¹ Pamene Davide anapitilila pangono pamwamba pa lupili, Ziba wanchito wa Mepibosheti anamukumanya iye a abulu ovala chokwlelapo; pali benve penzeli mukate yokwanila 200, na vipaso va muzinga vili 200. ² Mfumu inakamba kuli Ziba kuti, "Nichani chamene waletela ivi vintu?" Ziba anayanka kuti, "Mabulu niya munyumba mwa mfumu yokwelapo, mukate zimina banu vakudya, vinyu niya aliyense wamene afoka kuti amwe muchipululu. ³ Amfumu bana banakamba kuti, "Nanga alikuti muzukulu mwamuna waba bwana bako?" Ziba anayanka kuti, "Onani, asala ka Yelusalemu, popeza akamba kuti, 'Lelo nyumba ya Isilayeli izabweza Ziko yaba tate banga kuli ine." ⁴ Kuchoka apo mfumu anauza Ziba kuti, "Ona, vonse vamene venze va Mepibosheti manje vankala vako." Ziba anayanka kuti, "Nazi chepesa kuli imwe, bwana wanga, mfumu lekani kuti nipeze chisomo mumenso mwanu." ⁵ Pamene mfumu Davide anamuyandikila Bahurimu, kuna choka panja mwamuna wochokela ku mutundu wa Saulo, wamene zina yake unali Shimi mwana mwamuna wa Gerai. Anachoka nakuyenda kwinangu atembelela. ⁶ Anatema Davide myala naba kulu bakulu ba mfumu, ngankale kuti penze bankondo, naba kamalonda bamene benzeli kuzanja lamanja nakwa mazele kuli mfumu. ⁷ Shimi anaitana mwaku tembelela, "Yenda, choka kuno, muntu oyipa iwe, iwe mwamuna wamagazi! ⁸ Yehova abwezela bonse imwe pa magazi yamene munatila pakati pa banja ya Saulo, mumalo mwamene unalamulila. Yehova apasa munzi wako kuli mwana wako mwamuna Abisalomu. Waononge chifukwa ndiwe mwamuna wa magazi." ⁹ Chokonkao Abishai mwana mwamuna wa Zeruia, anakamba kwa mfumu, "Chifukwa nichani iyi imbwa yakufa itembelela bwana wanga mfumu. Nuekeni niyenda naku juba mutu wake." ¹⁰ Koma ba mfumu banakamba kuti nichani chamene nizachita naiwe mwana mwamuna wa Zeruia? Kapwena anitembelela chifukwa Yehova akamba naye kuti mulembele Davide, 'nindani utembelelea mfumu?"' ¹¹ Pamene apo Davide anakmba kuli Abishai nabonse banchito bake, "Ona, mwana wanga mwamuna, wobadwa mutupi yanga, afuna kutenga umoyo wanga. Nivingati nanga vamene Benjamiti alakalaka kuonga moyo wanga? Mulekeni iye kuti atembelelewe, popeza Yehova amulamulila kuvichita. ¹² Kapena Yehova azayana pa chosayenela pali ine, nakunilipila ine na chabwino pakunitambela kake lelo." ¹³ Davide nabazi muna bake bana yenda pambali pake pambwamba paili, kwinangu atembelela naku tila vidoti naku tema myala kuli enve pamene enze kuyenda. ¹⁴ Chokonkapo mfumu nabantu bonse bamene banali naye banalema, nfiye bana pumula pamene banaimilila usiku. ¹⁵ Koma za Abishalomu nabantu bonse ba zimuna bamu Isilayeli bamene banali naye, bana bwela ku Yelusalemu, naye Ahitopelo enzeli nabo. ¹⁶ China chitika kuti pamene Hushi mu Arkiti, muzake wa Davide, anabwela ku Abishalomu, kuti Hushari anakamba kuli Abishalomu kuti, "Mfumu inkale na moyo utali! mfumu inkale na umoyo utali! ¹⁷ Abishalomu anankamba kuli Hushari "Nanga ichi ndiye okulupiluka ku muzako? NIchani chamene sunayendelele naye?" ¹⁸ Hushari anakamba kuli Abisalomu kuti, "Iyayi; mumalo mwake, umozi wamene Yehova nabantu bake nabazi muna bamu Isialyeli basanka, ndiye kwamene niza satila, naku nizankala naye. ¹⁹ Futi, nimwamuna uti wamene niza sebenzela? Nanga siningasebenze pamenso pa mwana mwamuna wake? Monga mwamene nina sebenzela pamenso patate bake, niza sebenze pamenso pako." ²⁰ Chokonkapo Abishlomu anauza Ahitopelo, "Tipesko malangizo pali vamene tifunika kuchita." ²¹ Ahitopelo anayanka Abisalomu kuti, "Yenda kuli bakazi bakapolo bamene batate bana siyila ku sunga nyumba yachifumu, ndipo ba Isilayeli bonse bazaziba kuti wankala finga kuli batate bako. Chokongkapo manja yabonse bamene balina iwe yazankala yokosa." ²² Pamene apo bana yanzika hema ya Abishalomu pamwamba pa nyumba yachifumu, ndipo Abishalomu anayenda kuli bazi kazi baukapolo batate bake mu menso mwama Isialyeli bonse. ²³ Manje malangizo ya Ahitopelo muma siku yaja yanali monga mwamuna anvela kuchokela mukwama ya Mulungu mwine wake. Ndiye mwamene bonse na Abishalomu bana yaonela malangizo ya Ahitopelo bana ya onela.