2 Ukumkani wambuza uZibha wathi: “Wenza ntoni ngezi zinto?”Lithe elikaZibha: “Ezi donki ndizizise ukuze usapho lukakumkani lukhwele kuzo. Izonka kunye neziqhamo ndiziphathele amadoda kakumkani ukuze azixhase ngazo, athobe nangewayini xa aziva ephelelwe entlango.”
3 Uqhube wathi ukumkani: “Uphi uMefibhoshete, umzukulwana kaSawule, inkosi yakho?”UZibha wathi: “Usele eJerusalem. Kaloku uthi: ‘Namhlanje indlu kaSirayeli iza kububuyisela kum ubukhosi bukabawo-mkhulu uSawule.’ ”
4 Waqokela wathi ukumkani kuZibha: “Iza kuba yeyakho yonke into ebikade iyeyikaMefibhoshete.”UZibha wathi: “Ndohlala ndisisicaka sakho, mhlekazi; bendinga ndingasoloko ndisenzelwa inceba nguwe.”
5 Uthe ukumkani uDavide akuya kufika eBhawurim, kwavela uShimeyi, unyana kaGera, owayezalana noSawule, eze kumhlangabeza, emthuka wonke lo gama aya kuye.
6 UShimeyi usuke wagxoga uDavide ngamatye, ekunye naloo maphakathi akhe, engqongwe macala ngamadoda omkhosi nabalindi bakhe.
7 Wayemthuka esithi: “Mka apha; hamba sigebengandini setshijolo!
8 *UNdikhoyo uya kukubuyekeza ngenxa yegazi lendlu kaSawule othe wena waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. Ubukhosi uNdikhoyo ubunike uAbhasalom unyana wakho. Hayi ke, sigebengandini, isikhuni sibuye nomkhwezeli!”