¹ Ilyo Ishibosheti, umwana mwaume wakwa saulo, aumfwile ukuti Abroni alifwile mu Hebroni,amaboko yakwe yaishilekuba ayakunakuka, na onse Israeli alicushiwe. ² Lelo mwana Saulo alikwete abaume babili abali bakabilo ba mabumba yaba shilika. Ishina lyaumo alini Baanahi naumbi Rekabi, abana abaume bakwa Rimmoni umwina Beelote, uwafumine kubantu bakwa Benjamini(pantu Beeloti nao wine acitilwe ukuba uwamubena Benjamini, ³ Kibili abena Beelote bafulumukile ku Rittaimu kabili alikwikala kulya mpaka na ino nshita). ⁴ Nomba Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Saulo, alikwete umwana umwaume uwalemene amolu yakwe. Aali ne myaka isano ulo ilyashi lyapali Saulo elo na Yonatani lyaishile ukufuma ku Yesireli. Kasunga wakwe alimusendele ku kufulumuka. Lelo ilyo umwanakashi alebutuka, umwana mwaume wakwa Yonatani aliponene no kulemana. Ishina lyakwe ali ni Mefibosheti. ⁵ Eco abana baume bakwa limmeni umwina Beelote, lekabi na Baanali, baile mukasuba kakula ku ngánda yakwa ishibosheti, ilyi alikutusha akasuba. ⁶ Umwana kashi uwalikulonda pa mwinshi alilele ilyo alikupetula ingáno ,nalekabi na Baanahi baingile umutalalila nokumupitilila. ⁷ Eco panuma baingila mungánda, balimusanshile nokumwipaya alele pabusanshi bwakwe mumuputule wakwe Elyo baputwileko umutwe wakwe noku usenda, ukwenda pamusebo ubushiku bonse kuba Arabah ⁸ Baletele umutwe wakwa Ishibosheti kuli Davidi pa Hebroni, kabili balandile ku mfumu,''Lolesha,uyu emutwe wakwa ishiboshete mwana Saulo umulwani obe, uwalikufwaya umweo obe. Lelo Yahweh nalandila shikulu wesu imfumu kuli nabanakufyalwa bakwe.'' ⁹ Davidi wayaswike Lecabi na Baanah wabo, abana baume bakwa Rimmoni umwina Beelote; alandile kuli bo,''Napali Yahweh , uwapuswishe umweo wandi ukufuma ku bwafya bonse, ¹⁰ ilyo umo anjebele,'Lolesha, Saulo alifwile, alikutontonkanya akoleta ilyashi lyabune nalimwikete nokumwipaya pa Zikilagi lyakwe. ¹¹ Palibufi, ilyo abaume ababifi baipeye abantu abakaele mungánda yakwe umwine pa busanshi bwakwe, bushe tekuti mfwaya umulopa wakwe ukufuma ku minwe yenu, nokumifumya pesonde?'' ¹² Elyo Davidi apele icipope kubalumendo, kabili balibepeye nokuputula amaboko yabo na makasa yabo kabili nokubakulikila. Nomba basendele umutwe wakwa ishiboshete nokuushika mu manda yakwa Abneri mu Hebroni.