11 Emathuna alikhaya labo phakadze naphakadze; bayawuhlala kuwo siphelane, nome bake baba nemave letsiwa ngemabito abo.
Khayini wamati umkakhe, lowakhulelwa, watala Enoki. Khayini wase wakha lidolobha laletsa ngemsa wakhe, watsi yi-Enoki.
Ngesikhatsi sakhe Absalomu bekatakhele litje lesikhumbuto, waligcumeka eSihosheni Senkhosi, ngobe abecabange watsi: “Anginandvodzana letawuchubeka ivuse libito lami,” waletsa ngaye lelitje lesikhumbuto, nalamuhla loku solomane kutsiwa Litje la-Absalomu Lesikhumbuto.
Enhlitiyweni yakhe ucabanga utsi: “Ngingeke nginyakatiswe, ngingeke ngibe nenhlanhla lembi titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”
Manje-ke, Nkhosi, ngisalindzeleni? Litsemba lami likuwe.
Kute liciniso emlonyeni wato, etinhlitiyweni tato kunekubulala, umphimbo wato ulithuna lelivulekile, lulwimi lwato lunebucili.
Basonga tento letimbi bese batsi: “Silakhe ngebuciko lelicebo letfu.” Ingcondvo nenhlitiyo yemuntfu kujulile!
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyabona lapho aya khona, kodvwa silima sona sihamba ebumnyameni; noko ngase ngiyabona kutsi bobabili befikelwa siphetfo lesifananako.
Ngobe kunjalo, umuntfu umsebenti wakhe angawenta ngekuhlakanipha, nangelwati kanye nangekucophelela, kodvwa kufanele konkhe loko lokungekwakhe akushiyele umuntfu longakaze wakusebentela. Nako loko kulite nebubi lobukhulu.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa kuyawufika imizindlo engcondvweni yakho, uyawukwakha lisu lelibi.
Ngako iNkhosi yatsi: “Nine baFarisi, nigeza lingephandle lenkomishi nelipulede, kodvwa ngekhatsi nigcwele bumiti nebubi.
Ngako, phendvuka kulelichinga lakho lelibi, uthandaze eNkhosini kutsi ikutsetselele ngekucabanga intfo lembi kangaka.
Jayire, umsa waManase, watsatsa sonkhe sifundza sase-Agobhu, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni wemaGeshuri nemaMakhathi. Leyo ndzawo wayetsa ngaye; kuze kube ngulamuhla iBhashani yatiwa ngekutsi yiHavothi Jayire.
Ekuseni ngeluvivi Samuweli wavuka wahamba wayawuhlangabeta Sawula, kodvwa watjelwa kwatsiwa: “Sawula uye eKhameli, lapho efike watimisela litje lesikhumbuto ngaye, wase uyajika ubuyela entansi eGilgali.”