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.
28. U-Abisalomu wayala izinceku zakhe ngokuthi: “Bhekani, lapho inhliziyo ka-Amnoni ithokoza ngewayini nalapho ngithi kini: ‘Bulalani u-Amnoni,’ nimbulale ningesabi; angithi mina nginiyalile na? Yimani isibindi, nibe ngamaqhawe.”
29. Izinceku zika-Abisalomu zenza ku-Amnoni njengokuyala kuka-Abisalomu. Amadodana onke enkosi ayesesuka, yileyo naleyo yakhwela umnyuzi* wayo, abaleka.
30. Kwathi besesendleleni, kwafika izwi kuDavide, lithi: “U-Abisalomu ubulele onke amadodana enkosi, akusalanga neyodwa yawo.”
31. Inkosi yayisisuka, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yalala emhlabathini, nazo zonke izinceku zema lapho, izingubo zazo ziklebhukile.
32. UJonadaba indodana kaShimeya umfowabo kaDavide waphendula wathi: “Inkosi yami mayingathi babulele izinsizwa zonke, amadodana enkosi, lokhu ngu-Amnoni yedwa ofileyo; ngokuba lokho kwakunqunyiwe ngomlomo ka-Abisalomu kusukela kulolo suku aphoqa ngalo udadewabo uTamari.
33. Ngalokho inkosi yami, inkosi, mayingabeki le nto enhliziyweni yayo yokuthi onke amadodana enkosi afile, ngokuba ngu-Amnoni yedwa ofileyo.”
34. Kepha u-Abisalomu wabaleka. Insizwa elindayo yaphakamisa amehlo ayo, yabuka; bheka, kwaqhamuka abantu abaningi ngasendleleni yentaba emva kwayo.