18 Esaphila uAbhasalom wayezenzele ilitye lesikhumbuzo kwiNtili kaKumkani, kuba wayesithi: “Andinanyana oza kuvusa igama lam.” Walithiya ngegama lakhe. Unanamhla oku kusathiwa lilitye lesikhumbuzo lika-Abhasalom ukubizwa kwalo.
19 Emva koko uAhimazi, unyana kaZadoki, wathi kuJowabhi: “Mandikhawuleze ndise kukumkani iindaba zovuyo zokuba *uNdikhoyo umgwebele wamkhulula kwiintshaba zakhe.”
20 UJowabhi wathi kuye: “Hayi, akukho zindaba zovuyo uya kuzisa kukumkani namhlanje. Loo nto uya kuyenza ngenye imini. Kaloku unyana kakumkani ufile.”
21 Waza ke uJowabhi wathi kumfo waseKushe: “Yiya kuxelela ukumkani oko ukubonileyo.” Wakhahlela umKushe, wangena endleleni.
22 UAhimazi unyana kaZadoki waphinda wathi kuJowabhi: “Kungehla okuhlayo, ndiyeke ndingene endleleni emva kwaloo mKushe.”“Kutheni wafuna ukuya ngokwakho kukumkani? Akukho mvuzo aza kukunika wona phofu,” utshilo uJowabhi.
23 “Ndithe kuwe kungehla okuhlayo, ndifuna ukuhamba,” utshilo uAhimazi.Ke uJowabhi wathi: “Thatha khona!” Wasuka ke uAhimazi wangena endleleni, waya kuthi gubhu kulaa ntili yeJordan, wamshiya endleleni umKushe lowo.
24 UDavide wayehleli kwindawo ephakathi kwamasango angaphakathi nawangaphandle kwesixeko. Kwesuka umlindi waya kukhwela phezu kodonga lwesixeko, wema ngapha kophahla lwesango, wondela, wabona kukho indoda ehamba yodwa, ibaleka.