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.’ ”
6. Wazenza ogulayo ke uAmnon, waya kulala.Ukumkani waya kumvelela uAmnon, waza yena wathi kukumkani: “Bawo, ndicela uthumele uTamare udade wethu eze kundenzela amaqebengwane amabini ndijongile, andityise ngesakhe isandla.”
7. UDavide ke wathumela kuTamare ebhotwe esithi: “Khawuye endlwini yomnakwenu uAmnon, umenzele into etyiwayo.”
8. Waya ke uTamare endlwini ka-Amnon umntakwabo, wafika esemandlalweni. Wathatha umgubo waxova, wenza amaqebengwana ejongiwe nguAmnon,
9. wawakhupha epanini, wabeka phambi koAmnon, kodwa akatya.Uvakele uAmnon esithi: “Khupha wonke umntu okule ndlu!” Baphuma bonke abo bantu kuloo ndlu.
10. Uthe kuTamare uAmnon: “Zisa loo maqebengwana apha egumbini lam lokulala, undityise ngesakho isandla.” Wawathatha loo maqebengwana awenzileyo uTamare, wawasa kumntakwabo uAmnon egumbini lakhe lokulala.
11. Kuthe esamnika ukuba atye, wamthi hlasi, wathi: “Yiza silale, dade wethu.”
12. UTamare wathi kuye: “Hayi, mnakwethu, musa ukundinyanzela; ayenziwa into enje kwaSirayeli. Musukulenza eli nyala!
13. Khona, mna ndoba yintoni lihlazo lam? Wena kungathiwa usesona sithwangathwanga sakha sakho kwaSirayeli. Ndiyacela ke, thetha nokumkani. Ndiqinisekile uya kuvuma ukundendisela kuwe.”
14. Kodwa akazange afune ukuva uAmnon, waza wamnyanzela, walala naye, kuba wayenamandla kunaye.
15. Emva koko uAmnon wamcaphukela uTamare ngentiyokazi eyaba ngaphezu kothando abenalo kuye ngaphambili. Uvakele selesithi kuye: “Hamba; phum' apha!”
16. “Hayi, andiphumi,” utshilo uTamare. “Yhu, eli hlazo lokundigxotha lingaphezu koqale wandenza lona.”Akayihoyanga yonke loo nto uAmnon,
17. usuke wabiza isicaka sakhe, wathi: “Khupha le ntombazana, imke apha, uze utshixe wakugqiba.”
18. Isicaka samkhupha uTamare, saza satshixa ucango.UTamare wayenxibe isambatho eside esinemikhono emide. Kaloku eso sasisinxibo seentombi ezizalwa komkhulu ngaloo mihla.