7 Akuva ngako uDavide, wandula ke wathumela uYowabhi nawo wonke umkhosi namadoda anamandla.+

2 Ngokubhekele phaya, uDavide wathumela enye inxalenye yesithathu+ yabantu phantsi kwesandla sikaYowabhi+ nenye inxalenye yesithathu phantsi kwesandla sika-Abhishayi+ unyana kaTseruya, umntakwabo Yowabhi,+ nenye inxalenye yesithathu phantsi kwesandla sikaItayi+ umGati. Wandula ke ukumkani wathi ebantwini: “Nam ndiya kuphuma nakanjani na kunye nani.”

2 Ngoko wathi ukumkani kuYowabhi+ intloko yemikhosi yamajoni owayekunye naye: “Nceda, khawutyhutyhe kuzo zonke izizwe zikaSirayeli, ukususela kwaDan ukusa eBher-shebha,+ nize nibhalise abantu,+ ukuze ndilazi inani labantu.”+

15 Yaye kwathi ekuxabeleni kukaDavide uEdom,+ xa uYowabhi owayeyintloko yomkhosi wenyukayo ukuza kungcwaba abo babebulewe, wazama ukuxabela yonke into eyindoda kwaEdom.+

6 Ngoko uDavide wathi: “Nabani na oxabela+ amaYebhusi kuqala, uya kuba yintloko nenkosana.” UYowabhi+ unyana kaTseruya wenyuka kuqala, waza waba yintloko.