¹ Panuma ya ifi David walipwishe Yahweh no kutila, ''Bushe kuti nayako mu musumba umo uwa kwa Yuda?'' Yahweh alimwasukile, ''kabuye.'' David alandile, ''Musumba ndo ningayako?'' Yaweh a;yasukile, ''Ku Hebroni'' ² Eco david alile nabakashi bakwe babili,Alinoam ukufuma ku Jezred, na Abgail ukufuma ku Carmel, mukamfwila wakwa Nabali. ³ David aletele abaume abo ali nabo, abo cilaumo aliletele ulupwa lwakwe, ku misumba ya Hebroni, uko batampile ukwikala. ^{4 5} Elyo abantu ukufuma ku Yuda balishile no kusuba david ubufumu pa ng'anda yakwa Yuda ⁶ Nomba Yahweh namilange icitemwiko icishipwa ne chishinka. Nomba wine nkolekumilanga ubu bune pantu mwacita ici cintu. ⁷ Lelo nomba, lekeni ama boko yenu yakose beni abakutalila pantu Saulo cibinda wenu alifwile ne nganda yakwa Yuda ilinsubile ukuba imfumu pali bo.'' ⁸ Nomba Abno umwa mwaume wakwa Ner umukalamba wa bashilika bakwa Sauli, abulile Ishbosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Sauli no kumuleta kuli mahanaim. ⁹ Acitile Ishbosheti imfumu pali Gilead, Ashere, Jesreele, Ephraim, Benjamin, kabili napali Israeli onse. ¹⁰ Ishbosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Sauli, ali ne myaka amakumi yane iya kufyalwa ilyo watampile ukuteka pali Israeli ,kabili atekele imyaka ibili .Nomba ingánda yakwa Yuda yakonkele Davidi. ¹¹ Inshita iyo Davidi ali imfumu mu Hebroni pa ngánda yakwa Yuda yali imyaka cinelubali ne myeshi mutanda. ¹² Abna umwana mwaume wakwa Ner, na ba bomfi bakwa Ishbosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Sauli, waile ukufuma ku mahanaim ukuya ku Gibeon. ¹³ Kulya balikele panshi ibumba limo ku lubali lumo ulwa cishiba na limbi ku lubali lumbi. ¹⁴ Abna walandile kuli Yoab, lekeni abalumendo beme no cimfyanya pa cinso cesu.'' Elyo Yoab alandile,''balekeni beme,'' ¹⁵ Elyo abalumendo baimine kulongana pamo, ikumi limo na babili abakwa Benjamin na Ishbosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Sauli, kabili ikumi limo na babili ukufuma mu babomfi ba kwa Davidi. ¹⁶ Cila mwaume aikata umulwani wakwe ku mutwe no kumulasa ulupanga mu lubafu lwa mulwani wakwe, kabili bawila na panshi bonse . Eico ilya ncende baikutile'' Helkati Haggurim,'' nangu ''Ibala lya mpanga,'' ilyaba mu Gibeon. ¹⁷ Ubulwi pali bulya bushiku bwalibipile na Abna na baume bakwa Israeli balibacimfishe pa cinso ca babomfi bakwa Davidi. ¹⁸ Abana baume batatu abakwa zeruiah bali ni: Yoab kabili Abishai, kabili Asaeli. Amolu yakwa Asaeli yali aya kwanguka kwati ni nama ya mpanga. ¹⁹ Asaeli epakupepeka Abna no kumukonka ukwabula ukwalukila ku libali ululi lonse. ²⁰ Abna aloleshe kunuma yakwe no kulanda, ''Bushe niwe Asaeli?'' Alyaswike,'' Nine wine,'' ²¹ Abna walandile kuli o,''Pilibikila lubali ku kwakulya kobe nangu ku kwakuso kobe, no kwikatako umo awappabalumendo no ku mupokolola ifyanso fyakwe.'' Lelo Asaeli tapilibukile lubali. ²² Eico Abna alandile nakabili kuli Asaeli,'' Leka ukumpepeka nindo ningakulashila! Bushe kuti namoneka shani ku cinso cakwa Yoab, wenu?'' ²³ Nomba Asaeli alikene ukupilibikila lubali, kabili eico Abna alimulashile kunkalweshe fumo lyakwa, Ecolengele ukuti ifumo lipulile lubali lumbi. Asaeli aliwilile panshi no kufwila palya pene. Ecalelenga ukuti umntu onse uwafika pali ilya ncende apo Asaeli awilile panshi no kufwila, aleminina kabili shika. ²⁴ Lelo Yoab na Abishai ba pepekele Abna . Ilya akasuleye mu kuwe, balishile pa kapili ka Ammah, akali mupepi na Giah mu musebo wakuya ku ciswebebe ca Gibeoni. ²⁵ Abaume bakwa Benjamin bali ilonganikile capamo kunuma yakwa Abna no kwiminina pa mulu wa kapili. ²⁶ Elyo Abna akutile Yoab no kunda, ''Bushe necacinefye ulupanga lwakula onaulafye umushinsanshiku? Bushe tawishibile ati kuti caba icabipa pakulekelesha? Bushe cikafika lwisa ukuti ukanye abaume bobe ukjpepeke ba wabpo?'' ²⁷ Yoab alyasukile,''Napali fye lesa, Nga tawalandile ico, abashilikale bandi nga bacilabapepekafye bawabo ukufika fye no lucelo.'' ²⁸ Elyo Yoab alishishe ipenga na baume bakwe bonse balilekele nokikana twalilila ukupepeka Israeli nakabi, atemwa ukuleka ukulwa nakabili. ²⁹ Abna na baume bakwe balyendele ubushiku bonse ukupita mu Araba. Balitapukile Yorodani, ukwenda ulucelo lwakonkelepo lonse, kabili elyo bafikile ku Mahanaim. ³⁰ Yoab alibwelulukile ukufuma mukukupepeka Abna. Alilonganikile abaume bakwe bonse apo apabulilepo Asaeli na bashilika bakwa Davidi ikumi limo na pabula. ³¹ Nomba abaume bakwa Davidi balipeye abaume bakwa Benjamin 360 na Abna kumo . ³² Elyo babulile Asaeli no ku mushika mu nshishi yakwa wishi, iyali mu betelemu. Yoab na baume bakwe balyendele bushiku bonse, no bushiku bwabacilile pa Hebron.