuan i. 26 Jair mi Ira khiah David kuthnia ah bawi upaber i.