30 Viyo penipo tamufika ku mteŵeti winu uskefwe ndipo mhurwa kuti we nafwe pamoza cha, ndipo pakuti umoyo wake wukuŵika pa mhurwa uyu,
Wanguti wamara kurongoro ndi Sauli mtima waku Jonafani ungubatikana ndi mtima waku Davidi, ndipo Jonafani wangumwanja Davidi nge mbumoyo waku iyo mweneko.
Ndipo karonga wangusuzgika ukongwa mu mtima ndipo wangukwere mu chipinda cha pachanya pa chipata wangutenje, wachikwera watinge, “Owe mwana wangu Absalomu, mwana wangu, mwana wangu Absalomu! Mphanyi ndingufwa ine mu malo mwaku iwe, Owe Absalomu mwana wangu, mwana wangu!”
Asani ŵanthu ŵasokenge kurondo ndi kupenja umoyo winu, umoyo wa mbuyangu umangikenge mu mtolo wa ŵamoyo mukuphwerereka ndi Ambuya Chiuta winu; ndipo maumoyo gha ŵarwani ŵinu aghapong'enge ku bwalo ulaka ghatuwa mu chakupong'e mya.
Pakuti ndingawere uli ku ada kwambura kuti mhurwa uyu we nane pamoza? Nditopa kwachiwona uheni wo ungawiya ada.”
wachiwona kuti mhurwa yo kuti we nafwe pamoza cha wamukufwa; ndipo ŵateŵeti ŵinu ŵamutole sisi la nyivu la mteŵeti winu uskefwe ndi chitima ku muunda.
Kweni iyo wanguti, “Chindiŵiye kutali ine kuti ndichite viyo! Munthu mweniyope kapu wasanirika mu janja lake wakaŵanga muŵanda wangu, kweni kwaku imwe rutani mu chimangu ku uskemwe.”
Ndipo tinguti ku mbuya widu, ‘Te nayo uskefwe, khongwe, ndi mwana munyidu mhurwa, mwana wamu ukhongwe wake, ndipo mwana munyake wakufwa, ndipo, iku pe kakujapo pa ŵana ŵa anyina; ndi awiske ŵatumwanja.’
Tinguti ku mbuya widu, ‘Mhurwa kuti waziŵa kurekana ndi awiske cha, pakuti asani wangareka awiske; ŵangafwa.’