22 Absalomu akazange akhulume ngisho nalelilodvwa livi lelihle nome lelibi ku-Amnoni. Watondza Amnoni, ngobe abehlazise dzadzewabo longuThamari.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta wakhuluma ngeliphupho kuLabani, umSiriya, watsi: “Ucaphele ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.”
Umuntfu lotondza umzalwane ungumbulali, nani-ke niyati kutsi kute umuntfu longumbulali lonekuphila lokuphakadze.
BoLabani naBethuweli baphendvula batsi: “Lendzaba le iphuma kuSimakadze. Tsine kute lesingakusho.
Kodvwa lowo lotondza umzalwane wakhe usebumnyameni, uhamba ebumnyameni, futsi akati nekutsi uyaphi, ngobe bumnyama buphumphutsekise emehlo akhe.
Umuntfu lotsi usekukhanyeni, kodvwa abe atondza umzalwane wakhe, usebumnyameni nanyalo.
Konkhe lokubabako, nelulaka, nekutfukutsela, nemsindvo, nekuhlambalata akususwe kini, kanye nako konkhe lokubi.
Tfukutselani, kodvwa ningoni; lilanga lingashoni solomane nitfukutsele.
“Nangabe umzalwane onile nome akonile, hamba kuye umbonise liphutsa lakhe ninobabili. Nakulalela, uyawube umzuzile lomzalwane.
Ungasheshi ucansuke emoyeni wakho, ngobe intfukutselo ihlala esifubeni sesilima.
Umuntfu lotentisako ukhuluma kamnandzi, kantsi enhlitiyweni yakhe ufihle kuyengana.
Nawunelicala namakhelwane wakho, khulumisana naye nilungisane; ungayibhabati imfihlo yalomunye umuntfu,
Umuntfu lofihla inzondo yakhe unemanga, nalowo lowandzisa emanga usilima.
Nginawo emandla ekukulimata; kodvwa Nkulunkulu weyihlo ukhulume kimi itolo ebusuku ephusheni watsi: ‘Ucaphele, ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.’
Bantfwana baNkulunkulu nebantfwana baSathane babonakala ngaloku: Umuntfu longenti kulunga nalongatsandzi umzalwane wakhe, akasiye waNkulunkulu.
Singabi njengaKhayini labe waLomubi, wabulala umnakabo. Wambulalelani-ke? Wambulala, ngobe imisebenti yakhe yayimibi, kantsi lena ya-Abela, umnakabo, yayilungile.
Watsi kube Davide akuve konkhe loko, watfukutsela wagaya tiboti.
Inzondo yakhe angayimbonya ngemavi ekutentisa, kodvwa bubi bakhe buyawubasebaleni ngalelinye lilanga.