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.
14. Pomwepo Yoabu anati, Sindiyenera kucedwa nawe. Natenga mikondo itatu nagwaza nayo mtima wa Abisalomu alikukhala wamoyo pakati pa mtengowo.
15. Ndipo anyamata khumi onyamula zida zace za Yoabu anamzungulira Abisalomu namkantha namupha.
16. Ndipo Yoabu analiza lipenga, ndipo anthu anabwerera naleka kupitikitsa Aisrayeli; pakuti Yoahu analetsa anthuwo.
17. Ndipo anatenga Abisalomu namponya m'cidzenje cacikuru kunkhalangoko; naunjika pamwamba pace mulu waukuru ndithu wamiyala; ndipo Aisrayeli onse anathawa yense ku hema wace.
18. Koma Abisalomu akali moyo adatenga nadziutsira coimiritsaco ciri m'cigwa ca mfumu; pakuti anati, Ndiribe mwana wamwamuna adzakhala cikumbutso ca dzina langa; nacha coimiritsaco ndi dzina la iye yekha; ndipo cichedwa cikumbutso ca Abisalomu, kufikira lero lomwe.
19. Pomwepo Ahimaazi mwana wa Zadoki anati, Ndithamange nditengere mfumu mau kuti Yehova wabwezera cilango adani ace.
20. Ndipo Yoabu ananena naye, Sudzakhala iwe wotengera mau lero, koma tsiku lina udzatengera mau; koma lero sudzatengera mau, cifukwa mwana wa mfumu wafa.
21. Pamenepo Yoabu ananena ndi Mkusi, Kauze mfumu zimene unaziona. Ndipo Mkusi anawerama kwa Yoabu, nathamanga.
22. Ndipo Ahimaazi mwana wa Zadoki ananena kaciwiri kwa Yoabu, Komatu, mundilole ndithamange inenso kutsata Mkusi. Ndipo Yoabu anati, Udzathamangiranji, mwana wanga, popeza sudzalandira mphotho ya pa mauwo?
23. Koma ngakhale kotero, anati iye, Ndithamange, iye nanena naye, Thamanga. Ndipo Ahimaazi anathamanga njira ya kucigwa, napitirira Mkusi.
24. Koma Davide anakhala pakati pa zipata ziwiri; ndipo mlonda anakwera pa tsindwi la cipata ca kulinga, natukula maso ace, napenya; naona munthu alikuthamanga yekha.
25. Pamenepo mlondayo anapfuula, nauza mfumu. Mfumuyo niti, Ngati ali yekha alikubwera ndi mau. Ndipo iye uja anayenda msanga, nayandikira.
26. Ndipo mlondayo anaona munthu wina wothamanga; mlonda naitana wakucipata nanena, Taona munthu wina wakuthamanga yekha. Ndipo mfumu inati, iyenso abwera ndi mau.
27. Mlondayo nati, Ndiyesa kuti kuthamanga kwa wapatsogoloyo kunga kuthamanga kwa Ahimaazi mwana wa Zadoki, Ndipo mfumu inati, iye ndiye munthu wabwino, alikubwera ndi mau okoma.