Inkhosi yayala boJowabe, na-Abishayi, na-Ithayi, yatsi: “Nibomane ningisite tsine ningamenti lutfo lomfana Absalomu, ngenca yami.” Onkhe lamabutfo ayiva inkhosi nayiyala tonkhe tindvuna tayo.
Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi nakuto tonkhe tindvuna takhe, watsi: “Indvodzana yami lephuma elukhalweni lwami, ngiyo lefuna kungibulala. Kangakanani-ke lomBhenjamini! Myekeleni anjalo, akachubeke angicalekise, ngobe utjelwe nguSimakadze kutsi akakwente.
Absalomu kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli batsi: “Leseluleko saHushayi, um-Akhi, sincono kunalesa sa-Ahithofeli.” Loku kwentiwa kutsi Simakadze abecondze kuswabisa leseluleko sa-Ahithofeli, kuze ehlisele bubi ku-Absalomu.
Kodvwa lendvodza yamphendvula yatsi: “Ngisho nome bewunganginika inkhulungwane yetinhlavu tesiliva, bengingete sengicale ngiphakamise sandla sami etikwendvodzana yenkhosi. Sonkhe besiva ngesikhatsi inkhosi ininika umyalo nine nabo-Abishayi na-Ithayi, itsi: ‘Nibomane ningisite tsine, ningacali nimbeke sandla lomfana Absalomu, ngenca yami.’
Jowabe wabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Inkhosi iyakhala, ililela Absalomu.”
Njengobe uyise anesihe kubantfwabakhe, ngalokufananako Simakadze unesihe kulabamesabako.
[Jesu watsi: “Batsetselele, Babe; abakwati labakwentako.”] Behlukaniselana timphahla takhe ngekwenta inkatho.