1 Ke kaloku uDavide wayenonyana ogama linguAbhasalom, odade wabo yayinguTamare owayeyinzwakazi. Omnye woonyana bakaDavide ogama linguAmnon, usuke wayithanda le nzwakazi.
2 Wahlupheka uAmnon ngangokude agule ngenxa yodade wabo uTamare, kodwa kwakungekho nto anokuyenza kuye, kuba wayeyintombi engazani nandoda.
3 Phofu kwakukho mfo owayevana noAmnon, owayenguYonadabhi igama; wayengunyana kaShama ongumntakwabo-Davide. UYonadabhi lo wayengumfo onamacebo.
4 UYonadabhi wathi kuAmnon: “Ungunyana kakumkani, kodwa imihla nezolo akukhululekanga; khawutsho, kwenzeke ntoni?”“Hayi, ndifuna uTamare, lo ungudade bomntakwethu uAbhasalom,” utshilo uAmnon.