¹ Uma Ishibhosheti, indvodzana ya Sawula wva kutsi Abhineri abefile e Hebroni, tandla takhe taphelelwa ngemandla, wonkhe Israyeli wakhatsateka. ² Nyalo indvodzana ya Sawula beyinema dvodza lamabili lebebaba holi betincumbi temasotja. Libito lalomunye bekungu Bhanahi lomunye kungu Rekhabi, emdvodzana a Rimoni umu Bherothithe, lobeka wase bantfwini ba Bhwnjamini ( Ngoba Bherothithe bekutsiwa uyincenye ya Bhenjamini, ³ ema Bherothithe abaleka aya e Githayimi futsi bebasolo bahlala khona kuze kube ngulesi sikhatsi). ⁴ Nyalo Jonatani, indvodzana ya Sawula, yaba nedvodzana lebeyi chwalile etinyaweni. Abeneminyaka lesihlanu nakeva letindzaba ta Sawula kanye na Jonatani tichamuka Jezireli. Umakekeli wakhe wamubutsela kubaleka. Kepha asabaleka, indvodzana ya Jonatani yawa yaba sishosha. Libito lakhe bekungu Mephiboshethi. ⁵ Ngakoke emadvodzana a Rimoni umu Bheruthithe, Rekhabi na Bhanahi, habamba ngekushisa kwelilanga baya endlini ya Ishibhosheti, asaphumulile emini. ⁶ Lowesifazane lobeka gadze emunyango walala asakutula emabele, Rekhabhi na Bhanahi bangena banyonyoba bamundlula. ⁷ Ngeuva kwekungena endlini, bamuhlasela bamubulala asalele emubhedzeni wakhe egumbini lakhe. Babese bamuncuma inhloko bayitsatsa bahamba nayo, bahamba endleleni busuku bonkhe baya e Arabhahi. ⁸ Baletsa inhloko ya Ishibhoshethi ku Davide asese Hebroni, babese batsi enkhosini, '' Buka, lena yinhloko ya Ishibhoshethi indvodzana ya Sawula, sitsa sakho, lobekafuna imphilo yakho. Namuhla Simakadze ukuphindziselele nkhosi ku Sawula nesituulwane sakhe.'' ⁹ Davide waphendvula Rekhabhi na Bhanani umunakabo, emadvodzana a Rimoni wase Bheruthithe; watsi kubo, 'Njengobe Simakadze aphila, lowahlenga imphilo yami kuto tonkhe tinkinga, ¹⁰ uam umuntfu angibikela, 'Buka, Sawula ushonile,' acabanga kutsi uletsa tindzaba letimunandzi, ngamubamba ngamu bulala e Zikilagi. Ngulowo umuhlomelo lengamuniketa wona ngetindzab takhe. ¹¹ Kanganani ke lokungetulu, uma emadvodza lakhohlakele abulala umuntfu lomusulwa endlini yakhe emubhedzeni wakhe, kufanele ngingayifunu yini ingati yakhe etandleni tenu, nginisuse kulomuhlaba?'' ¹² Davide wabese ukhipha umulayeto etinsizweni, babese bayaba bulala babancuma tandla netinyawo babese bayaba lengisa etulu celeni kwemufula eHebroni. Kepha batsatsa inhloko ya Ishibhoshethi bayingcwababethuneni la Abhineri eHebroni.