23 Hlala lapha kimi, ungesabi; ngobe lowo lofunana nemphilo yakho ufunana neyami futsi. Utawuphepha lapha kimi.”
Davide watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe ngempela ngitakwentela umusa ngenca yeyihlo Jonathani. Ngitalibuyisela kuwe lonkhe lelo live lelalilamkhulu wakho Sawula, wena-ke utabodla nami njalo nje etafuleni lami.”
Adoniya wakhuluma naboJowabe, unina labenguSeruya, kanye na-Abiyatha, umphristi; nabo bamsekela.
Inkhosi Solomoni yakhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, yatsi: “Ncandzeka, ubuyele ekhaya kini e-Anathothi. Kufanele ufe, kodvwa ngingeke ngikubulale nyalo, ngobe wetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Somandla embikwababe, Davide, wabambisana nababe kuto tonkhe tinkinga takhe.”
“Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
Khumbulani livi lenganitjela lona kutsi: ‘Kute sisebenti lesikhulu kunemcashi waso.’ Nangabe mine bangihlupha, nani futsi bayawunihlupha; nangabe bawagcina emavi ami, newenu bayakuwagcina.
Ngisesenabo, ngabalondvolota egameni lakho lowangipha lona. Ngabalondvolota, kwabate ngisho namunye emkhatsini wabo lowalahleka, ngaphandle kwalowo labesafanele kulahlwa, kuze kugcwaliseke imiBhalo.
Loku wakusho kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi labesalikhulumile kuYise lekutsi: “Babe, kute ngisho namunye lowalahleka kulaba lowangipha bona.”
Wafike wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe sandla sababe, Sawula, singeke sifinyelele kuwe. Wena utawuba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli, mine nje ngitawuba wesibili kuwe. Ngisho nababe Sawula uyakwati loko.”