[1] Wa Dawuud lamma battaan 30 000 raajil min ahsan al-muhaaribiin hana Bani Israaʼiil.
[2] Wa gamma maʼa kulla l-naas dool wa macho hillit Baʼla Yahuuza achaan yijiibu min hinaak sanduug al-Rabb. Wa da l-sanduug al-foogah usum Allah al-Gaadir, hu al-archah gaaʼid been al-makhluugiin al-samaawiyiin al-masnuuʼiin fi sidaadit al-sanduug.
[3] Wa humman chaalo sanduug al-Rabb min beet Abinadaab al-gaaʼid fi raas al-hajar wa khattooh fi kaarro jadiid. Wa awlaad Abinadaab, Uzza wa Akhyu, gaado al-kaarro
[4] al-gaaʼid foogah sanduug al-Rabb wa Akhyu maachi giddaamah.
[5] Wa Dawuud wa kulla Bani Israaʼiil gaaʼidiin yalʼabo giddaam sanduug Allah fi hiss aalaat al-sawwoohum be hatab al-sarwi misil al-jigindiiye wa amsibeybe wa l-tambal wa l-bukhsa wa l-nuggaara.
[6] Wa wakit wassalo fi l-madagg hana Naakuun, al-bagar attartaʼo wa Uzza madda iidah wa karab sanduug al-Rabb.
[7] Wa Allah khidib khadab chadiid didd Uzza wa tawwaali darabah achaan khataayah. Wa Uzza wagaʼ maat hinaak jamb sanduug al-Rabb.
[8] Wa Dawuud ziʼil zaʼal chadiid achaan Allah khidib didd Uzza wa darabah. Wa samma al-bakaan da Faaris Uzza (maʼanaatah darab Uzza) wa l-usum da gaaʼid lahaddi l-yoom.
[9] Wa fi l-yoom da, Dawuud khaaf khoof chadiid min Allah wa gaal : «Kan ke da, kikkeef nagdar nijiib sanduug Allah fi beeti ?»
[10] Wa Dawuud aba ma yiwaddi sanduug Allah fi beetah fi madiinat Dawuud. Wa laakin waddaah fi beet Ubeed Adoom al-min hillit Gaat.
[11] Wa sanduug Allah gaʼad talaata chahar fi beet Ubeed Adoom. Wa Allah baarak Ubeed Adoom wa kulla aayiltah.
[12] Wa jo khabbarooh le l-malik Dawuud kadar Allah baarak Ubeed Adoom wa kulla aayiltah wa ayyi cheyy al-indah achaan sanduug al-Rabb gaaʼid fi beetah. Wa khalaas, Dawuud gamma macha chaal sanduug al-Rabb min beet Ubeed Adoom wa waddaah fi madiinat Dawuud be farah.
[13] Wa wakit al-naas al-chaalo sanduug Allah yisawwu sitte khatwa, Dawuud yadbah toor wa ijil samiin.
[14] Wa Dawuud gaaʼid yalʼab be kulla gudurtah giddaam Allah wa laabis khalag gisayyir misil rujaal al-diin.
[15] Dawuud wa kulla Bani Israaʼiil waddo sanduug Allah fi Uruchaliim be zakhraat wa daribiin buug.
[16] Wa wakit jaabo sanduug Allah fi madiinat Dawuud, Mikaal bineeyit Chaawuul gaaʼide tichiif min al-chubbaak wa hi chaafat al-malik Dawuud gaaʼid yalʼab wa yinattit giddaam Allah. Wa khalaas, hi abatah min daakhil galibha.
[17] Wa humman jaabo sanduug Allah wa khattooh fi bakaanah fi lubb al-kheema al-Dawuud jahhazaaha leyah. Wa baʼad da, Dawuud gaddam le Allah dahaaya muharragiin wa dahaaya salaama.
[18] Wa wakit Dawuud gaddam al-dahaaya al-muharragiin wa dahaaya al-salaama dool khalaas, hu baarak Bani Israaʼiil be usum Allah al-Gaadir.
[19] Wa baʼad da, Dawuud gassam akil le kulla chaʼab Bani Israaʼiil, mara wa raajil. Le ayyi waahid, antaah khubza wa abbuud hana tamur wa abbuud hana inab. Wa khalaas, kulla l-chaʼab chatto wa ayyi waahid gabbal beetah.
[20] Wa Dawuud gabbal beetah le yibaarik aayiltah. Wa Mikaal bineeyit Chaawuul maragat tilaagiih wa gaalat : «Da ma eeb leek inta malik Bani Israaʼiil ? Al-yoom khalleet jildak aryaan giddaam khaddaamaat naasak misil naadum al-ma yanfaʼ yisawwiih !»
[21] Wa Dawuud gaal le Mikaal : «Ana sawweet al-cheyy da giddaam Allah al-azalaani ana akheer min abuuki wa aayiltah. Wa sawwaani kabiir hana chaʼabah Bani Israaʼiil. Wa ana nafrah battaan ziyaada giddaam Allah.
[22] Aywa ! Kan tiʼayyiriini wa tiʼayyibiini kula, nafrah. Wa laakin al-khaddaamaat deel yicharrifanni.»
[23] Wa Mikaal bineeyit Chaawuul ma ligat sakhiir lahaddi maatat.