7 Nangabe utsi: ‘Cha, kulungile,’ ngitawube ngisindzile. Kodvwa nangabe atfukutsela, utawuvele utibonele nawe kutsi ucondze lokubi.
Lelisu labonakala lilungile ku-Absalomu, nakubo bonkhe baholi baka-Israyeli.
Inkhosi yasukuma seyitfukutsele igaya tiboti, yashiya lidzili yaphumela ngaphandle esibuyeni sesigodlo, yayawushaywa ngumoya. Hamani wabona kutsi kubi, inkhosi vele itamjezisa ngalesento; wasala endlini, entela kutincengela ku-Esta, kutsi inkhosi ingambulali.
“Lomcondvo wabonakala umuhle kimi; ngako ngavele ngakhetsa emadvodza lali-12 emkhatsini wenu, yaba yinye kuleso nakuleso sive.
Kodvwa Sawula wamjijimeta ngesikhali acondze kumbulala. Ngako Jonathani wavele wabona kutsi uyise abetimisele ngekubulala Davide.
Jonathani wakhuluma watsi: “Cha, ngeke! Nangabe kukhona lokubi bengikwati kutsi babe ukucondzile, bengingeke yini ngikutjele?”
Ase ucabange, ubone kutsi ungahle wenteni, ngobe umnumzane wetfu lona kanye nemndeni wakhe wonkhe ulengela engotini lenkhulu. Unenkhani kangangobe kute lamlalelako, nakhuluma naye.”