20 Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, abengumholi walaba labangema-30. Wagwaza ngesikhali sakhe, alwa nemadvodza langema-300, wawabulala onkhe, waze wadvuma kakhulu njengaletingwazi letingema-30,
Wase uyawakhipha ngeticheme letintsatfu, sinye saphuma naJowabe, lesinye saphuma na-Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, sekugcina wasikhipha na-Ithayi, umGathi. Inkhosi Davide yakhuluma kulamabutfo, yatsi: “Nami cobo lwami ngitawushuca kanye nani.”
Emadvodzana aSeruya lamatsatfu abelapho, boJowabe na-Abishayi kanye na-Asaheli. Asaheli abegijimisa kwenyamatane yesiganga.
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.”
Ngako boJowabe na-Abishayi bakhokha sibhongo ngekubulala Abneri, ngobe abebulele umnakabo Asaheli eGibeyoni.
Davide watsi: “Nkulunkulu akangavumi kutsi ngikwente loku! Kufanele yini kutsi nginatse ingati yalamadvodza latilahle ematsambo ngemphilo yawo?” Njengobe abetilahle ematsambo ngemphilo yawo ngekumkhelela lamanti, Davide akazange awanatse. Nguleto-ke tento taletingwazi letintsatfu.
yena wadvunyiswa ngalokuphindvwe kwendlula leti letingema-30, waze wabekwa waba yindvuna yato, lite nome yena abengakabalwa nalaba Labatsatfu.
Bodzadzewabo bekuboSeruya na-Abigayili. Emadvodzana lamatsatfu aSeruya bekubo-Abishayi, naJowabe, na-Asaheli.
Davide wabuta ku-Ahimeleki, umHethi, na-Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, umnakaboJowabe, watsi: “Ngubani lotakwehla nami siye lapha enkambu kuSawula?” Abishayi waphendvula watsi: “Mine ngitawuhamba nawe.”