UDavide wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe zonke ezazinaye eJerusalema : Sukani, sibaleke, ngokuba, uma singenzi njalo, akuyikuphunyuka muntu kithi phambi kuka-Abisalomu; sheshani, nimuke, funa asifice masinyane, asehlisele okubi, awuchithe umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba.

UDavide wathi ku -Ithayi: Hamba, uwele. U-Ithayi umGiti wawela kanye nabo bonke abantu bakhe nazo zonke izingane ezazinaye.

U-Abimeleki nezigaba ezazinaye zadumela, zema esikhaleni sesango lomuzi; izigaba zombili zadumela bonke abasendle, zababulala.

Wayesebuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazinaye zilindwe endlini yenkosi yakhe , ethi: Ubuso benu budabukeleni namuhla na?

Kepha lapho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye sebezwi le konke okubi u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya abekwenzile,

Kwathi lapho bonke abantu ababe no -Ishmayeli bembona uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye, bathokoza.

UJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye base bethatha yonke insali yabantu ayeyibuyisile ku -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya eMispa , yena esembulele uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, amadoda empi , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabathenwa ayebabuyisile eGibeyoni.

Wayesembiza uJohanani indodana kaKhareya , nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye, nabo bonke abantu abancane nabakhulu, wathi kubo:

Kuthe uFinehasi umpristi , nezikhulu zenhlangano , izinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli ezazinaye sezizwile amaz wi akhulunywa ngabantwana bakwaRubeni, nangabantwana bakwaGadi , nangabantwana bakwaManase , kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo.