16 “Hayi, andiphumi,” utshilo uTamare. “Yhu, eli hlazo lokundigxotha lingaphezu koqale wandenza lona.”Akayihoyanga yonke loo nto uAmnon,
17 usuke wabiza isicaka sakhe, wathi: “Khupha le ntombazana, imke apha, uze utshixe wakugqiba.”
18 Isicaka samkhupha uTamare, saza satshixa ucango.UTamare wayenxibe isambatho eside esinemikhono emide. Kaloku eso sasisinxibo seentombi ezizalwa komkhulu ngaloo mihla.
19 Wazigalela ngothuthu entloko uTamare, wasikrazula eso sambatho sakhe side, wathwala izandla entloko, wasitsho isikhalo, ebheka ngakowabo.
20 Uvele kweso sithuba umnakwabo uAbhasalom, wathi: “Ukudlwengule umnakwenu uAmnon? Hayi, dade, musa ukuzikhathaza ngale nto. Ligazi lakho kaloku uAmnon; uze ungamxhibi.” Waya kuhlala kwamnakwabo uAbhasalom uTamare, ephila ubomi belolo.
21 Wavutha ngumsindo ukumkani uDavide zakufika kuye ezo ndaba.
22 Yena uAbhasalom wamthiya uAmnon ngenxa yokudlwengula udade wabo, kangangokuba akazange aphinde afune nokuthetha oku naye.