Po Abnere wanguti wawere ku Hebroni, Yoabu wangumtore ku mphepete mukati mwa likomo kurongoro nayo, pa ubende, penipa wangumugwaza pa moyo, ndipo wangufwa, pa chifukwa cha ndopa zaku Asahele mbali wake.
ŴaYisraele ŵanguti, “Mwamuwona munthu uyu yo watikwere? Ndithu waziya kwazinyoaza Yisraele; ndipo munthu yo wangabaya karonga wamusambasiskenge ndi usambasi unandi, ndipo wampaskenge mwana wake munthukazi, nyumba ya awiske nayo yisanduskikenge kuŵa yanangwa mu Yisraele.”