¹ Mwansakabinga aimine abena Israel nokutunka David ukupenda Israel. ² David atile kuli Yoabu na kumukalamba wabashilika, ''Kabiye, ukupenda abantu bamu Israel ukufuma pa Beeresheba ukufika kuli Dani nokubwela mwise munjebe ine, pakuti njishibe impenda yabo. ³ Yoabu atile, ''Yawe apange abashilika bakwe imiku umwanda ubwingi ukucila pafyo bali. Lelo shikulu wandi imfumu, tababombela bonse shikulu wandi? Bushe cinshi shikulu wandi alefwaila ifi? Bushe cinshi aletala ukusakamana pali Israel?'' ⁴ Lelo ishiwi lyakoseleshe Yoabu. Eico Yoabu afumineko nokwendauka monse mu Israel. Elyo abwelele ku Yerusalemu. ⁵ Elyo Yoabu apele yonse mpendwa ya baume balelwa kuli David. Abali mu Israel amakana imyanda ine na makana amakumi cine lubali abaume abo abasomona impanga. Yuda eka akwete 470, 000 abashilika. ⁶ Lelo Lebi na Benjamini tabapendelwepo pali bena, pantu imfumu yakonkomeshe cibi pali Yoabu. ⁷ Lesa afulilwe pacacitike, aumine Israel. ⁸ David atile, ''Ine nimbembuka apakalamba pakucite ifi. Nomba fumyeni umulandu pa mubomfi wenu, pantu nacita ifyabula amano.'' ⁹ Yawe asosele kuli Gad, kasesema wakwa David, ¹⁰ ''Kabiye kuli David, ifi efyasosa Yawe: Nkalakupela ubusalo butatu. Salapo cimo.'' ¹¹ Awe Gad aile kuli David no kutila kuli ena, ''Yawe atila ifi, 'Salapo cimo pali ifi. ¹² Napamo imyaka itatu iya cipowe imyenshi itatu iya kupakaswa kubalwani benu nokutentaulwa kumapanga yabo nangu inshiku shitatu ku lupanga lwakwa Yawe, ekutila, icikuko mu calo, kuli malaika wakwa Yawe kukupita monse mu calo ca Israel nokonaula.' Nomba elyo kasala ifuakwasuka ine ifyoninga senda kuli umo uwantumine ine. ¹³ Elyo David atile kuli Gad, ''Ine nimfulwa apakalamba. Lekeni mponene mukuboko kwakwa Yawe ukucila mu maboko ya muntu, uluse neficitwa fyakwe fikulu.'' ¹⁴ Yawe atumine icikuko pali Israe, na bantu amamakana amakumi cine lubali balifwile. ¹⁵ Lesa atumine malaika mu Yerusalemu muku yonaula, nao ati ayonaule, Yawe amwene nokucinya itontonkanyo lya konaula. Alilile kuli malaika waleonaula, ''Capwa! Nomba bwesha ukuboko kobe.'' Napa nshita ilyaine malaika wakwa Yawe aiminin ku cipulilo ca panshi cakwa Ornani umwina Yebsi. ¹⁶ David aloleshe nokwinuna nokumona malaika wakwa Yawe naiminina pakati ka calo na umulu, ali nolupanga ulwasomonwa mu kuboko nalwimishiwa pa Yerusalemu. Elyo David ne ntungulushi, nabafwala ifisamu, balele ubunkupeme pa nshinshi. ¹⁷ David atile kuli Lesa, ''Bushe teine nakonkomeshe ukweba ati abashilika bapendwe? Ine nacitile icintu icabipisha. Lelo ishi mpanga, cinshi ico shicitile? Yawe Lesa wandi! Lekeni ukuboko kwenu kume pali ine na ulupwa lwandi, lelo mwileka icikuko cishale pa bantu benu.'' ¹⁸ Malaika wakwa Yawe akonkomeshe Gad ukulanda kuli David, David alingile ukuninika nokukula icipailo cakwa Yawe icipulilo panshi ya Ornani umwina Yebusi. ¹⁹ David aile pamulu ngefyo Gad amwebele ukucita mwishina lyakwa Yawe. ²⁰ Ornani ali pacipailo cangano, apilibwike amwene malaika. Ena nabana baume bakwe bane bali nankwe bafiseme. ²¹ Elyo David aishile kuli Ornani, Ornani aloleshe nokumona David. Ashile icakupulilapo nokupela umucinshi kuli David nakontamika ne cinso panshi. ²² Elyo David atile kuli Ornani, ''Shitisha ici icakupulilamo, pakuti ukule icipailo cakwa Yawe. Ine nalapela umutengo uutuntulu, pakuti limbi icikuko cifume pa bantu.'' ²³ Ornani atile kuli David, ''Bula nge cobe shikulu wandi mfumu. Citeni cisuma icawama mu menso yenu, Mona, nalakupela ing'ombe iilume nge fyabupe fyakoca, necipulilo cakuni, ne ngano nge cabupe canseke; nalapela fyonse kuli iwe.'' ²⁴ Imfumu David atile kuli Ornani, ''Awe ndeshita mu mutengo uutuntulu. Insha bule ifyobe na ubupe bwakoca kuti Yawe nga icintu icishaculilwa.'' ²⁵ David apele imyanda mutanda ishamashekele ya mukuba palya pa ncende. ²⁶ David akulile icipailo cakwa Yawe kulya nokupela ubupe bwakoca nobupe bwabo balesangwa nabo. ²⁷ Elyo Yawe akonkomeshe kuli malaika, na malaika abweseshe ulupanga mucikwama. ²⁸ Elyo David amwene ukuti Yawe namwasuka pa cipailo cakwa Ornani umwina Yebusi, aipele ilambo palya pa nshita imoine. ²⁹ Nomba pali ilya nshita, cali cikulwa cakwa Yawe Mose apangile mu matololo, na icipailo cabupe bwakoca. ³⁰ Lelo, David tengaya kulya mukwipusha ukuli Lesa. Pantu ali nomwenso ku lupanga lwakwa malaika wakwa Yawe.