Ary hoy Davida tamin'Andriamanitra: Tsy izaho va no nandidy hanisa ny vahoaka? Izaho no nanota sy nanao ratsy tokoa; fa ireo ondry ireo kosa, inona moa no mba nataony? Eny, Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, mifona aminao re aho, aoka ny tananao hamely ahy sy ny mpianakavin'ny raiko, fa aza ny olonao no asianao amin'ny areti-mandringana.
And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.