27 UDavida wathi efika nje eMahanayimi, uShobhi indodana kaNahashi waseRabha+ yama-Amoni, loMakhiri+ indodana ka-Amiyeli waseLo-debhari kanye loBhazilayi+ umGiliyadi waseRogelimi 28 beza bemphathele amacansi, lemiganu, lembiza zomdaka, lengqoloyi, lebhali, lefulawa, lamabele akhanzingiweyo, lendumba, lamalentili,* lamabele awonyisiweyo, 29 loluju, lolaza, letshizi kanye lezimvu. Babuya lezinto zonke lezi kuDavida labantu ayelabo ukuthi bazokudla.+ Babesithi: “Abantu sebelambile, sebediniwe futhi sebomile enkangala.”+

31 UBhazilayi+ umGiliyadi laye wasuka eRogelimi wabuya eJodani ukuze azophelekezela inkosi aze ayifikise emfuleni uJodani.

7 “Kodwa kumele ube lothando oluqotho emadodaneni kaBhazilayi+ umGiliyadi njalo kumele abe phakathi kwalabo abadla etafuleni yakho ngoba anginceda kakhulu+ ngesikhathi ngibalekela umfowenu u-Abhisalomu.+