13 Watsi kube esuke eHebroni, Davide watsatsa labanye bafati, waba netingani letinye nasaseJerusalema, watalelwa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lamanyenti.
Lena leyayinjingile yayinemihlambi lemikhulu yetimvu netinkhomo,
Davide abati kutsi Simakadze sewumbeke kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, waphakamisa umbuso wakhe ngenca yesive sema-Israyeli.
Abenemakhosikati labengema-700 labetalwa ngemakhosi. Tingani takhe tatingema-300. Emakhosikati akhe amphambukisa.
Lawa ngemadvodzana aDavide latalelwa wona aseseHebroni: Litubulo bekungu-Amnoni, labetalwa ngu-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli; yesibili bekunguDanyela, labetalwa ngu-Abigayili waseKhameli;
Onkhe lawa bekungemadvodzana aDavide, ngaphandle kwalawa labetalwa ngemaphovela akhe. Thamari abengudzadzewabo.
Kodvwa Abiya wakhula waba nemandla. Watsatsa bafati labali-14, watala emadvodzana langema-22 nemadvodzakati lali-16.
Akukafaneli iteke bafati labanyenti, ngobe loko kuyakwedukisa inhlitiyo yayo. Akukafaneli icokelele ndzawonye umcebo lomnyenti.
Davide abeshade na-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli, bobabili baba bafati bakhe.