12 Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, wabulala ema-Edomu labeti-18 000 eSigodzini Seluswayi.
Kwatsi lawa lasele emabutfo wawabeka esandleni semnakabo, Abishayi, lowawahlela nawo abhekana nema-Amoni.
Ema-Amoni nawo atsi kube abone kutsi emaSiriya ayabaleka, nawo esuka ngematubane abalekela Abishayi, angena edolobheni. Ngako Jowabe wabuya ekuhlaseleni ema-Amoni, wabuyela ekhaya eJerusalema.
Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi, watsi: “Manje Sheba, umsa waBikri, sewutasenta intfo lemnyama kakhulu kunaloku lesakwentiwa ngu-Absalomu. Tsatsa tindvuna tami umcoshe, angakaze watfola emadolobha labiyelwe ngetibondza, aphunyule.”
Kodvwa Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, welekelela Davide, wagadla lesichwaga wasibulala. Lamadvodza akaDavide afunga kuye atsi: “Ungabobe usaphuma natsi kuyakulwa imphi. Kuze ungasicimi sibane saka-Israyeli.”
Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, umsa waSeruya, abengumholi walaba labangema-30. Wagwaza ngesikhali sakhe, alwa nemadvodza langema-300 wawabulala onkhe, waze wadvuma kakhulu njengaletingwazi letingema-30.
Ngako boJowabe na-Abishayi bakhokha sibhongo ngekubulala Abneri, ngobe abebulele umnakabo Asaheli eGibeyoni.
Nguye-ke longuyena ayawungakhela indlu, ayakhele Libito lami, ngiyakumisa sihlalo sebukhosi bembuso wakhe phakadze naphakadze.
Kucala, ngesikhatsi Davide alwa nebaka-Edomu, Jowabe, labeyindvuna yemphi labekhuphukile kuyawungcwaba lasebafile, wafike wabhubhisa onkhe emadvodza aka-Edomu.
Nguye lowehlula ti-10 000 tema-Edomu eSigodzini Seluswayi, watfumba iSela emphini, wayetsa libito watsi yiJokthiyeli, lelo kuselibito layo nalamuhla loku.
Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, abengumholi walaba labangema-30. Wagwaza ngesikhali sakhe, alwa nemadvodza langema-300, wawabulala onkhe, waze wadvuma kakhulu njengaletingwazi letingema-30,
Inkhosi Davide letintfo yatinikela kuSimakadze, njengobe beyentile nangaleti tesiliva, nangetegolide letatiphuma kuto tonkhe letive beyitincobile yatitfumba: ema-Edomu, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nemaFilisti kanye nema-Amaleki.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulaka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Kwatsi lawa lasele emabutfo wawashiya esandleni semnakabo, Abishayi, lowawahlela nawo abhekana nema-Amoni.
Bodzadzewabo bekuboSeruya na-Abigayili. Emadvodzana lamatsatfu aSeruya bekubo-Abishayi, naJowabe, na-Asaheli.
Amasiya waticinisa emandla, wahola emabutfo akhe wacondza eSigodzini Seluswayi, lapho afike wabulala emadvodza aseSeyiri lati-10 000.
Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.
Utamatamise umhlaba, wawudzabula timfa; tivale letimfa tawo ngobe uyaceka.
Davide wabuta ku-Ahimeleki, umHethi, na-Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, umnakaboJowabe, watsi: “Ngubani lotakwehla nami siye lapha enkambu kuSawula?” Abishayi waphendvula watsi: “Mine ngitawuhamba nawe.”
Abishayi wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Lamuhla Nkulunkulu sitsa sakho usetfule etandleni takho. Mane ungivumele ngimgwaze ngesikhali, size siyewuphumela emhlabatsini; ngingeke ngiphindze kwesibili.”