UDavide wayesethatha washo ku -Ahimeleki umHeti naku -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya , umfowabo kaJowabe , ethi: Ngubani oyakwehla nami ukuya kuSawule ekamu na? U-Abishayi wathi: Ngiyakwehla nawe.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya nezinceku zikaDavide baphuma bahlangana ngasechibini laseGibeyoni; bahlala phansi , abanye ngalapha kwechibi , abanye ngalapho kwechibi.

Amadodana amathathu kaSeruya ayelapho , oJowabe, no-Abishayi, no- Asaheli; u-Asaheli wayenezinyawo ezilula njengensephe.

Nami ngibuthakathaka namuhla noma ngigcotshiwe ngibe yinkosi ; laba bantu, amadodana kaSeruya , balukhuni kunami ; uJehova makaphindisele owenza okubi njengobubi bakhe.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi , uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;

UJowabe indo dana kaSeruya wayeseqonda ukuthi inhliziyo yenkosi iku - Abisalomu.

U-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wayesethi enkosini : Le nja efileyo ingayithukelani inkosi yami, inkosi, na? Mangiye ngiyinqume ikhanda.

Yathi inkosi: Nginamsebenzi muni nani madodana kaSeruya . Njengokuba ethuka, lokhu uJehova eshilo futhi kuye ukuthi : Thuka uDavide , ngubani ongasho ukuthi: Ukwenzeleni lokho na?

U-Abisalomu wabeka u-Amasa phezu kwempi esikhundleni sikaJowabe. U- Amasa wayeyindodana yomuntu ogama lakhe lalingu -Itira umIsrayeli , owangena ku -Abigali indodakazi kaNahashi , udadewabo kaSeruya unina kaJowabe.

UDavide wamukisa abantu , inxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sikaJowabe, nenxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sika -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya, umfowabo kaJowabe, nenxenye yesithathu iphansi kwesandla sika- Ithayi umGiti. Inkosi yathi kubantu: Nami ngiyakuphuma nokuphuma nani.

Kepha u -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya waphendula wathi: UShimeyi akayikubulawa yini ngalokho , njengokuba wathuka ogcotshiweyo kaJehova , na?

UDavide wathi : Nginamsebenzi muni nani madodana kaSeruya ukuba nimelane nami namuhla na ? Kuzakubulawa umuntu namuhla kwa -Israyeli na? Angazi yini mina ukuthi namuhla ngiyinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli na?

Kepha u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wamsiza , wamshaya umFi listi wambulala. Base befunga kuye abantu bakaDavide , bathi: Awusayikuphuma impi nathi, funa ucime isibani sakwa-Israyeli.

U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe , wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalabo abathathu.

noSeleki wakwa -Amoni, noNaharayi waseBeroti , izindibi zezikhali zikaJowabe indodana kaSeruya,

Wacebisana noJowabe indodana kaSeruya no -Abiyathara umpristi; bamsiza u-Adoniya, bamlandela.

Futhi wena uyazi okwenziwayo kimi nguJowabe indodana kaSeruya , nalokho akwenzayo kuzo izinduna ezimbili zezimpi zak wa-Israyeli, o-Abineri indodana kaNeri no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, owababulala, wachitha igazi lokulwa ngesikhathi sokuthula , wabeka igazi lokulwa kulo ibhande lakhe elalisokhalweni lwakhe nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe.

Inkosi uSolomoni yaphendula , yathi kunina : Umcelelelani u -Adoniya u- Abishagi waseShunemi na? Mcelele nombuso futhi, ngokuba ungumnewethu; yebo, mcelele yena no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya.

odadewabo: ngoSeruya no-Abigayili. Amadodana kaSeruya: ngo-Abishayi, noJowabe, no-Asaheli, emathathu.

UDavide wathi: Lowo ochitha amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba yinhloko nenduna. Kwenyuka kuqala uJowabe indodana kaSeruya, waba yinhloko.

noSeleki wakwa-Amoni, noNaharayi waseBeroti , udibi lukaJowabe indodana kaSeruya,

U-Abishayi, indodana kaSeruya , wabulala kwabakwa -Edomi esiGodini sikaSawoti, izinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi ; uJehoshafati, indodana ka-Ahiludi, wayengumabhalana;