“Kepha umuntfu uyawunikela umnakabo ekufeni, neyise umntfwanakhe; bantfwana bayawuvukela batali babo babanikele ekufeni.
Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi nakuto tonkhe tindvuna takhe, watsi: “Indvodzana yami lephuma elukhalweni lwami, ngiyo lefuna kungibulala. Kangakanani-ke lomBhenjamini! Myekeleni anjalo, akachubeke angicalekise, ngobe utjelwe nguSimakadze kutsi akakwente.
Bonkhe bangani bami lebengitsi bevakala ekhaleni sebayacansuka ngami; labo labatsandzekako kimi sebangigucukele.
Uhlala ngekuhleba umnakenu, unyembenye indvodzana yenyoko.
“Ngitawuchukuluta umGibhithe avukele umGibhithe, umnakabo uyakulwa nemnakabo, makhelwane acabane namakhelwane, lidolobha lihlasele lidolobha, umbuso uvukele umbuso.
“Nangabe kukhona losachubeka nekuphrofetha, uyise nenina, labamtalako, bayakutsi kuye: ‘Wena kufanele ufe, ngobe ukhulume emanga egameni laSimakadze;’ nasaphrofetha, batali bakhe bayawumgwaza.
Labanyenti bayawuhlubuka, batsengisane bodvwana, batondzane.