18 Onkhe emadvodza ayo endlula eceleni kwayo kanye nawo onkhe emaKherethi nemaPhelethi, nawo onkhe emaGathi langema-600 labehamba nawo esuka eGathi, nawo futsi endlula embikwenkhosi.
Ngako inkhosi yavele yaphuma yabaleka nesive sonkhe siyilandzela, base bema endzaweni letsite, bucamama.
Wase uyawakhipha ngeticheme letintsatfu, sinye saphuma naJowabe, lesinye saphuma na-Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, sekugcina wasikhipha na-Ithayi, umGathi. Inkhosi Davide yakhuluma kulamabutfo, yatsi: “Nami cobo lwami ngitawushuca kanye nani.”
Jowabe abesengamele yonkhe imphi yema-Israyeli; Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi.
Ngako libutfo lakaJowabe, emaKherethi kanye nemaPhelethi labesingatsa inkhosi, nawo onkhe lamanye emabutfo baphuma eJerusalema baholwa ngu-Abishayi kutsi bacoshe Sheba, umsa waBikri.
Ngako wangabe asavuma kulitsatsa ahambe nalo aye eJerusalema, Lidolobha laDavide. Wabe sewuyaphambuka, walimikisa ekhaya ka-Obedi Edomu, waseGathi.
Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi, emadvodzana aDavide wona abeliqoqo.
Ngako boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, nemaKherethi kanye nemaPhelethi behla bagibelise Solomoni etikwemnyuzi wenkhosi Davide, bamsingatsa baya naye eGihoni.
Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi; emadvodzana aDavide wona abebeluleki lababesingatsa inkhosi.
Ngako Davide nemabutfo akhe, emadvodza langema-600, babaleka eKheyila, besuka behla benyuka tindzawo ngetindzawo. Kwatsi Sawula nakatjelwa kutsi Davide sewubalekile eKheyila, wangabe asehla.
Davide wakhuluma kulamadvodza, watsi: “Hlomani tinkemba tenu!” Ngako lamadvodza avele ahloma, naDavide naye wahloma ngeyakakhe. Bekungemadvodza labengaba ngema-400 lenyuka naDavide, kwatsi lawa langema-200 wona asala agadza timphahla.
Davide kanye nalamadvodza akakhe bahlala ka-Akhishi eGathi. Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yayinemndeni wayo, naDavide abenalabafati bakhe lababili: bo-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli kanye na-Abigayili waseKhameli, umfelokati waNabali.
Watsi kube Sawula atjelwe kutsi Davide ubalekele eGathi, wangabe asachubeka nekumtfungatsa.
Davide nelibutfo lakhe befika eSikilagi ngelilanga lesitsatfu. Ema-Amaleki abetselekele iNegevu neSikilagi, ayiphanga. Abefike ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo,
Besihlasele iningizimu yemaKherethi neyelive lakaJuda, kanye neningizimu yelive lakaKhalebi, sashisa neSikilagi.”
Davide nalelibutfo lakakhe, emadvodza langema-600 labehamba nawo, befika emfudlaneni iBhesori, lapho kwafike kwasala khona labanye,