¹ Caishile kuba panuma ulo imfumu ya bantu ba bena Amoni yaishile kufwa, elo na Hanun umuwana mwaume wakwe aishile kuba imfumu mu ncende yakwe. ² David alandile ati, ''Nkalanga uluse kuli Hunan umwana mwaume wakwa Nahash, ngefyo wishi alangile uluse kuli nebo.'' Eico David atumine aba bomfi bakwe ku kusansamusha Hanun palwa kwa wishi. Ababomfi bakwe baingile mu calo ca bantu ba bena Amoni. ³ Lelo intungulushi sha bantu babena Amoni shalandile kuli Hanun shikulu wabo ati, ''Bushe cine cine muletontonkanya ukuti David alecindika wishinwe pantu ena alitumine abantu ku kumusansamusha? Bushe David tatumine aba bomfi bakwe kuli webo ku kubona pa musumba, ku kuulengula, pakuti upokwe?'' ⁴ Eico Hanuni abulile aba bomfi bakwa David, aba beya citika imwefu shabo, aputula ifyakufwala ukufika ku matako yabo, leo abatamfya. ⁵ Uluntu balondolwele ici kuli David, atumine abakukumana nabo, pantu abantu balisebene nganshi. Imfumu yalandile ati, ''Ikaleni pa Yeriko mpaka imwefu shenu shikakule, elo nomba mu kabwele. ⁶ Uluntu abantu bakwa Amoni babwene ukuti bena balishile ku bapata kuli David, abantu bakwa Amoni batumine inkombe elo bayashima abena Aramu aba ku Beti Rehobu na Soba, abashilika bapa makasa amakana amakumi yabili, ne mfumu yaku Maacah na baume ikana, na baume baku Tobi na baume ikumi amakana ikumi na yabili. ⁷ Uluntu David aumfwile palwa Ici, alitumine Yoabu ne fita fyonse ifyaba shilika. ⁸ Abena Amoni balishile kufuma elo bapangile umulongo waba bulwi pa mwenshi ku mpongolo ya musumba wabo, ninshi abena Aramu abaku Soba na baku Rehobu, na baume baku Tobi na Maacah bataleme pa lwabo mu mpanga isha pa lwalala. ⁹ Uluntu Yoabu abwene imilongo yaba bulwi ilimuloleshe konse ku ntanshi na kunuma yakwe, asalapo bamo ababulwi abakucenjela mu Israeli elo abatantikile ku bena Aramu. ¹⁰ Abantu bakwe abashelepo ababikile mukuboko kwakwa Abishai ndume yakwe, elo ena abateyanishishe mu fifulo ku kulwa nefita fya bena Amoni. ¹¹ Yoabu alandile ati, ''Ngacakuti abena Aramu bakosesha pali nebo, eluntu webo, Abishai ukampokololako, lelo ngacakuti abafita bakwa Amoni bakosesha pali webo, eluntu nkesa no kukupokololako. ¹² Ube uwakosa, no kuleka ifwe tulange fwebene ukuba abakukosa pa bantu besu naku musumba wakwa Lesa wesu, pantu Yahweh akacita ifyabune pa menso yakwe.'' ¹³ Eico Yoabu naba shilika bafita fyakwe bapalamina ku kulwa na bena Aramu, abo aba butukile kucinso cafita fya bena Israeli. ¹⁴ Uluntu ifita fya bena Amoni fyabwene ukutila abena Aramu babutuka, nabo balibutukile ukufuma kuli Abishai no kubwekela mu musumba. Eluntu Yoabu abwekelemo ukufuma ku bantu babena Amoni no kubwekela ku Yerusalemu. ¹⁵ Uluntu abena Aramu babwene ukuti bena ba bacimfya ku bena Israeli, balikolongene capamo na kabili. ¹⁶ Eluntu Hadadesere atumine pa bena Aramu ukuyasenda kwishilya lya mumana wa Yefulata. Balishile ku Halamu, naku Shobaki, abakulu bafita fyakwa Hadadesere, ewali pantanshi yabo. ¹⁷ Uluntu David bamwebele ici alikolonganikile abena Israeli bonse capamo, ukutoloka Yodani, no kufika ku Halamu. Abena Aramu baitantamika mu mulonga wa bulwi kuli David no kulwa na ena. ¹⁸ Abena Aramu balibutukile ukufuma ku bena Israeli, na David aipeye abaume abapa maceleta imyanda cine lubali na baume ba pali bakabalwe amakana amakumi yane. Shabaki umukulu wa fita fyabo aliicenene no kufwila palya pene. ¹⁹ Uluntu bashamfum bonse abo abali ababomfi bakwa Hadadesere babwene ukutila bena babacimfya kuli Israeli, balengele umutende na Israeli elo baishile kuba ifyakulandapo fyabo. Eico abena Aramu balekutina ukwafwa abantu bakwa Amoni nakabili.