Wathi-ke u -Ahithofeli ku -Abisalomu: Ngena kuzo izancinza z ikayihlo azishiyile ukuba zilinde indlu ; u-Israyeli wonke uyakuzwa ukuba unengwa nguyihlo, ziqine izandla zabo bonke abanawe.

U-Abisalomu wathuma walanda u-Ahithofeli umGiloni, umluleki kaDavide, emzini wakubo waseGilo, esanikela ngemihlatshelo. Uzungu lwaqina, abantu banda njalo ku-Abisalomu. Ukubaleka kukaDavide

Kwabikwa kuDavide ukuthi : U-Ahithofeli uphakathi kwabozungu luka - Abisalomu. Wayesethi uDavide : Jehova, mawuntumazelise amasu ka - Ahithofeli.

kepha uma ubuyela emzini, uthi ku-Abisalomu: Ngiyakuba yinceku yakho, nkosi; kade ngiyinceku kayihlo , manje ngiyakuba yinceku y akho, khona uyakungishafisela amasu ka-Ahithofeli.

UDavide nabantu bakhe bahamba ngendlela ; uShimeyi wahamba eceleni kwentaba malungana naye , wahamba ethuka , wamphonsa ngamatshe , wamthela ngothuli. OHushayi no-Ahithofeli

U-Abisalomu nabantu bonke , amadoda akwa -Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema, u-Ahithofeli enabo.

Wayesethi u-Abisalomu ku-Ahithofeli: Sipheni isiluleko sokuthi siyakwenze njani.

Isiluleko sika-Ahithofeli aluleka ngaso ngalezo zinsuku sasinjengokungathi bekubuzwe kuNkulunkulu; zazinjalo iziluleko zika-Ahithofeli kuDavide naku- Abisalomu.

U-Ahithofeli wathi futhi ku -Abisalomu: Mangikhethe manje abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili , ngisuke ngimxoshe uDavide ngalobu busuku,

UHushayi esefikile ku -Abisalomu, u-Abisalomu wakhuluma kuye , wathi: U- Ahithofeli ukhulume kanjalo ; siyakwenza njengokusho kwakhe na ? Uma kungenjalo, khuluma wena.

UHushayi wathi ku -Abisalomu: Isiluleko u-Ahithofeli eluleke ngaso manje asisihle.

U-Abisalomu nabantu bonke bakwa -Israyeli bathi : Isiluleko sikaHu shayi umArki singcono kunesiluleko sika-Ahithofeli. Ngokuba uJehova wayenqumile ukuba kushafiswe isiluleko esihle sika -Ahithofeli, ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abisalomu okubi.

UHushayi wayesethi kuSadoki naku -Abiyathara abapristi : U-Ahithofeli weluleka u -Abisalomu namalunga akwa-Israyeli kanje nakanje ; mina ngeluleke kanje nakanje.

Kwathi sezimukile, baphuma emthonjeni, baya bayitshela inkosi uDavide , bathi kuDavide : Sukani, nisheshe niwele amanzi , ngokuba u -Ahithofeli weluleke kanjalo ngani.

Lapho u -Ahithofeli ebona ukuthi isiluleko sakhe asilandelwanga , wayibophela imbongolo yakhe, wasuka, waya ekhaya emzini wakhe , wayala ngendlu yakhe, waziphanyeka, wafa, wembelwa ethuneni likayise. UDavide useMahanayimi

no-Elifeleti indodana ka -Ahashibayi indodana yomMahakha , no-Eliyamu indodana ka-Ahithofeli waseGilo,

u-Ahithofeli wayengumluleki wenkosi ; uHushayi umArki wayengumngane wenkosi;

emva kuka -Ahithofeli kwakunguJehoyada indodana kaBenaya no - Abiyathara; uJowabe wayeyinduna yempi yenkosi.