UDavide wayesethatha washo ku -Ahimeleki umHeti naku -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya , umfowabo kaJowabe , ethi: Ngubani oyakwehla nami ukuya kuSawule ekamu na? U-Abishayi wathi: Ngiyakwehla nawe.

maliwele ekhanda likaJowabe nakuyo yonke indlu ka yise. Makungaphuthi endlini kaJowabe ukuba kube khona ocucuzayo , nonochoko, nozimelelayo ngodondolo, nowayo ngenkemba, noswele isinkwa.

Wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe : Bhekani, insimu kaJowabe iseduze neyami , unebhali khona ; hambani niyithungele ngomlilo . Izinceku zika -Abisalomu zayithungela-ke insimu ngomlilo.

U-Abisalomu wabeka u-Amasa phezu kwempi esikhundleni sikaJowabe. U- Amasa wayeyindodana yomuntu ogama lakhe lalingu -Itira umIsrayeli , owangena ku -Abigali indodakazi kaNahashi , udadewabo kaSeruya unina kaJowabe.

UDavide wamukisa abantu , inxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sikaJowabe, nenxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sika -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya, umfowabo kaJowabe, nenxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sika- Ithayi umGiti. Inkosi yathi kubantu: Nami ngiyakuphuma nokuphuma nani.

Emva kwakhe kwaphuma amadoda kaJowabe , namaKhereti namaPheleti , namaqhawe onke; baphuma eJerusalema ukuba ba mxoshe uSheba indodana kaBikri.

U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe , wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalabo abathathu.

Phakathi kwabangamashumi amathathu kwakukhona u -Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe, no-Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBetlehema,

U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe wayeyinhloko yabathathu , ngokuba waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe , wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalaba abathathu.

Amaqhawe anamandla nanka : u-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe , no- Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBetlehema,

Eyesine ng enyanga yesine kwakungu -Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe noZebadiya indodana yakhe emva kwakhe ; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

Kumadodana kaJowabe : ngu-Obadiya indodana kaJehiyeli ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amabili neshumi nesishiyagalombili.