24 Davide wahamba waze wefika edolobheni laseMahanayimu. Ngaleso sikhatsi Absalomu kanye nemphi yakhe bese bakhuphukele ngesheya kwemfula iJordane.
Umusa wakho awukangifaneli nako konkhe kwetsembeka kwakho lokubonakalise kimi, inceku yakho, akukangifaneli. Ngobe lomfula iJordane ngawewela ngiphetse ludvondvolo lwami lodvwa, manje senginemacembu lamabili.
Jakobe watsi kube atibone letingilosi watsi: “Lesi sikanekiso saNkulunkulu!” Wetsa leyo ndzawo libito watsi yiMahanayimu.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abneri, umsa waNeri, labeyindvuna yemphi yaSawula abesatsetse Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamletsa eMahanayimu.
Buya, buya, wena ntfombi yaseShulami; buya, buya, khona sitekubuka! Nitayibukelani intfombi yaseShulami, igidza emkhatsini wemabutfo lamabili?
nekusukela eHeshboni kuye eRamathi Mispa naseBhetonimu, nekusuka eMahanayimu kuye eveni laseDebiri,