19 Ngetulu kwaloko ngubani lomunye lengingamkhonta? Ngingete ngayikhonta yini indvodzana? Njengobe ngangikhonte uyihlo, nawe ngitakukhonta kanjalo.”
Kodvwa nawungancandzeka ubuyele edolobheni ufike ukhulume ku-Absalomu utsi: ‘Ngitawuba yinceku yakho, nkhosi; kadze ngiyinceku yeyihlo, kodvwa manje ngitawuba yinceku yakho,’ ngaleyo ndlela utangisita ekugwegwiseni teluleko ta-Ahithofeli.
Hushayi waphendvula watsi: “Cha, lowo losakhetfwe nguSimakadze, nangulesive, nanguwo onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli, mine ngiyawuba wakhe, ngihlale naye.
Absalomu wabuta ku-Ahithofeli, watsi: “Selulekeni. Sitakwenta njani?”
Inkhulumo yakhe ishelelisa kwelibhotela, noko inhlitiyo yakhe ifukamele imphi, emavi akhe atsambe kwengca emafutsa, noko atinkemba letilindzele kugwaza.
Nalamanye emaJuda ase angena kulobo buhatsa bakhe bekutentisa, kwadzimate kwatsatseka naBhanabasi ngaloko kutentisa kwabo.
Davide wakhuluma ku-Akhishi, watsi: “Nawe utatibonela ngewakho emehlo kutsi inceku yakho itakwentani.” Akhishi waphendvula watsi: “Kulungile, ngitakwenta ube ngulomunye wetindvuna tami letingisingatsako, imphilo yakho yonkhe.”
Davide wabuta watsi: “Kodvwa ngenteni? Cala lini lolitfole encekwini yakho, seloku ngefika lapha kuwe kuze kube ngulamuhla? Angihambi ngani ngiyekulwa netitsa tenkhosi yami?”