Kodvwa kini kubalwe ngisho netinwele tonkhe tenhloko yenu.
Waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, ngicela kutsi uthandaze kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, kutsi lesihlobo sami lesifuna kukhokha sibhongo ngekubulala lendvodzana yami, singengeti bubi ngekubulala lena lenye indvodzana yami.” Inkhosi yatsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze ngitsi, ngisho lunwele lunye enhloko yendvodzana yakho lungeke luwele emhlabatsini.”
Solomoni waphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe phela atibonakalisa ayindvodza leyetsembekile, ngisho nelunwele lunye lwenhloko yakhe lungeke luwele phansi; kodvwa nakutfolakala lokubi kuye, utakufa.”
Hhawu, ingani netinwele tenhloko yenu tibaliwe. Ngako ningesabi; nine nibaluleke kakhulu kunaboncedze labanyenti.”
Kodvwa kute nome lunye nje lunwele loluyawulahleka etinhloko tenu.
Ngako-ke ngiyanicela kutsi nidle, nidzinga kudla khona nitewuba nemandla. Ngeke kulahleke ngisho nalunye lunwele lwetinhloko tenu.”
Kodvwa lamadvodza akhuluma kuSawula, atsi: “Jonathani sekufanele afe, yena lona losindzise sive sema-Israyeli kangaka? Cha, ngeke! Setsembisa ngaSimakadze kutsi kute ngisho nelunwele lwenhloko yakhe lolutakuwela phansi emhlabatsini, ngobe loku lakwente lamuhla uphumelele ngekusitwa nguNkulunkulu.” Lamadvodza amsindzisa Jonathani, akazange abulawe.