26 Absalomu wamncenga watsi: “Nakungenjalo, ngicela mane kuhambe umnaketfu Amnoni.” Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunelani kutsi ahambe nawe?”
Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Cha, msa wami, akukafaneli sihambe sonkhe, singaba ngumtfwalo kuwe.” Kwala nome Absalomu asamncenga, kodvwa wachubeka wala kuhamba naye, noko wambusisa.
Kodvwa Absalomu wachubeka wamncenga, waze wamvumela; Amnoni wahamba nalabanye bantfwabenkhosi.
Jowabe wakhuluma ku-Amasa, watsi: “Unjani, mnaketfu?” Jowabe wadvonsa Amasa ngesilevu ngesandla sakhe sekudla kutsi atemanga.
Watsi kube Abneri efike eHebroni, Jowabe wamdvonsela nganhlanye esangweni, kwaba shangatsi kukhona lafuna kutsi akukhulume ngasemasitseleni. Khona lapho, wabe sewumgwaza esiswini, wafa. Ngako Abneri wabulawelwa kutsi naye abebulale Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe.
Inkhulumo yakhe ishelelisa kwelibhotela, noko inhlitiyo yakhe ifukamele imphi, emavi akhe atsambe kwengca emafutsa, noko atinkemba letilindzele kugwaza.
Umuntfu lotentisako ukhuluma kamnandzi, kantsi enhlitiyweni yakhe ufihle kuyengana.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, ngitabavivinya ngibacolisise, ngobe yini lenye lengingayenta macondzana nesono sebantfu bami?