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.
10 Wathi ukumkani, Yintoni na enam nani, nina nyana bakaTseruya? Myeke atshabhise; xa uYehova athe kuye, Mtshabhise uDavide, ngubani na oya kuthi, Yini na ukuba wenjenjalo?
11 Wathi uDavide kuAbhishayi nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke, Niyabona, unyana wam ophume ezibilinini zam ungxamele umphefumlo wam; angabeka phi na ke ngoku lo mBhenjamin? Myekeni atshabhise; ngokuba utshilo kuye uYehova.
12 Mhlawumbi uYehova angabukhangela ubugwenxa bam, uYehova andibuyisele okulungileyo, esikhundleni sokutshabhiswa kwam namhla.
13 UDavide wahamba ngendlela namadoda akhe; uShimehi ehamba ecaleni lentaba elilunge naye, engaphesheya; wahamba etshabhisa, wamxuluba ngamatye emalunga naye, emphosa nothuli.
14 Ukumkani nabantu bonke abanaye beza eAyefim, bakha baphefumla khona.