Abevuka ekuseni eme eceleni kwemgwaco lowawucondze esangweni lelidolobha laseJerusalema. Kwakutsi njalo nje nakufika umuntfu nesikhalo sakhe, lasiletse enkhosini, khona itewukhipha sincumo, Absalomu ambute atsi: “Uphuma kuliphi lidolobha?” umuntfu aphendvule atsi: “Inceku yakho iphuma kulesinye setive tema-Israyeli.”