1 Kwathi gaxa khona indoda elitshijolo, egama linguShebha, unyana kaBhikri, umBhenjamin. Yavuthela isigodlo, yathi, Asinasabelo thina kuDavide, asinalifa kunyana kaYese; yiyani elowo ezintenteni zenu, maSirayeli.
2 Enyuka ke onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, emka ekumlandeleni uDavide, alandela uShebha unyana kaBhikri; ke amadoda akwaYuda anamathela kukumkani wawo, ethabathela eYordan esa eYerusalem.
3 Weza uDavide endlwini yakhe eYerusalem; ukumkani wabathabatha abafazi bakhe abalishumi abangamashweshwe, abebashiyile ukuba bagcine indlu, wababeka endlwini yogcino, wabaxhasa, akangena kubo. Bavalelwa ke yada yaba yimini yokufa kwabo, behleli bengabahlolokazi.
4 Wathi ukumkani kuAmasa, Ndíhlabele umkhosi kumadoda akwaYuda ngemihla emithathu, ubekho nawe apha.
5 UAmasa waya kuwahlabela umkhosi amaYuda, walíbala ngaphezu kwexesha abemiselwe lona.
6 Wathi uDavide kuAbhishayi, Kungokunje uShebha, unyana kaBhikri, uya kusenzela ububi ngaphezu koAbhisalom; báthabathe wena abakhonzi benkosi yakho, umsukele, hleze afumane imizi enqatyisiweyo, asizímele.
7 Aphuma amlandela amadoda kaYowabhi, nabancinithi, nezigidimi, namagorha onke; baphuma ke eYerusalem, baya kumsukela uShebha unyana kaBhikri.