17. Ke kaloku uYonatan noAhimahatse babemi e-En-rogele; waye umkhonzazana emana ukubaxelela; baya ke bona baxelela ukumkani uDavide; ngokuba babengenakuya besiza phakathi komzi ekuhléni.
18. Umfana wababona, waxelela uAbhisalom. Bobabini ke basaba ngokukhawuleza, bafika endlwini yendoda eBhahurim ebinequla entendelezweni yayo, behla, behlela khona apho.
19. Intokazi yathabatha isigqubuthelo, yasitwabulula emlonyeni wequla elo, yaneka phezu kwaso irhasi engqushiweyo; àyaziwa ke loo nto.
20. Bafika abakhonzi baka-Abhisalom kuloo ntokazi endlwini, bathi, Baphi na ooAhimahatse noYonatan? Yathi loo ntokazi kubo, Bawelé umlanjana lo unamanzi. Bafuna ke, ababafumana; babuyela eYerusalem.