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?