3 Wathi ukumkani, Uphi na unyana wenkosi yakho? Wathi uTsibha kukumkani, Nankuya, ehleli eYerusalem; ngokuba úthi, Namhla indlu yakwaSirayeli iya kububuyisela kum ubukumkani bukabawo.
4 Wathi ukumkani kuTsibha, Nanko, kukokwakho konke okukaMefibhoshete. Wathi uTsibha, Ndiyaqubuda; mandibabalwe nguwe, nkosi yam kumkani.
5 Wafika ukumkani uDavide eBhahurim, nanko, kuphuma khona indoda yomzalwane wendlu kaSawule, egama linguShimehi, unyana kaGera; yaphuma yahamba itshabhisa.
6 Yamxuluba ngamatye uDavide, nabakhonzi bonke bokumkani uDavide; bonke abantu namagorha onke babengasekunene nangasekhohlo kuye.
7 Wathi uShimehi ukutshabhisa kwakhe, Phuma, phuma, mfondini wamagazi, mfondini ulitshijolo;
8 uYehova uwabuyisele phezu kwakho onke amagazi endlu kaSawule, othe wena wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; uYehova ubunikele ubukumkani esandleni sika-Abhisalom, unyana wakho. Yabona, weyelé ebubini bakho, ngokuba ungumfo wamagazi.
9 Wathi ke uAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya kukumkani, Kungani na ukuba le nja ifileyo iyitshabhise inkosi yam ukumkani? Makhe ndiwele, ndiyinqumle intloko.