1 ABARWOTI.
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Beni‐Hadadi, omorwoti bw’Abasiiria, agasangereria abarwani baye b’esegi amo. Abarwoti emerongo etato na babere boigo baarenge amo nere, ne chibarasi ne chigari. Barabwo bakagenda bakaboera omochie o Samaria, bakayorwania esegi. 
Beni‐Hadadi agatoma abanto gochia ase omochie ase Ahabu, omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, akamoteebia: “Aya naro inche Beni‐Hadadi ngoteeba: 
Chifeta chiao ne chitaabu chiao nechiane; boigo abakungu bao abanyakieni, na abana bao nabaane.” 
Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akairaneria: “Buna gwateebire aye omonene one, aye omorwoti, inche noyoo inde, na ebinto bionsi imbwate nebiao.” 
Abanto baria batometwe bakairana naende, bagateeba: “Aya naro Beni‐Hadadi agoteeba: Natoma amang’ana asore ng’a ong’e chifeta chiao, ne chitaabu chiao, na abakungu bao, na abana bao. 
Nonya naboigo, nintome abasomba baane ankio, ase engaki buna eye, bariga‐rigie nyomba mwao, ne chinyomba chi’abasomba bao, erio baire kera egento ekerabagokie.” 
Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akarangeria abagaaka bonsi b’ense yaye, akabateebia: “Rora bono buna omonto oyo akorigia korenta emechando, igo atoma abanto, akagania imoe abakungu baane, na abana baane, ne chifeta, ne chitaabu, nainche timorineti.” 
Erio abagaaka na abanto bonsi bakamoteebia: “Tobaisa koigwa amang’ana ayio gose koyancha.” 
Ase igo Ahabu agateebia abanto baria Beni‐Hadadi atomete: “Motebie omonene one omorwoti ng’a ayio onsi aganetie ase engaki entang’ani ninyakore, korende aya a magega tinkoyakora.” Abanto baria Beni‐Hadadi atomete bakairana, bakamoirera amang’ana ayio. 
Beni‐Hadadi agatoma amang’ana asare naende agateeba: “Chinyasae ching’e egesusuro ekenene, na goetania, onye orotu rwa Samaria ndogoisana chinsanyi chi’abaanto bonsi bagontunyana.” 
Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akairaneria, akabora: “Momotebie ng’a oyo okweboyia ebirwanero biaye tabaisa gwetogia buna oyo okobirusia.” 
Ekero Beni‐Hadadi aigwete ring’ana erio, ekero arenge konywa amo nabarwoti bande ase chiema, agateebia abanto baye: “Eroberie!” Barabwo bakeroberia gochia korwania omochie oria. 
Na rora, omobani agacha ase Ahabu, omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, akamoteebia: “Aya nar’Omonene agoteeba: Inee! Kwarorire omoganda oyo omonene bw’esegi? Rora, ninyobeke ase okoboko kwao ase rituko ria reero; naye nomanye ng’a inche ninche Omonene.” 
Ahabu akabooria: “Ngoetera ase ng’o?” Omobani oria akamoiraneria, agateeba: “Aya nar’Omonene agoteeba: Ngoetera ase abasomba abamura b’abagaambi be chingongo chiabo.” Naende Ahabu akabooria: “Ning’o orachake esegi?” Omobani oria akairaneria: “Naye.” 
Erio Ahabu akaroberia abasomba baria abamura b’abagaambi be chingongo, amagana abere, na emerongo etato, na babere (232); naende magega y’ayio akaroberia Abaisraeli bonsi, na barabwo nigo baarenge chilifu isano na ibere (7,000). 
Mobaso gati, ekero Beni‐Hadadi amo nabarwoti baria emerongo etato na babere baarenge komokoonya banyure na gotinda agwo ase chiema, Abaisraeli bagachaaka esegi. 
Abasomba baria abamura b’abagaambi be chingongo bakagenda ritang’ani, na Beni‐Hadadi agatoma abatuki b’amang’ana; barabwo bakarenta amang’ana, bakamoteebia: “Abanto ngocha bare korwa Samaria.” 
Nere akabateebia: “Onye igo bachire nomorembe, mobabwate, mobatige babe moyo; gose onye igo bachire korwana esegi, mobabwate, mobatige babe moyo.” 
Korende abasomba baria abamura b’abagaambi be chingongo amo nomoganda bw’esegi okobabwatia bakarua ase omochie, bakagenda, 
na kera oyomo orenge goita omobisa oye. Abasiiria bagatama, na Abaisraeli bakababwatia, korende Beni‐Hadadi, omorwoti bw’Abasiiria, akariina ebarasi, agatama amo nabaanto bande abariini be chibarasi. 
Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akagenda agaita chibarasi agasaria chigari, agaita n’Abasiiria ase ogoita okonene. 
Naende omobani oria agacha ase omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, akamoteebia: “Inchuo otimoke onyore chinguru, rengereria mono egento ogwenerete gokora, ekiagera ekero ebimeri bigochaka gosomoria, omorwoti bw’Abasiiria nagochere gokorwania.” 
Abasomba b’omorwoti bw’Abasiiria bakamoteebia: “Chinyasae chiabo nigo chire chinyasae chi’ebitunwa, na ase ayio nigo chiaba ne chinguru gotobua; korende togende torwane nabaanto abwo ase ense omweya, ekeene, goika tobe ne chinguru kobabua. 
Kora iga: Rusia abarwoti, kera oyomo ase emeremo yaye, na ase amabaga abo obeke abatang’ani b’abasikari. 
Naende roberia abarwani b’esegi bang’ana buna abwo baitwa, ne chibarasi ne chigari ching’ana buna echio chiasirigwa, erio tobarwanie ase ense omweya; ekeene, goika tobe ne chinguru kobabua.” Omorwoti agancha amang’ana abo, naende agakora buna bamoteebetie. 
Engaki y’ogosimeka ebimeri bigochaka gosomoria, Beni‐Hadadi akaroberia Abasiiria, akagenda Afeki korwania Abaisraeli. 
Abaisraeli bakaroberigwa na koariganerigwa chindagera, bakagenda korwania Abasiiria. Abaisraeli bagatoora korigererania n’Abasiiria, bakarorekana buna amaicho abere amake e chimbori, korende Abasiiria bagaichora aase aria. 
Omonto oria o Nyasae agacha ase omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, akamoteebia: “Aya nar’Omonene atebiire: Abasiiria batebiire ng’a Omonene nigo are enyasae y’ebitunwa, korende tari enyasae y’ense omweya. Ase ayio, nimbeeke omoganda oyo omonene bwonsi ase okoboko kwao, naye nomanye ng’a inche ninche Omonene.” 
Ase igo abarwani bonsi bagatoora bakarigererania ase engaki y’amatuko atano na abere. Erio ase rituko riria ria gatano na kabere bagachaakana esegi, na ase rituko erimo Abaisraeli bagaita abarwani b’Abasiiria abaare gotaara namagoro, chilifu rigana erimo (100,000). 
Abatigari b’Abasiiria bagatama gochia ase omochie o Afeki. Chindwaki chi’omochie oria chikagwera abanto abwo batigarete, chilifu emerongo ebere na isano na ibere (27,000). Beni‐Hadadi boigo agatama, agasoa ase akanyomba ka ime ase omochie. 
Abasomba baye bakamoteebia: “Bono twaigure ng’a abarwoti b’enyomba y’Abaisraeli nigo bare namaabera, tiga tweboyie chianga chi’echigunia, na tonaarie chingori ase amagoti aito, erio tosoke, togende ase omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli; ande nabo arabaise gototiga tobe moyo.” 
Ase ayio bakeboyia chigunia, naende bakanaara chingori ase amagoti abo, erio bakagenda ase omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, bagateeba: “Omosomba oo Beni‐Hadadi nigo agosaba ng’a omotige abe moyo.” Ahabu akabora: “Inee! Nonya mbono moyo are? Ere momura ominto.” 
Abanto baria nigo baarenge barigereretie banyore ekemanyererio, na ekero baigwete ring’ana “Oyominto” bakairaneria bwango: “Ee, momura omino Beni‐Hadadi.” Erio omorwoti akabateebia: “Genda momorente!” Beni‐Hadadi agacha ase omorwoti, na omorwoti akamochika ariine egari yaye. 
Beni‐Hadadi akamoteebia: “Emechie tata airete korwa ase iso ninkoyeiranerie; naye bweroiserie chinchera chi’oboonchoreria agwo Damesiki, buna tata akorete agwo Samaria.” Ahabu akamoiraneria: “Ase amang’ana ayio ningotige ogende.” Erio Ahabu agakora okobwatana kw’ogotianania nere, akamotiga agende. 
Omonto oyomo bw’aborokigwa b’ababani agateebia omogisangio oye ase ogochikwa kw’Omonene: “Nagosabire, ing’ake ong’ite!” Korende omonto oria akaanga komoaka. 
Erio omobani oria akamoteebia: “Ekiagera kwangire koigwera eriogi ri’Omonene, rora, ase obwango obo okorua aa ase ’nde, endo negoite.” Erio kegima, ekero omonto oria aruete asare, akaumerana nendo ekamoita. 
Naende omobani oria akanyora omonto onde, akamoteebia: “Nagosabire, ing’ake ong’ite?” Omonto oria akamoaka bokong’u, akamoniarora omobere. 
Omobani oria akagenda, akaganya omorwoti agwo ase enchera, agetuba negetambaa ase amaiso aye. 
Ekero omorwoti arenge goeta ase enchera eria, omobani oria akarera asare, akamoteebia: “Inche omosomba oo nagendete ase esegi, na rora, omorwani bw’esegi agacha akarentana omonto ase ’nde, aganteebia: Renda omonto oyo, aise gosira ase enchera ende yonsi, obogima bwao nabobe ribaga ri’obwaye, gose oakane rigori ri’etalanta eyemo y’efeta. 
Na buna inche omosomba oo nabwate emeremo emenge narenge gokora aa na aaria, omonto oria akagenda.” Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akamoteebia: “Naboigo okonachwa gw’ekina kiao kerabe; aye omonyene gwakenachire.” 
Erio bwango akarusia egetambaa ase amaiso aye, na omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akamanya ng’a ere noyomo bw’ababani. 
Omobani oria agateebia omorwoti: “Aya nar’Omonene agoteeba: Ekiagera gwatigire omonto orure ase okoboko kwao, oria naruete ase ogosirigwa, bono obogima bwao nabobe ribaga ri’obwaye, na abanto bao nababe ribaga ri’abaanto baye.” 
Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akagenda bwoye ore nomoichano na obororo bw’endamwamu, agaika Samaria. 
