22 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lolala nadzadzewabo, indvodzakati yeyise nome yenina.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Amnoni, umsa waDavide, watsandza Thamari labemuhle kakhulu, angudzadzewabo-Absalomu, umsa waDavide.
Kuwe kunemuntfu lophinga nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe, lomunye ente lihlazo ngekuphinga namalukatane wakakhe, lomunye adlwengule indzodzakati letalwa nguyise cobo.
“ ‘Ungalali nadzadzewenu, nome ayindvodzakati yeyihlo nome ayindvodzakati yenyoko, nome watalwa kulelo khaya nome watalelwa kulenye indzawo.
“ ‘Nangabe indvodza ishada nadzadzewabo, ngeyise nome ngenina, balalane, loko kulihlazo. Kufanele bancunywe emehlweni ebantfu bakubo. Seyihlazise dzadzewabo, ngako iyawuba nelicala laloko.