5 Emadvodzana aRimona longumBherothi, boRekhabi naBhana, aya endlini ya-Ishboshethi emini lilanga selishisa futsi amtfola atiphumulele. 6 Angena endlini yakhe enta shengatsi ayotsatsa kolo, efike amgwaza esiswini. BoRekhabi kanye naBhana+ umnakabo base bayabaleka. 7 Bebangene kulendlu ngesikhatsi aselele embhedzeni ekamelweni lakhe, bamgwaza bambulala base bamncuma inhloko. Ngemuva kwaloko batsatsa lenhloko bahamba nayo busuku bonkhe ngemgwaco loya e-Arabha. 8 Befike baniketa Davide eHebroni lenhloko futsi batsi kuye: “Nayi inhloko ya-Ishboshethi+ indvodzana yaSawula sitsa sakho+ lebesifuna kukubulala.*+ Lamuhla Jehova unikete inkhosi yami litfuba lekutiphindziselela kuSawula kanye nasentalelwaneni yakhe.”

12 Davide watjela emajaha kutsi akababulale.+ Abajuba tandla netinyawo ase abalengisa+ ngasechibini laseHebroni. Inhloko ya-Ishboshethi yona ayitsatsa ayingcwaba ethuneni la-Abneri eHebroni.