4 Emadvodza akaJuda eta eHebroni, afike amgcobela lapho Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwendlu yakaJuda. Watsi kube Davide eve kutsi emadvodza aseJabeshi Gileyadi ngiwo labengcwabe Sawula,
Inkhosi Davide, yatfumela lomlayeto kuboSadoki na-Abiyatha, baphristi, lotsi: “Butani baholi bakaJuda nitsi: ‘Nentiwa yini kutsi nibe bekugcina ekubuyiseleni inkhosi Davide esigodlweni sayo, njengobe konkhe lokushiwo kulo lonkhe lema-Israyeli sekufikile etindlebeni tenkhosi, lapho igogobele khona?
Lamadvodza akaJuda aphendvula lawa aka-Israyeli atsi: “Loko sikwente ngobe inkhosi yelusendvo lwaketfu. Nine nitfukutseliswa yini ngaloko? Kukhona yini lesiyidlele kona inkhosi lokungumphako wayo? Kukhona yini lesititsatsele kona?”
Davide waba yinkhosi eHebroni etikwaJuda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha.
Manje-ke, cinani nibe nesibindzi, ngobe Sawula, inkhosi yenu, sewufile, kodvwa indlu yakaJuda seyigcobe mine kutsi ngibe yinkhosi etikwayo.”
Davide watsi kube atjelwe kutsi Rispha, liphovela laSawula, indvodzakati ya-Aya, wenteni,
Davide wahamba wayawutsatsa ematsambo aboSawula naJonathani, umsa waSawula, kutakhamiti taseJabeshi Gileyadi. Phela, bebawebe enkhundleni yaseBhethi Shani, lapho bebalengiswe ngemaFilisti khona, mhlazane emaFilisti abulala Sawula entsabeni yaseGilbowa.
Atsi kube emaFilisti eve kutsi Davide sewugcotjwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, esusa lomkhulu umkhankhaso wekuyakumfuna, kodvwa Davide weva ngaloko, wabe sewuyehla uya enqabeni.
Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, inkhosi yenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
EHebroni wabusa Juda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha, kwatsi eJerusalema wabusa Israyeli naJuda iminyaka lengema-33.
Jehoyada wase ukhipa lomntfwanenkhosi wametfwesa umchele webukhosi, wamnika incwadzi yesivumelwane, wase umemetela kutsi uyinkhosi. Bamgcoba, bantfu base bashaya tandla, bamemeta, batsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi.”
Batsi kube bonkhe bantfu baseJabeshi Gileyadi beve ngako konkhe lokwase kwentiwe ngemaFilisti kuSawula,
Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, wenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze abetsembisile ngaSamuweli.
Lawa ngemanani emadvodza labehlomile eta kutawusita Davide eHebroni, kutsi atewumniketa umbuso waSawula, njengobe Simakadze abeshito:
Ngako Samuweli watsatsa luphondvo lwakhe lwemafutsa wamgcoba ebaleni embikwabomnakabo. Kusukela ngalelo langa Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwaDavide ngemandla lamakhulu. Samuweli wesuka lapho waya eRama.