21 Wandula ke uAhitofele wathi kuAbhisalom: “Yiba neentlobano zokwazana namashweshwe kayihlo,+ awashiyileyo ukuba anyamekele indlu.+ Ngokuqinisekileyo wonke uSirayeli uya kuva ukuba uzenze wanuka kakubi+ kuyihlo,+ yaye izandla+ zabo bonke abo banawe ngokuqinisekileyo ziya komelela.”

22 Ngako oko bammisela intente uAbhisalom phezu kophahla,+ waza uAbhisalom waba neentlobano zokwazana namashweshwe kayise+ emehlweni kaSirayeli wonke.+

22 UKumkani uSolomon waphendula waza wathi kunina: “Kutheni ucelela uAdoniya uAbhishagi umShunem? Mcelele nobukumkani+ (ngenxa yokuba ngumkhuluwa wam),+ noAbhiyatare+ umbingeleli noYowabhi+ unyana kaTseruya.”+

7 Olungisa umgculeli uzizisela ihlazo,+ nowohlwaya ongendawo—uzizisela isiphene.+