¹ Cho chasholokele ha thimbu ikwabo omu mwene wa banu ba Amoni bathsile, cho munendi wa munalume Hanune wethzile nakupwa mwene wachije chela. ² Ndabiti wendekele ngwendi, "Njikasholola ngothzi hali Hanune muna Nahashi, ngwe omwo ishe asholwele ngothzi hali yange." Cho Ndabiti watumine bangamba bendi kuya nakumuthzembeleka Hanune hakuthsa cha ishe. Bangamba bendi bakobelele muje mu lifuti lya banu ba Amoni. ³ Oloni bantwama babana ba Amoni bendekele kuli shukulu yabo Hanune ngwabo, "Nkuma unathinganyeka mwabuthunga ngwobe chili Ndabiti ana kulemetha baisho kwitils mukutuma banu aba nakukuthzembeleka? "Nkuma Ndabiti katumine aba bingamba bendi kwija na kutala nganda, kulinenga, mangana akalitambule?" ⁴ Cho Hanani wakwatele baje bingamba ba Ndabiti, na kubateula minjethzi yabo imo, nakutetako buthzalo bwabo kwetela mu matako abo, nakubelwitha. ⁵ Omu balumbunwine kuli Ndabiti, cho wamuthanene kuliwana nabo, mwafwa baje banalume babathzibithile shwamwa manene. Cho mwene wendekele ngwendi, "Yeni mukatumbame ku Yeliko kweta nomu minjethzi yeni ikamena, cho mukeluka" ⁶ Cho omu banu ba Amoni bamwene ngwabo banapu laja baka ng'ole kuli Ndabiti, batumine tunganda kuli baka Alamu baka Mbeti lehombu na Zomba, kubakumuna , na makumi abali amakulakathzi a mashwalale bahathi, na mwene wa Maka wethzile na likulakathzi limo lya banalume na makulakathzi limo lya banalume, nabanalume baku Tobu bethzile na makulakathzi likumi na abali a banalume. ⁷ Omu wachithzibile Ndabiti, watumine Njoabu na mashwalale boshe kunthzita. ⁸ Cho baje baka Amoni bethzillikanjo lya nthzita kuchikolo cha nganda, thimbu baje baka Alamu baku Zomba naku Lekombu, na banalume baku Tobu na Maka, balimanene babenya mumahya mwakujela. ⁹ Cho omu Njoabu wamwene uje mukanjo kunima na kulutwe anamutala, washakwileko bakakutanekeya manene kulwa nakubaka kulwa na banu ba Alame. ¹⁰ Aba bathaleleko wabanene mu maboko a ndolome yendi Abishai, nakubatuma kulibwaetha kulwa na bakathzita ba Amoni. ¹¹ Cho Njoabu wendekele ngwendi, "Oshe ngwe baka Alame batakama kuli yange, cho yobe, Abishai, wija nakunjilwila Oloni oshe ngwe mashwalale ba Amoni batakama manene kuli yobe, cho njija nakukulwila. ¹² Koletha, cho echela tulisholole etu babenya kutakama hamulonga wa banu betu na binganda bya Njambi yetu, mwafwa Yehoba alinga echi chinabwaha ha chipangi chendi." ¹³ Cho Njiabu na mashwalale bendi baile halutwe mukulwa nabaka Alame, aba bathindiyiye kutewela ku mashwalale baba Isalela. ¹⁴ Omu mashwalale ba Amoni bamwene ngwabo baje baka Alame banatewe nabakebo batewele kutunda kuli Abishai na kwiluka munganda. Cho Njoabu welukile kutunda kubana ba Amoni nakwiluka ku Yelusalema. ¹⁵ Cho omu baka Alame bamwene ngabo babanalyana kuli ba Isalela, balikungulwile hamo lalo. ¹⁶ Cho Handaleza wathanene bakathzita ba Alame kutunda kuthambwela la ndonga wa Efuluta. Bethzile ku Helamu, na Shombaki, , mukulunu waba mashwalale ba Handeleza, cho baba kabangeyeye. ¹⁷ Omu bamulekelecho Ndabiti, waba kungulwile ba Isalela hamo, nakujaabuka Yondani, nakweta ku Helamu . Ba Alame balibwahethelenakulwa thzita na Ndabiti, cho balwile nendi. ¹⁸ Cho ba Alame batewele kutunda kuli ba Isalela, cho Ndabitiwathsiile banalume mumalemba kweta ku bita bitanu na bibali na bakatubalu makulakathzi awana. Mukulunu wa mashwalale wabo Shambaki bamubulumwine cho wathsile. ¹⁹ Cho omu bimyene boshe baje bakele bingamba ba Handaleza bamwene ngwabo banabalyana kuli ba Isalela nakukala bakakubakabangeya. Cho ba Alame bathzibile lyoba lyakutwalelela kukwatha banu ba Amoni.