¹ Nanisaky miaramila ze niaraky taminy rey i Davida sady nanendry ty kapiteny ty arivo noho kapiteny zato tamindrozy teo. ² Bakeo le nalefa i Davida ty miaramila, ty ampahatelo tambany ty fifeheza Abisay anakilahy Zeroia, rahalahy i Joaba, le ty ampahatelo ty raiky hafa tambany ty fifehaza i Gatita. Hozao tiasa mpanjka tamy miaramil: ''Le handeha hiaraka aminareo vatany zaho.'' ³ Fa hoasa lahilahy rey: ''Tokony tsy handeha amy aly any iha, fa laha milay aly zahay le tsy hidary ze mikasiky anay ndrozy, ndra maty ty antsasakinay le tsy hidary ndrozy. Fa iha le maeva ho ray aly aminay! Lafa zay le soa laha vono hanampy anay baka amy tana atoy iha.'' ⁴ Le namaly andry rey ty mpanjaka: '' Ho anoviko ze mety soa aminareo>'' Le nitsanga tamy vavahady teo ty mpanjaka zisiky hiboaha ty isan-jatony sy isaky arivony ty miaramila. ⁵ Nandidy any Joaba, Abisay, le Itahy ty mpanjaka le nanao hozao: ''Laha ty amiko le mifanaraha amy hasoa fanahy amy pamaraky iny, amy Absaloma.''Ty olo iaby le nahare fa nanome anizay bako zay any kapiteny rey mikasiky any Absaloma ty mpanjaka. ⁶ Le nandeha ambanivohitsy nanohitsy any Israely ty miaramila;nniparitaky tamy alala Efraima ty aly. ⁷ Resy tanatreha miaramila Davida rey ty miaramila Israely: nisy famonoa oloroa aly tany tamy andro io. ⁸ Niparitaky heniky ty faritsy raiky iaby ty aly, le lako ty olo rava ty ala noho ty mesobe. ⁹ Le nifanojoky tamy ilany tamy miaramila Davida rey i Absaloma. Nitikitsy ty ampondra ie, sady nandeha tambany sampa matevy ty hazo terembita bevata tao ty apondrany, le voahozo tamy tahon-kazo tao ty lohany. Tavela nitsorozaroza tanelanela ty tany noho ty lanitsy ie lafa nandeha ty apondra nitikirany. ¹⁰ Nisy olo raiky nahita anizay le nivola tamy Joaba hozao: ''Ingo, hitako nihanto tamy hazo terebinta i Absaloma.'' ¹¹ Hoasa I Joaba tamy olo ze nivola taminy ty mikasiky any Absaloma: '' Ingo, Hitanao ie! Manino tsy nivangoanao hiravoky amy tany ie? Mety fa nameako sekela volafoty folo noho fehin-tsarotso iah.'' ¹² Namaly any Joaba manao hozao olo iny: ''Ndra nandramby sekely volafoty arivo aza zaho, le mbo tsy hanampatsy ty tanako amy anaky mpanjaka, safe fa nirenay iaby fa ty mpanjaka le nibeko anao, any Abisay, noho any Itahy, nanao hozao: 'Tokony tsy hisy ndra ia ndra ia hikasiky any pamaraky iny le i Absaloma.' ¹³ Laha nahafoy ty aiko tamy vandy zaho ( sady tsy raha mivony amy mpanjaka), le mety ho nanary ahy iha.'' ¹⁴ Le hozao tiasa i JOaba: '' Tsy hiamby anao zaho.'' Le nangalaky lefo telo tan-tanany teny i Joaba sady anndetiky anirey tanay i Absaloma tao, laha mbo nivelo noho nihanto tamy hazo terembita teo ie. ¹⁵ Bakeo pamaraky folo rey ze nanonjo ty fitaovam-pialia i Joaba mihodidy any Absaloma, namango ay, sady namono azy. ¹⁶ bakeo i Joaba nitsoka ty trompetra, le nimpoly baka amy fagnindigna any Israely ty miaramila, safe i Joaba ro nifehy ty miaramila. ¹⁷ Nalaindrozy i Absaloma le natoran-drozy tanay ty lavaky bevata tanala tao; nalevindrozy tambany bolokom-bato bevata ty vatany, lafa nilay iaby Israely, hoan-tranony iaby ty olo. ¹⁸ Le i Absaloma, laha mbo velo, le nananga bolokom-bato bevata tambaibo ty Mpanjaka hotiazy, fa hozao tiasany: ''Tsy mana anakilahy handay ty anarako zaho.'' Nameany ty anarany azy bolokom-bato iny, le tamy andro io avao le nikaihany hozao: '' tsangambato any Absaloma zay. ¹⁹ Le hozao tiasa i Ahimaza anaky Zadoka: ''Engaho hilomay handay vaovao mahafaly hoahy mpanjaka zaho, le ty fomba namonjea Yaveh azy tan-tany fahavalony rey.'' ²⁰ Namaly azy hozao i Joaba: '' Tsy iha ro ho mpanday vaovao androany; engaho amy andro manaraky iha ro manao anizay. Tsy handay vaovao iha safe maty ty anakilahy mpanjaka.'' ²¹ hoasai Joaba tamy azy Kosita raiky iny: '' Mandina, volano amy mpanjaka ze hitanao.'' Le nandongaliky tamy Joaba teo Kosita iny, sady nandeha nilomay. ²² Bakeo i Ahimaza anaky Zadoka mba hivola tamy Joaba ndraiky manao hozao: '' Ndra ino ndra ino mety ho hiseho, le engaho hilomay avao koa zaho ka hagnoriky Kosita iny.'' Namaly hozao i Joaba: '' Nangino iha ro te hilay, anako lahy, fe mahita fa tsy hahazo valisoa amy vaovao rey iha?'' ²³ Ndra ino ino miseho,'' hoasa i Ahimaza, le hilomay zaho.'' Le namaly azy hozao i Joaba: ''Milaisa.''Sady milaisa amy tany lemaky Ahimahaza, le mandilatsy any Kosita iny. ²⁴ Le nipetraky tanelanela anainy teo noho tambaliky vavahady. nandeha tamy tafo ty vavahady tamy manda teny azy mpiamby iny sady nampiandra ty masony. Lafa nagnenty ie, le hanita lahilahy nagnanto, le nilomay raiky. ²⁵ Nikorakoraky mpiamby inysady nivola tamy mpanjaka. Le hozao tiasa mpanjaka: ''Laha raiky avao ie, le misy vaovao ambavany ao.'' Nangnanto marikitsy azy mpilomay iny sady nagnanto ty tana. ²⁶ Bakeo le nahita mpilomay raiky hafa azy mpiamby iny, le nampikaiky ty mpiamby vavahady ie; hozao tiasany: ''Ingo, misy olo raiky hafa milomay raiky.'' Hozao tiasa mpanjaka: ''Manday vaovao avao koa ie.'' ²⁷ Le nivola hozao ty mpiamby: ''Manahaky ty filaisa i Ahimaza anaky Zadoka ro fahitako ty filaisa olo raiky aloha eo iny.'' Hozao tiasa mpanjaka: '' Lahilahy soa ie niavy niaraky amy vaovao mahafaly.'' ²⁸ Le nikaiky mare i Ahimahaza sady nivola hozao tamy mpanjaka: ''Mety iaby ty kila raha.''Nampandohaliky ty vatany tamy ty tarehiny tamy tany tanatreha ty mpanjaka ie sady nanao hozao: '' Tompoa lahy Yaveh Ndranaharinao! Nanafaky ty olo ze nanondrotsy ty tanandrozy nanohitsy ty mpanjaka tompoko Ie.'' ²⁹ Le namaly hozao ty mpanjaka: '' Mety soa va amy mpamaraky Absaloma iny?'' Namaly hozao i Ahimaza: ''Lafa nandefa ahy, mpanompo ty mpanajaka, handehaaminao i Joaba, lahy mpanjaka, le nahita koronta bevata zahp,fa tsy haiko hoe ino zay. ³⁰ ''Le hozao tiasa mpanjaka: ''Mitoliha kely sady mitsangana etoa.'' Le nitoliky kely Ahimaza, le nitsanga. ³¹ Le niavy tselelatsela teo avao azy Kosita iny le nivola hozao: ''Misy vaovao mahafaly hoahinao lahy mpanjaka tompoko, fa henanizao Yaveh le namaly faty anao tamy ze nitsanga hanohitsy anao iaby.'' ³² Le hozao tiasa mpanjaka tamy Kosita iny: ''Mety soa va ty amy pamaraky Absoloma iny/'' Namaly hozao Kosita iny: ''Azy valavalo mpanjaka tompoko, noho ze nitsanga iaby hanohitsy anao rey, le tokony hanahaky pamaraky io.'' ³³ Le vatany kivy ty mpanjaka, le niakatsy anefitsy trano anabo ty vavahady ie sady nitany. sady nandeha ie no nitaray manao hozao: ''Absaloma anako, ty anako, Absaloma anako! Tokony zaho ro maty fa tsy iha, lahy Absaloma, ty anako, ty anako!''