4. U-Abisalomu wathi futhi: “Sengathi ngingenziwa umahluleli ezweni, kuze kimi wonke umuntu onecala nendaba, ngimenzele ukulunga.”
5. Kwathi lapho kusondela umuntu ukuba akhuleke kuye, waselula isandla sakhe, wambamba, wamanga.
6. Wenze njalo u-Abisalomu kubo bonke abakwa-Israyeli abeza enkosini ngamacala; u-Abisalomu weba izinhliziyo zabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
7. Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane u-Abisalomu wathi enkosini: “Mangihambe ukugcwalisa isithembiso sami engasethembisa kuJehova eHebroni.
8. Ngokuba inceku yakho yenza isithembiso ngisahlezi eGeshuri lase-Aramu sokuthi: ‘Uma uJehova engibuyisela impela eJerusalema, ngiyakumkhonza uJehova.’ ”
9. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula.” Wayesesuka, waya eHebroni.
10. Kepha u-Abisalomu wathuma izinhloli ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli ngokuthi: “Lapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, anothi: ‘U-Abisalomu uyinkosi eHebroni.’ ”