¹ Lawa bekungulamadvodza leta ku Davidee Ziklagi, ngesikhatsi acoshiwe ebukhoneni ba Sawula indvodzana ya Khishi. Bebakanye nemasotja, basiti bakhe emphini. ² Bebahlome ngebutjoki futsi bangangasebentisa totimbili tandla sangesekudla nesangesencele ekunembeni ngematje bese nekudubula ngebutjoki emcibisholweni. Bebama Bhenjamini, emadvodza elusendvo lwa Sawula. ³ Sikhulu bekungu Ahiyezeri, bese Jowashi, bobabili bangemadvodzana a Shemaya umGibheyethithe. Bekubo Jeziyeli na Phelethi, emadvodzana aAzimavethi. Bekunema Bherakha, Jehu umAnathothi, ⁴ Ishmaya umGibhiyoni, lisotja emkhatsini malabamashumi lamatsatfu( futsi ayindvuna yalaba labamashumi lamatsatfu); Jeremiya, Jahaziyeli, Johanani, Jozabadi umGederathi, ⁵ Eluzayi, Jerimothi,Bheyalihi, Shemariya, Shefathiya umHarufithe, ⁶ emaKhorahithe Elkhanaha, Ishiyaha, Azareli, Joezeri, Jashobhiyami, na Jowelahi na Zebhadiya, emadvodzana ⁷ aJerohami wase Gedori. ⁸ Lamanye ema Gadithe ahlanganyela na Davide encabeni ehlane. Abemadvodza lalwako, emadvodza laceceshelwe imphi, labengaphatsa lihawu nesikhali; lebuso babo besabeka njenge buso bemabhubesi.Babenematubane njengetilwane tetintsaba. ⁹ Bekubo Ezeri umholi, Obadiya wesibili, Eliyabi wesitsatfu, ¹⁰ Mishmanaha wesine, Jerimiya wesihlanu, ¹¹ Atthayi wesitfupha, Eliyeli wesikhombisa, ¹² Johanani wesiphohlongo, Elzabadi wemfica, ¹³ Jeremiya welishumi, Makbanani welishumi nakunye. ¹⁴ Lamadvodzana aGadi abebaholi belibutfo. Lelincane libutfo lahola likhulu, bese lelikhulu libutfo belihola inkhulungwane. ¹⁵ Bawela iJodane enyangeni yekucala, ngesikhatsi ugcwele ugola tintsetse, futsi ucosha bonkhe lebebahlala ematsafeni, kokubili ngase mphumalanga nase nshonalanga. ¹⁶ Lamanye emadvodza aBhenjamini na Juda beta encbeni ku Davide. ¹⁷ Davide waphuma kuyohlangana nabo bese ukhuluma nabo: ''Nangabe nite ngekuthula kimi kutongisita, ningahlanganyela nami. Kepha nangabe nite kutongitsengisa etitseni tami, shengatsi Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu abone bese uyanehlulela, ngoba kute lokubi lengikwentile.'' ¹⁸ Wase moya Amasayi, labesikhulu salaba labamashumi lamatsatfu. Amasayi watsi, ''Sibakho, Davide. Sime ngakuwe, ndvodzana ya Jese. Kuthula, shengatsi kuthula kungaba kunomanga ngubani lokusitako. Shengatsi kuthula kungaba kubasiti bakho, ngoba Nkulunkulu wakho uyakusita.'' Wase Davide uyabemukela wase ubenta tindvuna ngetulu kwemadvodza akhe. ¹⁹ Labanye baka Manase bahlephuka baya ku Davide nakefika nema Filisti atolwa nasawula emphini. Kodvwa abawasitanga ema Filisti, ngoba emakhosi ema Filisti ngoba abehlolisana ndzawonye base bahambisa Davide. Batsi, ''Utosishiya ayolelwa umphatsi wakhe Sawula ngekwengoti yetimphilo tetfu. ²⁰ ''Nakaya e Ziklagi, emadvodza aka Manase labekahlanganyele naye bekubo Adanaha, Zobadi, Jediyayeli, Miyikheli, Jozabadi, Elihu, na Zilethayi, indvuna yetinkhulungwane ka Manase. ²¹ Basita Davide alwe nelicembu letigebengu, ngako bebamadvodza lalwako. Ngesikhatsi baba tindvuna telibutfo. ²² Lusuku ngelusuku, emadvodza eta ku Davide atomusita, kwate kwaba nelibutfo lelikhulu, Njenge libutfo laNkulunkulu. ²³ Lona ngumbalo welibutfo lwemphi yemasotja , leta ku Davide e Hebhroni, atoletsa umboso wa Sawula kuye, lebakwenta ngemavi aSimakadze. ²⁴ Kusuka ku Juda labo labebatfwele lihawu netikhali bebangu 6,800, bahlomele imphi. ²⁵ Kusuka kuma Simeyonite bebangu 7,100 emadvodza lalwako. ²⁶ Kusuka kusuka kuma Levi abengu 4,600 emadvodza lalwako. ²⁷ Jehoyida abengumholi wesitukulwane sa Aroni, futsi naye bebangu 3,700. ²⁸ Ana Zadoki, lencane, lenemandla, futsi lenesibindzi indvodza, beba mashumi lamabili nakubili emadvodza emndenini weyihlo. ²⁹ Kusuka ku Bhenjamini, lusendvo lwa Sawula, bebatinkhulungwane lamatsatfu. Linyenti labo bebasele batsembekile ku Sawula kwate kwaba sikhatsi sakhe. ³⁰ Kuma Efrayemithe bebangu 20,800 emadvodza lalwako, emadvodza labedvumile etindlini tabo yise. ³¹ Encenyeni yelusendvo lwaka Manase bekunemadvodza labedvumile leta kutowenta Davide inkhosi. ³² Kusuka ku Issachar, bekunebaholi labama khulu lamabili labenekucondza kwesikhatsi futsi bati lebe Israyeli kufanele akwente. Tonkhe tihlobo tabo bebangephansi kwemyalo wabo. ³³ Kusuka ku Zebuluni bekunemadvodza latinkhulungwane letisihlanu emadvodza lalwako, alungele imphi, natotonkhe tikhali temphi, futsi bebalungele kwetsembeka ngaloku phelele. ³⁴ Kusuka ku Nafathali bekunetindvuna letiyinkhulungwane, kanye nabo emashumi lamatsatfu nesikhombisa emadvodza nemahawu netikhali. ³⁵ Kuma Danites bebangu 28,600 wemadvodza lalungele imphi. ³⁶ Kusuka ku Asheri beka tinkhulungwane letine emadvodza lalungele imphi. ³⁷ Ngase hlangotsini lwe Jodane, kuma Reubenites, Gadutes, kanye nencenye yelusendvo lwaka Manase, bekangu 120,000 emadvodza lahlomile ngato tonkhe tinhlobo tetikhali temphi. ³⁸ Onkhe lamasotja lawa, aceceshelwe imphi, afika eHebroni anesiciniseko senhloso kwenta Davide inhkosi kulolonkhe laka Israyeli. Yonkhe incenye ya Israyeli bebase sivumelwaneni kwenta Davide inkhosi phindze. ³⁹ Bebana Davide emalanga lamatsatfu, badla futsi banatsa, ngoba tihlobo tabo betibatfumele nekudla. ⁴⁰ Ngekwengeta, labo bebadvute kibo, kusuka khashane ku njenga Issachari na Zebuluni na Nafathali, baletsa sinkhwa ngetimbongolo, emakamel, timvu, nemtinkhabi, emakhekhe emkhiwa,emagelebisi lomisiwe, liwayini, emafutsa, tinkhomo netimvu, ngoba bekunekutfokota ka Israyeli.