30 Kodwa ukuba uYehova uthe wenza isimanga,+ umhlaba wawuvula umlomo wawo, wabaginya nento yonke+ abanayo, behla baya eShiyol bephila,+ noqonda ke ngoko ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba la madoda awabonisanga ntlonelo kuYehova.”+

23 Ke yena uAhitofele, wabona ukuba kwakungenziwanga ngecebo lakhe,+ yaye wafaka isali e-esileni, wesuka ke waza waya endlwini yakhe kwisixeko sakowabo.+ Wandula ke wanikela imiyalelo kwindlu yakhe+ waza wazikrwitsha+ waba ngaloo ndlela uyafa.+ Ngoko wangcwatyelwa+ kwindawo yokungcwaba yookhokho bakhe.

14 Wathi ke uYowabhi: “Andinakwenjenje, ndilibale nguwe!” Wathabatha ke imiphini yamithathu entendeni yakhe waza wahlaba+ uAbhisalom entliziyweni ngoxa wayesaphila esekuloo mthi mkhulu.+

5 Ngoko wawaphosa amaqhosha esilivere etempileni waza wemka, waya kuzixhoma.+

18 (Lo mntu, ke ngoko, wathenga+ intsimi ngomvuzo wentswela-bulungisa,+ yaye wakhahleleka phantsi ngentloko+ wagqabhuka ngesandi esikhulu ngaphakathi aza onke amathumbu akhe aphalala.