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We have investigated two close-lying ^{3}A_{2}(F) and ^{1}T_{2}(D) states of Ni^{2+} impurity in ZnS and ZnSe. These states are strongly coupled to each other via the spin-orbit interaction and therefore, small variations of their energies induced by pressure have significantly changed absorption spectra related to them. In order to give a good interpretation to the experimental results we took into account the interaction between both states, their coupling to the lattice vibrations and the pressure-dependent separation between them.