“Ngiyakukhalela, mnaketfu Jonathani, bewuligugu kimi! Lutsandvo lwakho kimi belumangalisa, lumangalisa kwendlula lwalabasikati.
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“Ngiyakukhalela, mnaketfu Jonathani, bewuligugu kimi! Lutsandvo lwakho kimi belumangalisa, lumangalisa kwendlula lwalabasikati.
Kodvwa Ithayi waphendvula inkhosi, watsi: “Nkhosi, ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, nangenkhosi yami lephilako ngitsi, lapho inkhosi yami iya khona, ekuphileni nasekufeni, nenceku yakho itakuya khona.”
Nawuthula manje kulesikhatsi, lusito nenkhululeko yemaJuda iyawuchamuka kulenye indzawo, wena nemndeni weyihlo utawubhujiswa. Empeleni, ngubani nje lowatiko kutsi mhlawumbe wena wentelwa sona lesikhatsi kutsi ube yinkhosikati lenkhulu?”
Umuntfu loguculela lokuliciniso ususa luchuku nekulwa, umuntfu wenhlebo wehlukanisa bangani labetsembene.
Labanye bangani bayakuhlamuka; kodvwa labanye bangani basondzela kakhulu kwengca banakenu bengati.
Indvodzana lesilima iletsela uyise kufa. Umfati lotsetsela futsi ufanana nelitfonsi lemvula lelingenelako endlini litsi ntfo-ntfo-ntfo.
Nangabe umuntfu alahlwa bomnakabo ngenca yebuphuya bakhe, nakanjani nebangani bakhe batambalekela. Angetama kubawunga ngemavi, kodvwa angeke aphumelele.
Ngobe lowo longcwelisako nalabo labangcwelisiwe baphuma kuBabe munye. Ngiko nje angenamahloni kubabita ngekutsi bomnakabo,
Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ungangincengi kutsi ngikushiye. Ngiyekele, ngihambe nawe. Lapho uya khona, nami ngitakuya khona; lapho uyawuhlala khona, nami ngiyawuhlala khona. Sive sakini, kuyawuba sive sami; naNkulunkulu wakho kube nguNkulunkulu wami.
ngako wecwayisa Davide, watsi: “Babe Sawula ufuna kukubulala. Ubocaphela kusasa ekuseni, ubohamba uyewuhlala emasitseleni, ubhace khona.
Mine ngitawuphuma ngiyekuma nababe lena esigangeni, lapho utawube ubhace khona. Ngitawukhuluma ngawe kuye, ngitawube sengiyakwatisa kutsi ngitfoleni.”
Jonathani waphindze wenta Davide kutsi asicinise kabusha sifungo sakhe sekutsi uyamtsandza, ngobe Jonathani abetsandza Davide njengobe atitsandza yena.
Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wesuka lapho waya eHoreshi kuDavide kuyawucinisa sandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu.