1. Jehova a boela a halefela Baiseraele, mme a ba a susumelletsa Davida, a re: Eya, o bale Iseraele le Juda.
2. Morena a laela Joabe, molaodi wa makgotla, eo a nang le yena, a re: Eya le meloko yohle ya Iseraele, ho qala ka Dane, le ho ya fihla Beerseba, o bale setjhaba, ke tle ke tsebe bongata ba setjhaba.
3. Joabe a re ho morena: Jehova, Modimo wa hao, a ke a atise setjhaba, se ke se fete boholo ba sona ba jwale halekgolo, mahlo a morena, monga ka, a be a bone; empa morena, monga ka, o lakaletsang ntho eo?
4. Leha ho le jwalo, taelo ya morena ya hlola Joabe le balaodi ba bang ba makgotla, mme Joabe le balaodi ba bang ba makgotla ba tloha ho morena ho ya bala setjhaba sa Iseraele.
5. Ba ya, ba tshela Jordane, ba emisa Aroere, ho le letona ho motse o hara kgohlo ya Gade, nqa Jaesere.