¹ Dhavidhi adawerenga masodja atche yakhali na iye napenepo waonereri tchulu nawaonereri zana. ² iye atumira warhi watche kuutongui hwa Joabe, wahrhwi wengo kuutongui kwa Abhisai, mwnw wa zeriuya, mubale wa jowabhi nawenango kuutongui wa Itai, muhedheni: "inembo patchangu nditchaendambo namwe." ³ Ese wamunawadamubvunza: "Hazvikhadikana kwenda kunkhondo, thangue tingadza thamaanguisiwa titchidza wala, iwo hawaadzaagali hawadzana basa na naife, ife wenwngo, podi kufa, podiiwo watchititsiya. Apo , imwe mwdzipira pa khumi wathu! nakudyali, munadikana kudzipira kwenda kuluwani". ⁴ Apo, mukulu adadaira: "Nditchaitira zvanu munada. "Mukulu akhali pamusuwo wakunza kwaluwani, atchiti masodja adanga abuda aenda kumitunhu namwakywandiwa." ⁵ Mambo adabvunza jowabhe, Abhisai na Itai adati: "Itani mhole, nakuda kwangu, nawphale na Absalam. Napenepo wense wanhu wadabva mambo aychilanga zvenezvi kuna waonereri, kuhkodza cuna Absalam. ⁶ Apo masodja adabuda kiyahwira nawa Iziraeri wense, watchipinda mutsanga. Wa Iziraeri wadaneriwa ipaapo, ⁷ Na masodja a Dhavidhi pansiku ineyopadaonekwa wafi wajinji wakhakwana kuita zvulu zviwiri zvawa muna. ⁸ Nkondo idabvikira mumbuto zense watchi pera mutsaanga nabhemhaa. ⁹ Absalamu adaona masodja a Dhavidi. Iye atchigadzila mula watche, uta watche wakhali ukulu adaphaiwa musolo watche ukhadabata pamuti mudjubo ukhali pansi utchigwira panjira. ¹⁰ Apo unango patche adaona zvinezvi napenepo adalangaa kuna Jowabhe. "Linga, ine ndaona Absalaum adakhomerhwa nauta!" ¹¹ Jowabhe adati kuna mwamuna ukulanga nanyaya ya Absalamu: "Ona iwepo wamuona! thangweranyi hauna kumunera utcimu thusa pansi? Ine deka ndakupa machereni khumi na bhande." ¹² Iye mwamuna adadaira Jowabhe: "Ne deka mandipa machereni deka handina kutambir, azviita kumukira mwana wamambo, nakudyali mwesne mudabva mutemo wamambo kuna imwe, Absai na Itai kuti: Haapapna anakuya mwana Absalam! ine ¹³ deka ndabatiwa namoyo wakuulaya (deka haandina kulalama muche na mambo), Iwepo deke ndaku siya". ¹⁴ Napenepo Jowabhi adati: "Ine handina kuyemera iwe". Napenepo, Jowabhi adabata mumanja mwatche, madipa matatu adaphaya pamoyo pa Absalam atchifuythyukira, patche hazati afa, atchiri pamhanda. ¹⁵ Apo, wamuna waya kumi wakhadzusa midziyo ya Jowabhi wadamuteya Absalum naepenepo wadamuulaya. ¹⁶ Nadiyali, Jowabhe adaliza mutoliro napenepi massodja wadadzasiyabkuteera wa Izirael, thangwe Jowabi akhapezanazvo, ¹⁷ watola Absalam napenepo wadauthusa mutsangamo kudjenje likulu. Iwo wadamugwidiza natchibuwe tchikulu , atchiti wa Izirael wadawala kada munhu kwenda kumba kwatch. ¹⁸ Kunamata, Absalamu, atchiri kulalama adalonza patchatche artar pambuto yaukulu afdati: " Ine handina mwana kuti ndifungue zvidawanda padzina langu" Nakudyalo, iye adaikha dzina latche pa artar kuti adaidziwe ngani ya Absalam kuswuira zvinopano. ¹⁹ Apo, Aimaaz, mwana wa Zadoqur, adati: Leka ndithamange zwinopano kwenda kuna mukulu, kabva masoko yamuche, kuti Yahweh athamangisa tani wanyamarka watche". ²⁰ Jowabhe adaira kuna iye: " Iwe hazwiti nyamunsi kuti udziwe masoko yenga; iwepo udzandibvunze tsiku inango. Nyamunsi leka kundibvunza thangwe mwana wa mambo afa". ²¹ Apo, Joabd adati kuna cuxita: Ndoco, kiabvunza mambo zwako wawona". Apo cuxita adakana pana Joabe napenepo adathamanga. ²² Aimaaz mwana wa Zadoque, apo adalangambo kuna Joabe: Joabe adadaira: Thangwelanji akuda kuthamanga mwana wangu, ndirikuona ninga hapana masoko aitika?. ²³ Napenepo adalanga Aimaaz:" Zwaitika zwinadakwenda, udirikwenda". Jowabhe, adaira:" Thamanga". Nakudyalo, Aimaaz adathamanga na tchinyansinyansi napenepo adapindirira cuxita. ²⁴ Davide akadagala pakati pamusuwo wakunza na wamukati. Mukoi adakwira palusuo adamusa nkoje mamatsoatche atchinga mudzaulu mwaukuli. Pache adalinga, adaona unango mwamuna alikuya alikuthamanga ega. ²⁵ Apo mukoi adapereka masoko kuna mambo atchiti:" Angati iye aliega basi, muna muongolala mulomo pakulanga". Ukuli wakadaswika kuluwani. ²⁶ Napenepozwe, mukoi adaona winango mwamuna napenepo adalangazwe manbo wamuso. Adati:" Linga, pana unangozwe mwamuna alikuthamanga ega". Mambo adalanga iye alikuisa masoko bassi". ²⁷ Iye mulinde, adalanga mhapo: " Ndaona ninga mwamuna akathamanga kumberi ninga Aimaaz, mwana wa Zadoque". mambo adati:" Iye ndimwamuna wamuche alikuya na masoko yamuche". ²⁸ Apo, Aimaaz adadaidza mambo: " Ulimuche". Napenepo adaswika adalimgisa nkope pansi: " Udakomborerka na Yahweh Mulungo wako! Iye adapereka wamuna wakazondana na tchangamire, iye mambo". ²⁹ Apo, mambo adadaira:" Muli muche na muphale Absalamu?" Aimaaz adadaira:" Patche Joabe, musewenzi wamambo, andituma kuna iwe, mambo ine ndaona nyaya, ese handina kadziwa kuti nswanyi". ³⁰ Mambo adadaira: " Gala pakundupa, apo, Aimaaz agala pakundu napenepo adalambirira alipaapo. ³¹ Pabodzibodzipo, cuxita adazwika na culanga: Ndina masoko yakudeka kuna imwe tchangamire, mambo, nakudyalo Yahweh akuchiphani lero wense kuna imwe". ³² Mambo, adalanga kuna cuxita: " Mulimuche na muphale Absalamu? cuxita adadaira: Wanyamarka watchangamire wangu, mambo, wense wali kukumukirani deka waitambo ninga muphale uya". ³³ Apo, mambo adagala ili nyakukonzeka, adakwira padzaulu pasuwo napenepo adadaira, Atchifamba pambuto na pambuto, atchikuwa:" Mwana wangu Absalamu, mwana wangu, mwana wangu, Absalamu, mwana wangu, mwana wangu!".