3 Ubobe sewumema Jese kulomhlatjelo, mine ngitawube sengiyakulayela kutsi wente njani. Uyawungigcobela lowo lengitakulayela yena.”
Emadvodza langema-200 labephuma eJerusalema abephekeletele Absalomu. Abemenywe njengetivakashi, avuma ahamba, angati lutfo ngaleyo ndzaba.
Nitawutsi ningefika lapho, boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, batawube sebayamgcoba, bambeke abe yinkhosi etikwema-Israyeli. Nibobe senishaya kakhulu impalampala, nimemete nitsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Solomoni!’
Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, wenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze abetsembisile ngaSamuweli.
Wena-ke ubokhuluma naye umtjele onkhe emagama lofanele kuwasho. Ngiyawunisita nobabili ekukhulumeni, nginitjele kutsi kufanele nenteni.
Sukuma-ke uye kulelo dolobha, lapho utawutjelwa khona lokufanele ukwente.”
“Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli. Utawukhulula bantfu bami esandleni semaFilisti. Labantfu bami sengibabukile, nekukhala kwabo sekufikile kimi.”