17 Abafuzi b'ensi abamalamu amagezi, abalamuzi yaabafuula abasirusiru.
Agho ghaabaagho abaakobera Daudi bati: “Ahithofeli ali mu abo abakudheemeire abali ni Abusalomu.” Daudi bwe baamukobera, yaasaba ati: “Wo Musengwa Katonda, nkweghembye fafaagania amagezi Ahithofeli g'anaagha Abusalomu, gafuukemu busiru.”
Agho Abusalomu n'Abaisiraeli boonaboona baakoba bati: “Amagezi ga Hushai Omuaraki malungi okusinga aga Ahithofeli.” Musengwa Katonda yali asazeegho ng'aja kubaleetera balobe kukolera ku magezi amalungi Ahithofeli ge yagha, mu nsambo eyo aleete akabi ku Abusalomu.
Ahithofeli bwe yabona ng'amagezi ge tibagajiiriireeku, yaata ku ndogoyi ye ekintu ekityamwaku yairayo eka mu kibuga eky'ewaibwe. Yaatereeza eby'omu ndhu ye, memale yeetuga. Baamuziika mu lwambiidhi lwa badhaadha be.
Antoireku ebitiibwa, yantoola n'engule ku mutwe.
ghalala ni bakyabazinga n'abafuzi abandi ab'oku nsi, abaazimbira obuyaaka ebisaagaati ebyabanga ebifulukwa.
Yaghaayo ensi mu mikono gy'ababi bagifuge. Aghemba ku maiso g'abalamuzi balobe kusala misango mu butuufu. Oba Katonda ti n'akola ebyo, kale naani?”
Kale ni ndikola mu bantu bano ebyewuunhisa n'ebyewuninkiriza. Ndizikiriza amagezi g'abagezi, era naamaliragho irala okumanha okw'abeegerese.”
Otuukiriiza ekyo kye watwesoomera okutukola ife n'abafuzi abatufuga waatutuusaaku akabi akataloodheka, kuba wabonereza Yerusalemu ekibitiriire okusinga ebibuga ebindi byonabyona ebiri ghansi gh'eigulu.