¹ O Ahithofeli abhozya oAbsalomu, "Nduhusu esalezi embele enchagule abhantu elfu kumi na mbili nane embasogole ahufwate oDaudi osiku ou. ² Embahumwaje hu gafra owakati na litile na nyong'onyeye na embahungundusye hu woga. Abhantu bhabhali pandwemo nawo bhanzanyile nane embahushambulile omwene yoyo mwene. ³ Embabhawezye abhantu bhonti huliwe nanshi obibi arusi shahwenza hwa lume wakwe, na bhantu bhonti bhaibha hulusongwo pansi yaho." ⁴ Hayanjile oAhithofeli hakhondeye omwene gogolo bhonti bhe Israeli. ⁵ Pamande oAbsalomu ahaga, "Esalezi kwizi mwariki aje tomvwe omwene pia zyayanga." ⁶ O Hushai lwahafiha hwa Absalomu, oAbsalomu amwelezya hala ambaho oAhithofeli ali ayanjile na pamande abhozya ohu Shushai, "Aje tibhombe shayanjile oAhithofeli? Nkashe ndadi, tihelezye hala hotishauri." ⁷ Esho oHushai abhozya oAbsalomu, "Oushauri wafumizye Ahithofeli se winza hu wakati ou." ⁸ O Hushai ahanjezya, "Omenye oise waho naje abhantu bhakwe bhidaandi esalezi bhali no uchungu, nanshi edubu yefyolelwe abhana bhakwe mwipoli. Oise waho muntu wibho; saganza agone na sikari osiku ou. ⁹ Enya, huwakati ou au pamoo ayobhele mwilende fulani au apantu pamwabho. Ebhabhe aje baadhi ya bhantu bhaho nabhaibha bhabudilwe ahwande shishambulilo hata shila muntu wayomvwa aiga, embuda ebho mbeshe hwa asikari bhabhahufuata oAbsalomu.' ¹⁰ Hata oasikari bhidandi zaidi ambabho amoyo gabho gali nanshi amoyo ge simba, bhanza hwogope, kwa kuwa ebhe Israeli bhonti bhamanya aje aise waho muntu wikhone naje abhantu bhali nabho bhikhone tee. ¹¹ Esho oshauli aje abhe Israeli bhonti bhakhomane huliwe pandwemo afume hu Dani hadi Beersheba, bhinji nanshi osanga mu bahari naje awe weewe obhale hwibho. ¹² Pamande taipata paponti paibha nate taikwinshila nanshi entongwe shegwa pansi yensi. Setaihuleshela hata weka waali mwomi kati ya bhantu bhakwe au omwene yooyo. ¹³ Nkashe obhahwinjile muhati ye mji abhe Israeli bhonti tibhalete olwabho pamwanya ye mji na guvutile hu mwoto, hata husabhoneshe hata liwe limo idodo lyali sagaliye." ¹⁴ Obsalomu na bhantu bhakwe abhe Israeli bhajile, "Oushauli wa Hushai Mwarki winza ashile ula wa Ahithofeli Ongolobhe abhabheshele bhakhane oushauri owinza wa Ahithofeli aje obude oAbsalomu. ¹⁵ O Hushai abhozya oSadoki no Abiathari odami, "O Athofeli ashauri Obisalomu na gogolo bhonti bhe Israeli eshi, lakini ane enshauliye shenje. ¹⁶ Esalezi basi, bhalaji nanali mtaarifa oDaudi aje, 'Osikhome ikambe osiku ou huvilobhoho vye Araba, Lakini hunana yayonti lobhoshi, tofauti nepo omwene osiku ou abhamilwe pandwemo na bhantu bhonti bhabhali pandwemo nawo." ¹⁷ O Yonathani no Ahimaasi bhaali mchemi chemi zye En Rogeli. Shesho owe mbombo omo ali abhala na bhabhozye ehabari yali ehwanziwa aimanye, ili aje bhasahatarisye olwizyo lwabho hwa alolwe nabhahwinjila hu mjini. Oujumbe nalwahafiha ndipo bhahabhala ahutaarifu omwene oDaudi. ¹⁸ Lakini osahala omo ahabhalola ahabhozya oAbsalomu. O Yonathani no Ahimaasi bhahabhala nanali bhahinjila munyumba ya muntu omo ohwo hu Bahilimu, waali neshisima panze yakwe bhahinjila omwo. ¹⁹ Oshe wa muntu oyo ahega ikwinshililo na shi kwinshile pandyango gwe shisima pamande ahaniha amangago pamwanya yakwe, nomo wamenye aje oYonathani no Ahimaasi bhali mshisima. Abhantu bha Absalomu bhahenza hwa shee na hubhozye, " Ahimaasi bhali mshisima. ²⁰ Abhantu bha Absalomu bhahenza hwa shee na hubhozye, "Ahimaasi no Yonathani bhali hwii?" Oshe abhabhozya, "Bhalobhoshe isoho." Shesho baada ya baanze bila abhalole bhawela hu Yelusalemu. ²¹ Baada ya bhehale asogole oYonathani no oAhmiaasi bhahafuma mhati ye shisima. Bhahabhala ahutaarigu omwene oDaudi; bhabhozya, "Bhoha na olobhoshe amenze nanari afuatanaje oAhithofeli afumizye oushauri ega nega pamwanya yaho." ²² O Daudi ahabhoha pandwemo na bhantu bhakwe bhabhali pandwemo nawo, na bhalobhoha hu Yordani. Hata nayahafiha shampwiti nomo hata weka wasageye asinte na lobhoshe hu Yordani. ²³ Ohithofeli hwa halola aje oushauri wakwe seufuatwa, apanda epunda yakwe nasogole ahabhala akhaya yakwe hu mji gwakwe yooyo, ahagabheha amambo gakwe huu taratibu pamande ahwinionga. Kwa hiyo akafa na kuzikwa katika kaburi la baba yake. ²⁴ O Daudi ahenza hu Mahanaimu. Lakini Obsalomu olobhoha hu Yordani pandwemo na bhantu bhonti bhe Israeli bhabhali pandwemo nawo. ²⁵ O Absalomu ali abheshele oAmasa pamwanya yi jeshi baadala ya Yoabu. Wope oyo oAmasa ali mwana wa Yetheli Omwishmaeli, waali agonile no Abigaeli, waali mwale wa Nahashi na ilombo wa Seluya, onyina wakwe oYoabu. ²⁶ Abhe Israeli na Absalomu bhazenga ikambe munsi ye Giliadi. ²⁷ Owakati oDaudi lwali ayenzele hu Mahanaimu, oyo oshobi omwana wa Nahashi afume hu Raba ye Waamoni na Makiri omwana wa Amieli bhafume hu Lo Debari, Berzilai Mgileadi wa Rogelimu, ²⁸ bhaleta amagodoro na mablanketi, ne mbakuli ne nsota ne ngano, ousu we shayiri amangago gaga kalangwilwe, enkombwa, endengu, ²⁹ owoshi, esiagi, engole ne sumali, aje oDaudi na bhantu bhabhali pandwemo nawo wope bhawezye alye. Kwa maana bhajile, "Abhantu bhali ne nzala, bhalitile na bhali ne shomelwa ohwo hwipoli."