26 Umka-Uriya watsi kube eve kutsi indvodza yakhe seyifile, wayizilela.
Esawu wamtondza Jakobe ngenca yesibusiso labesitsatse kuyise, wadzimate watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Emalanga ekulilela babe asayasondzela, emvakwawo Jakobe, umnaketfu, ngitambulala.”
Batsi nabefika ka-Athadi ebaleni lekubhulela emabele ngesheya kwe-Jordane, bakhala kabuhlungu. Josefa wenta imisimeto yekulila emalanga lasikhombisa.
Davide watsi kulesitfunywa: “Ubofike utjele Jowabe utsi: ‘Kungakujabhisi loku; umkhonto udla umuntfu njengalomunye. Cinisa kakhulu uhlasele lelo dolobha ulibhubhise.’ Khuluma loko ukhutsate Jowabe.”
Ngako Jowabe wabe sewutfumela umuntfu eThekhowa, kutsi alandze umfati lohlakaniphile khona. Jowabe wakhuluma kulomfati watsi: “Tentise kube shangatsi uzilile. Yembatsa inzilo, ungacali utisebentise tinongo temtimba. Ubotentisa kube shangatsi lomuntfu lofile sewumzilele sikhatsi lesidze.
Davide wakhuluma kuJowabe nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababelapho, watsi: “Klebhulani timphahla tenu nembatse emasaka, nihambe nendlule embikwa-Abneri.” Davide, inkhosi, naye cobo lwakhe wahamba emvakweluhlaka lwemngcwabo wa-Abneri.
Ahabi watsi kube eve kutsi Nabothi sewufile, wasukuma wehla wayawutsatsa sivini saNabothi, wasenta sakhe.
Sive saka-Israyeli salilela Mosi ematsafeni akaMowabi emalanga langema-30, kwaze kwaphela leso sikhatsi sekukhala nekulila.
Tatsatsa ematsambo abo tayakuwangcwaba ngaphansi kwesihlahla selitamariske, eJabeshi, tazila emalanga lasikhombisa.