1. Kamora tsena, Davida a hlola Bafilesita, a ba busa, mme a ba amoha Gate le metsana ya yona.
2. Ahlola Bamoabe, mme Bamoabe ya eba bahlanka ba Davida, ba mo thellang.
3. Ha Hadade-Esere, kgosi ya Soba, a ne a ilo hloma puso ya hae pela noka ya Euferatese, Davida a mo hlola Hamate.
4. Davida a hapa dikariki tsa Hadade-Esere tsa ntwa tse sekete, le banna ba dipere ba dikete tse supileng, le ba ditaaso ba dikete tse mashome a mabedi. Dipere tsohle tse hulang dikariki tsa ntwa a di kgaola mesifa, a siya feela tse lekaneng ho hula dikariki tsa ntwa tse lekgolo.
5. Ha Baarame ba Damaseka ba eya ho ya thusetsa Hadade-Esere, kgosi ya Soba, Davida a bolaya banna ba Baarame ba dikete tse mashome a mabedi a metso e mmedi.
6. Davida a hloma diahelo tsa mabotho naheng ya Baarame e Damaseka, mme Baarame ya eba bahlanka ba Davida, ba mo thellang. Ka mokgwa o jwalo, Morena a etsa hore Davida a hlole hohle moo a neng a futuhela teng.
7. Davida a nka dithebe tsa bahlabani ba Hadade-Esere tse neng di entswe ka kgauta, a di isa Jerusalema.
8. Ka mokgwa o jwalo, le metseng ya Hadade-Esere, e leng Tibehate le Kune, Davida a nka lethose le lengata, leo ka lona Solomone a ileng a etsa tanka ya lethose eo baprista ba tollang ka ho yona, le ditshiya, le dintho tsa lethose.
9. Ha Toi, kgosi ya Hamate, a utlwa kamoo Davida a hlotseng lebotho lohle la Hadade-Esere kgosi ya Soba kateng,
10. a romela mora wa hae Hadorame ho Davida, ho ya mo dumedisa, le ho mo lebohela ha a lwantshitse Hadade-Esere, mme a mo hlola, hobane Hadade-Esere o ne a ile a lwantsha Toi hangata. Hadorame a isetsa Davida mefuta yohle ya dintho tse entsweng ka kgauta, le ka silefera, le ka lethose.
11. Le tsona, kgosi Davida a di kgethela Morena, hammoho le silefera, le kgauta eo a neng a e hapile ditjhabeng tsena tsohle, e leng Baedomo, le Bamoabe, le Baamone, le Bafilesita, le Baamaleke.