20 Waya ke uAbhinere kuDavide eHebron, enamashumi amabini amadoda. UDavide wamenzela ke isidlo uAbhinere namadoda akhe abenawo.
21 Wathi uAbhinere kuDavide, Ndiya kusuka ndiwahlanganisele enkosini yam ukumkani onke amaSirayeli, enze umnqophiso nawe, ube ngukumkani entweni yonke oyinqwenelayo umphefumlo wakho. UDavide wamndulula uAbhinere; wahamba exolile.
22 Kwabonakala abakhonzi bakaDavide benoYowabhi, bevela emsebenzini wokututa, besiza namaxhoba amaninzi. Ke uAbhinere ebengasekhona kuDavide eHebron, ngokuba ubemndulule, wahamba exolile.
23 Bafika ooYowabhi nomkhosi wonke anawo. Kwaxelwa kuYowabhi, kwathiwa, UAbhinere unyana kaNere ubezile kukumkani, wamndulula, wahamba exolile.
24 Waya uYowabhi kukumkani, wathi, Yintoni na le uyenzileyo? Ùyabona, ubezile uAbhinere kuwe; yintoni na le nto umndululeyo, wahamba wemka?
25 Uyamazi uAbhinere unyana kaNere, ukuba ubeze kukuthomalalisa, ukuze akwazi ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho, akwazi konke okwenzayo.
26 Waphuma uYowabhi kuDavide, wathuma abathunywa; balandela uAbhinere, bambuyisa equleni laseSira, uDavide engazi.