Kahoo, Joabe a romela Tekowa, ho ya lata mosadi ya bohlale teng; a re ho yena: O ke o iketse ya hlomohileng, o apere le diaparo tsa bofifi; o se ke wa itlotsa ka ole, o mpe o ipee mosadi ya nnileng a llela motho ya shweleng halelele;
Ebile morena o hlokofala haholo, a hlwella phaposing e hodima monyako, a lla, a nna a tsamaya teng, a ntse a re: Mora ka Absalome! mora ka! mora ka Absalome! Hojane ho shwele nna bakeng sa hao, Absalome! mora ka! mora ka!