2 kwangaphambili, oko uSawule ebengukumkani, ibinguwe obuphuma ungena namaSirayeli; wathi uYehova uThixo wakho kuwe, Wena uya kubalúsa abantu bam amaSirayeli; wena uya kuba yingànga yabantu bam amaSirayeli.
3 Afika onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli kukumkani eHebron, wenza umnqophiso nawo uDavide eHebron, phambi koYehova; amthambisa uDavide ukuba abe ngukumkani kumaSirayeli, ngokwelizwi likaYehova ngesandla sikaSamuweli.
4 Wahamba uDavide namaSirayeli onke, waya eYerusalem (yiYebhusi ke leyo), apho abekhona amaYebhusi, abemi belo zwe.
5 Bathi abemi beYebhusi kuDavide, Akusayi kungena apha. Wayithimba uDavide imboniselo yeZiyon (ngumzi kaDavide ke lowo).
6 Wathi uDavide, Owaxabele amaYebhusi kwasentloko, woba yintloko nomthetheli. Wenyuka kwasentloko uYowabhi unyana kaTseruya, waba yintloko ke.
7 UDavide wahlala emboniselweni apho; ngenxa yoko bathi ngumzi kaDavide.
8 Wawakha umzi, wajikelezisa ngeenxa zonke, wathabathela eMilo, wajikelezisa. UYowabhi wawasindisa amaqongqolo aloo mzi.