23 Emvakweminyaka lemibili, batsi bahhuli betimvu baka-Absalomu baseseBhali Hasori, edvute nemnyele waka-Efrayimu, Absalomu wamema onkhe emadvodzana enkhosi.
Watsi Davide asesehlane, weva kutsi Nabali uhhula timvu takhe,
Waphindze wakha leminye imibhoshongo ehlane, wemba nemitfombo leminyenti, ngobe abefuye kakhulu, abenemihlambi leminyenti emaceleni etintsaba kanye nasematsafeni. Abenebantfu lababemsebentela emasimini, nasetivinini takhe etintsabeni kanye nasetindzaweni letivundzile, ngobe abetitsandza tekulima.
Mesha, inkhosi yakaMowabi, abefuye timvu, abevamise kwetfula enkhosini yaka-Israyeli emazinyane ato lati-100 000 kanye navolo wetihhanca letiti-100 000.
Lamuhla nje Adoniya sewehlile wayakwenta umhlatjelo ngetinkhomo letinyenti, nangematfole lakhuluphalisiwe, nangetimvu letinyenti. Umeme bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi, netindvuna temphi, na-Abiyatha, umphristi. Manje nje bayadla banatsa naye, batsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Adoniya!’
Sewente umhlatjelo ngetinkhomo letinyenti, nangematfole lakhuluphalisiwe, nangetimvu letinyenti, wamema bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi, na-Abiyatha, umphristi, naJowabe, indvuna yemphi, kodvwa akammemi Solomoni, inceku yakho.
Adoniya wanikela ngetimvu, nangetinkhomo, nangematfole labekhuluphele eTjeni laZohelethi, edvute na-Eni Rogeli. Wamema bonkhe bomnakabo, bantfwabenkhosi, kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza akaJuda labetindvuna tenkhosi,
Watsi Abigayili nakaya kuNabali, wamkhandza asendlini ente lidzili lelifana nelenkhosi. Abetsakasile, adzakwe angumhlaba. Ngako kute lamtjela kona, kwaze kwaba ngusekuseni ngakusasa.
“ ‘Ngiva kutsi manje sesikhatsi sekuhhula timvu. Ngesikhatsi belusi bakho banatsi, asizange sibaphatse kabi; nangaso sonkhe sikhatsi baseseKhameli kute nome kunye lokwase kwabalahlekela.
Bekukhona indvodza leyayicebile eMayoni, yayinetimphahla khona lapho eKhameli. Yayinetimbuti letatiyinkhulungwane netimvu letati-3 000 leyayitifuyele eKhameli, lapho yayitihhulela khona.
Absalomu wahamba waya enkhosini, wafike watsi: “Inceku yakho ihhula timvu tayo. Inkhosi kanye netinceku tayo ingete yahlanganyela natsi yini?”
Labani abengekho ayewuhhula timvu takhe, Rakheli weba tithico takabo.
naseHasori, naseRama, naseGithayimu,