18Joab sent to David a full account of the battle 19and instructed the messenger, "When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle, 20if the king's anger flares, he may ask you, 'Why did you get so close to the city to fight?
18UJowabe wayesethuma wamtshela uDavide zonke izindaba zempi; 19wasiyala isithunywa ngokuthi: "Lapho uqedile ukuyitshela inkosi zonke izindaba zempi, 20kuyakuthi uma kuvuka intukuthelo yenkosi, ithi kuwe: 'Nisondeleleni kangako emzini ukulwa na?