¹ Ukufuma apo Davidi aipwishe Yawe ati, "bushe kuti naya kumusumba umo uwakwa Yuda?" Yawe alimwaswike ati, "kabiye." Davidi atile, "musumba nshi ndeyako?" Yawe amwebele ati, "Ku Hebroni." ² Eico Davidi aile nabakashi bakwe babili, Ahimon uwafumine ku Yesre, elyo na Abigel uwafuma ku Kameli, mukafwilwa wakwa Nabo. ³ Davidi aletele abaume abo alinabo, abo cila umo aletele ulupwa lwakwe, ku musumba wa Hebroni, uko bayambile ukwikala. ⁴ Elyo abaume baku Yuda baishile suba Davidi imfumu yamunganda yakwa Yuda. Baebele Davii, "abaume baku Yabeshi Gileadi nabashika Shauli." ⁵ Eico Davidi atumine inkombe ku baume baku Yebeshi Gileadi nokuya beba ati, "mwalipalwa na Yawe, apo namulanga icumfwilo ku mfumu Shauli kabili namumushika. ⁶ Nomba lekeni Yawe amulange ukutemwa kwacine necitetekelo. Naine ndemulanga ubusuma pantu namucita ici cintu. ⁷ Nomba lyena, lekeni amaboko yenu yakose; ube uwashipa pantu imfumu yenu Shauli nafwa elyo nenganda yakwa Yuda nainsuba ukuti imbe imfumu yabo." ⁸ Lelo Abana umwana mwaume wakwa Nea, mushika wafita fyankond fyakwa Shauli, asendele Ishboshofu umwana mwaume wakwa Shaulu nokumuleta ku Mahanamu. ⁹ Apele Ishboshefu ubufumu kubena Gileadi, Asha, Yesre, Efraimu, Benjamini, elyo na Israeli yonse. ¹⁰ Ishboshefu mwana Shauki, ali nemyaka amakumi yane ilyi ayambile ukuuteka mu Israeli, kabili atekeleko imyaka ibili, lelo inganda yakwa Yuda bakonkele Davidi. ¹¹ Inshita Davidi ali pabufumu mu Hebroni muku tea abanganda yakwa Yuda yali imyaka cine lubali nemyeshi mutanda. ¹² Abna mwana Nar, nabalbomfi bakwa Ishboshefu mwana Shauli, bafumineko ku Mahanamu nokuya ku Gibione. ¹³ Yoabu mwana Seuiah nababomfi bakwa Davidi baily mukuba kumanya pa cishiba ca Gbione kulya baikele panshi, ibumba limo kwishilya lya cishiba nalimbi kulubali lumbi. ¹⁴ Abna asosele kuli Yoabu, "lekeni abalumendo ebo beme bacimfyanye pacinso cesu." elyo Yoabu atille "Nabeme" ¹⁵ Elyo abalumendo baimine nokulongana pamo, abekumi nababili ukufuma kuli Benjamini na Ishobeshete mwana Shauli, elyo kabili abekumi nababili ukufuma kubabomfi bakwa Davidi. ¹⁶ Cilaumo aikete uwakulwa nankwe kumutwe elyo cilaumo ashimpile uluanga mulubafu lwa uo balelwa nankwe, kabili baponene panshi bonse.. Eico ilya ncende baita ati, Elkatu Hasurimu." nangu "ibala lya mapaango." ilyaba mu Gibeoni. ¹⁷ Ubulwi bwalibipishe sana bulya bushiku elyo Abana nabaume bakwa Israeli balibacimfishe ku babomfi bakwa Davidi. ¹⁸ Abana baume bakwa Serua eko bali; Yoabu na Abishau na Asaheli, Asaheli ali uwayangulka mukubutuka ngakapobo kumupanga. ¹⁹ Asaheli akunkunike Abna kabili amukonkele ukwabula ukumusha nangu ukulola kumbi. ²⁰ Abna aloleshe kunuma elyo ati, "niwe Asaheli?" Nao ayasuka ati, "nine wine. ²¹ Abna amweba ati, "pilibuka kukulyo nangu kukuso upokeko ifyabulwi ku mulumendo," Lelo Asaheli taloleshe mumbali. ²² Elyo Abna alandile naabili kuli Asaheli, "leka ukunkonaka cinshi ulefwaila ukuti nkwipaye? ngandeya mona shan Yoabu, ndume yobe?" ²³ Lelo Asahelo alikene ukupilibuka kumbi, eico Abna amutungile mumubili cimfutyanuma nolupanga nolu ulupanga lwaingile mumubili nokufumona kumbi. Asaheli aponene apopene nokufwa, elyo aiminine nokwimininafye. ²⁴ Lelo Yoabu na Abishai babutishe Abna. Ilyo akasuba kaya mukuwa, bafiile palupili lwa Ama, ulwaba mupepi na Kia mumbali ya musebo wakuya mumatololo ya Gibeone. ²⁵ Abaume bakwa Benjamini balongene bonse kunuma yakwa Abna kabili baiminina napa mulu walupili. ²⁶ Elyo Abna abilikishe kuli Yoabu kabili atila, "bushe ulupanga lukonaule inshiku pe? Bushe tawishibe ukuti ylupato elukesabapo? Nililalo ukeba abatu bobe ukuleka ukukonka bamu nyina?" ²⁷ Yoabu ayaswike ati, "muli Lesa fye uwamweo amubula kusosa ifi, abashilika bandi ngatabalekele ukukonka bamunyina mpaka ulucelo!" ²⁸ Eico Yoabu alishishe intandala, nabonse abaume balimine kabili balekele ukukonka abena Israeli nakabili, kabili balekele nokulwa. ²⁹ Abna nabantu bakwe bendele ubushiku bonse ukufika ku Araba. Bayabwike Yordani, baendele ulucelo lonse, elyo bafikile ku Mahanamu. ³⁰ Yoabu abwelele ukufuma mukukonka Abana akolongenye abantu kbakwe bonse, ukufumyako abashalipo Asaheli nabekumi limo napabula abashilika bakwa Davidi. ³¹ Lelo abaume bakwa Davidi bena baipeye abantu imyanda itatu namakumi mutanda abakwa Benjamini na Abna. ³² Elyo basendele Asaheli nokuya mushika mumanda yakwa wishi, iyo iyali mu Beteleemu. Yabu nabantu bakwe baendele ubushiku bonse kabili bwacelele pa Hebroni.