17 Joabu achimsengerera, na hiye mchetu achiamba, “We ndiwe Joabu?” Naye wamjibu achiamba, “Oho ndimi.” Ndipho achimuambira, “Sikiza maneno ga mtumishio.” Achimjibu achiamba, “Mino nakuphundza.”
Iye mchetu achiamba, “Bwana wangu mfalume, niruhusu mimi mtumishio nigombe neno mwenga zaidi.” Mfalume achiamba, “Haya gomba.”
Ndipho mchetu mmwenga mwenye achili kula mo mudzini, achikota kululu achiamba, “Phundzani, phundzani; muambireni Joabu edze hipha phephi, nigombe naye.”
Chisha achiamba, “Hipho kare atu kala achiamba, ‘Phiyani hiko Abeli mkauze mashauri,’ hivyo ndivyo arivyosuluhisha shida zao.
Achimgbwerera maguluni achiamba, “Mimi ndimi mkosa bwana wangu. Nakuvoya uniruhusu mi mtumwao nigombe, nawe unisikize ndigokuambira.