3 Emabutfo angena edolobheni anyondlota ngalelo langa, njengemadvodza langena ngekunyenya, nakanemahloni ngobe abaleke emphini.
Uhambeleni ngekunyenya? Awukangitjeli ngani, khona phela ngitekukhipa ngekujabula, nangekuhlabela, nangelugubhu, nangelihabhu?
Davide wahamba waze wefika edolobheni laseMahanayimu. Ngaleso sikhatsi Absalomu kanye nemphi yakhe bese bakhuphukele ngesheya kwemfula iJordane.
Ngalelo langa kuyo yonkhe imphi yakhe kuncoba kwagucuka kwaba sililo, ngobe ngalelo langa emabutfo abikelwa kwatsiwa: “Inkhosi idzindza lesikhulu sililo ngenca yemntfwanayo.”
Bhazilayi besekulikhehla lelidzala, asaneminyaka lengema-80 budzala. Abenjinge kakhulu, nguye labekhipha kudla aphe inkhosi ngesikhatsi isahlala eMahanayimu.
Inkhosi yambonya buso bayo, yadzatimula yakhala yatsi: “Awu, ndvodzana yami, Absalomu, ndvodzana yami, ndvodzana yami!”