23 Any advice that Ahithophel gave in those days was accepted as though it were the very word of God; both David and Absalom followed it.
23Ngaleso sikhatsi, nome ngabe ngusiphi seluleko lesasiletfwa ngu-Ahithofeli sasemukeleka kube shangatsi ngulona livi laNkulunkulu; bobabili boDavide na-Absalomu babevele basilalele.