37 Absalomu wagewuka waya kuThalmayi, umsa wa-Amihudi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri. Inkhosi Davide yalila onkhe emalanga, ililela Amnoni, indvodzana yayo.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Absalomu abesabalekile. Lomunye mahlalesangweni watsi emile, wabona sicumbi sebantfu emgwacweni ngasenshonalanga, sehla eceleni kweligcuma. Wahamba wayakubikela inkhosi, wafike watsi: “Ngibona emadvodza lapha ngekubheka eHoronayimu, eceleni leligcuma.”
Watsi asandza kucedza kukhuluma, emadvodzana enkhosi angena, akhala kakhulu. Inkhosi kanye nato tonkhe tinceku tayo bahlala kabuhlungu.
Lomfati watsi: “Pho, wena uyenteleni intfo lenjena esiveni saNkulunkulu? Nangabe inkhosi ikhuluma kanjena, ayitilahli ngelicala yini, njengobe naku inkhosi seloku ayikayibuyisi ekhaya lendvodzana leyabaleka?
Jowabe wesuka lapho waya eGeshuri, wabuya na-Absalomu wamletsa eJerusalema.
Absalomu waphendvula watsi: “Buka la, ngitfumele livi kuwe ngatsi: ‘Kota lapha, khona ngitekutfumela enkhosini kutsi uyewubuta utsi: “Ngibuyiselweni lena eGeshuri? Ngabe kuncono kimi kube ngisatihlalele lapho!” ’ Manje ngifuna kubonana nenkhosi; nangabe nginelicala lelitsite, ayivele ingibulale.”
Ngesikhatsi inceku yakho iseseGeshuri kulaseSiriya ngenta sifungo ngatsi: ‘Nangabe Simakadze angibuyisele eJerusalema, Simakadze ngiyakumkhonta eHebroni!’ ”
Yesibili bekunguKhileyabi, umsa wa-Abigayili, umfelokati waNabali waseKhameli. Yesitsatfu bekungu-Absalomu, umsa waMakha, indvodzakati yaThalmayi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri.
yesitsatfu bekungu-Absalomu labetalwa nguMakha, indvodzakati yaThalmayi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri; yesine bekungu-Adoniya, labetalwa nguHagithi;