7 Lapho-ke emabutfo ema-Israyeli ehlulwa ngemadvodza akaDavide. Ngalelo langa lacoba lavungula kuma-Israyeli, kwafa emadvodza lati-20 000.
Absalomu watiphatsa kanjena kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli labefika atewucela kusitwa yinkhosi; ngaleyo ndlela wateba tonkhe tinhlitiyo temadvodza aka-Israyeli.
Imphi yaphuma yaya esigangeni kuyakulwa nema-Israyeli aka-Absalomu. Leyomphi yayilwelwa ehlatsini laka-Efrayimu.
Imphi yabhedvuka nalo lonkhe live, ngalelo langa bantfu labanyenti ngulabafela ehlatsini kunalaba labafa ngenkemba.
Ngalelo langa imphi yayesabeka kakhulu, Abneri nemadvodza aka-Israyeli behlulwa ngemadvodza akaDavide.
Abneri wamemeta Jowabe, watsi: “Kufanele sichubeke nekulwa siphelane yini? Awuboni ngani kutsi loku kuyawugcina sekumunyu? Lamadvodza akakho utawatjela nini kutsi akakuyekele lokucosha bomnakabo ngemuva?”
Kodvwa emadvodza akaDavide abebulele bakaBhenjamini labangema-360 labebahamba na-Abneri.
Ngalanga linye nje Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, wabulala emasotja lati-120 000 akaJuda, ngobe phela Juda abesashiye Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
Nguwe lonika emakhosi kuncoba, uphephise inceku yakho lenguDavide.
Kuliciniso kutsi bantfu lababi bayawujeziswa; kodvwa bantfu labalungile bayawusindza.
Ndvodzana yami, ubohlonipha Simakadze nenkhosi yeluhlanga. Ungahambisani nalabamelene naSimakadze nenkhosi,