[1] Saellana jareya Daud atanya ka PANGERAN, “Ponapa abdidalem kodu entar ngobasane sala settong dhari kottha e Yehuda?” “Iya,” dhabuna PANGERAN. “Kottha se ka'dhimma?” ca'na Daud. “Hebron,” dhabuna PANGERAN.
[2] Daddi Daud meyos ka Hebron abareng ban rajina se kadhuwa, iya areya: Ahino'am babine' Yizre'el, ban Abigail randhana Nabal babine' dhari Karmel rowa.
[3] Bariya keya reng-orengnga ban ana' binena bang-sebang padha noro', kabbi pas padha enneng e Hebron ban e sabingkerra.
[4] Saellana jareya reng-oreng Yehuda pas entar ka Hebron, Daud pas epajumenneng rato Yehuda. E bakto meyarsa ja' oreng Yabes e Gileyad la ngoburragi jinazana Saul,
[5] Daud pas makon oreng manapa' pessenna kantha reya, “Moga-moga ba'na eberkadana bi' PANGERAN, sabab ba'na la noduwagi kaestowanna ba'na ka ratona kalaban ngoburragi jinazana.
[6] Daddi, moga-moga PANGERAN kasokana noduwagi kataresna'anna ban kaestowanna ka ba'na. Sengko' becce'a keya ka ba'na polana kabecce'anna ba'na jareya.
[7] Ba'na pakowat atena, pabangal akantha pahlawan! Saul, ratona ba'na la seda, tape bi' oreng Yehuda sengko' la elanti' epadaddi ratona.”
[8] Panglimana tantarana Saul, iya areya Abner ana'na Ner, buru abareng ban Isyboset pottrana Saul, ka Mahana'im e temorranna Songay Yordan.
[9] E jadhiya bi' Abner Isyboset epajumenneng rato se ngobasane dhaera Gileyad, Asyuri, Yizre'el, Efraim ban Benyamin, la'-mala' sa Isra'il.
[10] E bakto epajumenneng rato Isra'il jareya Isyboset aomor pa' polo taon, ban se marenta e jadhiya dhu taon abidda. Tape suku Yehuda teptep esto ka Daud,
[11] ban Daud marenta Yehuda alenggi neng e Hebron sampe' pettong taon satengnga abidda.
[12] E settong are Abner ban reng-orengnga Isyboset mangkat dhari Mahana'im ka kottha Gibeyon.
[13] Bariya keya Yowab (ebuna anyama Zeruya), abareng reng-orengnga Daud mangkat ka kottha jareya. Reng-oreng se amosowan jareya dhep-adhebban e taman Gibeyon, Abner ban reng-orengnga toju' e tenggangan e penggir dhinna'na taman Gibeyon, dineng Yowab ban reng-orengnga toju' e tenggangan e penggir dhissa'na.
[14] Abner laju ngoca' ka Yowab, “Mara, reng-orengnga ba'na addu ban reng-orengnga sengko'!” “Iya, mara,” ca'na Yowab.
[15] Daddi dhubellas oreng dhari suku Benyamin se abakkele Isyboset laju maju, bariya keya dhubellas oreng dhari reng-orengnga Daud.
[16] Reng-oreng jareya saleng gumba' obu'na ban saleng soddu' tabu'na ban mosona bang-sebang, sampe' kabbi padha mate abareng. Lantaran jareya kennengngan e Gibeyon jareya enyamae “Talon Peddhang”.
[17] Saellana jareya reng-orengnga Abner ban reng-orengnga Daud laju padha aperrang ce' rammena, Abner ban tantara Isra'il epakala bi' orengnga Daud.
[18] Ana'na Zeruya se katello badha e jadhiya, iya areya Yowab, Abisai ban Asa'el. Asa'el paberka'na santa' akantha keddang,
[19] daddi Abner laju eserser terros. Panyerserra ta' luk-bilugan ka kangan otaba ka kacer.
[20] Abner atole ka budhi laju atanya, “Ba'na, Asa'el?” “Iya,” saodda.
[21] “Ella sengko' ja' serser terros,” ca'na Abner. “Pega' sala settong dhari tang parjurit rowa, pas kala' sanjatana!” Tape Asa'el terros nyerser Abner.
[22] Abner ngoca' pole, “Ella sengko' ja' serser terros! Dhaggi' sengko' tapaksa mate'e ba'na. Baramma sengko' se ngadhebbana Yowab kaka'na ba'na rowa?”
[23] Tape Asa'el ta' endha' ambu, daddi Abner laju ngontallagi tombagga ka budhi, tombak jareya ngenneng ka tabu'na Asa'el terbas sampe' ka balikadda. Asa'el robbu ban mate e jadhiya keya. Saneyap oreng se napa' ka kennengnganna Asa'el se robbu jareya padha ambu e jadhiya.
[24] Tape Yowab ban Abisai terros nyerser Abner. E bakto compet are se kadhuwa jareya napa' ka Gumo' Ama, se badha e temorra Giyah, e lorong se nojju ka ra-ara beddhi Gibeyon.
[25] E jadhiya reng-oreng suku Benyamin agabung pole ban Abner, pas ngator barisanna e konco'na settong gumo'.
[26] E jadhiya Abner aera' ka Yowab, “Ponapa sampeyan sareng kaula paneka kodu aperrang ros-terrosan? Ponapa sampeyan ta' apangrasa ja' perrang paneka namong madhateng kasossa'an? Kaula paneka taretanna sampeyan sabangsa. Kantos bila sampeyan se anante'a sabellunna marenta'agi ka reng-orengnga sampeyan sopaja ambu ta' nyerser tan-taretan sabangsana dibi'?”
[27] Yowab nyaot, “Demi Allah se odhi', ja' sakenga sampeyan ta' adhabu sapaneka, tanto reng-oreng kaula terros nyerser sampeyan sampe' lagguna gu-laggu.”
[28] Yowab laju nope tarompet menangka tandha sopaja padha'a ambu se nyerser oreng Isra'il, daddi perrang jareya laju ambu.
[29] Abner ban reng-orengnga samalem benteng abaris lebat e Cora Yordan, laju alengka Songay Yordan, ban saellana ajalan terros saare benteng kalagguwanna, laju napa' ka Mahana'im.
[30] Saellana ambu se nyerser Abner, Yowab laju makompol sakabbinna reng-orengnga. Salaenna Asa'el etemmo badha sanga bellas oreng se elang.
[31] Reng-orengnga Daud la mate'e tello ratos sabidak oreng pasukanna Abner dhari suku Benyamin.
[32] Saellana jareya Yowab ban pangerengnga ngoburragi jinazana Asa'el e tana koburanna kalowargana e Betlehem. Saellana jareya reng-oreng jareya laju ajalan samalem benteng ban napa' ka Hebron e bakto para' seyang.