1. Ndipo Davide anawerenga anthu amene anali naye, nawaikira atsogoleri a zikwi ndi atsogoleri a mazana.
2. Davide natumiza anthu atawagawa magulu atatu, gulu limodzi aliyang'anire Yoabu, lina aliyang'anire Abisai, mwana wa Zeruya, mbale wa Yoabu, ndi lina aliyang'anire Itai Mgiti. Ndipo mfumu inanena ndi anthu, Zoonadi ine ndemwe ndidzaturuka limodzi ndi inu.
3. Koma anthuwo anati, Simudzaturuka ndinu; pakuti tikathawa sadzatisamalira ife; ngakhale limodzi la magawo awiri a ife likafa sadzatisamalira; koma inu mulingana ndi zikwi khumi a ife; cifukwa cace tsono nkwabwino kuti mutithandize kuturuka m'mudzi.
4. Ndipo mfumu inanena nao, Ndidzacita cimene cikomera inu. Mfumu niima pambali pa cipata, ndipo anthu onse anaturuka ali mazana, ndi zikwi.
5. Ndipo mfumu inalamulira Yoabu nd Abisai ndi ltai, kuti, Cifukwa ca ine mucite mofatsa ndi mnyamatayo, Abisalomu. Ndipo anthu onse anamva pamene mfumu inalamulira atsogoleriwo za Abisalomu.
6. Comweco anthuwo anaturukira kuthengo kukamenyana ndi Israyeli; nalimbana ku nkhalango ya ku Efraimu.
7. Ndipo anthu a Israyeli anakanthidwa pamenepo pamaso pa anyamata a Davide, ndipo kunali kuwapha kwakukuru kumeneko tsiku lomwelo, anthu zikwi makumi awiri.
8. Pakuti nkhondo inatanda pa dziko lonse, ndipo tsiku lomwelo nkhalango inaononga anthu akuposa amene anaonongeka ndi lupanga.
9. Ndipo Abisalomu anakomana ndi anyamata a Davide. Abisalomu naberekeka pa nyuru yace, ndipo nyuruyo inapita pansi pa nthambi zolimba za thundu wamkuru. Ndipo mutu wace unakodwa ndi mtengo, iye ali lende pakati pa thambo ndi pansi ndi nyuru imene inali pansi pa iye Inapitirira.
10. Ndipo munthu wina anamuona, nauza Yoabu, nati, Onani, ndaona Abisalomu ali lende pathundu.
11. Ndipo Yoabu ananena ndi womuuzayo, Ndipo taona, unamuona, tsono unalekeranji kumkantha agwe pansi pomwepo? ndipo ine ndikadakupatsa ndarama khumi ndi lamba.
12. Munthuyo nanena ndi Yoabu, Ndingakhale ndikalandira ndarama cikwi m'dzanja langa, koma sindikadasamula dzanja langa pa mwana wa mfumu; pakuti m'kumva kwathu mfumu inalamulira inu ndi Abisai ndi ltai, kuti, Cenjerani munthu yense asakhudze mnyamatayo Abisalomu.
13. Ndikadacita conyenga pa moyo wace, palibe mrandu ubisika kwa mfumu; ndipo inu nomwe mukadanditsuta.