¹ Le tafaranizay le nanoma kalesy noho soavaly ho tiazy i Abaoma, niaraky tamy lahilahy dimampolo mba ho alohany. ² Nifoha maray i Absaloma sady nitsanga tamy lala mandeha amy vavahady ty tana. Lafa nisy olo nana aly handesy aminy fitsara mpajnjaka eo, le nikaiky azy i Absaloma le nivola hozao: '' Baka aia ty tana niboahanao?'' Le namaly hozao lahilahy iny: '' baka amy raiky amy fokoa Israely ty mpanomponao.'' ³ Le nivola tamy Absaloma manao hozao: ''Ingo, soa ty to ty rahalahanao, fe tsy misy olo namea mpanjaka fahefa hijanjy ty raharahanao.'' ⁴ Le nampea Absaloma manao hozao: '' Teako laha mba natao ho mpitsara tamy tany tetoa zaho, mba ho avy amiko etoa ty olo iaby ze mana aly na raharaha, sady hanome hato ho tiazy zaho!'' ⁵ Lafa nisy olo niavy tamy Absaloma mba hanome voninahitsy azy, le nampiboaky ty taniny ie le nandramby azy le nanoroky azy. ⁶ Nanao manahaky zay tamy Israely iaby ze nandeha amy fitsarany mpanjaka Absaloma. Le nangalaky fo Israely i Absaloma. ⁷ Le tamy fara tao efatsy le hozao tiasa i Absaloma tamy mpanjaka: ''Engaho lahy zaho mba handeha sady hamita ty voady nanoviko tamy Yaveh ta Hebrona tany. ⁸ Fa nanao voady ty mpanomponao tamy zaho mbo nipetraky ta Gesora ta Syria tany, le nanao hozao: 'Lafa andesy Yaveh mimpoly a Jerosalema vatany zaho, le hanompo any Yaveh.'' ⁹ Le hozao tiasa mpanjaka taminy: ''Mandina ampiadana.''Le niongaky i Absaloma le nandeha a Hebrona tany. ¹⁰ Fe lafa bakeo le nampaniraky mpitsikilo heniky ty fokoa Israely iaby i Absaloma, nivola hozao: ''Laha vo mahare ty feo ty trompetra nareo, le tokony hivola hozao: ''Absaloma ro mpanjaka a Hebrona any.''' ¹¹ Nisy lahilahy roan-jato baka aJerosalema any nandeha nanoriky any Absaloma, ze nasainy. Nandeha tamy tsy fanana hakeo ndrozy, sady tsy nahay ndra ino ndraino tamy ze niteany Absaloma nanovy. ¹² Lafa nanesy soro i Absaloma, le nampangalaka any Ahitofela baka an-tana niboaha i Gilo ie. Mpanome-hevitsy any Davida nie. Niha- mare ty hentsiny Absaloma, safe tsy niha lako ty olo nanoriky azy. ¹³ Nisy iraky niavy amy Davida any nanao hozao: ''Manoriky any Absaloma ty fon'olon'Israely rey.'' ¹⁴ Le hoasa Davida tamy mpanompony iaby rey ze niaraka taminy ta Jerosalema: ''Miongaha le ndao hilay,laha tsy zay le tsy hisy afaky hilayany Absaloma tsika. Mihentsena hiala henanizao, fa laha tsy zay le hahatratsy antsika malaky ie, sady handay loza amitsika eto ie le hanafika ty tana amy lela ty mesobe.'' ¹⁵ Le hozao tiasa mpanompony rey tamy mpanjaka: ''Ingo, vono ty hanao ze tapaky mpanjaka tomponay iaby ty mpanompony.'' ¹⁶ Le niala ty mpanjaka le noriha ty longony iaby, fa nanenga ampela folo, ze valy masay, mba hiamby ty lapa ty mpanjaka. ¹⁷ Lafa baka niboaka ty mpanjaka noho ty olony iaby tafarany tao, leniegny tamy trano farany ndrozy. ¹⁸ Nandeha niaraka taminy iaby ty miaramilany, le nandeha talohany Keretita rey, noho Peletira rey sady Gatita iaby rey--- lahilahy enin-jato ty nanoriky azy baka a Gata any. ¹⁹ Le hoasa mpanjaka tamy Itahy gatita : ''Nanino va iha ro nandeha nagnoriky anay? Mimpolia le miegnena miaraky amy mpanjaka , fa vahiny sady sesin-tany iha. Mimpolia amy fipetrahanao avao. ²⁰ Safe vo nomaly iha ro niala, le manino zaho ro tokony hanenga anao hikarikarioky hanoriky aminay? Tsy haiko mihintsy ze handinako. Le mimpolia sady andeso mimpoly azy raiky firenena namanao rey. Hanoriky anao lahy ty ha tò noho ty fahatokisa.'' ²¹ Fa namaly any mpanjaka manao hozao Itahy: ''Laha mbo velo avao Yaveh, sady laha mbo velo avao koa ty mpanjaka tompoko, amy toera iaby andinà ty mpanjaka vatany, le any avao koa ty handinà ty mpanomponao, ndra midika faaveloma zay ndra fahafatesa.'' ²² Le hoasa i Davida tamy Itahy: ''Mandrosoa le manohiza miaraka aminay.'' Le nandeha niaraky tamy mpanjaka Itahy Gatita mbamy lahilahiny iaby noho ty longony iaby ze nanoriky azy. ²³ Nitany tamy feo mare ty tana iaby lafa nandrio ty tany lemaky i Kodrona olo rey, sady lafa niampita avao koa ty mpanjaka. nandeha tan-dala teny nahazo ho an-tany efitsy ty olo iaby. ²⁴ Ndra i zadoka niaraky tamy Levita iaby rey, ze nanonjo ty fiara ty fanenkean-Dranahare aza le teo. Nihilian-drozy ty fiaran-Dranahare, le nahazo any Abiatara ndrozy. Niamby zisiky andriova ty olo bakaan-tanan-drozy. ²⁵ Hoasa ty mpanjaka tamy Zadoka: ''Onjono mipoly an-tana any ty fiaran-DRanahare . laha mahita fitea aimaso Yaveh eo zaho, le handay ahy himpoly Ie sady hampitoro ty fiara noho ty toera hipetrahany ndraiky. ²⁶ Fa laha mivola hozao Ie: 'Tsy mankasitaky anao Zaho,' Ingo, ntoy zaho, engaho hanoviny amiko ze raha iaby hainy fa mety Aminy.'' ²⁷ Hozaoa avao koa tiasa mpanaka tamy Zadoka mpisoro: ''Tsy mpaminany va iha? Mimpolia an-tana any ampiadana, mbamy ty anakilahinao roe miaraka aminao, le i Ahimaza anakinao, noho Jonatana anaky Abiatara. ²⁸ Ingo, hiamby amy fitana amy efitsy Araba zaho zisiky hiavia ty safa avy aminao hampahay ahy.'' ²⁹ Le nanday ty fiaran-Dranahare nimpoly ta Jerosalema i Zadoka noho Abiatara, le niipetraka tany ndrozy. ³⁰ Fa niakatsy tsy nisiky kiraro noho nitany nandeha ambohitsy Oliva i Davida, le nilomboky ty lohany. Ty olo iaby tamy olo niaraka taminy le nanaro ty loahany, sady nandeha niakatsy amy fitomania tam-pandehana teny ndrozy. ³¹ Nisy olo nivola tamy Davida nanao hozao: Anay ty mpihentsy miaraka amy Absaloma i Ahitofela.''Le nivavaka hozao i davida: ''Yaveh lahy, aavaliho ho fahagegea lahy ty torohevitsy i Ahitofela.'' ³² Lafa niavvy tamy fara lala teo, zefa fanompoa an-Dranahare, le niavy nifankahita taminy i Hosay azy Arkita iny niaraka tamy ty sikiny tataka noho posiera tamy lohany teo. ³³ Hozao tiasa i Davida: '' Laha mandeha manoriky ahy iha, le ho fahavesara ho ahy. ³⁴ Fa laha mimpoly an-tana any iha le mivola amy Absaloma manao hozao; 'Ho mpanompoanao zaho, lahy mpanjaka, manahaky ty naha mpanompo ty abanao ahy tamy andro taloha, le ho mpanomponao avao zaho henanizao,' le hampikoronta ty toro hevitsy i Ahitofela ho ahy iha. ³⁵ Tsy mana any zadoka noho Abiatara mpisoro hiaraka aminao va iha? Le ndra ino ndra ino renao amy lapa mpanjaka ao, le engaho ho volanianao amy Zadoka noho Abiatara mpisoro zay. ³⁶ Anovo soa mba hiaraka amindrozy any ty nakilahiny roe, le i Ahimaza, anaky Zadoka, noho Joanatana,anaky Abiatara. Engaho hampandinao amy ty tanandrozy amiko atoy ty raha iaby ze nirenao.'' ³⁷ Le nandeha ambaibo any i Hosay, nama i Davida, laha vo niavy noho nilitsy ta Jerosalema i Absaloma.