¹ Cho Ahitofelo wendekele kuli Ambusalome ngwend; "Aloni echela njanguleho banalume makulukathzi likumi na abali, cho njiye nakuthetela Ndabiti buthsiki bwa lelo. ² Njimuwane thimbu nalemenena na lyoba. Banu aba ali nabo bakatewa, cho njikalwitha lika mwene. ³ Njikalwitha banu boshe kuli yobe, ngwe shombolwa anakwija kuli munalume wendi, cho banu boshe bakapwa mu maboko obe mukwoloka." ⁴ Bije endekele Ahitofelo bya thzibithile Ambusalome na bakulunu boshe ba Isalela kubwaha. ⁵ Cho Ambusalome wendekele ngwendi, "Choni thana Hushai uje ka Akite, naikeye, cho wechele tuthzibe obyo endeka." ⁶ Omu Hushai wethzile kuli Ambusalome, wamulekele Ahitofelo na kumwihula Hushai, " Bati tulinge ngwe omu nendeka ndi? Oshe kwahi, tuleke bithinganyeka byobe." ⁷ Cho Hushai wendekele kuli Ambusalome, "Bithinganyeka nana Ahitofelo hathimbu ino kubyabwahele," ⁸ Hushai wa bwethzeleleho ngwendi, " Una thzibuka ba ishp na banlume babo bapwa baka thzita ba kutakama, cho lalo banalubala manene, banapu ngwe mbeya uje banebila mwana mushwata. Kakatha hamo na mashwalale buthsiki buno. ⁹ Kenga, thimbu ino nabanda laja mu bwina bumo nambe mu mwela weka. Chikasholoka mu nalume bobe bamo banbathsiyi laja kukushangumuka kwa kulwa, omu ou woshe akanjithziba akendeka ngwendi, 'Banu ba Ambusalome bana kubathsiyanga." ¹⁰ Cho nambe baje mashwalale baku kenyuka, aba bimbunge byabo byapwa ngwe ndumba, bakakala na lyoba mwafwa Isalela yoshe yathzibuka ngwe isho wapwa na ntzili, cho na banalume alinabo batakama manene. ¹² Cho njikukwatha ngwange Isalela yoshe uikungulwile hamo kuli yobe, kutunda kuli Ndani kweta kuli Mbeyashemba, mukutuma ngwe mushekesheke wakungenge ya kalunga ndonga, cho ukaye ku nthzita yobe babenya. ¹¹ Cho tukaya hali ikeye kwoshoko tukamuwanena, cho tukamufwika ngwe mbundu iwila hathi. Kutukathethzeko munalume nambe umo, nameme ikeye libenya, kupwa na mwonyo. i ¹³ Oshe ngwe akeluka munganda, cho Isalela yoshe ikanena mikole kuje ku nganda cho tukaikokela mu ndonga, kweta nomu kukukathala nambe kalimanya kakandondo kakuwanamo." ¹⁴ Cho Ambusalome na banu ba Isalela bendekele ngwabo, "Bithinganyeka bya Hushai uje ka Akite binabwaha kutubakana bya Ahitofelo." Yehoba watabethele kubyana cha bithinganyeka bya Ahitofelo mangana akanene kunyongetha hali Ambasalome. ¹⁵ Cho Hushai wedekele kuli Zandoki na Ambiyata baje tupilithitu ngwendi, "Ahitofelo nalekele Ambasalome hamo na bakulunu ba Isalela mu, oloningilei, oloni njinabaleketha mungila yeka. ¹⁶ Ahoni, yeni bwthibwathi mukamuleke Ndabiti; mukendeke kuli ikeye ngweni, kethi wake chilombo kuje kubinema byaku Alamba buthsiki bwa lelo, oloni etheka na nthzili yoshe ujabuke, ngochongocho mwene bamunyongetha hamo na banu boshe ali nabo." ¹⁷ Choni Njonathni na Ahimazi bakele nakuyoyela kutubwelubwelu twa Longelo. Kwakele ngamba wa munakathzi ou wakele nakuya nakubaleka ebi bibashakele kuthzibuka, mwafwa kubashakele kubamona kukobela munganda. Omu wethzile muthzimbu, cho bakele nakuya na kuleka Mwene Ndabiti. ¹⁸ Oloni mukwenje umo hali ino thimbu wabamwene na kuleka Ambasalome. Cho Njonathani na Ahimazi batewele bwathibwathi nakuya kunjubo ya munalume umo wamu Mbahulimu, ou wakele na lithima mu chipango chendi, omu bathikumukile. ¹⁹ Munakathzi wauje munalume wambatele chifwiko cha halithima nakuchijala ha chikolo cha lithima lyoshe, nakwitilaho binona bya mbuto, cho kukwakele wakuthzubuka ngwe Njonathani na Ahimazi bakele muje mu lithima. ²⁰ Banu ba Ambasolome bethzile kuli uje munakathzi waije njubo na kwendeka ngwabo, Bali kuli ba Ahimazi na Njonathani?" Uje munakathzi wabalekele ngwendi, "Banajabuka ndonga." Cho hanima yakutonda kubabawanene, belukile ku Yelusalema. ²¹ Chasholokele hanima yakutundako Njonathani na Ahimazi bathukile muje mulithima. Baile nakwambulula kuli Ndabiti; bendekele kuli ikeye ngwabo, "Katuka nakujabuka bwathi kuthambwea lya mema mwafwa Ahitifelo nanene bithinganyeka byendi hali yobe." ²² Ndabiti wakatukile hamo na banu boshe akele nabo, cho bajabukile Yondani. Kweta thimbu ya mutondo kukwakele nambe umo wonwene kujabuka Yondani. ²³ Omu Ahitofelo wamwene ngendi bithinganyeka byendi kubabikabele, walemene chimulu chendi nakuyaku njubo yendi munganda yendi. Wabwahethele njubo yendi cho walishukikile. Cho wathsile na kimithsinda mu mbumba ya ishe. ²⁴ Cho Ndabiti wethzile ku Mahanaim. Olojo kuli Ambasolome, wajabukile Yondani, ikeye hamo na banalume boshe ba Isalela. ²⁵ Ambasalome wakele Amasa kupwa mukulunu w mashwalale kuthethza Njoabu. Amasa wakele muna Njetha ka Ishimelo, ou wakobelele muli Ambingelo, ou wakele mwana munakathzi wa Nahashi lalo ndokathzi wa Zeluya, ina wa Njoabu. ²⁶ Cho Isalela na Ambusalome bakele ha chilombo mulifuti lya Ngileyandi. ²⁷ Cho chasholokele omu Ndabiti wethzile ku Mahanaimu, omu Shobi muna Nahashi kutunda ku Lamba yaku Amon, na Makile muna Amiyelo kutunda ku Lo Ndemba, na Mbazilai ka Ngileyandi wakutunda ku Logelimu. ²⁸ Banenele bithalo na mapai akulalako, malonga akutanena na bindeho, na tiliku, makunde, lentile, ²⁹ buki, mbata, bimanga, na bitenga bya mashwe, mangana balye. Aba nanalume bendekele ngwabo, "Aba banu bali nanjala, banajuka na lihwila mu mambo"