25 Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Cha, msa wami, akukafaneli sihambe sonkhe, singaba ngumtfwalo kuwe.” Kwala nome Absalomu asamncenga, kodvwa wachubeka wala kuhamba naye, noko wambusisa.
Absalomu wahamba waya enkhosini, wafike watsi: “Inceku yakho ihhula timvu tayo. Inkhosi kanye netinceku tayo ingete yahlanganyela natsi yini?”
Absalomu wamncenga watsi: “Nakungenjalo, ngicela mane kuhambe umnaketfu Amnoni.” Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunelani kutsi ahambe nawe?”
Jowabe wakhotsamisa buso bakhe wabubhekisa phansi emhlabatsini, ahlonipha inkhosi, ayibusisa. Jowabe watsi: “Lamuhla sengiyati kutsi ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, nkhosi yami, ngobe inkhosi isemukele sicelo senceku yayo.”
Lomnumzane wase utsi esisebentini: ‘Hamba uye etindleleni nasemigwacweni lesetikhotseni uncenge bonkhe bantfu kutsi bete, khona itewugcwala lendlu yami.
kodvwa bamcela batsi: “Hlala natsi sekuhlwile, futsi sekumnyama.” Ngako wangena wahlala nabo.
Watsi kube abhajatiswe yena nendlu yakhe, wasincenga watsi: “Nangabe niyangibona kutsi ngetsembekile ngempela eNkhosini yami, wotani nitewuhlala endlini kami.” Wasicindzetela saze savuma.
Kwase kufika Bowazi aphuma eBhetlehema, wafike kubavuni watsi: “Simakadze akabe nani!” Bamphendvula batsi. “Simakadze akakubusise!”