17 Ahitoferi akabva ati kuna Absaromu: “Ndapota, rega ndisarudze varume 12 000, kuti nditevere Dhavhidhi usiku huno. 2 Ndichamusvikira paanenge aneta uye asisina simba,*+ ndomuvhundutsa; uye vanhu vese vaainavo vachatiza, uye ndichauraya mambo chete.+ 3 Ndichabva ndadzosa vanhu vese kwauri. Zvichaitika kumurume wauri kutsvaga ndizvo zvichaita kuti vanhu vese vadzoke. Vanhu vese vachabva vava nerugare.”