Navutswa, makuva gomwami ga guuta ga Joabu, na gavanyampara velihe. Na Joabu navanyampara velihe va twula imbiri womwami, ni va tsia kuvalidza avandu va Israeli.
Navutswa avamehi avimira imbiri wange va li avandu va tungangwa, navo va vugula ubukima bwavandu, newaini, halala netsishe keli amakumi gane tsyefetha; yee, kali avatumekiri vavo veyamehidza ku vandu: navutswa inze si nda kola ndiyo mba, kigira nda tia Nyasaye.
Kiheri kyenkuva yiyi ni yiki; gosi ga mali kuhulirwa: U tie Nyasaye, u gumire lilaga lilye; kigira miyinzi gyi dukiranga mundu ku budukiru bwibwe ni yigyi.
Kali mwoni a kola ubu damano hali mia, nokumeda madiku gege kuva manyingi, navutswa inze manya ligali bu la va bulahi kuvo ava tidzanga Nyasaye, ava tidzanga imbiri wewe:
Ma va tivula ni va vola imbiri womwami, Danyeli uyo u veye ku avana velyadikidzwa lya Buyuda, si a hulira ive, O mwami, na lilaga lya wa vika ku lieta, navutswa a kolanga lisaala lilye hali gavaka ku lidiku.
Kigira amalago ga Omri nigo ga gumirwa, nelikola lyosi lyenyumba ya Ahabu, na mu gendanga mu makuva ga yava: nduke kukukola hatswa, na yavo ava menyanga mu kukunukirwa: na mu la ginga linyegwa lyavandu vange.
Nomwami ya volera avalindi ava singira himbi kuye, Mu girunkane mwiite avasalisi va Yahova kigira mukono gwavo gu veye haiala na Daudi, kandi kigira va manya yiruka, na si va leta ku inze makuva mba. Navutswa vatumekiri vomwami si va bugirira kunyira mukono gwavo nokugwira avasalisi va Yahova.