5 Jakobe weva kutsi Shekhemu ungcolise indvodzakati yakhe; kodvwa akazange akhulume lutfo, kwaze kwabuya emadvodzana akhe labengekho asekweluseni.
Kodvwa ngalo lelo langa Labani watikhetsa tonkhe timphongo letinemibala naletimacabhacabha, tonkhe letinalokumhlophe nemazinyane lamnyama, watinika emadvodzana akhe kutsi ateluse,
Shekhemu wakhuluma kuyise, Hamori, watsi: “Ngicela ungitsatsele lentfombi, ngifuna kuyiteka ibe ngumkami.”
Hamori, uyise waShekhemu, wahamba wayawukhuluma naJakobe.
nibomphendvula nitsi: ‘Tinceku takho tibelusi betinkhomo kusukela ebusheni bato kuze kube ngunyalo, tsine nabobabe betfu.’ Nanimlandzise kanjalo, utanivumela kutsi nakhe lapha eGosheni.” Phela Josefa abesho loku, ngobe emaGibhithe abewubukela phansi umsebenti wekwelusa.
Absalomu akazange akhulume ngisho nalelilodvwa livi lelihle nome lelibi ku-Amnoni. Watondza Amnoni, ngobe abehlazise dzadzewabo longuThamari.
Ngiyawuvala umlomo wami ngingasho lutfo, ngobe kunguwe longente ngahlupheka.
Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni watsi: “Simakadze abesho kona loku-ke ngesikhatsi atsi: ‘Ngiyawutibonakalisa ngingcwele kulabo labasedvute nami; ngiyawukhatimuliswa embikwabo bonkhe bantfu.’ ” Kodvwa Aroni wathula.
“Ngaleso sikhatsi indvodzana lenkhulu beyingekho isensimini, yatsi seyibuya yeva umsindvo wekuhlabela nekugidza ingakangeni ekhaya,
yamphendvula yatsi: ‘Kodvwa, babe, mine yonkhe leminyaka bengihleti nawe ngikusebentela. Angizange sengephule namunye umyalo wakho, kodvwa awuzange sewunginike nangalinye lilanga ngisho nelizinyane nje, kutsi nami ngitijabulise kanye nebangani bami.
Kodvwa labanye belutfutfuva babebuta batsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasisindzisa kanjani?” Bamedzelela, bangete baletsa ngisho nasinye setfulo. Kodvwa Sawula watithulela nje.
Ngako Samuweli wabuta Jese watsi: “Ngulawa kuphela yini emadvodzana akho?” Jese wamphendvula watsi: “Kusasele lencane kunawo onkhe, kodvwa yeluse timvu.” Samuweli watsi: “Tfumela iyewubitwa, singeke sihlale phansi, sidle umhlatjelo, ingakefiki.”
Davide yena abevamise kubuyela ekhaya ashiye Sawula ayewubona timvu teyise ekhaya eBhetlehema.