33 Ahithofeli abengumeluleki wenkhosi. Hushayi, um-Akhi, abengumngani wenkhosi.
Kwatsi Absalomu asanikela ngemhlatjelo, waphindze watfumela kwalandvwa Ahithofeli, umGilo, edolobheni lakubo laseGilo; Ahithofeli abengulomunye webeluleki baDavide. Ngako loluzungu lwacina, sibalo sebantfu lababelandzela Absalomu sandza.
Watsi kube Davide efike esicongweni, lapho sive sasivamise kukhontela Nkulunkulu khona, Hushayi, um-Akhi, abefike khona lapho kutakumhlangabeta, ingubo yakhe idzatjuliwe nasenhloko yakhe atitsele ngelutfuli.
Ngako Hushayi, umngani waDavide, wefika ngesikhatsi Absalomu angena nje edolobheni, eJerusalema.
Ngaleso sikhatsi, nome ngabe ngusiphi seluleko lesasiletfwa ngu-Ahithofeli sasemukeleka kube shangatsi ngulona livi laNkulunkulu; bobabili boDavide na-Absalomu babevele basilalele.
Ahithofeli watsi kube abone kutsi seluleko sakhe abakasilandzeli, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waphuma, wabanga ekhaya kakhe lelalisedolobheni lakubo. Wacala walungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakhe, wase uyatikhunga, wafa; wangcwatjwa edlizeni leyise.
Azariya, umsa waNathani, abeyindvuna yetikhulu temimango; Zabudi, umsa waNathani, yena abengumphristi nemeluleki wenkhosi.
Jonathani, uyise lomncane waDavide, abengumeluleki futsi angumabhalane labehlakaniphe kakhulu. Jehiyeli, umsa waHakhamoni, abeciza emadvodzana enkhosi.
Kodvwa nguwe, ntsanga yetfu, lesishuca nawe, nalongumngani wami.
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”