14 Loo mlomo kaDavide wazitsalela kuye iintliziyo zamadoda onke akwaJuda, aba mxhelo-mnye, aza athumela kukumkani athi: “Buyela ekhaya, wena kunye nabo bonke abantu abanawe.”
15 Wabuya ukumkani, waya kufika kumlambo iJordan, wahlangatyezwa ngamadoda akwaJuda, awayeze kumkhawulela eGiligali amkhaphe ukuwela loo mlambo.
16 Kwangelo xesha uShimeyi unyana kaGera wakwaBhenjamin eBhawurim, waphuthuma ukuya kuhlangabeza ukumkani uDavide eJordan.
17 Wayehamba newaka lamadoda esizwe sakwaBhenjamin. UZibha, isicaka sakwakumkani uSawule, naye wayeze noonyana bakhe bolishumi linantlanu kunye namashumi amabini ezicaka, bakhawuleza bafika eJordan apho engekafiki ukumkani.
18 Bawuwela umlambo ukuya kuphuthuma iqela likakumkani, bancede nakuloo nto ukumkani afuna yenziwe.Kuthe xa ukumkani ezilungiselela ukuwela iJordan, weza uShimeyi, wazikhahlela phambi kwakhe,
19 wathi: “Mhlekazi, ndixolele into endakwenza yona ngamhla uyishiya iJerusalem. Musukuba sandixhiba, ungabi sayicinga konke loo nto.
20 Ndiyazi ukuba ndakona, mhlekazi. Yiyo ke loo nto ndingowokuqala kwindlu kaJosefu ukuza kufika apha, ndikukhawulele namhlanje.”