2 naalaagamam
14 abiyaa irandha* pinbu, ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthil’+ adakkam seiyappattaar. avarukku piragu, avarudaiya magan aasaa raajaavaanaar; avarudaiya aatchiyil, patthu varushangalukku dhēsatthil amaidhi irundhadhu.
2 aasaa thannudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavukku pidittha kaariyangalai seidhaar, sariyaana seyalgalai seidhaar. 3 poi dheivangalin balipīdangalaiyum aaraadhanai mēdugalaiyum alitthuppōttaar,+ pūjai thūngalai norukkippōttaar,+ pūjai kambangalai* vettippōttaar.+ 4 adhōdu, thangaludaiya munnōrgalin kadavulaana yegōvaavai valipada vēndum endrum, avar thandha thiruchattatthaiyum kattalaigalaiyum kadaippidikka vēndum endrum yūdhaa makkalidam sonnaar. 5 yūdhaavin ellaa nagarangalilum irundha aaraadhanai mēdugalaiyum dhūbapīdangalaiyum alitthuppōttaar.+ avarudaiya aatchiyil edhirigalin thollaiyē irukkavillai. 6 dhēsatthil amaidhi nilava yegōvaa udhavi seidhadhaal andha kaalappagudhiyil pōrō edhirigalin thollaiyō irukkavillai;+ adhanaal, yūdhaavil madhil sūlndha nagarangalai avar kattinaar.+ 7 avar yūdhaa makkalidam, “indha nagarangalai valuppadutthi, sutrilum madhilgalaiyum kōburangalaiyum kattalaam,+ kadhavugalaiyum* thaalppaalgalaiyum vaikkalaam. nammudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavai naam thēduvadhaal, dhēsam muluvadhum nammudaiya kaiyildhaan irukkiradhu. naam avarai thēduvadhaal, endha pakkatthilirundhum edhirigalin thollai illaamal nammai nimmadhiyaaga vaala vaitthirukkiraar” endru sonnaar. avargal andha nagarangalai vetrigaramaaga katti muditthaargal.+
8 yūdhaavai sērndha 3,00,000 vīrargal aasaavin padaiyil irundhaargal. avargalidam periya kēdayangalum īttigalum irundhana. benyamīnai sērndha 2,80,000 maavīrargalum irundhaargal; avargalidam siriya kēdayangalum* villugalum irundhana.+
9 pinbu, etthiyōppiyanaana sēraagu 10,00,000 vīrargaludanum 300 radhangaludanum+ yūdhaamīdhu padaiyedutthu vandhaan. avan marēshaavukku+ vandhapōdhu, 10 aasaa avanai edhirtthu pōr seiya pōnaar; avarudaiya vīrargal marēshaavukku pakkatthil irukkira seppatthaa pallatthaakkil anivagutthu nindraargal. 11 appōdhu, aasaa thannudaiya kadavulaana yegōvaavidam mandraadinaar.+ “yegōvaavē, naangal niraiya pērō konja pērō, engalukku sakthi irukkiradhō illaiyō, eppadiyirundhaalum ungalaal udhavi seiya mudiyum.+ adhanaal yegōvaa dhēvanē, engalukku udhavi seiyungal. naangal ungalaitthaan nambiyirukkirōm,+ indha kūttatthai edhirtthu pōr seiya ungal peyaril vandhirukkirōm.+ yegōvaavē, nīngaldhaan engaludaiya kadavul. arpa manidhan ungalai jeyikka vittuvidaadhīrgal”+ endru kenjinaar.
12 appōdhu, etthiyōppiyargalai thōrkadikka aasaavukkum yūdhaa vīrargalukkum yegōvaa udhavi seidhaar. adhanaal etthiyōppiyargal thōtru ōdinaargal.+ 13 aasaavum avarudaiya aatkalum etthiyōppiyargalai thuratthikkondu pōnaargal. kēraarvarai+ avargalai vetti vīltthikkondē pōnaargal. yegōvaavum avarudaiya padaivīrargalum etthiyōppiyargalai adiyōdu alitthuppōttaargal, oruvarkūda uyirthappavillai. adhan pinbu, yūdhaa vīrargal ēraalamaana porulgalai avargalidamirundhu kaippatri vandhaargal. 14 adhōdu, kēraarai sutriyulla ellaa nagarangalaiyum thaakkinaargal; ēnendraal, yegōvaavai ninaitthu andha nagaratthil irundhavargal gadhikalangippōyirundhaargal. angē ēgappatta porulgal irundhana, adhanaal yūdhaa vīrargal avatraiyellaam kaippatri konduvandhaargal. 15 adhumattumalla, mēippargaludaiya kūdaarangalai kīlē thalli ēraalamaana aadugalaiyum ottagangalaiyum ōttikkondu erusalēmukku thirumbi vandhaargal.