Wa kabidi wa Samuele
2 Kunyima kua mafuku, Davide nkuipusha Yehowa’shi: “Ne kukaamina mu kushala mu kimune kia ku bibundi bia Yunda su?” Yehowa nkumualula’shi: “Oolo, we kukaamina.” Akupu Davide nkumuipusha’shi: “Nyende kuikunyi?” Aye nkumualula’shi: “Enda ku Ebrone.” 2 Biabia Davide nkuenda ku Ebrone na bakashi baye babidi, Akinoame a mu Izreele na Abigaile muina Karmele mukashi kilele a Nabale. 3 Davide bayile dingi na bantu babaadi nabo, muntu oso na ba mu nshibo yaye, abo nkukashala mu bibundi bifunyishe Ebrone. 4 Akupu bantu ba mu Yunda babafikile, abo nkuela Davide muimu kuakua bua kuikala bu nfumu a kisamba kia Yunda.
Babalunguile Davide’shi: “Bantu ba mu Yabeshe-gileade nyi bashiikie Saule.” 5 Biabia Davide nkutuma mukandu kui bantu ba mu Yabeshe-gileade na nkuibalungula’shi: “Yehowa enuelele miabi, muanda nui baleshe nfumu eenu Saule kifulo kia lulamato p’anue kumushiika. 6 Yehowa enuleshe kifulo kia lulamato bua loso. Ami namu nakenulesha kalolo bua bino bianudi bakite. 7 Binobino kankamanayi na nunyingie mashimba, muanda nfumu eenu Saule bapu kufua, na bena kisamba kia Yunda mbangiele muimu bua’shi nekale bu nfumu aabo.”
8 Kadi Abnere muana a Nere nfumu a kiluilo kia Saule, batshile Ishiboshete muana a Saule, basabuka naye Yordane benda ku Mahanaime. 9 Bamutudile bua’shi ekale nfumu a bena Gileade, a bena Ashure, a Izreele, a Efraime, a Benyamine na a Isalele oso mushima. 10 Ishiboshete muana a Saule baadi na bipua 40 p’abafikile bu nfumu a Isalele, baadi mukunkushe munda mua bipua bibidi. Anka nshibo ya Yunda ibaadi ayikuatshishena Davide. 11 Davide baadi mukunkushe bu nfumu mu Ebrone munda mua bipua musambobidi na mieshi isamombo.
12 Muenda mafuku, Abnere muana a Nere na bafubi ba Ishiboshete muana a Saule babakatukile ku Mahanaime abo nkuenda ku Gibeone. 13 Yoabe muana a Seruya na bafubi ba Davide babayile namu, abo nkukafumankana nabo kuishiba dia mema dia Gibeone; kisaka kimune kibaadi kimeene alu lupese lu’eshiba, na kingi namu alua lungi lupese lu’eshiba. 14 Nfudiilo a bioso, Abnere nkulungula Yoabe’shi: “Tadiila ba nsongualume batuukie balue ngoshi* kumpala kuetu.” Biabia Yoabe nkuakula’shi: “Bibuwa be kutuuka.” 15 Paapa babebuele muyile bungi bubaabadi batshibe. Ku bantu ba Ishiboshete muana a Saule, babasanguile bena Benyamine 12, ku lupese lua bafubi ba Davide, abo nkusangula bantu 12. 16 Abo nkuikuatena muntu na muinaye ku mutue, na oso a kuabadi nkukinkila muinaye lupete mu mbafu. Boso babaponene pamune mu nsenga abo nkufua. Nyi buakinyi yaaya mbalo i ku Gibeone babeyitanyine bu Elekate-azurime.
17 Ngoshi ibalondele mu diadia efuku dimune ibaadi bukopo bukile. Nfudiilo a bioso, bafubi ba Davide nkutshimuna Abnere na bena Isalele. 18 Aku namu, Yoabe, Abishai na Asahele, bana balume basatu ba Seruya babaadi paapa, na Asahele baadi asuku lubilo nka bu lukondolo lui mu mapia. 19 Asahele babangile kuibingena na Abnere kushii kuikumba ku mboko ibalume sunga ku mboko ibakashi. 20 Pabaadi Abnere muialule ku mongo, bayipuishe’shi: “Nnobe yawa Asahele?” Asahele nkumualula’shi: “Oolo nnami.” 21 Akupu, Abnere nkumulungula’shi: “Enda ku mboko yobe ibalume sunga ku mboko yobe ibakashi, okuate umune a ku ba nsongualume, omuate kioso kiomupete nakio bua’shi kikale kiobe.” Kadi Asahele tabalekiele kuibingena na Abnere nya. 22 Abnere nkulungula dingi Asahele’shi: “Leka kuibingena nami, buakinyi okumiina’shi nkuipee? Muanda su nakuipaa, nekala na buufu bua kutala mukuenu Yoabe.” 23 Anka Asahele tabalekiele kuibingena naye, paapa Abnere nkumukupila kitako kia mulumbu muifu, na kitako kia mulumbu nkumutubula, nkutuuka na ku mongo, baponene aye nkufua musango umune. Muntu oso baadi afiki pa mbalo ibaadi Asahele mufuile, baadi emana kapindi.
24 Akupu Yoabe na Abishai babayile mu kuibingena na Abnere. Pa kutuela kua nguba, babafikile pa ka muengie ka Ama ketalene na Giya muishinda adiende ku kabaaka ka Gibeone. 25 Kuakua, bena Benyamine babebungile pamune kunyima kua Abnere, abo nkukita kisaka kimune, na abo nkuimana ku nsongo kua ka muengie. 26 Paapa Abnere belele Yoabe musaase amuipusha’shi: “Lupete lua ngoshi alutungunuka’nka na kuipaa kushii kukooka su? T’ouku’shi nfudiilo a uno muanda ekala mukile bubi su? Otengiela mpa na ku nsaa kinyi bua kulungula bantu bua’shi balekie kuibingena na bakuabo?” 27 Paapa Yoabe nkumualula’shi: “Bu bikale binyibinyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi na muwa, su tue muakule, bantu babadia kuleka kuibingena na bakuabo nka ku namashika.” 28 Akupu, Yoabe nkudidisha mpungi, bantu baye nkuleka kuibingena na bena Isalele, na ngoshi nkuimana.
29 Abnere na bantu baye babatambukile mu Araba buabua bufuku bushima abo nkusabuka Yordane, n’abo nkukiila mu kibandabanda kioso kishima, nfudiilo a bioso abo nkufika mu Mahanaime. 30 P’abaadi Yoabe mualukiile mu kulonda Abnere, babungile bantu boso pamune, ku bafubi ba Davide kubaadi bafubi 19 babaadi bayipayibue kukatusha Asahele. 31 Kadi bafubi ba Davide babaadi batshimune bena Benyamine na bantu ba Abnere, abo nkuipaa bantu 360. 32 Babatshile Asahele, abo nkumushiika mu mashama a nshaye abaadi mu Beteleme. Akupu Yoabe na bantu baye babatambukile bufuku bushima, abo nkufika ku Ebrone pepi na bufuku kutoka.