1 Kamora tseo, Davida a fenya Bafilesta, a ba kokobetsa, mme a amoha Bafilesta Gathe le metsana ya naha ya teng.
2 A hlola le Bamoabe, mme Bamoabe ya eba bafo ba Davida, ba mo ntshetsa lekgetho.
3 Davida a hlola le Hadaresere, morena wa Tsoba pela Hamathe, ha a ne a ya hloma borena ba hae pela noka ya Eufrate;
4 Davida a hapa makoloi a hae a sekete se le seng, le bapalami ba dikete tse supileng, le ba maoto ba dikete tse mashome a mabedi. Davida a kgaola mesifa ya maoto a dipere tsa makoloi kaofela, a ipolokela tsa makoloi a lekgolo feela.
5 Yaba Basiria ba Damaseka ba tla, ba re ba tlatsa Hadaresere, morena wa Tsoba; Davida a bolaya Basiria ba dikete tse mashome a mabedi a metso e mmedi.
6 Davida a ntoo bea balebedi naheng ya Siria ya Damaseka, mme Basiria ya eba bafo ba Davida, ba mo ntshetsa lekgetho. Jehova a nna a boloka Davida jwalo hohle moo a yang.
7 Davida a hapa dithebe tsa kgauta tse neng di le ho bahlanka ba Hadaresere, mme a ya le tsona Jerusalema.