Jayire, umsa waManase, watsatsa sonkhe sifundza sase-Agobhu, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni wemaGeshuri nemaMakhathi. Leyo ndzawo wayetsa ngaye; kuze kube ngulamuhla iBhashani yatiwa ngekutsi yiHavothi Jayire.
Ema-Amoni atsi kube abone kutsi asatente aba liphunga lelibi kuDavide, ase acasha emasotja emaSiriya lati-20 000, ashuca ngetinyawo esuka eBhethi Rehobu, naseSobha; nasenkhosini yaseMakha kwaphuma emadvodza layinkhulungwane, naseThobu kwaphuma emadvodza lati-12 000.
Absalomu wagewuka waya kuThalmayi, umsa wa-Amihudi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri. Inkhosi Davide yalila onkhe emalanga, ililela Amnoni, indvodzana yayo.
Jowabe wesuka lapho waya eGeshuri, wabuya na-Absalomu wamletsa eJerusalema.
Ira, waseJayire, yena abengumphristi waDavide.
na-Elifeleti, umsa wa-Ahasbayi, waseMakha, na-Eliyamu, umsa wa-Ahithofeli, waseGilo,
Yesibili bekunguKhileyabi, umsa wa-Abigayili, umfelokati waNabali waseKhameli. Yesitsatfu bekungu-Absalomu, umsa waMakha, indvodzakati yaThalmayi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri.
Emathuna alikhaya labo phakadze naphakadze; bayawuhlala kuwo siphelane, nome bake baba nemave letsiwa ngemabito abo.
befika kaGedaliya eMispa, bo-Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, naJohanani kanye naJonathani, emadvodzana aKhareya, naSeraya, umsa waThanhumethi, nemadvodzana a-Efayi waseNethofa, naJazaniya, indvodzana yemMakha, nemadvodza abo.
Jayire, umtukulu waManase, watfumba takhiwo tabo, watetsa libito watsi ngemaHavothi Jayire.
Lenye incenye yelive lakaGileyadi neBhashani yonkhe, umbuso wa-Ogi, ngisho sonkhe sifundza sase-Agobhu ngayabela incenye yesive sakaManase. “IBhashani yayatiwa ngekutsi live lakaRefa.
Ngaleso sikhatsi sawatfumba onkhe emadolobha akhe; kute ngisho nalinye kulamadolobha labengema-60 lelasala sangete salitfumba kuso sonkhe leso sifundza sase-Agobhu, embusweni wa-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani.
Abebusa etikweNtsaba iHemoni, neSalekha, neBhashani yonkhe, kuze kufike emnyeleni wesive sakaGeshuri, neMakha kanye nencenye yakaGileyadi kuye emnyeleni waSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni.
Kodvwa ema-Israyeli akazange atidvungulule atikhiphe letive takaGeshuri nesakaMakha, ngako-ke tachubeka tahlala emkhatsini wema-Israyeli, kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla.