24 Umuntfu lotentisako ukhuluma kamnandzi, kantsi enhlitiyweni yakhe ufihle kuyengana.
Njengobe Shekhemu abesangcolise Dina, dzadzewabo lamadvodzana aJakobe, wona aphendvula boShekhemu neyise Hamori ngebucili,
Absalomu wamncenga watsi: “Nakungenjalo, ngicela mane kuhambe umnaketfu Amnoni.” Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunelani kutsi ahambe nawe?”
Kodvwa Absalomu wachubeka wamncenga, waze wamvumela; Amnoni wahamba nalabanye bantfwabenkhosi.
Jowabe wakhuluma ku-Amasa, watsi: “Unjani, mnaketfu?” Jowabe wadvonsa Amasa ngesilevu ngesandla sakhe sekudla kutsi atemanga.
boSanbalati naGeshemu bangitfumelela umlayeto, batsi: “Wota sitewuhlangana nawe kulelinye lalamadolobha etsafeni lase-Ono.” Kodvwa lelo bekulicebo lekungenta silo sengubo.
Shangatsi Simakadze angatihhumbula letindzebe letitigabatisa kakhulu, ajube lulwimi loluncemphetako.
Ungangilahli kanye nalababi, ungangilahli kanye nalabenta lokubi, labakhuluma kuthula nabomakhelwane babo, kantsi etinhlitiyweni tabo bamumetse bubi.
Nakukhona lotengihlola ufike atentise angitsatse ematfoko, kantsi enhlitiyweni yakhe ugaya tiboti ngami, utsi angesuka lapho ayifafate lonkhe live.
Umuntfu lofihla inzondo yakhe unemanga, nalowo lowandzisa emanga usilima.
Simakadze uyasenyanya sikali lesonakele; kodvwa ujabula ngalabo labasebentisa tikali letisemtsetfweni.
Fakazi lowetsembekile ukhuluma bufakazi lobuliciniso; kodvwa fakazi lonemanga wandzisa emanga.
Inkhohliso isetinhlitiyweni talabo labahlose lokubi; kodvwa labo labasebentela kutsi kube nekuthula bayawujabula.
Emasu alabalungile mahle; kodvwa teluleko talababi tiyedukisana.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu locotfo kumholela endleleni lelungile; kodvwa tilima tedukiswa bulima bato.
Nawukudla lokudla, kuyawukubamba emphinjeni. Ungamuva atsi: “Dlani, unatse,” kantsi inhlitiyo yakhe ayikho lapho.
“Caphelani bangani benu; ningabetsembi banakenu. Ngobe bonkhe bomnakenu banemanga, nabo bonkhe bangani bayayengana.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Nansi indvodzakati yami yematubulo, Merabi. Ngitakwendzisela yona, nawungamane nje uhlehle lapha kimi, ulwe timphi taSimakadze.” Sawula abecabange watsi: “Ngingeke ngisibeke sandla sami etikwakhe. Akabulawe ngemaFilisti.”