31 naseHebroni; nakulabo lababekuletinye tindzawo, lapho Davide nebalandzeli bakhe bebasakatekele khona.
Absalomu wase utfumela titfunywa latiphatsisa imfihlo kuto tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli. Letitfunywa tatimemetela titsi: “Naniva kukhala kwemacilongo, nibotsi ‘Absalomu yinkhosi eHebroni.’ ”
Emvakwesikhatsi Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngenyuke kuyawutsatsa lelinye lalamadolobha akaJuda?” Simakadze watsi: “Yenyuka.” Davide wabuta watsi: “Kufanele ngiye kuphi?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “EHebroni.”
Emadvodza akaJuda eta eHebroni, afike amgcobela lapho Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwendlu yakaJuda. Watsi kube Davide eve kutsi emadvodza aseJabeshi Gileyadi ngiwo labengcwabe Sawula,
Watsi kube Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, eve kutsi Abneri ufele eHebroni, wesaba kakhulu, sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli setfuka.
Benyuka badzabula iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive laseKhenani, baze befika eHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona bo-Ahimani, naSheshayi, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki. IHebroni yayakhiwe iminyaka lesikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani yaseGibhithe.
Ngekulandzela umyalo waSimakadze, Joshuwa wabela Khalebi, umsa waJefune, indzawo letsite kaJuda, iKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni. Abha bekungukhokho wa-Anaki.
Banikwa iKhiriyathi Abha, lekwakuyiHebroni, kanye nemadlelo labeyitungeletile, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda; Abha bekunguyise wa-Anaki.
Hambani nente lamanye emalungiselelo, nimfunisise, nize nati, niyibone kahle futsi lendzawo lapho Davide akhona, nalapho ahamba khona, nekutsi ngubani lose wambona alapho. Sengivile kutsi ulicili kakhulu.