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3 Ngoshi ibaadi pankatshi pa nshibo ya Saule na nshibo ya Davide ibaadi nka ayitungunuka; Davide baadi anyisha kupeta bukome, anka nshibo ya Saule ibaadi nka ayende na kubofula.
2 Muenda mafuku, babatandiile Davide bana balume mu Ebrone, muana aaye mbedi baadi Amenone, abatandile na Akinoame a ku Izreele. 3 Muana aaye a kabidi baadi Kileabe, abatandile na Abigaile mukashi kilele a Nabale muina Karmele, muana a kasatu baadi Absalome, abatandile na Maaka muana mukashi a Talmayi nfumu a Geshure. 4 A kananka baadi Adoniya, muana a Agite, a katano baadi Shefatia, muana a Abitale. 5 A kasamombo baadi Itreame, ababatandile kui Egla ungi mukashi a Davide, babatandiile Davide bano bana boso mu Ebrone.
6 Pabaadi apatungunuka ngoshi ibaadi pankatshi pa nshibo ya Saule na nshibo ya Davide, Abnere baadi atungunuka na kunyingisha matalua aaye mu nshibo ya Saule. 7 Anka Saule baadi na ungi mukashi a ekupi, abaabadi abetanyina bu Rispa, muana a Aya. Dingi efuku Ishiboshete nkuipusha Abnere’shi: “Buakinyi we mulaale ekupi dia nshami?” 8 Paapa Abnere bakuatshile nsungu i bukopo bua aa mayi abakuile Ishiboshete na nkuamba’shi: “Ami ne mbua a mu nsenga ya Yunda su? Ne muleeshe kifulo kia lulamato kui nshibo ya nshobe Saule, kui bakuabo na kui ba kuuku baye mpa na lelo uno, na ntshi mukuluishishe pa kukupaana mu maasa mua Davide, kadi lelo uno onsambisha bua kilema kiandi mukite na mukashi? 9 Efile Mukulu annyokie ngofu su nakutua kukitshina Davide mianda nka bu bibaadi Yehowa muitshipe kuadi: 10 Bua kukatusha bufumu mu nshibo ya Saule, na kunyingisha nkuasa a bufumu a Davide mu Isalele na mu Yunda, kubanga ku Dane mpa na ku Beere-sheba.” 11 Paapa Ishiboshete tabaadi mualule Abnere muanda su ngumune, muanda baadi amutshinyi.
12 Musango umune Abnere nkutuma mikiendi kui Davide, aye nkuamba’shi: “A eumbo ndia nnanyi?” Aye nkukumbasha’shi: “Kita nami kilombeno, nakakitshi kioso kiandi mulombene kukita bua’shi bena Isalele boso bekale ku lupese lobe.” 13 Paapa Davide nkumualula’shi: “Bibuwa! Nakitshi nobe kilombeno. Kadi nakutekie kintu kimune, ontuadile Mikale muana mukashi a Saule, bisumanga topimanga kufika mu kummona.” 14 Akupu Davide nkutuma mikiendi kui Ishiboshete muana a Saule’shi: “Mpe mukashi ande Mikale, anaadi mubangile na minyonga* 100 ya bena Filistine.” 15 Paapa Ishiboshete batumine bantu buabadia nkamuata kui mulume aaye Paletiele muana a Laishe. 16 Kadi mulume aaye bamushindikiile, baadi adidi pabaadi ende na kumulonda mpa na ku Bakurime. Akupu Abnere nkumulungula’shi: “Alukiila kobe!” Aye nkualukiila.
17 Binyi biabia, Abnere batumine eyi kui bakulu ba Isalele’shi: “Takudi mafuku, anukiebanga’shi Davide ekale nfumu eenu. 18 Binobino ataayi kitshibilo, muanda Yehowa mmulungule Davide’shi: ‘Ku bukuashi bua mufubi ande Davide, nakapaasha muilo wande wa Isalele ku maasa kua bena Filistine, na ku maasa kua beshikuanyi babo boso.’” 19 Akupu Abnere nkuisamba na bena Benyamine, kunyima bayile dingi ku Ebrone bua kuisamba na Davide pa bupenka, bua kumulungula bibaadi Isalele na bena Benyamine boso bakumiine.
20 Pabaadi Abnere na bantu 20 bafikie ku Ebrone kui Davide, Davide baadi muibateekieshe madio akata. 21 Akupu, Abnere nkulungula Davide’shi: “Muanana nfumuami, ntadiile namu nyende, nkakubungile bena Isalele boso bua’shi bakite nobe kilombeno, biabia wekala nfumu kui bantu boso bokumiina.” Paapa Davide nkulekiela Abnere, aye nkuenda mu butaale.
22 Nka paapa, Yoabe na bafubi ba Davide babalukiile kubaabadi bakapaule bintu. Babafikile na bintu bibungi bibaabadi bakanyengie. Abnere baadi mupue kukatuka kui Davide ku Ebrone, muanda Davide baadi mumualushe mu butaale. 23 Pabafikile Yoabe na basalayi baye boso, babalunguile Yoabe’shi: “Abnere muana a Nere fikanga kui nfumu, na bamualusha, balukiila mu butaale.” 24 Biabia Yoabe nkutuela mui nfumu na nkumuipusha’shi: “A kibokitshi nkinyi? Abnere bafiki kodi, buakinyi bomulekiela bua’shi alukiile kushii muanda? 25 Aku namu ouku Abnere muana a Nere kalolo, fikile pano bua kukudimba, bua kuuka koso kuende na kioso kiokitshi.”
26 Biabia Yoabe bakatukile mui Davide, aye nkutuma bantu buabadia kulonda Abnere, babamupetele dia pa kiina kia kulamina mema kia Sira, abo nkualukila naye, kadi Davide tabaukanga muanda nya. 27 Pabaadi Abnere mualukile ku Ebrone, Yoabe bayile naye ku lupese dia ku kiibi kia kibundi buabadia kuisamba pabupenka. Anka kuakua, bamukinkiile lupete muifu, aye nkufua, bamuipayile muanda Abnere baadi muipee mukuabo Asahele. 28 Kunyima pabapushile Davide wawa muanda, bambile’shi: “Ami na bufumu buande, tatui n’ebaasa dia mase kumpala kua Yehowa bua Abnere muana a Nere bua loso. 29 Anka diadia ebaasa dikale pa mapampa pa Yoabe na bantu boso ba mu nshibo ya nshaye. Mafuku oso akuikala’nka muana mulume a mu kifuko kia Yoabe, e na mukumbo wa bintu abimutuku mu musua sunga e na nsudi, muana mulume muikale kishetshi sunga afu ku lupete lua ngoshi sunga shi na bia kudia.” 30 Biabia, Yoabe na mukuabo Abishai, babayipayile Abnere, muanda baadi muipee mukuabo Asahele mu ngoshi ku Gibeone.
31 Akupu, Davide nkulungula Yoabe na bantu boso babaadi nabo’shi: “Saanayi bilamba bienu, na nufuale ma mpaya, nudile Abnere.” Nfumu Davide nabene baadi alondo kunyima kua ka lusala kabaabadi batuadile kitanda. 32 Babashiikile Abnere ku Ebrone, na nfumu nkudila n’eyi di bukopo ku mashama a Abnere, muilo oso ubadidile namu. 33 Paapa, Nfumu bayimbile loono lua maalo bua Abnere, aye nkuamba’shi:
“Abnere baadia kufua lufu bu lua muntu shi na binangu su?
34 Maasa oobe taabaadi anyibue,
Na ngua yobe tayibaadi yanyibue nkano.
Aku namu bofu nka bu muntu abadi bayipee kui bantomboshi.”
Paapa, bantu boso babaabangile dingi kumudila.
35 Kunyima nka mu diadia efuku, pakubaadi kukii kutoka, bantu babafikile mu kupa Davide bia kudia bua kumusamba, anka Davide batshipile’shi: “Efile Mukulu annyokie ngofu su nadia kintu su nkimune kumpala kua nguba kutuela.” 36 Bantu boso babamuene wawa muanda, ao nkuibasankisha. Anka bu mianda yoso ibaadi nfumu akitshi, wawa muanda ubaadi usankishe bantu boso. 37 Biabia bantu boso mpa na Isalele mushima babaukile mu diadia efuku’shi, nta nfumu bayipayile Abnere muana a Nere nya. 38 Biabia nfumu balunguile bafubi baye’shi: “Tanuuku’shi mmukunkushi na mmuntu mukata bafu lelo uno mu Isalele su? 39 Lelo uno ne mubofule, sunga biekala’shi ne muedibue muimu bu nfumu, na bano bana ba Seruya be bukielo biabia. Yehowa afute muntu e bubi muyile bubi buaye.”