1Daudi kawating'haniza wambigalo yakalile nao, kawagola mvibumbila va wanhu maelufu na wanhu magana na keka kilongozi kwa kila kibumbila.
2Daudi kawatuma wakalizi zake mna ivibumbila vidatu, kibumbila cha ichanduso kikala muulongozi wa Yoabu, kibumbila cha kabili kikala muulongozi wa Abishai mwanage Seluya mdodo wake Yoabu na kibumbila cha kadatu kikala muulongozi wa Itai, Mgiti. Daudi kawalongela wanhu wose, “Na niye nochola hamoja na mweye mwiing'hondo.”
3Lakini wanhu wamulongela, “Gweye sambi uchole. Hata twahakimbila, siye hawatugesa. Hata kamba nusu yetu odanganika, vivija hawaigaza na siye. Lakini gweye kumwao kofaya kubanza wanhu elufu kumi. Avo gweye kolondeka usigale bahano kudibuga na ututazege kulawa baha kudibuga.”
4Mndewa kawalongela, “Notenda kija kimchona kumwenu kinoga.”
5Mndewa kamulagiza Yoabu, Abishai na Itai, “Kwa kunyonela bazi niye, sikumumtowe ng'hani ija imbwanga Abisalomu.” Wanhu wose wahulika mndewa kiyawalongele waja iwakulu wa mabumbila mbuli ya Abisalomu.
6Avo wakalizi wa Daudi wachola kuluwala kuitowa ng'hondo na Waizilaeli. Ng'hondo ayo ikala kumuhulo wa Efulaimu.
7Wanhu wa Daudi wawatowa wanhu wa Izilaeli. Wanhu wakomigwe siku dijo wakala elufu ishilini.
8Ng'hondo yenela kuluwala lose na wanhu wengi wadanganika kumuhulo kubanza waja wakomigwe na misime.
9Abisalomu kakala yakwelile mnyama kamba kihongwe mkulu, bahaja kaiting'hana na wanhu wa Daudi. Mnyama ayo kakala yobita hasi ya biki kulu da mwaloni, pala da Abisalomu jangama mditambi da mwaloni. Abisalomu kalekigwa yotinga mditambi na mnyama ayo kagendelela.
10Munhu imoja viyone vija kachola kumulongela Yoabu, “Nimona Abisalomu kotinga mditambi da mwaloni.”
11Yoabu kamulongela munhu ija, “Choni? Kumona Abisalomu? Habali humtowile na kumkoma? Nahakugwelele nhunza ya vihande longo va shaba na mkwiji.”
12Lakini munhu ija kamulongela Yoabu, “Hata kamba nigweleligwe vihande elufu imoja va shaba, sambi ninule mkono wangu kumkoma mwana wa mndewa, kwavija tuhulika mndewa viyawalagize gweye, Abishai na Itai, ‘Kwa kunyonela bazi niye, sikumumtowe ng'hani ija imbwanga Abisalomu.’
13Kamba nahamtendele mbuli yoyose ihile, haduhu mbuli ifisigwa kwa mndewa, na gweye sambi ungombele bule.”
14Yoabu kalonga, “Habule chonda unilongele.” Abisalomu viyakalile yang'hali mgima yotinga mdibiki da mwaloni, Yoabu kasola migoha midatu kamuhoma muumoyo.
15Abaho wabwanga longo wampapile vinhu va kuitowela kuna ing'hondo Yoabu, wamzunguluka Abisalomu, wamtowa na kumkoma.
16Abaho Yoabu katowa mhalati, avo mabumbila ga wakalizi waleka kuwakweleleza Waizilaeli, kwavija Yoabu kawagomesa.
17Wamsola Abisalomu na kumwasila kudisimo kulu kumuhulo, uchanha yake wamwikila lundo kulu da mibwe. Wanhu wose wa Izilaeli wakimbila kila imoja kakimbilila ukayake.
18Kipindi Abisalomu viyakalile kabule wana, kakala yaizengele mhanda na kuisimika Kudikonde da Mndewa, kwavija kona kabule mwana yonda yatende twaga jake dikumbukigwe. Kaikema mhanda ayo twaga jake mwenyego. Mbaka lelo yokemigwa mhanda ya Abisalomu.
19Ahimaasi mwanage Sadoki kalonga, “Nhogolela niye nikimbile nikamulongele mndewa kamba Mndewa Imulungu kamkombola kulawa mmakono ga iwanhu omwihila.”
20Yoabu kamulongela, “Lelo hugala usenga uno, ila kodaha kugala siku iyagwe. Lakini lelo hugala usenga wowose kwavija mwana wa mndewa kadanganika.”
21Abaho Yoabu kamulongela Mkushi imoja, “Genda kamulongele mndewa kija chuuwone.” Mkushi kafugama haulongozi wa Yoabu, abaho kachola yokimbila.
22Ahimaasi mwanage Sadoki kamulongela kabili, “Chonde ng'hogolela nimkimbilile ija Imkushi.”
23Ahimaasi kamulongela, “Jojose na diwe, nolonda kukimbila.”
24Daudi kakala yakalile hagati ya nyivi mbili za buga. Mkalizi kakwela uchanha ya ulwivi, kenula kihanga chake, kamona munhu kaiyeka kokwiza yokimbila.
25Mkalizi kamulongela mndewa kwa sauti, mndewa kamulongela, “Kamba kaiyeka, kana usenga.” Ija imunhu viyavikile behi.
26Mkalizi kamona munhu iyagwe kalonga, “Kuna munhu iyagwe kokwiza yokimbila yaiyeka.”
27Mkalizi kalonga, “Vinyona niye ija wa ichanduso kokimbila kamba Ahimaasi mwanage Sadoki.”
28Abaho Ahimaasi kamulongela mndewa kwa sauti ng'hulu, “Mbuli zose zinoga” Kaidulika mbaka hasi kalonga, “Yatogoligwe Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wako, yawasegese wanhu waja wakulemile gweye mndewa wangu.”
29Mndewa kauza, “Vilihi, imbwanga Abisalomu yang'hali mgima?”
30Mndewa kamulongela, “Hinduka ima kumgwazo.” Kahinduka, kema.
31Abaho ija Imkushi kavika kalonga, “Nina usenga unogile kumwako mndewa wangu, lelo Mndewa Imulungu kakugombola kulawa kwa waja wose wakulemile gweye.”
32Mndewa kamuuza, ija Imkushi, “Vilihi, Abisalomu mgima?”
33Baho mndewa kakala na lusikisiki, kakwela kudigati dikalile uchanha ya lwivi lwa dibuga na kalila. Viyakalile yokwela kakala yolila kolonga, “Mwanangu Abisalomu, mwanangu Abisalomu, maza nahadanganike niye, mwanangu Abisalomu!”