4. UDavide wathi kuAmasa: “Wabize amadoda akwaJuda eze apha zingadlulanga iintsuku ezintathu.”
5. Wahamba uAmasa, esiya kubiza amaJuda, kodwa akabuya ngosuku awayemiselwe lona ngukumkani.
6. Uvakele esithi ukumkani kuAbhishayi: “Phofu uyaqonda na ukuba uShebha unyana kaBhikri uza kusenzela ingxwaba-ngxwaba nangaphezu koAbhasalom. Hamba nala madoda omkhosi wam, nimlandele engekayi kwiidolophu ezinqatyisiweyo, asithele emehlweni ethu.”
7. Asuka ke amadoda ebutho likaJowabhi, nabalindi abangamaKreti namaPleti, nawo onke amagorha, anduluka eJerusalem, alanda ekhondweni likaShebha unyana kaBhikri.
8. Bathi bakufika ngakwelaa liwa laseGibheyon, bahlangana noAmasa. UJowabhi wayegaxele ezedabi, ikrele lisesingxobeni, sibotshelelwe ebhantini. Uthe akusondela lawa elo krele.
9. UJowabhi wathi kuAmasa: “Uphila njani, mfo wethu?” Wamthi nqaku ngentshebe uAmasa ngesokunene isandla sakhe, eza kumanga.
10. UAmasa wayengalilumkelanga ikrele elalisesandleni sikaJowabhi, wamhlaba ngalo esiswini, wamkhupha amathumbu. Wafa kwangoko, akwafuneka ukuba abuye amhlabe uJowabhi.Basuka apho uJowabhi nomntakwabo uAbhishayi bangena endleleni, belandela uShebha unyana kaBhikri.
11. Enye kulaa madoda ayehamba noJowabhi yasala imi ngakweso sidumbu sika-Amasa, ikhwaza isithi: “Indoda engakwicala likaJowabhi noDavide mayilandele uJowabhi.”
12. Isidumbu sika-Amasa esasilijaja ligazi sasiqungquluze phakathi endleleni. Loo ndoda yathi yakubona amadoda afika eme apho, yasirhuqela entsimini eso sidumbu, yasigquma ngengubo.