¹ Kyakitike na kabiri pa nkyende imoine umuntu wanturubundi ishina ryakwe ryari ni Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikri, umwina Benjamini. Ena arishishe intandara no kusosa ati, ''Fwebo tatukwetemo urubari muri Davidi, nangu ifya kupyaninina ifiri fyonse mu mwana mwaume wa Yakwa Yese. Rekeni umuntu onse abwereremo ku ng'anda yakwe, Israeri.'' ² Eikyo abaume bonse abakwa Israeri barifumine kuri Davidi no kurakonka Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. Rero abaume aba Yuda barekonka imfumu yabo mupepipepi, ukufuma ku Yodani mpakafye ku Yerusaremu. ³ Iryo Davidi afikire ku kipango kyakwe mu Yerusaremu, aburire abakashi ba basha ikumi rimo abo ashire mu kurinda ikipango, na ye ababikire mu ng'anda na bakubarinda. Abapere ifya kukabira fyabo, rero tarerepo na bo na kabiri. Eikyo bena baribesarire ukufika pa bushiku bwa mfwa yabo, baikere kwati ni bamukamfwirwa. ⁴ Eryo imfumu yasosere kuri Amasa ati, ''Ita abaume aba Yuda kyapamo mu nshiku shitatu; ufwire ukuba kuno, nobe wine.'' ⁵ Eikyo Amasa aire ku kuta aba Yuda, rero ena aripushishemo inshita iyo imfumu yapimine kuri ye. ⁶ Eikyo Davidi asosere kuri Abishai ati, ''Nomba Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri akakita ifibi muri fwebo ukukira ifyo Abusaromu akitire. Piita ababomfi bakwa shikuru obe, abashirika bandi, no kukonka no kutufyuka ku kinso kyesu.'' ⁷ Eryo abaume abena Yoabu barifuminemo ukumukonka panuma yakwe, pamo na bena Kereti na bena Pereti na bonse ababuramba. Barifumine mu Yerusaremu mu kukonka Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. ⁸ Iryo bena bari kwi ribwe irikuru iryo iryaba mu Gibeoni, Amasa arishire mu kubakumanya bena. Yoabu afwere iraya rya burwi iryo ena afwere, ukubikapofye no mushipi uyo uwari mu musana wakwe ne tumba rya rupanga irya birirwe kuri kyo. Iryo arerora pantanshi, urupanga ryarifumine. ⁹ Eikyo Yoabu asosere kuri Amasa ati, Bushe kiri ikya bune kuri webo, we mufyara wandi?'' Yoabu aikete Amasa ku mwemfu wakwe ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa kukuryo mu mukumutomona. ¹⁰ Amasa takwete ukwishiba urupanga uri kuri Yoabu ku kuboko kwa kukuso. Yoabu arashire Amasa mu rufumo na mara yakwe yapongorokere panshi. Eikyo tamurashiremo na kabiri, na Amasa arifwire. Eikyo Yoabu na Abishai ndume yakwe bakonkere Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. ¹¹ Eryo umo uwa mu baume bakwa Yoabu atareme mu mbari yakwa Amasa, no umuntu asosere ati, ''Uyo uwatemwa Yoabu, no yo uuri kuri Davidi, murekeni akonke Yoabu.'' ¹² Amasa arearangana mu muropa wakwe pakati kanshira. Iryo umwaume abwene ukuti abantu bonse baritareme parya pene, aburire Amasa amusesha mu nshira no kumubika mu mpanga. Ena alifimbile ilaya pali ena pantu ena abwene ukuti onse uyo uwafika pali ena akotalama palya pene. ¹³ Panuma Amasa bamufumishe munshira abantu bonse bakonkere panuma yakwa Yoabu mukufurumuna Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. ¹⁴ Sheba apitire mu mitundu yonse iyakwa Israeri ukufika ku Aberi Beti Maka, no kupita mu kyaro kyonse ikya bena Bikiri, abo abarongene kyapamo no kukonka Sheba na kabiri. ¹⁵ Bena barimwikete no kumuturika mu Aberi Beti Maka. Baimike ifita mu musumba na kufibumba. Bonse abashirika abo abari na Yoabu baretobaura ikibumba pakuti bakiwishe. ¹⁶ Eryo umwanakashi wa mano apundire ukufuma mu musumba ati, ''Umfweni, napapata umfweni, Yoabu! Isa mupepi na nebo pakuti ndande na webo.'' ¹⁷ Eikyo Yoabu apareme mupepi kuri ye, no mwanakashi asosere ati, ''Bushe ni webo Yoabu?'' Na ye aryasukire ati, Ni nebo.'' ¹⁸ Eryo asosere kuri ye ati, ''Umfwa ku mashiwi ya mubomfi obe.'' Aasukire ati, ''Ndeumfwa.'' Eryo arandire ati, ''Barebomfya ukuranda mu nshita yakare ati, 'Mukinefye ufwaye ukupandwako amano ku Aberi,' no kupandwa kwarapwisha ubwafya. ¹⁹ Fwebo turi musumba umo uyo uwa mutende wapuramo ne kishinka mu Israeri. Mwebo murefwaya ukonaura umusumba uyo uri ni nyina mu Israeri. Kinshi murefwaira ukurofya ubupyani bwakwa Yahweh?'' ²⁰ Eikyo Yoabu aasukire no kusosa ati, ''Kiri ikyakutari ikyo, ukutari ukufuma kuri nebo, ukutira nderofya nangu ukonaura. ²¹ Ikyo takiri ikyakishinka. Nomba umuntu wa mu kyaro kya mpiri ikya kwa Efuremu, uwe shina rya Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri, aimishe ukuboko kwakwe pa mfumu, pari Davidi. Mutuperefye uyo wine eka, na nebo narafuma mu musumba.'' Umwanakashi asosere kuri Yoabu ati, ''Umutwe wakwe waraposwa kuri webo ukufuma pa muru wa kibumba.'' ²² Eryo umwanakashi aire ku bantu bonse mu mano yakwe. Bariputwire umutwe wakwa Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri, bari uposere kuri Yoabu. Eryo arishishe ipenga na abaume bakwa Yoabu bafumine mu musumba, kira muntu aire ku mwankwe. Eryo Yoabu abwerere ku Yerusaremu ku mfumu. ²³ Nomba Yoabu ari umukuru wa bashirika bonse abena Israeri, na Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoiyada ari umukuru pa bena Kereti na pa bena Pereti. ²⁴ Adoniramu ari umukuru pa baume abo aba bombere mukupatikishiwa, na Yoshefati umwana mwaume wakwa Ahirudi ari ni karemba. ²⁵ Shefa ari ni karemba na Sadoki na Abiata bari bashimapepo. ²⁶ Ira umwina Yairi ari ni kiroro umukuru kuri Davidi.