\v 24 Wase David ufikela eMahanaim. Mayelana na Absalom,  wawelela ngesheya kwe Jordan, yena kanye nawo onkhe lamadvodza aka Israel lanaye. \v 25 Absalom abebeke Amasa njenge mholi wemphi esikhundleni sa Joab. Amasa abeyindvodzana ya Jether umIshmaeli, lowangena waya ku Abigail, lobeka yindvodzakati ya Nashash na dzadze waZeruiah, make wa Joab. \v 26 Wase Israel na Absalom bayahlala kwesikhashana eveni laka Gilead.