23 Abehlonishwa kakhulu kunato tonkhe letingwazi letatingema-30, kodvwa yena akabalwanga kanye nalaba Labatsatfu. Davide wamenta indvuna yaleti letatisingatsa yena.
Jowabe abesengamele yonkhe imphi yema-Israyeli; Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi.
Lobo-ke kwaba buchawe baBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada. Naye wadvuma njengalaba Labatsatfu labebatiwa kakhulu.
Kuletingwazi letatingema-30 kwakunalaba: Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe, na-Eli Hanani, umsa waDodo, waseBhetlehema,
Davide watitsatsela incumbi yelitfusi edolobheni laseThebha, nelaseBherothayi, emadolobha labebuswa nguHadadezeri.
Loyo-ke nguloBhenaya labelichawe kulabangema-30, angumholi wabo. Umsa wakhe Amizabadi abengumholi welibutfo leyise.
Nangabe umuntfu ayedvwa, angehlulwa nakahlaselwa; kantsi nabababili bangativikela. Intsambo lenemicu lemitsatfu ayisheshi idzabuke.
Ahimeleki wayiphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Ngubani kuto tonkhe tinceku takho lowetsembeke kuwe njengaDavide, umkhwenyane wenkhosi, indvuna yemabutfo lagadza wena, umuntfu lohlonishwa kangaka endlini yakho yonkhe?