10 naye lo-Absalomu lesambeka kutsi abe yinkhosi yetfu sewufele emphini. Manje nithuleleni ningalandzi inkhosi Davide nibuyisele yona?”
Davide wakhuluma kuto tonkhe tindvuna takhe letatinaye eJerusalema, watsi: “Wotani! Asibalekeni, ngaphandle kwaloko kute nome munye lotawusindza ku-Absalomu. Asiphangise sibaleke, ngobe angahle asheshe asihlasele asibhubhise sonkhe nalelidolobha lonkhe ngelusiko lwenkemba.”
Inkhosi yaphuma yabaleka, ilandzelwa ngumndeni wayo wonkhe; kodvwa yashiya emaphovela ayo lalishumi kutsi asale anakekela sigodlo.
Jowabe wayiphendvula watsi: “Angisenawucitsa sikhatsi nawe kanje.” Watsatsa tikhali letintsatfu, watiphisela esifubeni sa-Absalomu asengakafi, alenga esihlahleni sem-okhi.
Inkhosi Davide, yatfumela lomlayeto kuboSadoki na-Abiyatha, baphristi, lotsi: “Butani baholi bakaJuda nitsi: ‘Nentiwa yini kutsi nibe bekugcina ekubuyiseleni inkhosi Davide esigodlweni sayo, njengobe konkhe lokushiwo kulo lonkhe lema-Israyeli sekufikile etindlebeni tenkhosi, lapho igogobele khona?
Ngesikhatsi inkhosi Davide yewela umfula iJordane, yayisingatfwe ngibo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda nencenye yebantfu baka-Israyeli, yachubekela eGilgali; naKhimhamu abehamba nayo.
Kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli bonkhe bantfu babephikisana bodvwa, batsi: “Inkhosi Davide yasikhulula etandleni tetitsa tetfu, ngiyo leyo leyasephula esandleni semaFilisti. Kodvwa manje seyibalekile kulelive ngenca ya-Absalomu,
Batibekela emakhosi bangakancutfulisi kimi, batikhetsela babusi bangakabonwa ngimi. Ngesiliva yabo nangegolide yabo batentela tithico letitababhubhisa bona.
Abaphendvula atsi: “Asihambeni sibahlasele! Sesibonile kutsi lelive lihle kakhulu. Anisiwulibala kuhlala lapha ningenti lutfo. Buyani silihlasele silidle.