Mine angizange sengihlale endlini kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla. Bengisolo ngihamba tindzawo ngetindzawo, nelithende lekuhlangana kunguyonandlu yami lengihlala kuyo.
Uriya waphendvula Davide watsi: “Libhokisi lesivumelwane nemadvodza aka-Israyeli newakaJuda asemathendeni kanye nendvuna yami Jowabe netindvuna takhe bakambe ebaleni esigangeni. Pho, mine ngingaya kanjani ekhaya lami ngiyekudla, nginatse, ngilale kumkami? Ngifunga ngawe nangemphefumulo wakho, ngitsi: Ngingeke sengiyente mine intfo lenjalo!”
‘Kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo sive sami ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe, angizange sengikhetse lidolobha kunome ngusiphi setive tema-Israyeli, kutsi ngakhelwe lithempeli, lapho kutabohlala khona Libito lami, kodvwa ngikhetse Davide kutsi abuse sive sami ema-Israyeli.’
“Bokhokho betfu babenelithende lapho kwakuhlala khona Nkulunkulu emkhatsini wabo ehlane. Lalentiwe njengobe Mosi abetjelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi alente, Mosi walenta ngalendlela abekhonjiswe yona.
Nhlanganyelo yini lesemkhatsini welithempeli laNkulunkulu netithico? Ngobe tsine silithempeli laNkulunkulu lophilako; njengobe Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngiyawuhlala kubo, ngihambe emkhatsini wabo; ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bayawuba sive sami.”
Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wehla enyuka emkhatsini wenu enkambu, entela kunivikela nekwetfula titsa tenu etandleni tenu. Inkambu yenu kufanele ibe ngcwele, khona angetiwukhandza lutfo lolubi emkhatsini wenu, aze ancandzeke anifulatsele.”
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sahlangana ndzawonye eShilo semisa lithende lekuhlangana khona lapho. Ema-Israyeli abesalincobile lonkhe live,
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lase-Efesu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lophetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sangesekudla, lohamba emkhatsini wetibane letisikhombisa tegolide, utsi:
Baka-Israyeli babebuta kuSimakadze. Ngalawo malanga libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lalisemkhatsini wabo,