^{1 2 3} Jowabhe, mwana wa Zeruia, akadziwa kuti moyo wa mambo ukhada kuona Absalamu. 2 Apo, Joabi adhatuma ku uissa kutekoa kuti auye namukodzi adhachengera. adati kunaiye." Ita ningue ,, munhu ali pakulila. Upheque nguwo dzachiliro. Ussapukusiri mafuta; ita, ningue mukadzi ana ntchiku ali kulila wakufa. 3 Penepo, uyende kuna mambo uya longue massoko aya kunaiye." Penepo Joabi adalonga massoko, yakulonga kuna mambo. ^{4 5 6} 4 Mukadzi ahdamuda kutekoa adati aswika kuna mambo, ada kotamisa npanci nkope yatche achiti: " Ndibacileni mambo ". 5 mambo ahdati: " nchonyi chanhangala?". Iye ada daira: " achiti. choquadi ndirimuziche mwamuna wangu adafa. 6 ine mwana wanu ndikana wapale wayili. Iwo wahdapoka mutsanga, hapakana nhakuwahvunulira. muhbozi adakonza nhauyache achimu ulaya. ⁷ 7 Nadyalo wadzindza wadamukira mukodzi, wachilonga kuti: Tipeni mwamuna haulaiya mubali wache, timulayembo, kuti apagar na upenhu hwamubaliwache, na kuti adaulaya: hwino, iwo wachadzauraiya nhakupindira. Dnaharo achadzatimissa makarra yangu yakusala, nkabe kumusiya mwamuna wangu na dzina, nem kutonga pano panci. ^{8 9} 8 Nadyalo, mambo adalonga kunamukadzi: " yenda kumuyi quako, ine ndichalonga massoko pamussoro payiwe". 9 Mukadzi waku tecoa ahdati kunayie. " mambo wangu, mulangu wanchi ulikunguira quaine nakuda quazindza la mambo wangu. iye mambo na mupandi wache wakutonga ngalique kuona muandu". ^{10 11} 10 Mambo ada daira: zwino munhu angahvunze chinhu kunayiwe, uya naye kunaine adzali quele kukuchupazwe" 11 Iye adati; ndapota mambo lakanani yahweh wakupenha, mulungu wangu munzunzi wagadzi hadzafuzi wenango aleque kufudza mwana wangu". Mambo ahdaira: " choquadi Yahweh mulalami; hapana nzoi yihbozi ya tsici inazagua panci. ^{12 13 14} 12 Penepo mukadzi adalonga; imirane mwana wanu kuti alongue massoko kuna mambo wangu:" iye adalonga " langa zwako " 13 Mukadzi adati: thanguelanhi muchifunza iwyi kuna wathu wamulungu? Pakulonga zvenedzo, hawasi kudzapa mulandu thangue la kuti mambo hawana kuyilidza mwana wamupale banido; kumuyi . 14 Ndinachuwa kuti thence tichadzafa, tichadzagara ningue madzi yakussaika panci, nakuti madzi yanga tsaika apana ana yadzola. Nayidzoidzi mulungu haulai munhu. Nakuda quaidzoiywi. iye anafunga nzeru yakuita ayilidze waya wadha thamaguissiwa vzachosse. ^{15 16 17} 15 Ndauya kudzalanga massoko aya kuna mulungu, mulungu, thangwelanhi wanhu wandichissila. Mwana wamukodzi adafunga adati: ndilequeleleni ndiyalongue na mulungu, kuti mulungu abve kukumbira qua wmuna wamukadzi". 16 Kubuda pabhoko lamunhu alikuswaga kufudza vzenco ine na mwanangu kuti tileque kucala nhaka yatidapassiwa na mulungu. 17 Wvino mwana wamuhadza adanamata; Yahweh wangu, ndikukumbira kuti massoko yano yandi watamize, nakuti mulungu wanga muna yendzaniziwa na adatumiwa na mulungu pakuziwa vzakudikana vzakunhangala. Mulungu wanu ngakale nhaiwe. ^{18 19 20} 18 Penepo, mulungu athaira kuna mukadzi." Ndilequelere ussanswice quaine zvanju ndicha. Wvunza". Mukadzi adadaira: " langani mulungu wangu, langani chinchino". 19 Mulungu adalanga: wvino boko la Joabi halice na iye pa ivwi vzence? Mukadza athaira, achiti; na kulalama quanu mulungu wangu hapana muthu angaponhyiwe vzungunukira, kumam zere kana kumadjho, pakubuda zvakulonguiwa na mambo wangu. ndihvo, wmuna wanu Joabi andihvunza ndiyite ihvi nakuika massoko aya mumulomo ya mudkadzi. 20 Mwana wanu Joabi, aita kuti a chindnje vzence vzilikuitika. Mambo wangu anakudziwa kunaiye. Iye anakuziwa ya vzence wzapanci pano". ²¹ Nadyalo, mambo adalanga kuna Joabi: " uya chichino, ine ndichaita chakuhdika; enda, dahyaro, uissa mudjaha Absalao umuyilize". ²² Nadyalo Joabi akotamissa kope yache panci, achipeleka lukudzo, achilopafaza mambo. Joabi adalonga" nhamutu mwana wanu adziwa kuti abvirh tsitsi pa matso yanu, mambo wangu, mambo zvache akatidaira chikumbira cha mwana wanu. ²³ Nadyalo Joabi adatuma, adayenda Gesur adauissa Absalao kumuyilidza mu Jerusalema. ²⁴ Mambo adalanga" iye achadzayilira kumuyi quako, nadyalo achadzaoni nkope yangu "penepo Absalao adayilira cumuyi wache, haana kuona nkope ya mambo. ²⁵ Mu Israel hapakana wina wakuni quedza achi onequela cundze qua Absalao. Kubuda kumussolo pakana ku mwendo yache hapakana padalemala na kunhangala. ²⁶ Pache akagua anda tsissi lache pakupela pa gole, nakuti lika mulemera, likamulemera kumaquedji adaquana vhulu whiwili, wvichienderana na nhimo ya chaiyo. ²⁷ Ku Absalao, wadabeliquiwa wana watatu na mutsikanan mubozi, madzina yao akali Tamar. akali mukadzi wakuniquedza. ²⁸ Absalao athalarama makole mair yamutero mu Jerusalem, nkope yamambo ne kuiwona. ²⁹ Ipapo Absalao athaidza Joabi kuti atume mambo penepo Joabi haana quenda. Penepo, Absalao athatuma kachiwiri, zvino Joabi haana kuenda. ³⁰ Penepo, adaita kuna mwana wache:" una! munda wa Joabi ulipaduze na wangu kachipili muna zvilimua. enda kuyapitsa". Nadyalo, waranda wa Absalao wadapitsa mumunda. ³¹ Ipapo, Joabi adamuka adauya kumuyi qua Absalao athamuhvunza:" Thanguelanhi waranda wako wapitsa moto mu munda mwangu". ³² Absalao adaira Joabi:2 uya, ndidakudaizisa ndichilanga: uya kuno, kuti ndikutume kunamambo uyalongue. thanguelanhi ndidamuda ku Gesur? zvakalimuche kukale queko. Nadyalo, ndilequeni, ndione nkope ya mambo ndigati ndine ndinamulandu, iye andiulaye". ³³ Nadyalo, Joabi adaenda na mambo adamuvunza. Mambo adaidza Absalao, ayenda kuna mambo adalanga, pamber pa mambo, ipapo mambo adamutswotswoda Absalao.