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2 Ka mor’a moo, Davida a botsa Jehova+ a re: “Na ke ee ho o mong oa metse ea Juda?” Jehova a re ho eena: “Tsamaea.” Eaba Davida o re: “Ke ee hokae?” A re: “Hebrone.”+ 2 Kahoo, Davida a ea moo le basali ba hae ba babeli e leng Akinoame+ oa Mojezriele le Abigaile+ mohlolohali oa Nabale oa Mokarmele. 3 Hape Davida o ile a tsamaea le banna ba neng ba e-na le eena,+ e mong le e mong le lelapa la hae ’me ba lula metseng e Hebrone. 4 Eaba banna ba Juda ba tla moo ’me ba tlotsa Davida hore e be morena oa ntlo ea Juda.+
Ba re ho Davida: “Banna ba Jabeshe-gileade ke bona ba ileng ba pata Saule.” 5 Joale Davida a romela baromuoa ho banna ba Jabeshe-gileade ’me a re ho bona: “E se eka Jehova a ka le hlohonolofatsa hobane le bontšitse hore le rata* morena oa lona Saule ka ho mo pata.+ 6 E se eka Jehova a ka le rata* ka linako tsohle. Le ’na ke tla le rata ka lebaka la ntho eo le e entseng.+ 7 E-bang matla ’me le be banna ba sebete hobane morena oa lona Saule o shoele ’me ba lelapa la Juda ba ntlotsitse hore ke be morena oa bona.”
8 Empa molaoli oa sesole sa Saule e leng Abnere+ mora oa Nere, o ne a tsamaisitse mora oa Saule e leng Ish-boshethe+ a mo isitse Mahanaime+ 9 eaba o mo etsa morena oa Gileade,+ oa Baashure, oa Jezriele,+ oa Efraime,+ oa Benjamine le oa libaka tsohle tsa Iseraele. 10 Ish-boshethe mora oa Saule o ne a le lilemo li 40 ha e e-ba morena oa Iseraele ’me o ile a busa ka lilemo tse peli. Empa ba lelapa la Juda ba ne ba tšehetsa Davida.+ 11 Davida e ile ea e-ba morena oa ntlo ea Juda motseng oa Hebrone ka lilemo tse supileng le likhoeli tse tšeletseng.+
12 Ka mor’a nako Abnere mora oa Nere le bahlanka ba Ish-boshethe mora oa Saule, ba tloha Mahanaime+ ba ea Gibeone.+ 13 Joabe+ mora oa Tseruja+ le bahlanka ba Davida ba ea letamong la Gibeone ’me ba kopana le bona moo. Sehlopha se seng se ne se lutse ka nģ’ena ho letamo ’me se seng se lutse ka nģ’ane ho letamo. 14 Qetellong Abnere a re ho Joabe: “E-re bahlankana ba eme ba hlolisane ka ho loantšana ka pel’a rona.” Eaba Joabe o re: “E-re ba eme.” 15 Kahoo, ba ema ’me ba tšela ka palo e lekanang, bahlanka ba 12 ba Benjamine le Ish-boshethe mora oa Saule le ba 12 ba Davida. 16 Ba tšoarana ka lihlooho ’me e mong le e mong a hlaba ea mo loantšang lehlakoreng ka sabole, kaofela ha bona ba oela fatše ba shoa. Kahoo, sebaka seo se Gibeone se ile sa bitsoa Helkathe-hazurime.
17 E ile ea e-ba ntoa e mpe haholo ’me bahlanka ba Davida ba hlola Abnere le banna ba Iseraele letsatsing leo. 18 Bara ba bararo ba Tseruja+ ba ne ba le moo e leng Joabe,+ Abishai+ le Asahele.+ Asahele o ne a le lebelo joaloka tšephe e mathang tšimong. 19 Asahele a lelekisa Abnere, a sa khelohele ka lehlakoreng le letona kapa le letšehali ha a ntse a lelekisa Abnere. 20 Ha Abnere a hetla a re: “Asahele, na ke uena?” Eaba o re: “E, ke ’na.” 21 Eaba Abnere o re ho eena: “Khelohela ka ho le letona kapa ka ho le letšehali, u tšoare e mong oa bahlankana ’me u inkele ntho leha e le efe eo u tla mo hlobolisa eona.” Empa Asahele ha aa ka a tlohela ho mo lelekisa. 22 Abnere a boela a re ho Asahele: “Tlohela ho ntelekisa, ho seng joalo ke tla u bolaea. Ha nka u bolaea ke tla soabela ho sheba ngoan’eno Joabe ka mahlong.” 23 Empa a ’na a mo lelekisa. Kahoo, Abnere a mo hlaba ka lerumo+ mpeng ’me la hlahella ka nģ’ane eaba o oela moo ’me o shoella hona teng. Motho e mong le e mong ea neng a tla sebakeng seo Asahele a shoeletseng ho sona o ne a ema hanyenyane ha a fihla moo.
24 Joale Joabe le Abishai ba lelekisa Abnere. Ha letsatsi le likela, ba fihla leralleng la Ama, e shebaneng le Gia tseleng e eang lefeelleng la Gibeone. 25 Babenjamine ba bokana ka mor’a Abnere ’me ba ema e le sehlopha se le seng holim’a leralla le itseng. 26 Eaba Abnere o hoeletsa Joabe o re: “Re tl’o bolaeana ho fihlela neng? Na ha u tsebe hore qetellong ntho ee e tla fella habohloko? Joale u tla bolella bahlankana baa neng hore ba tlohele ho lelekisa bana ba bo bona?” 27 Eaba Joabe o re: “Ke hlapanya ka Molimo oa ’nete ea phelang hore haeba u ne u sa bua, bahlankana bana ba ka be ba lelekisitse bana ba bo bona ho fihlela hoseng.” 28 Joale Joabe a letsa lenaka ’me bahlanka ba hae ba emisa ho lelekisa Baiseraele eaba ntoa ea emisa.
29 Abnere le bahlanka ba hae ba feta Araba+ eohle bosiung boo ’me ba tšelela Jordane eaba ba feta khohlo* ea Jordane, qetellong ba fihla Mahanaime.+ 30 Ha Joabe a khutla ho tsoa lelekisa Abnere, a bokella sechaba sohle. Ka lehlakoreng la Davida, ho ne ho shoele Asahele le bahlanka ba 19. 31 Empa bahlanka ba Davida ba ne ba hlotse Babenjamine le bahlanka ba Abnere ’me ba ne ba bolaile bahlanka ba bona ba 360. 32 Eaba ba nka Asahele+ ba mo patela lebitleng la ntate oa hae le Bethlehema.+ Eaba Joabe le bahlanka ba hae ba tsamaea bosiu kaofela ’me ba fihla Hebrone+ ka meso.