16 Era yaazaala n'abaana abaghala babiri: Zeruia ni Abigaili. Zeruia yaazaala abaana abalenzi basatu: Abishai, Yoabu, ni Asaheli.
Agho Yoabu mutabane wa Zeruia yaakitegeera nga kyabazinga Daudi omwoyo gumulumira mutabane we Abusalomu.
Abusalomu yali nga yalonda Amasa okukulira amagye ng'aira mu kifo kya Yoabu. Amasa oyo yali mutabane w'omusaadha eyayetebwanga Ithura Omuishimaeli, eyali afumbiirwa Abigaili mughala wa Nahashi, era muganda wa Zeruia eyazaala Yoabu.
Aye kyabazinga Daudi yaamukoba ati: “Ye mumbeereire ki imwe abaana ba Zeruia? Lwaki mwenda okundeetaku obuzibu olwaleero? Mudhuuba muti ghaligho anaitibwa mu Isiraeli olwaleero luno? Nkiidhi bukalamu nti mperaano ninze kyabazinga wa Isiraeli.”
Yoabu mutabane w'omukazi eyayetebwanga Zeruia, ghalala n'abagheereza ba Daudi, boona baaja baayagaanana nabo ku kidiba eky'e Gibeoni. Baatyama ku luuyi olundi olw'ekidiba, ni bale baatyama ku luuyi olundi.
Olwaleero luno mpulira nga nziramu maani, waire nga ninze kyabazinga eyasiigibwa omuzigo. Batabane ba Zeruia bano, banfuukire ekizibu. Oyo eyakola ekibi ekyo, Musengwa Katonda agwananga yaamwesasuulizaaku mu nsambo emugwaniire olw'obubi bwe.”
Abishai muganda wa Yoabu, n'eyali akulira abalwani amakumi asatu ab'amaani. Abishai oyo yaalwanisa abantu ebikumi bisatu n'eifumo lye, yaabaita, yeekolera eriina mu balwani amakumi asatu abo.
kwairaku Ozemu, ate ku oyo kwairaku Daudi.
Abigaili yaazaala Amasa. Lata wa Amasa oyo nga ni Yetheri Omuishimaeli.
Daudi yaakoba Ahimeleki Omuhitti, ni Abishai muganda wa Yoabu era Mutabane Zeruia, ati: “Naani anaaja ninze ye Saulo, mu kifo ghe baasimba weema?” Abishai yaakoba ati: “Nze ndidha kuja n'iwe.”