15 Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
Absalomu abevele akhulume atsi: “Uyabona, lentfo lokhala ngayo iyevakala, futsi iliciniso, kodvwa kute lomele inkhosi lotakuva loko.”
Jowabe abesengamele yonkhe imphi yema-Israyeli; Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi.
Abneri watfumela titfunywa takakhe kuDavide, tafike tatsi: “Labani lelive? Yenta nami sivumelwane, mine ngitakusita ekubuyiseni wonkhe Israyeli kutsi abe ngakuwe.”
EHebroni wabusa Juda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha, kwatsi eJerusalema wabusa Israyeli naJuda iminyaka lengema-33.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, abengumphatsi wemphi; Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako.
Akadvunyiswe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lokujabulele wakubeka esihlalweni sebukhosi baka-Israyeli. Ngenca yelutsandvo lwaSimakadze lwaphakadze lanalo nga-Israyeli, ukwente waba yinkhosi, kutsi utewubusa ngekungakhetsi nangekulunga.”
Inkhosi Solomoni yabusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
Davide walibusa lonkhe lema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
Sengikwentile lokulungile nalokucotfo, ungangiyekeleli kulabangicindzetelako.
Shangatsi ingehlulela sive sakho ngekulunga, nalabamphofu ibaphatse ngebucotfo.
Wena ukhuluma utsi: “Nakufika sikhatsi lesimisiwe sekwehlulelwa, mine ngiyakwehlulela ngebucotfo.
Kulunga nebucotfo tisekelo tesihlalo sakho sebukhosi, umusa nekwetsembeka kungemavulandlela lahamba embikwakho.
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
Tondzani lokubi nitsandze lokulungile, etinkhundleni yehlulelani ngekungakhetsi. Mhlawumbe Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla angaba nesihawu kuyo insali yakaJosefa.
Kodvwa kwenta tintfo ngekungakhetsi akube yintfo legeleta njengemfula, kulunga kube yintfo legeleta njengemfula longashi.
Ngekukholwa balwa bancoba imibuso, benta kulunga, bazuza tetsembiso, bavimba imilomo yemabhubesi,
Watsi kube Sawula abekwe kuba yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, walwa nato tonkhe titsa takhe letatimtungeletile: emaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nema-Edomu, nemakhosi aseSobha kanye nemaFilisti. Abetsi lapho ajikele ngakhona, ente umonakalo.