8Ci agôla mango erhi Abneri mwene Neri, yeri murhambo w’akashala w’engabo ya Saulu, ayanka Ishibali, mugala wa Saulu, amuyikirana e Mahanayimi,9amuyîmika mwâmi w’e Galadi emw’Abashuriti, mwâmi w’abantu b’e Yizreeli, mwâmi wa bene Efrayimu, mwâmi wa bene Benyamini, mwâmi w’Israheli yêshi.10Oyo Ishibali mugala wa Saulu alikola agwêrhe myâka makumi anni ali muburhe ago mango àbaga mwâmi omu Israheli, ayîmire myâka ibirhi. Enyumpa ya Yûda yonene yashiga Daudi.11Emyâka Daudi ayûsize ali mwâmi wa bene Yûda aha Hebroni, eri myâka nda na myêzi ndarhu.
Yûda alwîsa Israheli, Entumba y’e Gabaoni
12Abneri, mugala wa Neri, ayimuka n’abambali ba Ishibali, mugala wa Saulu, barhenga aha Mahanayimi barhêra Gabaoni.13Yowabu mugala wa Seruya, boshi n’abambali ba Daudi, nabo barhabâla. Babugânana hôfi n’eciyanja ca Gabaoni, baguma batwa olugerêro ishiriza ly’ecôla ciyanja n’abâbo nabo erindi ishiriza.14Abneri anacibwîra Yowabu, erhi: «Abasirika misole bayîshe balwîsanye embere zîrhu.» Yowabu ashuza, erhi: «Bagende.»15Bakanya bajà eruhya: Boshi mubalè guyumânîne kw’oku banaderhaga: bantu ikumi na babirhi muli bene Benyamini bambali ba Ishibali, na bandi bantu ikumi na babirhi, omu balâlîzi ba Daudi.16Ngasi murhabâzi anagwârhire owundi murhabâzi okw’irhwe, bakadikana engôrho omu lubavu, boshi banacîfîra caligumiza. Ahôla bahayîrika izîno ly’ishwa ly’embavu; libà omu Gabaoni.17Entumba yadarhabala bwenêne olwo lusiku. Abneri n’engabo ya bene Israheli banacihimwa na bambali ba Daudi.18Mw’eyo ntumba mwâli bene Seruya oku banali basharhu, Yowabu, Abishayi, n’Asaheli. Asaheli ali mubidu bwenêne bulya agwêrhe orhugulu rhuli nka rhwa kashafu kw’omu mpinga.19Asaheli anaciyisha aminisirekwo Abneri buzira kuderha mpu ankamunioka ekulyo nîsi erhi ebwa kumosho.20Abneri ahindamuka aderha, erhi: «Ka woyo, Asaheli?» Asaheli anacishuza, erhi: «Niono, nêci niono.»21Abneri anacimubwîra, erhi: «Gerera ebwa kulyo nîsi erhi ebwa kumosho; ogwârhe muguma muli abôla bâna, oyabûle muguma mulibo». Cikwônene Asaheli arhalonzagya oku mulikamwo.22Abneri ashubiriza abwîra Asaheli, erhi: «Ntenga enyuma ntag’ikugalika okw’idaho. Kurhigi nankacilôlakwo muci wâwe Yowabu?»23Asaheli arhalonzagya okuciyegûla. Abneri amushinga cinyumanyumà omusholo gw’itumu omu nda, gwahulukâna emugongo. Akumba lugali, anafà, bakayimanga ahôla.24Yowabu n’Abishayi banacihîvulula Abneri; erhi izûba lizika, bahika oku hirhondo hya Ama, eburhambi bwa Giyahu, oku njira y’e Gabaoni omw’irungu.25Bene Benyamini boshi bali n’Abneri, bashûbûzanya, bacîhira murhwe muguma enyuma zâge bagend’itwa ecigamba oku karhondo.26Abneri ayâkûza Yowabu amubwîra, erhi: «Kali engôrho ekolaga yakayôrha yajira enkumba muli rhwe obwo? K’orhamanyiri oku okwôla kwankahwa kubî? Mangaci wabwîra engabo yâwe baleke okuhîvulula bene wâbo?»27Yowabu anacishuza, erhi: «Alame Nyamubâho bulya nk’orhaderhaga sêzi lyàli lyabafungakwo bene wâbo».28Yowabu abûha omushekera olubaga lwayimanga; barhacishimbuliraga bene Israheli barhanacikulikizagya okulwa.29Abneri n’engabo yâge balâla bagenda obudufu boshi, Omu kabanda ka Araba, bayikira Yordani, balinda bahika aha Mahanayimi.30Yowabu aleka arhacihîvululaga Abneri, ashûbûza olubaga lwoshi; lwayîsh’ibulikanamwo bantu ikumi na mwenda, Omu bene Daudi, haguma n'Asaheli.31Ci bene Daudi bali bayîsire bantu magana asharhu na bantu makumi gali ndarhu muli bene Benyamini yo yali ngabo yadwîrhwe na Abneri.32Bayisha bahêrhe Asaheli baj’imubisha omu cûsho c’îshe cibà aha Betlehemu. Yowabu n’engabo yâge balâla bagenda obudufu boshi, bahika aha Hebroni lukula arhanda.