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₁Kwathi emva kwalokho uAbisalomu indodana kaDavide wayenodadewabo obukekayo ogama lakhe linguTamari; uAmnoni indodana kaDavide wamthanda.

₂UAmnoni wajilajileka waze wagula ngenxa kadadewabo uTamari, ngokuba wayeyintombi; kwakungenakwenzeka emehlweni ka-Amnoni ukwenza-lutho kuye.

₃Kepha uAmnoni wayenomngane ogama lakhe linguJonadaba indodana kaShimeya umfowabo kaDavide; uJonadaba wayengumuntu onobuqili kakhulu.

₄Wathi kuye: Uzacelani kanjalo wena-ndodana yenkosi imihla ngemihla na? Ungengitshele na? Wathi uAmnoni kuye: Ngithanda uTamari udadewabo ka-Abisalomu umfowethu.

₅Wayesethi uJonadaba kuye: Lala embhedeni wakho, uzishaye ogulayo; lapho eseza uyihlo ukukubona, uthi kuye: Ake kuze uTamari udadewethu, angiphe ukudla, akulungise ukudla emehlweni ami ukuba ngikubone, ngikudle esandleni sakhe.

₆Wayeselala phansi uAmnoni, wazishaya ogulayo; isifikile inkosi ukumbona, uAmnoni wathi enkosini: Ake kuze uTamari udadewethu, enze amaqebelengwane amabili phambi kwami ukuba ngidle esandleni sakhe.

₇UDavide wayesethumela endlini kaTamari ngokuthi: Hamba manje, uye endlini ka-Amnoni umnewenu, umlungisele ukudla.

₈Wayesehamba uTamari, waya endlini ka-Amnoni umnewabo; wayelele phansi. Wathatha inhlama, wayixova, wenza amaqebelengwane phambi kwakhe, wawapheka amaqebelengwane.

₉Wayesethatha ikhanzi, wawathulula phambi kwakhe; kepha wala ukudla. UAmnoni wathi: Khipha bonke abantu kimi. Baphuma bonke kuye.

₁₀Wayesethi uAmnoni kuTamari: Letha ukudla ekamelweni lami ukuba ngidle esandleni sakho. UTamari wawathatha amaqebelengwane awenzileyo, wawangenisa ekamelweni kuAmnoni umnewabo.

₁₁Lapho ewasondeza kuye ukuba awadle, wambamba, wathi kuye: Woza ulale nami, dadewethu.

₁₂Yena wathi kuye: Qha, mnewethu, ungangiphoqi, ngokuba akufanele ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo kwaIsrayeli; ungenzi lobubuwula.

₁₃Mina-ke ngingayaphi nehlazo lami na? Nawe uyakuba-njengomunye weziwula zakwaIsrayeli. Ngalokho ake ukhulume nenkosi, ngokuba ayiyikunginqabela nawe.

₁₄Akavumanga nokho ukulalela izwi lakhe, kepha ngokuba wayenamandla kunaye, wamphoqa, walala naye.

₁₅UAmnoni wayesemzonda ngenzondo enkulu kakhulu, ngokuba inzondo amzonda ngayo yaba-nkulu kunothando akade emthanda ngalo. UAmnoni wathi kuye: Vuka uhambe.

₁₆Yena wayesethi kuye: Lobububi bokungixosha bukhulu kunalokho okunye okwenzé kimi. Kepha akavumanga ukumlalela.

₁₇Wayesebiza inceku yakhe eyayisebenza kuye, wathi: Khiphela phandle lowesifazane, asuke kimi, uhluthulele emnyango emva kwakhe.

₁₈Wayenengubo enemibala, ngokuba amadodakazi enkosi ayeyizintombi ayegqoka izingubo ezinjalo. Leyonceku yayisimkhiphela phandle, yahluthulela emnyango emva kwakhe.

₁₉UTamari wayesezithela ngomlotha ekhanda, wayiklebhula ingubo yakhe enemibala owayeyigqokile, wathwala izandla ekhanda, wamuka, ehamba ekliwula.

₂₀UAbisalomu umnewabo wathi kuye: Umnewenu uAmnoni kade enawe na? Thula, dadewethu; ungumnewenu, ungabeki inhliziyo yakho kulento. UTamari wahlala eyisikhwebu nje endlini ka-Abisalomu umnewabo.

₂₁Isizwile inkosi uDavide zonke lezozinto yathukuthela kakhulu.

₂₂UAbisalomu akakhulumanga okuhle noma okubi, ngokuba uAbisalomu wamzonda uAmnoni, lokhu emphoqile udadewabo uTamari.

₂₃Kwathi emva kweminyaka emibili epheleleyo uAbisalomu wayenabagundi bezimvu eBali-Hasori eliseduze noEfrayimi; uAbisalomu wamema onke amadodana enkosi.

₂₄UAbisalomu waya enkosini, wathi: Bheka, inceku yakho inabagundi; mayihambe inkosi nezinceku zayo nenceku yakho.

₂₅Inkosi yathi kuAbisalomu: Qha, ndodana yami, masingahambi sonke, funa sikusinde. Wayicindezela; nokho ayivumanga ukuhamba, kodwa yambusisa.

₂₆UAbisalomu wayesethi: Uma kunjalo, makahambe nathi umfowethu uAmnoni. Inkosi yathi: Uyakuhambelani nawe na?

₂₇UAbisalomu wayicindezela, yaze yavuma ukuba uAmnoni nawo onke amadodana ahambe naye.

₂₈UAbisalomu wayala izinceku zakhe ngokuthi: Bhekani, lapho inhliziyo ka-Amnoni ithokoza ngewayini nalapho ngithi kini: Bulalani uAmnoni, nimbulale ningesabi; angithi mina nginiyalile na? Yimani isibindi, nibe-ngamaqhawe.

₂₉Izinceku zika-Abisalomu zenza kuAmnoni njengokuyala kuka-Abisalomu. Amadodana onke enkosi ayesesuka, yileyo naleyo yakhwela umnyuzi* wayo, abaleka.

₃₀Kwathi besesendleleni, kwafika izwi kuDavide, lithi: UAbisalomu ubulele onke amadodana enkosi, akusalanga neyodwa yawo.

₃₁Inkosi yayisisuka, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yalala emhlabathini, nazo zonke izinceku zema lapho, izingubo zazo ziklebhukile.

₃₂UJonadaba indodana kaShimeya umfowabo kaDavide waphendula wathi: Inkosi yami mayingathi babulele izinsizwa zonke, amadodana enkosi, lokhu nguAmnoni yedwa ofileyo; ngokuba lokho kwakunqunyiwe ngomlomo ka-Abisalomu kusukela kulolosuku aphoqa ngalo udadewabo uTamari.

₃₃Ngalokho inkosi yami, inkosi, mayingabeki lento enhliziyweni yayo yokuthi onke amadodana enkosi afile, ngokuba nguAmnoni yedwa ofileyo.

₃₄Kepha uAbisalomu wabaleka. Insizwa elindayo yaphakamisa amehlo ayo, yabuka; bheka, kwaqhamuka abantu abaningi ngasendleleni yentaba emva kwayo.

₃₅UJonadaba wathi enkosini: Bheka, amadodana enkosi ayeza; kunjalo njengokusho kwenceku yakho.

₃₆Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, bheka, afika amadodana enkosi, adazuluka, akhala; nenkosi nazo zonke izinceku zayo zakhala ngokukhala okukhulu kakhulu.

₃₇Kepha uAbisalomu wabaleka, waya kuTalimayi indodana ka-Amihudi, inkosi yaseGeshuri. UDavide walilela indodana yakhe zonke izinsuku.

₃₈Wabaleka-ke uAbisalomu, waya eGeshuri, wahlala khona iminyaka emithathu.

₃₉Inkosi uDavide yalangazelela ukuya kuAbisalomu, ngokuba yayisiduduzekile ngoAmnoni ibona ukuthi sewafa.