10 Absalomu wase utfumela titfunywa latiphatsisa imfihlo kuto tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli. Letitfunywa tatimemetela titsi: “Naniva kukhala kwemacilongo, nibotsi ‘Absalomu yinkhosi eHebroni.’ ”
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.”
Absalomu wakhuluma etincekwini takhe, watsi: “Bukani la, insimi yaJowabe isedvute naleyami, uhlanyele ibhali kuyo. Hambani nifike niyilumeke ngemlilo.” Ngako letinceku takhe tavele tayilumeka ngemlilo.
Inkhosi yakhuluma kuye yatsi: “Hamba kahle.” Ngako wavele waya eHebroni.
naye lo-Absalomu lesambeka kutsi abe yinkhosi yetfu sewufele emphini. Manje nithuleleni ningalandzi inkhosi Davide nibuyisele yona?”
Emvakwesikhatsi Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngenyuke kuyawutsatsa lelinye lalamadolobha akaJuda?” Simakadze watsi: “Yenyuka.” Davide wabuta watsi: “Kufanele ngiye kuphi?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “EHebroni.”
Davide waba yinkhosi eHebroni etikwaJuda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha.
EHebroni wabusa Juda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha, kwatsi eJerusalema wabusa Israyeli naJuda iminyaka lengema-33.
Ngako Nathani wabuta Bhatisheba, unina waSolomoni, watsi: “Awukeva yini kutsi Adoniya, lotalwa nguHagithi, sewutibeke inkhosi, inkhosi yetfu Davide ingati.
Nitawutsi ningefika lapho, boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, batawube sebayamgcoba, bambeke abe yinkhosi etikwema-Israyeli. Nibobe senishaya kakhulu impalampala, nimemete nitsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Solomoni!’
Besuka lapho bamphutfuma bamendlalela emajazi abo etikwetitebhisi, ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe. Base bashaya emacilongo bamemetela batsi: “Jehu yinkhosi!”
Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, wenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze abetsembisile ngaSamuweli.
Lawa ngemanani emadvodza labehlomile eta kutawusita Davide eHebroni, kutsi atewumniketa umbuso waSawula, njengobe Simakadze abeshito:
Onkhe lamadvodza abetingwazi letatitinikelele kulwa emabutfweni. Eta eHebroni atimisele ngawo onkhe emandla kubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli wonkhe. Onkhe lawa lamanye ema-Israyeli nawo abenamcondvo munye wekubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi.