¹ Nomba Yoabu umwan mwaume wakwa Serua atontonkenye ukuti umutima wa mfumu wa lekabila ukumona Absalomu. ² Eico Yoabu atumine amashiwi ku Tehoa kabili baletele umwanakashi uwakwata amano kuli ena. Alandile ku mwanakashi, "napapata ubpe ukuti ulelosha kabili ufwale ifyakufwala fya muntu uulelosha. Napapata wiesha ukuisuba amafuta lelo umoneke kwati muntu waba mukulosha pakashita akakalmba uwafwa. ³ Elyo ukaye ku mfumu ukaye landa amashiwi ayo ndino kukweba," Eico Yoabu amwebeke ama shiwi ayo afwile ayasosa ku mfumu. ⁴ Ilyo umwanakashi ukufuma ku ehoa alandile ku mfumu, alambalele ubukumpeme panshi elyo asosele ati, "ngafwilisheniko mwe mfumu." ⁵ Imfumu Yasosele ku mwanakashi, Finshi filubene?" nao atile, "icishinka cakutila ndimukamfwilwa, kabili umulume wandi alifwa. ⁶ Ine, nemusha obe, nakwete aban abaume babili bayambile ukulwa mumabala nomba takwali bakubalamwina. umo atobele umunankwe kabili efyo afwile. ⁷ Nomba ulupwalonse lwalimina umusha obe, nokutila, 'tupele uyu muntu uwaipaya munyina, pakuti timwipaye, pakulipila pafyo aipaya munyina.' Nomba ninshi baonaula ubupyani. Ifi ninshi bashimya umulilo wandi uwashalapo kabili ninshi tabakashe ishina nangu limo ilya balume bandi nangula ulupwa pesamba lya calo." ⁸ Elyo imfumu yatile ku mwanakashi, "kabiye ku nganda, ndinokucitapo cimo pali iwe." ⁹ Umwanakashi ayaswike imfumu ati, "mweshikulu, mwe mfumu lekeni ububi bube pali ine nolupwa lwakuli batata. imfumu no bufumu bwaiko ubukwete umulandu." ¹⁰ Imfumu yatile, "uyo onse uwalandapo cimo pali iwe, ukamulete kuli ine, kabili takatale akwikata mo nakabili." ¹¹ Elyo umwanakashi atile, "napapata, lekeni imfumu ite ukwushibisha Yawe Lesa wenu, Pakuti aba fwaya icilandushi camulopa bekonaula nakalya, pakuti bekonaula umwana wandi umwaume." Imfumu yayaswike ati, "napa mweo wakwa Yawe, yakuli nangu mushishi umo uwamwana obe ukapona panshi." ¹² Elyo umwanakashi asosa ati, "napapata lekeni umubomfi wenu asose nakabili icebo kuli shikulu imfumu yandi," atile, "landa." ¹³ Elyo umwanakashi asosa ati, "cinshi mucitile ifye kubantu bakwa Lesa? Pantu mukusosa ifi fintu, mwemfumu cili kwati nimwe muli no mulandu, pantu mwemfumu tamwabwesha ku nganda umwana umwaume uwatamfishiwa. ¹⁴ Pantu bonse tukafwa, kabili bonse twaba kwati menshi baitila panshi, ayo teti nakabili mubule. Lelo Lesa takasende umweo, lelo akafwaa inshila yakubweseshamo abatamfishiwa. ¹⁵ Nomba, ukumona ukuti ninjisa mukusosa ifi fintu kuli shikulu imfumu yandi, pantu abantu ebalengele ukuti inkwate umwenso. Eico kanakashi wenu atile kuli ena, "ndesosa kumfumu limbo imfumu kuti yacita ifyo umubomf wakwe alelomba. ¹⁶ Limbi imfumu kuti yaumfwa no kupokololako umubomfi wakwe ku minwe yabantu abale fwaya ukonaula ine no mwana umwaume pamo, ukufumya ku bupyani Lesa atupele. ¹⁷ Elyo umubomfi wenu apepele, 'Yawe, napapata lekeni amashiwi yakwa shikulu imfumu yandi yalete umutima ukwikala, pantu nga malaika wakwa Lesa, elyo na shikulu imfumu yandi yaba muku sobolola ubusuma ku bubi." Lekeni Yawe Lesa wenu abe naimwe." ¹⁸ Elyo imfumu yayaswike nokusosa ku mwanakashi ati, "napapata wimfisa nangu cimo kuli ine ifyo nalakwipusha." Umwanakashi atile, "lekeni shiku imfumu yandi isose." ¹⁹ Imfumu yatile, "bushe tekuboko kwakwa Yoabu ukuli muli ifu?" umwanakashi ayasike kabili ati, "pa bumi bwenu, shikulu mwe mfumu yandi, takuli nangu umo uwingafyukila kukuboko kwakukuklyo nangu kukuso pali fyonse ifyo shikulu imfumu yandi isosele. Mubomfi obe Yoabu ewanjebele nokuti insose fyonse ifyo umubomfi weny asosele. ²⁰ Umubomfi wenu Yoabu acitile pakuti kube ukwalula ifileciitika. Shikulu wandi wamano, kwati mano yakwa Malaika wakwa Lesa kabili alishiba fyonse ifileciika pe sonde." ²¹ Elyo imfumu yatile kuli Yoabu, "mona nomba, ndinokucita ici cintu. Kabiye nomba akalete umulumendo Absalomu kuno." ²² Elyo Yoabu alambalele ubukupeme panshi mukupela umucinshi nokutasha ku mfumu. Yoabu atie, "Lelo umubomfi obe asanga ububile pa menso yenu, mweshikulu, imfumu, pakuti imfumu yacita ifyo umubomfi wakwe alomba. ²³ Elyo Yoabu aimine aile kuli Geshu, aleta Absalomu ku Yerusalemu. ²⁴ Imfumu yatile, "kuti abwekelamo ku mwakwe lelo twikamonana." Elyo Absalomu abwelele kunganda ku mwakwe, lelo tabamonene ne mfumu. ²⁵ Nomba mu Israeli tamwali nangu umo uwatashiwe kukyemba ukucila Absalomu. Ukufumafye kutukondo twa molu yaakwe ukufikafye naku mutwe wakwe takwali nangu kamo akalma muli ena. ²⁶ Ilyo abeya imishishi yakwe ku mutwe pa mpela ya mwaka, pantu yafulisha kuli ena, ukufina kwa mishishi, walefinanalimo ama shekele imyanda ibili, iyo bengapiminamo ukupitila mukupima kwa mfumu. ²⁷ Kuli Absalomu kwafyelwe abana baume batatu no mwanakashi umo, uweshina lya Tama. Ali umwanakashi umusuma sana. ²⁸ Absalomu aikele imyaka ibili iyituntulu mku Yerusalemu, ukwabula ukumonana ne mfumu. ²⁹ Elyo Absalomu atumine amashiwi kuli Yaobu pakuti ese amutume ku mfumu, lelo Yoabu taishile kuli ena. Elyo Absalomu amwilile umuku wacibili, lelo nakabili Yoabu taishile. ³⁰ Elyo Absalomu asosele kubabomfi bakwe, "moneni, ibala lyakwa Yoabu lyaba mupepi nebala lyandi, mwaliba Barle, kabiyeni muye ocamo umulilo." Elyo ababomfi bakwa Absalomu baile oca ibala. ³¹ Elyo Yoabu aimine nokuya kuli Absalomu ku nganda nokuya landa ati, "cinshi ababomfi bobe baocela ibala lyandi?" ³² Absalomu ayasuka Yoabu ati, "mona nacituma icebo kuli iwe ukuti, 'isa kuno pakuti inkutume ku mfumu ukutila, "cinshi nafumine ku Geshu? Ngaca wemefye ine ukwikala kulya kwine. Nomba eico lekeni tukamonane ne mfumu, ngandi necilubo, lekeni akanjipaye."" ³³ Elyo Yoabu aile ku mfumu nokuya yeba. Elyo imfumu yaitile Absalomu, nao aishile noku kontamina panshi, elyo imfumu yatomona Absalomu.