2 wechitatu ndiAbhusaromu, mukororo waMaakha, mwanasikana waTharimai mambo weGeshuri; wechirongomuna Adhonija, mukororo waHagithi;
Ngesure kwomukuwo wakapinda, Abhusaromu mukororo waDhavhidha waiya nehanzvadzi yakanaka kuringirika, zina rayo ndiThamari; naAmunoni mukororo waDhavhidha wakamuda.
Abhusaromu wakatiza kuenda Geshuri, wakagareyo makore matatu.
Ndizvo Joabhi wakamiruka, wakaenda Geshuri, wakaunza Abhusaromu Jerusarema.
Abhusaromu wakapingura Joabhi, akati, “Ringira, ndakakudaidza ndechiti, ‘Uya kwendiri kuti ndikutume kunamambo nomubvunzo kuti ndakaunzirwenyi kubva Geshuri? Zvaiya zvakanaka kwendiri kuti ndindogareyo.’ Zvino ngandione hope yamambo; kuti kuripo kushata kwendiri, ngaandiuraye.”.
Ngokuti muranda wako ndakapika mhiko ndichagara Geshuri muAramu, ndechiti, ‘Kudai Mambo Mwari echizondihwirinzazve Jerusarema, ndinozodira Mambo Mwari muHebroni.’ ”
Joabhi wakati, “Andingapedzi nguva ndechiereketa newe kudaro.” Naye wakatora mikhondo mitatu munyara dzake, wakabaya Abhusaromu ngepamwoyo, apo paaiya achapona ari pamatai pomuokhi.
Zvino Abhusaromu achapona wakadziemesera sika huru, iyo iri mubani ramambo, ngokuti wakati, “Andina mukororo wokuti zina rangu richerechedzwe;” wakadudza sika iyo zina rake. Ndau iyo nanyamashi inodaidzwa kuti, Sika yaAbhusaromu.
Mambo wakatambudzika kakurutu, wakakwira mukamera riri ngepadera pomusiwo, akachema apo echikwira echiti, “A mukororo wangu Abhusaromu, mukororo wangu, mukororo wangu Abhusaromu! Kudai Mwari echitenda ndaizokufira, A Abhusaromu, mukororo wangu, mukororo wangu!”
wechipiri waiya Khireabhi, waAbhigairi shirikadzi yaNabhari muKharmeri; wechitatu waiya Abhusaromu mukororo waMaakha, mwanasikana waTharimai mambo weGeshuri;
wechina Adhonija mukororo waHagithi; wechishanu Shefatia mukororo waAbhithari;
Zvino Adhonija, mukororo waHagithi, wakadzimirudza echiti, “Inini ndinozoita mambo;” wakadzinasirira pachake ngoro nevagadhi vemahachi, nevanhu makumi mashanu kuti varumbe ngepamberi pake.
Baba ake avazi kumurambidza nakamwe ngokumubvunza kuti, “Unodaro ngenyi?” Waiyawo munhu wairingirika akanaka kakurutu; namai ake akamubereka ngesure kwaAbhusaromu.
Mambo Soromoni wakapingura mai ake echiti, “Ngenyi mwechikumbira Abhishagi muShunami kuita mukadzi waAdhonija? Mukumbirirei noumambo! Ngokuti iye mukoma wangu mukuru; musakumbirira iye ega, asi naAbhiathawo mupristi, naJoabhi mukororo waZeruia.”
Asi Geshuri naAramu vakatora kubva kwevari Havhothijairi, Khenathi nemaguta awo, makumi matanhatu emadhorobha. Veshe ava vaiya mibarirwana yaMakhiri, baba aGireadhi.
Ava ndivo vakororo vaDhavhidha vakabarwa ndiye muHebroni: wedangwe Amunoni, ndiAhinoamu muJezireeri; wechipiri Dhanieri, ndiAbhigairi muKharmeri;
wechishanu Shefatia, ndiAbhithari; wechitanhatu Ithreamu, ndiEgira mukadzi wake.
Asi vaIsuraeri avazi kudzinga vaGeshuri, nokuti vaMaakathi; asi vaGeshuri, nevaMaakathi vanogara pakati pevaIsuraeri metsa nanyamashi.