¹ Eluntu imitundu shonse isha Israeli shaishilekwisa kuli David ku Heburon elo shaisakulanda ati, ''Lolesha, tuli mubili obe elo nefupa lyobe. ² munshita shapita, uluntu saulo ali imfumu pali fwebo, niwebo walekutungulula abashilika ba bena Israeli. Yahweh alandile kuli wee, 'Uli nokucema abantu bandi abena Israeli, elo uli nokwisakuba katungulula pa bena Israeli.''' ³ Eico abakalamba bonse ababena Israeli baishilekwisa ku mfumu ku Heburoni, elo ne mfumu David yaishilekupanga icipangano nabo pacinso cakwa Yahweh. Baishilekusuba David ukuba imfumu pa bena Israeli. ⁴ David ali ne myaka amakumi yatatu(30) uluntu aishilekutampa ukuteka, elo aishilekuteka imyaka amakumi yane(40). ⁵ Mu Heburoni atekele aba Y.uda imyaka cine lubali(7) elo ne mweshi mutanda, elo mu yerusarem atekele imyaka amakumi yatatu na itatu(33) pa bena Israeli bonse elo naba Yuda. ⁶ Imfumu elo nabaume baiko baishilekuya ku Yerusalem mukulwisha abena Yebushi, abekashi ba cilya calo. Baishilekulanda kuli David ati, ''Tawaingilemo muno kanofye ubwekeshemo impofu elo nefilema. David tengesa kuno.'' ⁷ Nangu caishilekubefyo, David aishilekwikata aba maka bamu Ziyoni, uuli nomba musumba wakwa David. ⁸ Pali ilya nshita David aishilekulanda ati, ''Bonse abakatasha abena Yebushi balingile ukuyakupita mumifolo ya menshi pakuyakufika ku balema elo na kumpofu' abali balwani bakwa David.'' Emulanduwine abantu balandila ati, ''Impofu elo na balema tabafwile kwingila kwisano.'' ⁹ Eico David aikele mu maka elo waishile kwitwa umusumba wakwa David. Akulamo no kushibgulusha, ukufuma kufyakwikasha ukulola mukati. ¹⁰ David aishilekuba na maka pantu Yahweh, wamilalo, aali nankwe. ¹¹ Eluntu Hiramu imfumu yaky Turi yaishilekutuma inkombe kuli David, elo nefimuti fya Keda, bakabasa wa mbao, elo na bakakuula. Baisle ku kulila David inganda. ¹² David aisakwishiba ukuti Yahweh alimukushishe ena ukuba imfumu ya bena Israeli, elo kabili alisumbwile ubufumu bwakwe pamulandu wa bantu bakwe abena Israeli. ¹³ Pnuma David asha Heburoni elo aisakuya ku Yerusalem, aishilekubula abanakashi abengi abo ashaupile elo nabanakashi abengi mu Yerusalem, elo nabana baume elo nabana banakashi abengi baishile kufyalwa kuli yee. ¹⁴ Aya eyali amashina yabana abo abaishile kufyalwa kuli yee mu Yerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ¹⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ¹⁶ Elishama, Eliada elo na Eliphelet. ¹⁷ Nomba uluntu abapeleshiti baishile kumfwa ati David alisubilwe ukuba imfumu ya bena Israeli, baishilekuya mukumufwailikisha. Lelo David alyumfwile palico elo aishilekuya umwali ubucingo bwakwe. ¹⁸ Nomba abapalishiti baishilekwisa elo basalanganina mu mipokapoka ya Refaimu. ¹⁹ Eluntu David aishilekwipusha ubwafwilisho ukufumu kuli Yahweh. Aishilekulanda ati, ''Bushe kuti nayakutasha abapelishiti? Bushe ulempela ukucimfa pali bo? '' Yahweh aishilekulanda kuli David ati, ''Kabataashe, pantu mucinefye ndinokukupela ukucimfya pa baperishiti.'' ²⁰ Eico David ailekubataasha pa Baali Perasim, elo kulya alibacimfishe. Aishilekulanda ati, ''Yahweh nalepukila pabalwani bandi pacinso candi nga mulamba wa menshi.'' Eico neshina lya ncende ilya lyaishikwinikwa Baali Perasim. ²¹ Aba Perishiti baishilekusha no tulubi twabo kulya, elo David nabaume bakwe batusenda. ²² Eluntu aba Perishiti baishile kwisa nakabili elo basalanganinanakabili mu mipikapopa ya Refaimu. ²³ Eico David aipwishe ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Yahweh nakabili, eloaisakulanda kuliye ati, ''Tamufwile kubataasha kuntanshi yabo, lelo cingawamisha ukubashinguluka kunuma yabo elo nkwisa kulibo mufimuti fya Basamu. ²⁴ Uluntu ukesakumfwa iciunda canshindo mukupupa kwa mwela capita mufimuti fya Basamu, eluntu ukabataashe na maka. Ucite ifi pantu Yahweh naya pacinso cobe mukutaasha ifita fyaba Perishiti.'' ²⁵ Eico David aishilekucita ifyo Yahweh amukonkomeshe. Aishilekwipaya aba Perishiti ukufuma ku Gibeoni inshila yonse ukufika ku Gesa.