¹ Kabili kwacitike pa ncende imo ine ntala misoka uweshina lya Sheba umwna mwaume wakwa Bikri, umwina Benjamite. Walishishe ipenga no kulanda, "Fwe tatwakuma kuli David, nangu abwelele kwakwe, we Israel. ² Eico bonse abantu blishile David no kukonka Sheba mwana Bikri. Lelo bonse abantu aba Yuda balikonkele ukupalama imfumu yabo, uliufuka Jordan ulkuya fikafye naku Jerusalem. ³ Elo David afikile ku Jerusalem kwisano lyakwe, alibulile ikumi abakashi bakwe abasha abo ashile bakasunga iisano, kabili wababikile mu n'ganda ukulondwa. walebapela ifyo bali kukabila, lelo tali kulala nabo. Eico balisalilwe ukufikafye pa bushiku bwa kufwa kwabo. ⁴ Elo imfumu yalandile kuli Amasa, kuta abantu aba Yuda, pamo mu shiku shitatu; Ufwile ukuba kuno ne we. ⁵ Eico Amasa walile ku kuta aba Yuda, lelo walicelelwe ukucila mu nshita iyo imfumu ya mupimine. ⁶ Eico David walandile kuli Abishai,'' Nomba sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikri akatukanda sana ukucila efyo Absalon acitile. Senda aba bomfi bakwa shikulu obe, abashilika wandi, kabili mupepeke, limbi kuti asanga imisumba ili na malinga no kubutuka atulufya mu menso,'' ⁷ Elo abantu bakwa Joab balibakonkele, ukubikapo ukuma abena Kerethites na fyonse ifita fyamaka. Bali fyumine mu Jerusalemu ukupepeka Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikri. ⁸ Elo bali pa cilibwe icikulu icaba mu Gibeon, Amasa walishile mukubakumanya. Joab afwele inkwala ya mubulwi iyo abikilepo, apali umushipi wa shingulwike mu musana wakwe ne citubo ca lupanga cili kakilwe kuli co. Ulo waendele ukuya kuntanshi, ulupanga lwasolomwekemo. ⁹ Eico Joab walandile kuli Amasa,'' We mufyala bushe muli awa mutende?'' Joab wabulile Amasa ku mwemfu no kubok kwakwe kwa kulyo enga mutomona. ¹⁰ Amasa tamwene ulupanga ulo lwali mu kuboko kwa kuso yakwa Joab. Joab alashile Amasa mulufumo na mala yakwe yapongolokela panshi. Joab tabwekeshepo na kabili, efyo Amasa afwile. Eico Joab na Abishai wabo basupike Sheba mwana Bikri. ¹¹ Elo umo pa bantu bakwa Joab waiminine lubali lwakwa Amasa, kabili uyu muntu walandile,'' Uwtemwa Joab kabili uwa kuli David, lekeni akonke Joab. ¹² Amasa walele akotutaika mu mulopa wakwe pakati ka musebo. Elo umuntu wamwene ukuti bonse abantu bali kwimina shiki wasendele Amasa ukumufumya pa musebo no kutwala mwibala. Waposelepo icakufwala pali o pantu wamwene ukuti onse uwali kwisa mupepi na o bali kwiminina shiki. ¹³ Panuma Amasa amfuminishiwe pa musebo, bonse abantu balikonkele Joab mukupepeka Sheba mwana Bikri. ¹⁴ Sheba wapitile mu mitundu yonse mu Israel ku Abel Beth Maccah, kabili mu calo conse ica bena Bikri, abalongene pamo no kupepeka Sheba. ¹⁵ Balimusangile nokumwikata mu Abel Beth Maccah. Balikulile umubwa ku musuba wa cibumba . Fyonse ifita ifyali na Joab fyaonawile icibumba kuku ciponya panshi. ¹⁶ Elo namayo wa mano apundile mu musumba,'' Umfwa napapata umfwa, Joab! Isa mupepi na ne pakuti tulande na we. ¹⁷ Eico Joab alipalamine kuli o, kabili na mayo walandile,'' Bushe niwe Joab? Alwaswike,'' Nine. Elo walandile kuli o,'' Koumfwa ku mashiwi ya mubomfi obe.'' Alwaswike, ndyumfwile.'' ¹⁸ Elo walandile,'' Balibeleshe ukulanda mu nshita shakale mucine fwaya ukupandwa amano kuli Abel; kabili noku kupandwa amano kuti kwapwisha ubwafya. ¹⁹ Tuli musumba uwaba umo no mutende sana ne cisumino mo Israeli. Ukwesha ukonaula umusumba uyo uwakwa mayo mu Israeli. Cinshi ukafwaila ukuncibula impwani shakwa yahweh?'' ²⁰ Eico Joab alyaswike no kulanda,'' Cingataluka ukufuma kuli ne, ukuti nebo kuti nacibula nangula ukonaula. ²¹ Ico tecishinka. Lelo umuntu ukufuma ku calo ca mpili cakwa Ephraim, uwe shina lya Sheba mwana Bikri, alimine imfumu, alimine David. Kampeni eka, kabili nokufuma mu musumba.'' Na mayo walandile kuli Joab, ''Umutwe wakwe uleposwa kuli we ukutolosha icibumba.'' ²² Elo na mayo waile ku bantu bonse mu mano yakwe. Baputwile umutwe wakwa Sheba mwana Bikri, kabili bauposele kunse kuli Joab. Elo alishishe ipenga na bantu bankwe basha umusumba, onse umuntu ukulungama kunganda yankwe. 'Elo Joab abwelele ku Jerusalemu ku mfumu. ²³ Nomba Joab wali mushilika mukalamba wa fita fya Israeli, kabili Benaiah umwana mwaume wakwa Jehoiada wali umukalamba wa bena Kereti napa bena peleti. ²⁴ Adoniram wali umukalamba wapa bantu ba ku mulasa, kabili Jehoshephatumwana mwaume wakwa Ahilud wali kakopa. ²⁵ Sheva wali kalemba na Zadok na Abiathar bali bashimapepo. ²⁶ Ira umwina Jairi wali shimapepo wakwa David.