10 esuse bukhosi endlini yaSawula, bese umisa Davide esihlalweni sebukhosi kutsi abuse etikwa-Israyeli naJuda, kusukela kaDani kuye kufike eBherisheba.”
“Ngako mine ngikweluleka ngitsi: Onkhe ema-Israyeli kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewuphuma eBherisheba, ngebunyenti bawo angangesihlabatsi saselwandle, akabutselwe lapha kuwe, wena cobo lwakho uwahole niye emphini.
Ngako inkhosi Davide yatjela Jowabe netindvuna temabutfo akhe, yatsi: “Hambani niye kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba, nibhalise bonkhe bantfu, kuze ngati kutsi bangaki.”
Ishboshethi akazange aphindze abe nesibindzi sekukhuluma lelinye livi ku-Abneri, ngobe abesamesaba.
Abneri wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ngihambe khona nyalo inkhosi yami ngiyihlanganisele Israyeli wonkhe, khona sitekwenta sivumelwane kanye nawe, nekutsi utewubusa etikwako konkhe lokufisako.” Ngako Davide wase uhambisa Abneri; wahamba ngekuthula.
Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
Ngako sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba, nekusukela kulakaGileyadi babophana baba ngumuntfu munye, bashulungana bayawubutsana eMispa embikwaSimakadze.
Samuweli wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Simakadze sewuwuklebhulile umbuso wema-Israyeli kuwe, kusukela lamuhla, sewuwuniketele kulomunye wabomakhelwane bakho; yebo, uwuniketele kuloncono kunawe.
Simakadze wente loko labekuphrofethile ngami. Simakadze uwudzabulile umbuso esandleni sakho, wawunika lomunye wabomakhelwane bakho, longuDavide.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kusukela kulakaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba savele sabona kutsi Samuweli abemiselwe kuba ngumphrofethi waSimakadze.