¹ Kwefika ngalesikhatsi emvakwekutsi Absalomu alungise incola nemahhashi akhe, nemahhashi lamashumi lasihlanu emadvodza labetogijima embikwakhe. ² Absalomu ebevuka lokwa ekuseni bese uma eceleni kwemgcwako lobheka egedeni lelidolobha. Nangabe noma nguyiphi indvodza leba nemsindvo ekuta enkhosini ngesehlulelo, Absalomu wamubita wase utsi, ''Kuliphi lidolobha lochamuka kulo? Bese lendvodza itophendvula, ''Sisebenti sakho sase siveni saka Israyeli.'' ³ Ngako Absalomu watsi kute,'' buka, indzaba yakho ikahle futsi ilungile, kepha kute umuntfu logcugcutela inkhosi kutsi inkhosi ive indzaba yakho.'' ⁴ Absalomu waphindze watsi ,'' ngifisa kutsi ngabe ngentiwe lijaji eveni, kuze kutsi bonkhe labanetincabano noma sisusa setincabano bete kimi kuze kutsi ngiba ⁵ Kwase kuyefika kutsi indvodza ite ku Absalomu itomuhlonipha, Absalomu abevame kufaka sandla sakhe bese uyamubamba amucabuze. ⁶ Absalomu abenta ngalendlela kulolonkhe laka Israyeli labebeta enkhosi ngekwehlulelwa. Ngako Absalomu weba inhlitiyo yemadvodza aka Israyeli. ⁷ Kwefika kutsi ekugcineni kwenmnyaka wesine kutsi Absalomu watsi enkhosini, ''Ngicela ungivumele ngiyo bhadala sifungo lengisente ku Simakadze eHebhroni. ⁸ Ngoba sisebenti sakho yenta sifungo ngesikhatsi ngisaphila e Geshuri e Arama, ngitsi, 'Nangabe Simakadze ngempela utongiletsa futsi eJerusalema, bese ngitawukhonta Simakadze.''' ⁹ Ngako inkhosi yatsi kuye, ''Hamba ngekuthula,'' Ngako Absalomu waphama wase uyahamba uya eHebhroni. ¹⁰ Kepha wase Absalomu utfumela tinhloli kulolonkhe lwelusendvo lwaka Israyeli, atsi, 'Masinyane nawucedza kuva umsindvo wetimpalampala, mele bese nitsi, 'Absalomu inkhosi eHebhroni.'' ¹¹ Absalomu wahamba nemadvodza eseJerusalema labekangemakhulu lamabili, labekamenyiwe. Bahamba ngekulunga, bangati kutsi Absalomu abehlelile. ¹² Ngesikhatsi Absalomu anikela imihlatjelo, watfumela kutsi kulandwe Ahithopheli eveni lakhe e Giloh. Abengumcondzisi waDavide. Licebo la Absalomu lebibu lalicine kakhulu kulabantfu labebamulandzela ngoba bebakhula ngetinombolo kancane kancane. ¹³ Sitfunywa sefika ku Davide sitsi, ''Tinhlitiyo talamadvodza aka Israyeli tilandzela emvakwa Absalomu.'' ¹⁴ Ngako Davide watsi kutotonkhe tisebenti takhe lebetinaye eJerusalema, ''Phakama bese usasivumela siyabaleka, noma kute namunye wetfu lotosindza ku Absalomu. Silungisele masinyane kutsi sihambe, nomangekushesha utosendlula, bese wehlisa inhlekelele kitsi bese uhlasela nelidolobha ekugcineni kwenkemba.'' ¹⁵ Tisebenti tenkhosi satsi enkhosini, ''Buka, tisebenti takho setilungele kwenta noma ngabe yini umphatsi wetfu inkhosi lesekuncomile.'' ¹⁶ Inkhosi yahamba kanye nemdeni wayo emvakwayo, kepha inkhosi yashiya bafati labalishumi, lebebamaphovela, kugcina lesigodlo. ¹⁷ Emva kwekuba inhkosi iphume kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu emvakwayo, bema endlini yekugcina. ¹⁸ Yonkhe imphi yahambanayo, bese embikwakhe kwahamba onkhe ema Kerethites, nawo onkhe ema Pelethites, kanye nawo onkhe ema Gittites_ emakhulu lasitfupha emadvodza labewalandzela eGathi. ¹⁹ Yase inkhosi itsiku Ithayi umGithithe,'' uhambelani natsi?Buyela emuva uhlale nenkhosi, ngoba usihambe nalotfunjiwe. Buyela endzaweni yakho. ²⁰ Solo uhambile itolo, ngikuzulise lani natsi lana? Angati nekutsi ngiyaphi. Ngako jika uhambe nemadvodza esive sakho, shangatsi ningahamba ngelutsandvo nekutsembeka.'' ²¹ Kepha Ithayi waphendvula inkhosi watsi,'' Njengoba Simakadze aphila, futsi njengoba umphatsi wami inkhosi iphila, ngemphela nomangukuphi lapho umphatsi wami inkhosi iyakhona, ngulapho sisebenti sakho sitawuya khona, noma ngabe loku kusho kuphila noma kufa.'' ²² Ngako Davide watsi ku Athayi,'' Chubeka uhambe natsi.'' Ngaki Athayi umGathithe wahamba nenkhosi nemadvodza ayo nemindeni yonkhe lebeyihamba nayo. ²³ Lesive sonkhe salila ngeliphimbo leliphakeme labantfu nabengca esigodzini sase Kidroni nanakwegca inkhosi, Bonkhe bantfu bahamba emgacweni lobheke ehlane. ²⁴ NaZadokhi nesive semalevi, bebaphetse umphongolo wesivumelwano sa Nkulunkulu , bebakhona. Bawubeka phansi umphongolo waNkulunkulu wase uhamba nabo Abiyeta. Bema kwaze kwengca bonkhe labantfu bebaphuma kulelidolobha. ²⁵ Inkhosi yatsi ku Zadokhi,'' phatsa lomphongolo waNkulunkulu ubuyele edolobheni. Uma ngitfola umusa emehlweni aSimakadze, utangibuyisa lana aphindze angikhombe umphongolo lawuhlala khona. ²⁶ Kepha uma atsi,'' angitfokoti ngawe; buka, ngilana, umuvumele ente noma yini lekahle kuye.'' ²⁷ Inkhosi yaphindze yatsi ku Zadokhi umpristi,'' Awusiye yini umsiri? Buyela edolobheni lakho ngekuthula, nemadvodzana akho lamabili, Ahimazi indvodzana yakho na Jonathani indvodzana ya Abiyeta. ²⁸ Buka, ngitawukumela esicacweni sasehlane kuve kufike livi lelibuya kuwe litongatisa. ²⁹ Ngako Zadokhi na Abhiyeta bawuthala lomphongolo waNkulunkulu bawubuyisela eJerusalema, babese bahlala khona. ³⁰ Kepha Davide wenyuka ahamba ngetinyawo akhala wate wefika entsabeni yemincumo, futsi abembonye inhloko yakhe. Yonkhe indvodza kulabantfu labebanaye bebambonye tinhloko tabo, base bayahamba bakhala basahamba. ³¹ Lomunye watjela Davide watsi atsi, ''Ahithopheli ukulaba labavukelanako na Absalomu.'' Ngako Davide wathantaza, ''Simakadze, ngiecela ugucule teluleko ta Ahithopheli tibe bulima.'' ³² Kwefika kutsi lapho Davide nakefika etulu kwemgcwako, lapho Nkulunkulu abevame kukhontwa, Hushayi um Arikethi weta kutohlangangana naye nelijazi lakhe lidzabukile nemhlaba enhloko yakhe. ³³ Davide watsi kuye, ''Nawungahamba nami, utobese uba ngumtfwalo kimi. ³⁴ Kepha nawubuyela edolobheni bese utsi ku Absalomu, 'Ngitawuba sisebenti sakho, nkhosi, njengoba bengisisebenti sa babe wakho ekwendluleni, ngingaba sisebenti sakho nyalo; utobese uphambatisa teluleko ta Ahithopheli kimi. ³⁵ Ungeke yini ube nempristi Zadokhi na Abhitha? Ngako nomeyini loyivako esigodlweni, uyitjele Zadokhi na Abiyetha bapristi. ³⁶ Ubobuka kutsi banawo yini emadvodzakati abo nabo, Ahimazi, indvodzana ya Zadokhi, na Jonathani indvodzana yaAbiyeta. Ubotfumela kimi konkhe lokuvako.'' ³⁷ Ngako Hushayi, umngani waDavide, weta edolobheni nakafika Absalomu angena eJerusalema.