1 Mehn Israel koaros sang paliepeng en Dan lel palieir en Peersepa, pil sang sapwen Kilead ni palimese, re sapeng likwero. Irail eri pokonpene wia pwihn ehu mwohn silangin KAUN-O nan Mispa. 2 Kaunen kadaudok en Israel koaros iang pokon wet en sapwellimen Koht aramas akan oh sounpei alu 400,000 me iang mi wasao. 3 Mehn Pensamin ko pil rongada me mehn Israel koaros pokonpenehr nan Mispa.

Mehn Israel ko koaros eri idek, “Kawehwehiong kiht mahs ia mwomwen dihp wet eh wiawi?” 4 Mehn lipai me eh pekehio kamakamalao ahpw sapeng, nda, “Ngehi oh ei pekehio patohla Kipea nan sapwen Pensamin pwe se en pweidi ie. 5 Ohl en Kipea ko eri kohdo pwe re en ale ie oh re kapilpene ihmwo nipwong. Re lemeleme re en kemeiehla. Ahpw re angkehlailiong ei pwoudo, ihme e mehkihla. 6 Ngehi eri pelepeseng paliwereo oh kadarpeseng lepin ko rehn kadaudok eisek riau en Israel. Aramas pwukat wiadahr tiahk suwed ehu nanpwungatail. 7 Kumwail koaros me mihmi met, kumwail mehn Israel kei. Dahme kumwail medemedewe kitail en wiahiong soangen tiahk suwed wet?”

8 Aramas koaros ahpw wiahkinteieu kesihnenda oh nda, “Sohte emen reht me kin mihmi nan ihmw de nan impwal pahn pwurala ni imwe. 9 Iet me kitail pahn wia: kitail pahn usuhs oh pilada ekei ohl me pahn kohla mahweniong mehn Kipea. 10 Eisek kis ehun mehn Israel pahn kaunopada kisin tungoal ong karis en sounpei kan, oh meteiko koaros pahn kohla oh kaloke mehn Kipea pwehki tiahk suwed wet me re wiadahr nan Israel.” 11 Ohl koaros en Israel ahpw pokonpene wia kupwurteieu pwe re en mahweniong kahnimwo.

12 Kadaudok en Israel ko eri kadarpeseng meninkeder kei nan sapwen kadaudok en Pensamin me wia peidek pwukat, “Soangen sapwung dah ieu me kumwail wiadahr? 13 Komw pangodohng kiht aramas loallap suwed pwukan en Kipea pwe se en kemeirailla oh irisasang suwed wet nan Israel.” Ahpw mehn Pensamin ko sohte men tehk irail. 14 Aramas ako sang nan kahnimw en Pensamin ahpw pokondohng Kipea pwehn mahweniong mehn Israel teiko.

15-16 Re ekerpene sounpei rianen wenekid sang nan ar kahnimw kan rahno. Likin mepwukat, tohn Kipea ko pil kapokonepene ohl pilipil isipwiki me meingtoal. Irail koaros kak kesingki kesik kumi oh kaskihki pitenwel pwoat oh sohte katiasang. 17 Mehn Israel koaros me pokonpene me 400,000 sounpei koahiek, likin kadaudok en Pensamin.

18 Mehn Israel ko eri kohla nan ar wasahn kaudok nan Pedel, re ahpw kalelapak rehn Koht, “Mehnia kadaudok me pahn mahweniong mahs mehn Pensamin?”

KAUN-O eri ketin sapeng irail, mahsanih, “Kadaudok en Suda.”

19 Mehn Israel ko eri mwekidla nimenseng en mandahn rahno oh kauwada imwarail impwal ko karanihte kahnimw Kipea. 20 Re kohla mahweniong mehn Pensamin, re ahpw koasoanehdi nair sounpei ko sallahng kahnimwo. 21 Karis en mehn Pensamin ko eri kohieisang nan kahnimwo oh kemehla sounpei en Israel 22,000 mwohn ketipin eh kihrla. 22-23 Mehn Israel ko ahpw kohla wasahn kaudok oh mwahiei mwohn silangin KAUN-O lao lel nin soutik. Re ahpw kalelapak rehn KAUN-O, patohwan, “Se en pwurala mahweniong riat ako me kisehn kadaudok en Pensamin?”

KAUN-O eri ketin sapeng irail, mahsanih, “Ei.”

Nan kapehd en mehn Israel ko eri kehlailda, re ahpw pwurehng koasoanehdi nair sounpei ko wasa me re koasoaneiraildi ie rahnteio. 24 Re ahpw pwurehng mwekidla keriapak ong mehn Pensamin ko. 25 Oh pil keriapak karis en mehn Pensamin ko ar mwekidieisang nan Kipea, oh nan kohpene wet re kemehla sounpei koahiek en Israel 18,000. 26 Mehn Israel koaruhsie eri kohla Pedel oh mwahiei wasao. Re ahpw mwohndi wasao mwohn silangin KAUN-O oh sohte tungoale mehkot lao lel nin soutik. Re patohwanda ar meirong en kaminimin oh meirong isihs pwonte—soahng koaros mwohn silangin KAUN-O. 27-28 Sapwellimen Koht Kohpwahn Inowo mihmi nan Pedel ni ahnsowo, oh Pineas, nein Eleasar nein Aaron pwutak, iei ih me kin apwahpwalih. Aramas ako eri kalelapak rehn KAUN-O, patohwan, “Se en pwurala mahweniong riat mehn Pensamin ko, de se en peki mahk?

KAUN-O eri sapeng, mahsanih, “Kumwail mahwen, pwe I pahn mweidohng kumwail en poweiraildi lakapw.”

29 Mehn Israel ko eri karukihala ekei sounpei limwahn Kipea. 30 Eri ni kesilipak en ar mwekidlahng mahweniong mehn Pensamin, re koasoanehdi nair sounpei ko sallahng Kipea, duwen me re wia mahs. 31 Mehn Pensamin ko eri kohiei pwe re en mahweniong irail, re ahpw kohlahsang nan kahnimwo. Nin duwen me re wia mahs, re tapihada kemehla ekei mehn Israel nan sahpw patapat, nanial kolahng Pedel oh nanial kolahng Kipea. Re kemehla mehn Israel kerenieng siliakan. 32 Aramas en Pensamin ko ahpw nda, “Se poweiraildier duwehte mahs.”

33 Eri, ni ahnsou me karis en mehn Israel ko pweiekla oh pwurehng kapokonepene arail karis kan nan Paaltamar, sounpei ko me kapikapil Kipea ahpw mwadangete tangeisang wasa me re rukuruk ie nan sahpw takain limwahn kahnimwo. 34 Sounpei nen me pilipilda sang rehn mehn Israel ko, mahweniong mehn Kipea, oh mahweno me uk mehlel. Mehn Pensamin ko sohte lemehiong me re pahn mwomwla. 35 KAUN-O ketikihong mehn Israel ko re en powehdi karis kan en Pensamin. Mehn Israel ko kemehla aramas 25,100 rahno; 36 mehn Pensamin ko ahpw esehda me re lohdier pahn mehn Israel ko.

Pali kehlail en karis en mehn Israel ko pweiekla sang mehn Pensamin ko pwehki ar koapworopworki sounpei ko me rukuruk kapikapil Kipea. 37 Ohl pwukat ahpw mwadangete tangala Kipea; re mwarahkpeseng nan kahnimwo oh kemehla tohn kahnimwo koaros. 38 Pali kehlail en karis en mehn Israel ko oh irail me rukuruk ahpw wiahda kilel ehu. Eri, iet mwomwen kilelo, ni ahnsou me re pahn kilang lapalahn ediniei ehu me kohkohda sang nan kahnimwo, 39 mehn Israel ko me mihmi wasahn mahweno pahn pweiekdo. Ni ahnsowo mehn Pensamin ko kemelahr mehn Israel siliakan. Re ahpw ndapene nanpwungarail, “Ei, se kaloweiraildier duwehte mahs.” 40 Ni ahnsowo kilelo pa pwarada; edinieio pa kohkohda pohn kahnimwo. Mehn Pensamin ko eri pirekekla oh dahkihla ar kilangada kahnimwo pwon eh wie lullul. 41 Mehn Israel ko eri pwurodo oh mehn Pensamin ko ahpw masepwehkada pwehki ar esedahr me re pahn mwomwla. 42 Re tangasang mehn Israel ko oh tangalahng nan sahpw patapato, ahpw re solahr kak pitla. Re milahr nanpwungen karis kehlail ko oh me kohkohieisang nan kahnimwo, irail eri mwomwla. 43 Mehn Israel ko eri kapilpene ar imwintihti ko, oh pwakih irail, sohte uhdi lao lel palimesehn Kipea, kemekemehla koaros me re diar nanialo. 44 Sounpei koahiek nen welikid en mehn Pensamin me kamakamala. 45 Luhwe ko pirekekte tangala nan sahpw patapato kolahng Paipen Rimmon. Me limekid me kamakamala nanialo. Mehn Israel ko usehlahte pwakipwakih me luhwe ko lao lel Kidom, wasa re kemehla ie aramas riekid. 46 Koaruhsie patpene mehn Pensamin rianen limekid me kamakamala rahno—irail koaros sounpei kommwad kei.

47 Ahpw sounpei wenepwiki me pitla oh tangala nan sahpw patapato kolahng Paipen Rimmon, irail eri mihmihte mwo erein sounpwong pahieu. 48 Mehn Israel ko eri pweiekdo oh mahweniong luhwen mehn Pensamin ko oh kemehla irail koaros—ohl, lih oh seri, oh pil iangahki neirail mahn akan. Re ahpw isikala kahnimw koaros wasao.