2 Avo, wanhu wose wa Izilaeli wamuleka Daudi wamkweleleza Sheba mwanage Bikili. Lakini wanhu wa Yuda wailumba na mndewa wao kulawa lwanda lwa Yolidani mbaka Yelusalemu.
3 Daudi kavika ukayake Yelusalemu, Daudi kawasola waja iwatwanzi longo wakalile kamba wehe zake awo wakalile walolezi wa ng'anda yake, kaweka mwiing'anda imoja na wakalizigwa goya na kawagwaa ndiya, lakini hawasile nao, hawatogoleligwe kulawa kunze na wakala mumo kamba wagane siku zose za ugima wao.
4 Abaho mndewa kamulongela Amasa, “Nokugwaa siku ndatu uwakeme wanhu wa Yuda weze kumwangu, hamoja na gweye mwenyego.” 5 Lakini Amasa viyacholile kuwakema wanhu wa Yuda, habwelile hima mna ikipindi kiyamwikile mndewa.
6 Daudi kamulongela Abishai, “Kumbe Sheba mwanage Bikili kolonda kutugalila zumozumo kubanza zumozumo diyatugalile Abisalomu. Sola wasang'hanaji zangu umkweleleze Sheba yang'hali hana kwingila kudibuga dizunguluswe luwa lwa mabwe na sikutumone.” 7 Avo, wachola hamoja na wanhu wa Yoabu na Wakeleti na Wapeleti na wakalizi wose. Wose awo wasegela Yelusalemu wachola kumzahila Sheba mwanage Bikili.
8 Viwavikile kuna didibwe dikulu ako Gibeoni, Amasa keza kuwabokela. Yoabu kakala yavalile kiwalo cha ng'hondo, mkigudi kakala yavalile mkwiji ugogeleze yala ili na sime. Viyavikile behi nayo sime dilagala hasi.
9 Yoabu kamulongela Amasa, “Kwa mgima ndugu yangu?” Yoabu kamgoga zindevu Amasa kwa mkono wake wa kudila ili yamnonele. 10 Amasa honile bule umwele ukalile mumkono wa Yoabu. Yoabu kamuhoma mmunda Amasa kwa mkono wa kumoso na utumbo uvaladuka kunze na kadanganika. Yoabu hamuhomile miyanza mibili.
14 Sheba kabita mna gamakabila gose ga Izilaeli mbaka buga da Abeli wa Beti Maaka na wanhu wose wa lukolo lwa Bikili, waiting'hana na wamkweleleza. 15 Wanhu wose wakalile hamoja na Yoabu, wadizunguluka buga da Abeli Beti Maaka diyakalile Sheba, watenda kisugulu wakwela ili walubomole luwa, 16 mtwanzi imoja mbala wa buga dijo kalonga, “Tegelezeni, tegelezeni, mulongeleni Yoabu yeze nilonge nayo,” 17 Yoabu kachola, ija imtwanzi kamulongela, “Gweye iyo Yoabu?”
18 Ija imtwanzi kalonga, “Ako umwaka wanhu wakala olonga, ‘Gendeni mkauze kudibuga da Abeli,’ avo mbuli yokuwa yokwisha. 19 Siye twa wanhu wa tindiwalo na totamaniligwa mwiisi ya Izilaeli. Gweye kolonda kudibomola buga kulu da Izilaeli. Habali kolonda kusola uhazi wa Mndewa Imulungu?”
20 Yoabu kamwidika, “Bule, hata siku dimoja muugima wangu sidaha kudinanga hebu kudibomola. 21 Siye hatulonda kutenda kamba viulongile. Lakini munhu imoja yokemigwa Sheba mwanage Bikili kulawa kuna ulugongo lwa Efulaimu kamuhinduka mndewa Daudi. Ngweleleni munhu ayo na niye nosegela mdibuga dino.”
22 Ija imtwanzi kachola kwa wanhu wose kuno kana magesa gake. Nao wamkanha dipala Sheba mwanage Bikili na kumwasila kunze Yoabu, avo Yoabu katowa mhalati, kawasegesa wanhu zake kulawa kudibuga ajo da Abeli, kila munhu kachola ukayake. Abaho Yoabu kabwela kwa mndewa Daudi, ako Yelusalemu.