Absalomu wabaleka wafike wahlala eGeshuri iminyaka lemitsatfu khona.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Absalomu abesabalekile. Lomunye mahlalesangweni watsi emile, wabona sicumbi sebantfu emgwacweni ngasenshonalanga, sehla eceleni kweligcuma. Wahamba wayakubikela inkhosi, wafike watsi: “Ngibona emadvodza lapha ngekubheka eHoronayimu, eceleni leligcuma.”
Lomfati watsi: “Pho, wena uyenteleni intfo lenjena esiveni saNkulunkulu? Nangabe inkhosi ikhuluma kanjena, ayitilahli ngelicala yini, njengobe naku inkhosi seloku ayikayibuyisi ekhaya lendvodzana leyabaleka?
Jowabe wesuka lapho waya eGeshuri, wabuya na-Absalomu wamletsa eJerusalema.
Absalomu waphendvula watsi: “Buka la, ngitfumele livi kuwe ngatsi: ‘Kota lapha, khona ngitekutfumela enkhosini kutsi uyewubuta utsi: “Ngibuyiselweni lena eGeshuri? Ngabe kuncono kimi kube ngisatihlalele lapho!” ’ Manje ngifuna kubonana nenkhosi; nangabe nginelicala lelitsite, ayivele ingibulale.”
Ngesikhatsi inceku yakho iseseGeshuri kulaseSiriya ngenta sifungo ngatsi: ‘Nangabe Simakadze angibuyisele eJerusalema, Simakadze ngiyakumkhonta eHebroni!’ ”
Yesibili bekunguKhileyabi, umsa wa-Abigayili, umfelokati waNabali waseKhameli. Yesitsatfu bekungu-Absalomu, umsa waMakha, indvodzakati yaThalmayi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri.