10 Avo ayo Abisalomu itumgidile mavuta yawe mndewa wetu, kadanganika kung'hondo. Mbona hamulonga chochose mbuli ya kumbweza kabili mndewa?”
Avo, Daudi kawalongela wasang'hanaji zake yakalile nao Yelusalemu, “Inukeni tukimbile kamba hatukimbila hatudaha kulawa mmakono ga Abisalomu. Tulopoleni kusegela ili sambi yatuvamile siye na kudibananga buga jetu.”
Avo mndewa kasegela hamoja na wanhu wa mng'anda mmwake, lakini kawaleka watumwa wa kitwanzi longo wakalile kamba wehe zake ili wailolese ng'anda.
Yoabu kalonga, “Habule chonda unilongele.” Abisalomu viyakalile yang'hali mgima yotinga mdibiki da mwaloni, Yoabu kasola migoha midatu kamuhoma muumoyo.
Mndewa Daudi kagala usenga kwa mulava nhosa Sadoki na Abiatali, “Wauzeni wavele wa Yuda, ‘Habali wao wawe wa ikimambukizo kumbweza kabili mndewa ukayake? Kwavija usenga wa Waizilaeli wose univikila niye mndewa.
Mndewa kagendelela mbaka Giligali, Kimuhamu kakala yomkweleleza. Wanhu wose wa Yuda na nusu ya wanhu wa Izilaeli wakala omsindikiza mndewa.
Wanhu wose wa Izilaeli wakala oibamilila wao kwa wao, olonga, “Mndewa katugombola mmakono ga wanhu otwihila, heyo iyo yatugombole kulawa mmakono ga Wafilisiti. Avo sambi kaikimbila isi mbuli ya Abisalomu.
Hewo walonga, “Mwinuke tuchole tukaivamile isi ayo. Tuyona isi yao inoga. Sikumukale hano bila sang'hano yoyose. Sambi mukawe kuchola kuisola isi ayo.