21 Isizwile inkosi uDavide zonke lezo zinto yathukuthela kakhulu.
22 U-Abisalomu akakhulumanga okuhle noma okubi, ngokuba u-Abisalomu wamzonda u-Amnoni, lokhu emphoqile udadewabo uTamari.
23 Kwathi emva kweminyaka emibili epheleleyo u-Abisalomu wayenabagundi bezimvu eBali Hasori eliseduze no-Efrayimi; u-Abisalomu wamema onke amadodana enkosi.
24 U-Abisalomu waya enkosini, wathi: “Bheka, inceku yakho inabagundi; mayihambe inkosi nezinceku zayo nenceku yakho.”
25 Inkosi yathi ku-Abisalomu: “Qha, ndodana yami, masingahambi sonke, funa sikusinde.” Wayicindezela; nokho ayivumanga ukuhamba, kodwa yambusisa.
26 U-Abisalomu wayesethi: “Uma kunjalo, makahambe nathi umfowethu u-Amnoni.”Inkosi yathi: “Uyakuhambelani nawe na?”
27 U-Abisalomu wayicindezela, yaze yavuma ukuba u-Amnoni nawo onke amadodana ahambe naye.