UJehova uya kulibuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe , ngokuba wasukela amadoda amabili alungileyo amahle kunaye , wawabulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi: u-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna yempi yakwa-Israyeli, no- Amasa indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi yakwaJuda.

Futhi wena uyazi okwenziwayo kimi nguJowabe indodana kaSeruya , nalokho akwenzayo kuzo izinduna ezimbili zezimpi zak wa-Israyeli, o-Abineri indodana kaNeri no-Amasa indodana kaJetheri, owababulala, wachitha igazi lokulwa ngesikhathi sokuthula , wabeka igazi lokulwa kulo ibhande lakhe elalisokhalweni lwakhe nasezicathulweni zakhe ezazisezinyaweni zakhe.

U-Abigayili wazala u -Amasa; uyise ka -Amasa wayenguJe theri umIshmayeli.

Kwase kusukuma abezinhloko zabantwana bakwa -Efrayimi, u-Azariya indodana kaJohanani , noBerekiya indodana kaMeshilemoti , noJehizikiya indodana kaShalumi, no-Amasa indodana kaHadilayi, bamelana nabaphuma empini,

U-Abisalomu wabeka u-Amasa phezu kwempi esikhundleni sikaJowabe. U- Amasa wayeyindodana yomuntu ogama lakhe lalingu -Itira umIsrayeli , owangena ku -Abigali indodakazi kaNahashi , udadewabo kaSeruya unina kaJowabe.

Yishoni ku -Amasa ukuthi : Angithi uyithambo lami nenyama yami na ? Makenze njalo kimi uNkulunkulu , enezele futhi , uma ungayikuba yinduna yempi ngaphambi kwami njalo esikhundleni sikaJowabe.

Kodwa u-Amasa akayinakanga inkemba eyayisesandleni sikaJowabe ; wamgwaza ngayo esiswini , wachithela izibilini zakhe emhlaba thini; wafa engamphindanga. OJowabe no -Abishayi umfowabo bamxosha uSheba indodana kaBikri.

U-Amasa wahuquzela egazini lakhe phakathi nomendo . Lapho lo muntu ebona ukuthi bonke abantu bema , wamgudluza u -Amasa emendweni , wamyisa ensimini , waphonsa ingubo phezu kwakhe , lapho ebona ukuthi bonke abadlula ngakuye bema.

Yayisithi inkosi ku -Amasa: Ngibuthele abantu bakwaJuda ngezinsuku ezintathu, ube khona nawe.

Wayesehamba u-Amasa ukubutha uJuda, kepha walibala phezu kwesikhathi asinqunyelweyo.

Besesetsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni , u-Amasa wafika ukubahlangabeza . UJowabe wayebhince isambatho sakhe sokulwa ayelokhu esigqoka; kusona lalikhona ibhande elinenkemba emgodleni wayo elaligaxwe okhalweni lwakhe; yawa esehamba.

UJowabe wayesethi ku -Amasa: Usaphila, mfowethu, na? UJowabe wambamba u-Amasa ngesilevu ngesandla sakhe sokunene ukuba amange.