¹ Kwathi emva kwalokho u -Abisalomu wazilungiselela inqola , namahhashi, nabantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu ukuba bagijime phambi kwakhe. ² U-Abisalomu wavuka ekuseni , wema ngaseceleni kwendlela yesango ; kwakuthi wonke um untu onecala eliya enkosini ukuba lithethwe , u- Abisalomu wambiza wathi : Ungowamuphi umuzi na ? athi: Inceku yakho ingowesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. ³ Wathi u -Abisalomu kuye : Bheka, izindaba zakho zinhle , zilungile, kepha akukho muntu obekwe yinkosi ukuba akuzwe. ⁴ U-Abisalomu wathi futhi : Sengathi ngingenziwa umahluleli ezweni , kuze kimi wonke umuntu onecala nendaba, ngimenzele ukulunga. ⁵ Kwathi lapho kusondela umuntu ukuba akhuleke kuye , waselula isandla sakhe, wambamba, wamanga. ⁶ Wenze njalo u-Abisalomu ku bo bonke abakwa -Israyeli abeza enkosini ngamacala; u-Abisalomu weba izinhliziyo zabantu bakwa-Israyeli. ⁷ Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane u -Abisalomu wathi enkosini : Mangihambe ukugcwalisa isithembiso sami engasethembisa kuJehova eHebroni. ⁸ Ngokuba inceku yakho yenza isithembiso ngisahlezi eGeshuri lase -Aramu sokuthi: U ma uJehova engibuyisela impela eJerusalema , ngiyakumkhonza uJehova. ⁹ Inkosi yathi kuye: Hamba ngokuthula. Wayesesuka, waya eHebroni. ¹⁰ Kepha u -Abisalomu wathuma izinhloli ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli ngokuthi: Lapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo , anothi: U-Abisalomu uyinkosi eHebroni. ¹¹ Kwahamba no -Abisalomu abantu abangamakhulu amabili , bebiziwe bephuma eJerusalema; bahamba bemsulwa, bengazi lutho nakanci. ¹² U-Abisalomu wathuma walanda u-Ahithofeli umGiloni, umluleki kaDavide, emzini wakubo waseGilo, esanikela ngemihlatshelo. Uzungu lwaqina, abantu banda njalo ku-Abisalomu. Ukubaleka kukaDavide ¹³ Kwafika umbiki kuDavide, wathi: Izinhliziyo zabantu bakwa -Israyeli zilandela u-Abisalomu. ¹⁴ UDavide wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe zonke ezazinaye eJerusalema : Sukani, sibaleke, ngokuba, uma singenzi njalo, akuyikuphunyuka muntu kithi phambi kuka-Abisalomu; sheshani, nimuke, funa asifice masinyane, asehlisele okubi, awuchithe umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba. ¹⁵ Izinceku zenkosi zathi enkosini : Noma yintoni engayikhetha inkosi yethu , inkosi bheka, nazi izinceku zakho. ¹⁶ Yayisiphuma inkosi , bonke abendlu bayo beyilandela. Inkosi yashiya abesifazane abayishumi abayizancinza ukuba balinde indlu. ¹⁷ Yaphuma-ke inkosi, bonke abantu beyilandela; bahlala eBeti Hamerhaki. ¹⁸ Zonke izinceku zadlula eceleni kwakhe kanye nawo onke amaKhereti nawo onke amaPheleti ; nawo onke amaGiti , abantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha , ayeyilandela esuka eGati, adlula phambi kwenkosi. ¹⁹ Inkosi yayisithi ku -Ithayi umGiti: Nawe uhambelani nathi na ? Buya uhlale nenkosi, ngokuba ungumfokazi nomxoshwa endaweni yakho. ²⁰ Ufikile izolo nje ; ngikuzulazulise nathi yini namuhla , ngisahamba lapho ngiya khona, na? Buya wena, ubuyise nabafowenu; umusa neqiniso makube nawe. ²¹ U-Ithayi wayiphendula inkosi , wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwenkosi yami , inkosi, impela kuleyo ndawo eyakuba kuyo inkosi yami , inkosi, noma kusekufeni noma kusekuphileni , lapho iyakuba khona nenceku yakho. ²² UDavide wathi ku -Ithayi: Hamba, uwele. U-Ithayi umGiti wawela kanye nabo bonke abantu bakhe nazo zonke izingane ezazinaye. ²³ Izwe lonke lakhala ngezwi elikhulu, nabantu bonke bawela ; nenkosi futhi yawela umfudlana iKidroni, nabantu bonke bawela ngasendleleni yasehlane. ²⁴ Bheka, kwafika noSadoki nawo onke amaLevi enaye , ethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu; abeka phansi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, u- Abiyathara wenyuka, baze baphuma bonke abantu emzini. ²⁵ Inkosi yathi kuSadoki : Buyisela emzini umphongolo k aNkulunkulu; uma ngiyakufumana umusa emehlweni kaJehova , uyakungibuyisa, angibonise wona nendlu yawo; ²⁶ kepha uma esho kanje, ethi: Angithokozi ngawe, bheka, ngilapha, makenze kimi okuhle emehlweni akhe. ²⁷ Yathi inkosi kuSadoki umpristi : Ungumboni; buyela emzini ngokuthula , namadodana enu amabili enani , o-Ahimahasi indodana yakho noJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara. ²⁸ Bheka, mina ngiyakulibala ngasemazibukweni asehlane , kuze kufike izwi elivela kini lokungibikela. ²⁹ Ngalokho oSadoki no-Abiyathara bawubuyisela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, bahlala khona. ³⁰ UDavide wenyuka ngommango weNtaba Yeminqumo , enyuka ekhala , egubuzele ikhanda , engenazicathulo; bonke abantu ababenaye bagubuzela , kwabayilowo nalowo ikhanda lakhe, benyuka, benyuka bekhala. ³¹ Kwabikwa kuDavide ukuthi : U-Ahithofeli uphakathi kwabozungu luka - Abisalomu. Wayesethi uDavide : Jehova, mawuntumazelise amasu ka - Ahithofeli. ³² Kwathi ukuba uDavide adundubale esiqongweni , lapho kukhulekwa khona kuNkulunkulu, bheka, kwamhlangabeza uHushayi umAr ki, ibhantshi lakhe liklebhukile, enomhlabathi ekhanda lakhe. ³³ UDavide wathi kuye: Uma uhamba nami, uyakuba ngumthwalo kimi; ³⁴ kepha uma ubuyela emzini, uthi ku-Abisalomu: Ngiyakuba yinceku yakho, nkosi; kade ngiyinceku kayihlo , manje ngiyakuba yinceku y akho, khona uyakungishafisela amasu ka-Ahithofeli. ³⁵ Abakho lapho nawe oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi na ? Kuyakuthi konke okuzwayo endlini yenkosi ukutshele oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi. ³⁶ Bheka, kukhona lapho nabo amadodana abo amabili, o-Ahimahasi indodana kaSadoki noJonathani indodana ka -Abiyathara; niyakuthuma kimi ngesandla sabo konke eniyakukuzwa. ³⁷ UHushayi, umngane kaDavide, wayesengena emzini; u-Abisalomu wangena eJerusalema.