1 Tu-in tua lai-ah Benjamin mi, Bikhri’ tapa Sheba min nei, mi ginalo khat hong om kha hi; amah in peengkul tumin, “David sungah tanh i nei kei hi, Jessi’ tapa’ sungah gamh i nei kei hi; mi khempeuh na inn ciat uh-ah ciah un, Israelte aw,” a ci hi. 2 Tua ahih ciangin Israel mi khempeuh David kiang pan nungkik uh a, Bikhri’ tapa Sheba zui uh hi; ahih hangin Judah mite in Jordan panin Jerusalem ciang dong a kumpipa uh kip takin zui uh hi.

3 Tua ciangin Jerusalem a inn-ah David tung hi; tua ciangin kumpipa in inn kem dingin a nusiat zineu sawmte la-in a kivil inn khat sungah amaute koih a, amaute vaak hi, ahih hangin amaute luppih lo hi. Tua ahih ciangin amaute a khang laipi-in meigong numei suak uh a, a sih dong uh amaute kikhumcip hi.

4 Tua ciangin kumpipa in Amasa kiangah, “Ni thum sungin Judah mite kei kiangah khawm in la, nangmahmah zong hih lai-ah hong om in,” a ci hi. 5 Tua ahih ciangin Judahte sam dingin Amasa pai hi; ahih hangin ama tungah a kiciam a kisehsa hun khengin amah zekai hi. 6 Tua ciangin David in Abishai kiangah, “Tu-in Bikhri’ tapa Sheba in Absalom sangin eite tungah siatna tamzaw hong bawl ding hi; na topa’ nasemte la in la, amah delh in, tua hi kei leh amah in ama adingin khuapi muanhuaite ngahin eite tungah buaina hong piang sak ding hi,” a ci hi. 7 Tua ciangin Abishai’ nungah Joab leh Khereth mite, Peleth mite leh mi thahat khempeuh pai uh hi; Bikhri’ tapa Sheba a delh dingin Jerusalem panin amaute kuankhia uh hi. 8 Gibeon gam sunga suangtumpi-ah amaute a tun’ uh ciangin amaute dawn dingin Amasa hong pai hi. Tu-in Joab in galkap puan silhin, tua tungah, a kawng tungah a kigak a paai sunga om namsau tawh a kithuah kawnggak khat om a, a mailam manawhin a pai lai takin a namsau seel hi. 9 Tua ciangin Joab in Amasa kiangah, “Ka sanggampa aw, thuhoih ahi hiam?” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Joab in amah a nam dingin a taklam khut tawh a khamul-in Amasa man hi. 10 Ahih hangin Amasa in Joab’ khut sunga om namsau mu lo hi; tua ahih ciangin Joab in tua tawh a pumpi sat a, nihvei sat kul loin a gilpi lei lakah bua khia hi; tua ciangin amah si hi.

Tua ciangin Joab leh a sanggampa Abishai in Bikhri’ tapa Sheba delh uh hi. 11 Tua ciangin Joab’ mite khat Amasa’ kiangah ding-in, “Joab a gum peuhmah leh David’aa ahi mi peuhmah in Joab zui un,” a ci hi. 12 Tua ciangin lam lianpi-a ama sisan sungah Amasa kidiahin om hi. Tua lai-a a pai mi khempeuh in amah a muh ciangin khawl hi; mi khempeuh a khawlna tua mipa in amuh ciangin amah in lam lianpi panin gamlakah Amasa puakhia-in ama tungah puan khat paai hi. 13 Lam lianpi panin amah a kilakkhiat khit ciangin Bikhri’ tapa Sheba delh dingin Joab nungah mi khempeuh paisuak uh hi.

14 Tua ciangin Israel minamte khempeuh nawkin Abel Bethma-akah khua ah Sheba pai hi; Bikhri mi khempeuh kikhawm uh a, amah zui-in khuapi sungah tum uh hi. 15 Tua ciangin Joab tawh a om mi khempeuh hong pai-in Bethma-akah khua-a Abel-ah amah umcih uh hi; amaute in khuapi dona-in suangcianpi khat bawl uh a, kulhpi lang khatah ding uh hi; tua ciangin kulhpi a puk theih nadingin amaute in kulhpi nuai to uh hi. 16 Tua ciangin numei pil khat in khuapi panin samin, “Za un! Joab kiangah gen un, ‘Nang tungah thu kong gen theih nadingin hih lai-ah hong pai in,’ ci un,” a ci hi. 17 Tua ciangin tua nu’ nai-ah amah hong pai hi; numei in, “Nang in Joab na hi hiam?” a ci hi. Amah in dawngin, “Ka hi hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin numei in ama kiangah, “Na nasemnu’ thugente ngai in,” a ci hi. Amah in dawngin “Ka ngai hi,” a ci hi. 18 Tua ciangin amah in “Taang lai-in amaute in, ‘Abel-ah thu dong sak un,’ ci thei uh hi; tua bangin amaute in thu siangsak uh hi. 19 Keimah in Israelte sungah tua banga kilemna a deih a thuman mi khat ka hi hi; nang in Israel sunga nu ahi khuapi khat suksiat ding na hanciam hi; bang hangin Topa’ gamhluah valhtum ding na hi hiam?" a ci hi. 20 Joab in dawngin, “Keimah in ka valh tum ding ahi a, ka suksiat ding ahi zongin keima ngaihsut hi dek lo, hi dek lo! 21 Tua thu man lo hi. Ahih hangin Efraim mual tung gam mi, Bikhri’ tapa Sheba a kici mipa in Kumpi David lehdo hi; amah bek hong pia in, tua hi leh khuapi panin ka nungkik ding hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin numei in Joab kiangah, En in, kulh sung panin nang kiangah ama lutang hong kilawn suk ding hi,” a ci hi. 22 Tua ciangin ama pilna zangin mi khempeuh kiangah tua numei pai hi. Tua ciangin amaute in Bikhri’ tapa Sheba’ lu tan khia-in Joab kiangah lawnkhia uh hi. Tua ahih ciangin amah in peengkul tum a, khuapi panin amaute kikhenin a milipin a inn ciat uh ah ciah uh hi. Tua ciangin kumpipa kiang Jerusalem ah Joab ciah hi.

23 Tu-in Joab in Israel galkap khempeuh a uk ahi hi; Jehoiada’ tapa Benaiah in Khereth mite leh Peleth mite a uk ahi hi; 24 Adoniram in aana tawh na a kisemsakte a uk ahi hi; Ahilud’ tapa Jehoshafat in thuciamtehpa ahi hi; 25 Sheva in lai-atpa ahi hi; Zadok leh Abiathar in siampite ahi uh hi; 26 Jair mi Ira in zong David’ siampi ahi hi.