2. Wahlupheka uAmnon ngangokude agule ngenxa yodade wabo uTamare, kodwa kwakungekho nto anokuyenza kuye, kuba wayeyintombi engazani nandoda.
3. Phofu kwakukho mfo owayevana noAmnon, owayenguYonadabhi igama; wayengunyana kaShama ongumntakwabo-Davide. UYonadabhi lo wayengumfo onamacebo.
4. UYonadabhi wathi kuAmnon: “Ungunyana kakumkani, kodwa imihla nezolo akukhululekanga; khawutsho, kwenzeke ntoni?”“Hayi, ndifuna uTamare, lo ungudade bomntakwethu uAbhasalom,” utshilo uAmnon.
5. UYonadabhi wathi kuye: “Zenze umntu ongaphilanga, uye kulala. Uze uthi, akufika uyihlo eze kukubona, uthi kuye: ‘Nceda uthumele udade wethu uTamare, eze kundonga. Ndifuna aze kundilungiselela ukutya apha phambi kwam, andityise ngesakhe isandla.’ ”