30 emadvodza aka-Efrayimu, tingwazi letatinesibindzi letatidvume kakhulu etinsendweni takubo, abeti-20 800;
Kulawo malanga, nangasemva kwawo, kwakunetichwaga letatitalwa bantfu emhlabeni. Emadvodzana aNkulunkulu nasangene kuletintfombi tebantfu, tawatalela bantfwana. Labantfwabato bekungemachawe asendvulo labenemandla neludvumo.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abneri, umsa waNeri, labeyindvuna yemphi yaSawula abesatsetse Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamletsa eMahanayimu.
Wafike wambeka inkhosi yakaGileyadi, neyaka-Asheri, neyaseJezreyeli, neyaka-Efrayimu, neyakaBhenjamini, naku-Israyeli wonkhe.
Abneri waphindze wakhuluma yena cobo lwakhe kubakaBhenjamini. Wabe sewuya eHebroni kuyawutjela Davide konkhe Israyeli nendlu yakaBhenjamini lababekufuna.
emadvodza akaBhenjamini, endlu yakaSawula, abeti-3 000, linyenti lawo lelake labambelela kuSawula kwate kwaba nguleso sikhatsi;
emadvodza encenye yesive sakaManase, labebitwe ngemabito awo kutsi ete atewubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi, abeti-18 000;