16 Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, abengumphatsi wemphi; Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako.
Wase uyawakhipha ngeticheme letintsatfu, sinye saphuma naJowabe, lesinye saphuma na-Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, sekugcina wasikhipha na-Ithayi, umGathi. Inkhosi Davide yakhuluma kulamabutfo, yatsi: “Nami cobo lwami ngitawushuca kanye nani.”
Khulumani ku-Amasa nitsi: ‘Awusiyo yini wena ingati yami nenyama yami? Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangijezisa angishaye kabuhlungu, nangabe kusukela nyalo ngingakubeki kutsi ube yindvuna yemphi yami esikhundleni saJowabe.’ ”
Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, kanye nemadvodza akaDavide bahamba bahlangana nabo esitibeni saseGibeyoni. Lelinye licembu lahlala ngalapha kwalesitiba, kwatsi leli lelinye lahlala ngale kwaso, abukana.
Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
bo-Elihorefi na-Ahiya, emadvodzana aShisha, wona-ke abebomabhalane; Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako.
Befika lapho babita inkhosi, kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kubo.
Bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, labeyindvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, kanye naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, labengulobhalisako, bahamba bayawubikela Hezekiya, sebadzabule tingubo tabo, bafike bamtjela konkhe lokwakushiwo yindvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase-Asiriya.
Davide abekhulume watsi: “Lowo lotawuba wekucala kuhlasela emaJebhusi utawuba yindvuna.” Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, wenyuka kucala, ngako wavele waba yindvuna.