26 Inkosi yathi ku-Abiyathara umpristi: “Hamba uye e-Anathoti emasimini akho, lokhu ungowokufa, kepha angiyikukubulala namuhla, ngokuba wawuwuthwala umphongolo weNkosi uJehova phambi kukaDavide ubaba, wahlupheka ngakho konke ubaba ahlupheka ngakho.”
27 USolomoni wayesemxosha u-Abiyathara, angabe esaba ngumpristi kuJehova, ukuba agcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu ka-Eli eShilo.
28 Lapho kufika umbiko kuJowabe ngokuba uJowabe -- wayemlandele u-Adoniya noma engamlandelanga u-Abisalomu uJowabe -- wabaleka, waya etendeni likaJehova, wabamba izimpondo ze-altare.
29 Inkosi uSolomoni yatshelwa ukuthi: “UJowabe ubalekele etendeni likaJehova; bheka, ungase-altare.” USolomoni wayesethuma uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada ngokuthi: “Hamba, umsukele.”
30 UBenaya wafika etendeni likaJehova, wathi kuye: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Phuma.’ ”Wathi: “Qha, ngiyakufela lapha.”UBenaya wabuyisela enkosini izwi lokuthi: “Washo njalo uJowabe, wangiphendula kanjalo.”
31 Inkosi yathi kuye: “Yenza njengokusho kwakhe, umsukele, ummbele, ukuba ususe kimi nakuyo indlu kababa igazi elachithwa ngeze nguJowabe.
32 UJehova uyakulibuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe, ngokuba wasukela amadoda amabili alungileyo amahle kunaye, wawabulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi: u-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi yakwaJuda.