25 Uyakuwudvoncula emhlane wakhe, kudla kwawo kuphume esibindzini, kwesaba kuyawumehlela.
Jowabe wayiphendvula watsi: “Angisenawucitsa sikhatsi nawe kanje.” Watsatsa tikhali letintsatfu, watiphisela esifubeni sa-Absalomu asengakafi, alenga esihlahleni sem-okhi.
“Tindlebe takhe tigcwele imisindvo lesabisako, ngesikhatsi konkhe kubukeka shangatsi kuhle, umbhubhisi ngulapho amhlasela khona.
labanemba ngebutjoki bangikake ngala nangala. Ungijijimeta etinsweni angasenasihawu nami. Inyongo yami icitsekela phansi emhlabatsini.
Tesabiso timetfusa ndzawana tonkhe, timhleli etitsendzeni.
Ukhishiwe ekuvikelekeni kwasekhaya lakhe, washuciswa wamikiswa enkhosini yekufa.
Kutfutfumela kumgabadzela njengetikhukhula, sivunguvungu simkhukhule sihambe naye ebusuku.
Imicibisholo yaSomandla ingekhatsi, ingihlabile, umoya wami sewunatse shevu wayo. Tesabiso taNkulunkulu ticondzane nami ngco.
Nangabe umuntfu angaphendvuki, Nkulunkulu ulola inkemba yakhe, antsalele kunemba ngebutjoki bakhe,
Maye! Bacitfwa ngekucwabita kweliso, bakhukhulwe tinhlupheko letesabekako.
Ngihlupheke kakhulu ngabasengotini yekufa, kwasebusheni bami; ngashaywa luvalo, ngasangana.
Ngako-ke, njengobe sati kutsi kuyini kwesaba Nkulunkulu, setama kuzuza bonkhe bantfu. Nkulunkulu usati njengobe sinjalo; nami ngiyetsemba kutsi nani niyasicondzisisa.
nangilola inkemba yami lekhaliphako ngiyibambe ngesandla sami nangehlulela, ngiyakuphindzisela etitseni tami, ngitiphindzisele kulabo labangitondzako.