37 Mulole mnyamata wanu ndibwererenso, kuti ndikamwalire m'mudzi wanga ku manda a atate wanga ndi mai wanga. Koma suyu, Cimamu mnyamata wanu, iye aoloke pamodzi ndi mbuye wanga mfumu, ndipo mumcitire cimene cikukomerani.
38 Ndipo mfumu inayankha, Cimamu adzaoloka nane, ndipo ndidzamcitira cimene cikukomereni; ndipo ciri conse mukadzapempha kwa ine ndidzakucitirani inu.
39 Ndipo anthu onse anaoloka Yordano, ndi mfumu yomwe inaoloka; ndipo mfumuyo Inapsompsona Barizilai nimdalitsa; ndipo iye anabwerera kunka kumalo kwace.
40 Comweco mfumu inaoloka nifika ku Giligala, ndi Cimamu anaoloka naye, ndipo anthu onse a Yuda adaolotsa mfumu, ndiponso gawo lina la anthu a Israyeli.
41 Ndipo onani, Aisrayeli onse anafika kwa mfumu, nanena ndi mfumu, Abale athu anthu a Yuda anakucotsani bwanji mwakuba, naolotsa mfumu ndi banja lace pa Yordano, ndi anthu onse a Davide pamodzi naye?
42 Ndipo anthu onse a Yuda anayankha anthu a Israyeli. Cifukwa mfumu iri ya cibale cathu; tsono mulikukwiyiranji pa mrandu umenewu? tinadya konse za mfumu kodi? kapena kodi anatipatsa mtulo uli wonse?
43 Ndipo anthu a Israyeli anayankha anthu a Yuda, nati, Ife tiri ndi magawo khumi mwa mfumu, ndi mwa Davide koposa inu; cifukwa ninji tsono munatipeputsa ife, osayamba kupangana nafe za kubwezanso mfumu yathu? Koma mau a anthu a Yuda anali aukali koposa mau a anthu a Israyeli.