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3 idharku pinbu agaasvēru raajaa, aagaagiyanaana+ ammedhaatthaavin magan aamaanai+ gauravitthu, ellaa adhigaarigalaiyumvida uyarndha padhaviyil vaitthaar.+ 2 aranmanai vaasalil irundha raajaavin ūliyargal ellaarum, avarudaiya kattalaippadi aamaanukku munnaal saashtaangamaaga vilundhaargal. aanaal, mordhegaai appadi seiyavillai. 3 adhanaal, aranmanai vaasalil irundha raajaavin ūliyargal mordhegaayai paartthu, “raajaavudaiya kattalaiyai ēn mīrugirīrgal?” endru kēttaargal. 4 ippadi ovvoru naalum avargal kēttukkondē irundhaargal, aanaal mordhegaai adhai kandukollavē illai. adhanaal avargal aamaanidam, “mordhegaai seivadhu saridhaanaa endru nīngalē paarungal” endraargal.+ thaan oru yūdhan+ endru mordhegaai avargalidam solliyirundhaar.
5 mordhegaai thanakku munnaal saashtaangamaaga vilaadhadhai aamaan gavanitthapōdhu avanukku bayangara kōbam vandhadhu.+ 6 adhanaal, mordhegaayai olitthukkatta ninaitthaan. aanaalum, mordhegaayin inatthaarai patri raajaavin ūliyargal thannidam solliyirundhadhaal avargalaiyum sērtthu olitthaaldhaan thanakku gauravam endru ninaitthaan. adhanaal, agaasvēruvin saamraajyam muluvadhum vaalndha mordhegaayin inatthaaraana yūdhargal ellaaraiyum thīrtthukkatta valithēdinaan.
7 adhu agaasvēru raajaa aatchi seidha 12-aam varushatthin+ mudhalaam maadhamaana nisaan* maadham. yūdhargalai endha maadhatthil endha naalil thīrtthukkattalaam endru thīrmaanippadharkaaga aamaanukku munnaal ‘pūr’+ endra kulukkal pōdappattadhu. 12-aam maadhamaana aadhaar* maadhatthirku+ kulukkal vilundhadhu. 8 pinbu agaasvēru raajaavidam aamaan, “ungaludaiya saamraajyatthil ulla+ ellaa maagaanangalilum oru inatthaar paraviyirukkiraargal.+ avargaludaiya sattangal matra inatthaarudaiya sattangalilirundhu vitthiyaasamaaga irukkindrana. avargal raajaavin sattangalukku kīlppadivadhē illai. avargalai ippadiyē vittuvaippadhu raajaavukku nalladhalla. 9 raajaavukku sariyaaga pattaal, avargalai thīrtthukkatta vēndumendru saamraajyamengum kattalai anuppungal. aranmanai gajaanaavukku naan 10,000 velli thaalandhai* adhigaarigalidam kodukkirēn”* endru sonnaan.
10 udanē raajaa, thannudaiya mutthirai mōdhiratthai+ kalatri aagaagiyanaana+ ammedhaatthaavin maganum yūdhargalin edhiriyumaana aamaanidam kodutthaar.+ 11 pinbu avanidam, “andha janangalaiyum velliyaiyum unnidamē oppadaikkirēn. un ishtappadi sei” endru sonnaar. 12 mudhalaam maadham 13-aam naalil raajaavudaiya seyalaalargal+ varavalaikkappattaargal. aamaan aanaiyitta ellaavatraiyum adhibadhigalukkum maagaanangalin aalunargalukkum ellaa inatthaarin thalaivargalukkum, andhandha maagaanangalil payanpadutthappatta elutthukkalilum andhandha janangalin moligalilum avargal eludhinaargal.+ avai agaasvēru raajaavin peyaril eludhappattu, avarudaiya mutthirai mōdhiratthaal mutthirai pōdappattana.+
13 raajaavin ellaa maagaanangalukkum thūdhuvargal* mūlamaaga andha kadidhangal anuppappattana. “siriyavargal, periyavargal, pillaigal, pengal endru paarkkaamal yūdhargal ellaaraiyum orē naalil, adhaavadhu 12-aam maadhamaagiya aadhaar maadham+ 13-aam naalil, kondrupōdungal. avargalai adiyōdu olitthukkattungal. avargalukku sondhamaanadhaiyellaam edutthukkollungal”+ endru andha kadidhangalil eludhappattirundhadhu. 14 avatrai ellaa maagaanangalukkum anuppi, oru sattamaaga amalpaduttha vēndiyirundhadhu. andha naalukku thayaaraavadharkaaga andha sattatthai ellaa janangalukkum arivikka vēndiyirundhadhu. 15 sūsaan* kōttaiyil* pirappikkappatta andha sattam, raajaavin uttharavuppadi thūdhuvargal mūlam vēgamaaga anuppappattadhu.+ pinbu, raajaavum aamaanum dhraatchamadhu kudikka utkaarndhaargal. aanaal, sūsaan*+ nagaram kulappatthil mūlgiyirundhadhu.