12 Kwathi xa uAhitofele waseGilo, iphakathi likakumkani uDavide, laliye kokwalo eGilo, lisiya kunyusa amadini, uAbhasalom wathuma isigidimi kuye, embiza. Iyelenqe lokuvukela ukumkani laya likhula, namanani eqela lika-Abhasalom aya esanda ngokwanda.
13 Kwafika isigidimi kuDavide, sathi: “Iintliziyo zamadoda akwaSirayeli zijikile, zilandela uAbhasalom.”
14 Ke uDavide wathi kumaphakathi akhe onke awayeseJerusalem: “Masibaleke kusengoku, kuba asiyi kusinda kuAbhasalom. Masikhawuleze simke, hleze asihlasele ngephanyazo, asihlisele ububi, abulale abemi balo mzi ngekrele.”
15 Aphendula ngelithi amaphakathi kuDavide: “Makube njengokubona kwakho, mhlekazi; thina zicaka zakho sesilungile.”
16 Wanduluka ke ukumkani nalo lonke usapho lwakhe. Kwasala ishumi labafazi elalingamaqadi, agcina umzi wakomkhulu.
17 Ukumkani kunye nabantu awayehamba nabo bathi bakufika ngakwindlu yokugqibela bakha bathi xha apho.
18 Onke amaphakathi akhe ema ngakuye lo gama abalindi bakhe abangamaKreti namaPleti badlulayo ngaphambi kwakhe. Emva koko kuze amakhulu amathandathu amadoda omkhosi owamlandela ukusuka eGati.