18 ‘UYehova ongakhawuleziyo ukucaphuka, ophuphuma luthando olungagungqiyo,+ oxolela isono nesiphoso, kodwa ongasoze angamohlwayi umntu owonileyo. Wohlwaya oonyana ngenxa yesono sootata babo, wohlwaya nesizukulwana sesithathu nesesine.’+

32 Kodwa ke, uYehonadabhi+ unyana kaShimeha,+ umntakwaboDavide wathi: “Inkosi yam mayingacingi ukuba babulewe bonke oonyana bakakumkani, kuba nguAmnon yedwa ofileyo.+ Ngumyalelo ka-Abhisalom lo. Yinto awayegqibe ukuyenza+ ukususela laa mini uAmnon awamhlazisa ngayo uTamare+ udadewabo.+

33 Le nto yamphazamisa ukumkani waza wenyuka waya kwigumbi eliseluphahleni phezu kwegeyithi walila, ibe njengoko wayehamba wayesithi: “Nyana wam Abhisalom, nyana wam, nyana wam Abhisalom! Akwaba bekufe mna endaweni yakho, Abhisalom nyana wam, nyana wam!”+

7 Ningalahlekiswa: UThixo akayonto yokuhlekisa. Loo nto ayityalayo umntu, uza kuvuna kwayona;+