22. Wabuya waphinda uAhimahatse, unyana kaTsadoki, wathi kuYowabhi, Nokuba kutheni, makhe ndimlandele nam uKushi. Wathi uYowabhi, Yini na ukuba ugidime, nyana wam, ungenazindaba zilungileyo zinanzuzo nje?
23. Wathi, Nokuba kutheni, mandigidime. Wathi kuye, Gidima. Wagidima ke uAhimahatse ngendlela yaloo mmandla, wegqitha kuKushi.
24. Ke uDavide ebehleli phakathi kwamasango amabini. Umlindi waya emphezulwini wesango eludongeni, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wakhangela, nanko kusiza indoda, ibaleka iyodwa.
25. Wamemeza umlindi, waxelela ukumkani. Wathi ukumkani, Ukuba iyodwa, ineendaba ezilungileyo emlonyeni wayo.
26. Yeza isiza yasondela. Umlindi wabona enye indoda ibaleka; umlindi wamemeza esangweni, wathi, Nantsiya indoda ibaleka iyodwa. Wathi ukumkani, Naleyo ingumshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo.
27. Wathi umlindi, Ndikubona ukubaleka kwephambili kufana nokubaleka kuka-Ahimahatse, unyana kaTsadoki. Wathi ukumkani, Yindoda elungileyo leyo, iza neendaba ezilungileyo.
28. Wamemeza uAhimahatse, wathi kukumkani, Hlala kakuhle. Waqubuda ngobuso emhlabeni kukumkani, wathi, Makabongwe uYehova uThixo wakho, owanikeleyo amadoda asiphakamisileyo isandla sawo enkosini yam ukumkani.
29. Wathi ukumkani, Ihleli kakuhle na indodana uAbhisalom? Wathi uAhimahatse, Ndiboné ingxokolo enkulu, ekumthumeni kukaYowabhi umkhonzi kakumkani, nomkhonzi wakho lo, ndingazi ukuba yintoni na.
30. Wathi ukumkani, Shenxela ecaleni, ume apha. Washenxa wema.