27 Kodvwa Absalomu wachubeka wamncenga, waze wamvumela; Amnoni wahamba nalabanye bantfwabenkhosi.
Absalomu wamncenga watsi: “Nakungenjalo, ngicela mane kuhambe umnaketfu Amnoni.” Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunelani kutsi ahambe nawe?”
Absalomu wakhuluma kuletinceku takhe, watsi: “Lalelani! Utakutsi Amnoni nasanatse waze wativa asamnandzi, ngitsi kini: ‘Jubani Amnoni afe,’ nibombulala. Ningesabi, ngobe leligunya nalamandla ninikwa ngimi. Cinani nibe nesibindzi.”