50 Libito lemkakhe bekungu-Ahinowami, indvodzakati ya-Ahimasi. Libito lendvuna yemphi yaSawula bekungu-Abneri, umsa waNeri, kantsi yena Neri bekungumalume waSawula.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abneri, umsa waNeri, labeyindvuna yemphi yaSawula abesatsetse Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamletsa eMahanayimu.
Watsi kube Abneri efike eHebroni, Jowabe wamdvonsela nganhlanye esangweni, kwaba shangatsi kukhona lafuna kutsi akukhulume ngasemasitseleni. Khona lapho, wabe sewumgwaza esiswini, wafa. Ngako Abneri wabulawelwa kutsi naye abebulale Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe.
Inkhosi yakhuluma kulamadvodza ayo, yatsi: “Utsi niyabona nje kutsi lamuhla kufe umbusi longumuntfu lomkhulu ka-Israyeli?
Ngesikhatsi semphi leyayisemkhatsini wendlu yakaSawula nendlu yakaDavide, Abneri yena abechubeka nekucinisa sikhundla sakhe endlini yaSawula.
Konkhe lokwakunikelwe nguSamuweli, umboniswa, kanye naSawula, umsa waKhishi, na-Abneri, umsa waNeri, naJowabe, umsa waSeruya, kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letatinikelwe tatisesandleni saShelomithi netihlobo takhe.
Ido, umsa waZakhariya, abephetse incenye yesive sakaManase kaGileyadi. Jasiyeli, umsa wa-Abneri, abephetse bakaBhenjamini.
Malume waSawula wababuta kanye nalesisebenti sakhe, watsi: “Benikuphi nine?” Sawula waphendvula watsi: “Besisafunana netimbongolo, kodvwa sitsite kube sibone kutsi tingeke titfolakale, sase siya kuSamuweli.”
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Sawula abuka Davide nakayawuhlangabetana nalomFilisti, wabuta ku-Abneri, indvuna yemphi yakhe, watsi: “Abneri, ngumsa wabani lomfana?” Abneri wamphendvula watsi: “Kuphila kwakho, nkhosi, angimati.”
Davide waphuma waya lapho bekumise khona Sawula. Wafike wabona lapho boSawula na-Abneri, umsa waNeri, indvuna yelibutfo, bebalele khona. Sawula abelele ekhatsi nenkambu, atungeletwe libutfo.