24. Ke uMefibhoshete, unyana kaSawule, wehla waya kumkhawulela ukumkani, engazihlambanga iinyawo zakhe, engazichazanga iindevu zakhe, engazihlambanga neengubo zakhe, kususela kwimini yokumka kokumkani, kwada kwayimini yokufika kwakhe enoxolo.
25. Kwathi, ekufikeni kwakhe eYerusalem, eza kukhawulela ukumkani, wathi ukumkani kuye, Ibiyini na ukuba ungahambi nam, Mefibhoshete?
26. Wathi, Nkosi yam kumkani, umkhonzi wam lowa undikhohlisile; ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo undim ubesithi, Ndiya kuzibophela iesile, ndikhwele kulo, ndihambe nokumkani; ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo undim usisiqhwala.
27. Wesuka yena wamhleba umkhonzi wakho lo undim enkosini yam ukumkani. Inkosi yam ukumkani injengesithunywa sikaThixo; yènza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.
28. Ngokuba yonke indlu kabawo ibingento yímbi enkosini yam ukumkani, ibingabantu bokufa; wena wambeka umkhonzi wakho lo undim phakathi kwabadla etafileni yakho. Ndisenabango lini na ke, ndisenakukhala ngantoni na kukumkani?
29. Wathi ukumkani kuye, Ùsathethela ntoni na ngeendawo zakho? Ndithe, Yahlulelanani ngomhlaba lowo wena noTsibha.
30. Wathi uMefibhoshete kukumkani, Makawuthabathe wonke, iselifikile nje inkosi yam ukumkani inoxolo endlwini yayo.
31. UBharzilayi waseGiliyadi wehla eRogelim, wawela nokumkani eYordan, ukuba amkhaphele phesheya kweYordan.
32. Ke uBharzilayi ebeyingwevu enkulu, eminyaka imashumi asibhozo ezelwe. Yena ebemxhasile ukumkani ekuhlaleni kwakhe eMahanayim; ngokuba ebengumntu omkhulu kunene.
33. Wathi ukumkani kuBharzilayi, Wela nam wena, ndikuxhase ukum eYerusalem.
34. Wathi uBharzilayi kukumkani, Mingaphi na imihla yeminyaka yokudla kwam ubomi, ukuba ndinyuke ndiye eYerusalem nokumkani?