20 Absalomu wabuta ku-Ahithofeli, watsi: “Selulekeni. Sitakwenta njani?”
Kwatsi Absalomu asanikela ngemhlatjelo, waphindze watfumela kwalandvwa Ahithofeli, umGilo, edolobheni lakubo laseGilo; Ahithofeli abengulomunye webeluleki baDavide. Ngako loluzungu lwacina, sibalo sebantfu lababelandzela Absalomu sandza.
Ngetulu kwaloko ngubani lomunye lengingamkhonta? Ngingete ngayikhonta yini indvodzana? Njengobe ngangikhonte uyihlo, nawe ngitakukhonta kanjalo.”
Ahithofeli waphendvula watsi: “Lala nalamaphovela eyihlo lawashiyela kutsi asale acize lesigodlo, khona atekwati onkhe ema-Israyeli kutsi sewutente sitsa seyihlo, nebalandzeli bakho batawukhutsateka ngaloko.”
Emakhosi emhlaba asukume phansi ahloma, nebabusi bahlangene bemelana naSimakadze, bemelana neMgcotjwa wakhe batsi:
Ase siwabuke ngalamanye emehlo, sente lisu, funa andze kakhulu, ngobe nakungesuka imphi, angahle asite letitsa tetfu, bese ayabaleka kulelive.”
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Maye kulabo labaya ematfunjini emhlaba, bayewufihla emasu abo, bawafihlele Simakadze, labentela imisebenti yabo ebumnyameni, bacabange batsi: “Ngubani nje losibonako? Ngubani loyawukwati?”
Takheleni emasu enu, kodvwa atakwehlulekiswa; yentani emachinga enu, kodvwa ngeke aphumelele; ngobe Nkulunkulu unatsi.
Ekuseni lokwa ngeluvivi baphristi labakhulu netibondza tesive benta lisu lekubulala Jesu.