Kuganga kwakhe kubuyela enhloko yakhe, buhlophoyi bakhe behlele ebuntini lakhe.
Simakadze utamkhokhisa lengati layicitsa; ngaphandle kwemvume yababe Davide, wabulala emadvodza lamabili ngenkemba. Bobabili, bo-Abneri, umsa waNeri, indvuna yemphi yaka-Israyeli, na-Amasa, umsa waJetheri, indvuna yemphi yakaJuda, babencono, bacotfo kakhulu kunaye.
Ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “Awukasontsi umuntfu yini kuze utsatse lomhlaba wakhe?” ’ Bese utsi kuye: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Kuleyo ndzawo, lapho tinja tacapha khona ingati yaNabothi, tinja tiyawuphindze ticaphe khona ingati yakho; yebo, yakho ingati.” ’ ”
Ngako Hamani walengiswa kuleso sigodvo bekasigawulele kulengisa Modekhayi. Kutfukutsela kwenkhosi kwabotja.
Kodvwa Esta waya enkhosini, inkhosi yakhipha umtsetfo lowawubhalwe phansi, lekwatsi umphumela wawo Hamani nemadvodzana akhe wavuna labekuhlanyelele emaJuda, yena nemadvodzana akhe balengiswa entsanjeni benekelwa live.
Njengobe sengike ngabona kutsi labo labalima bubi bahlanyele kuhlupheka, bavele bavune kona loko.
Lababi ababanjwe tingibe tabo, kodvwa mine ngendlule ngiphephile.
shangatsi bangehlelwa yimbhubhiso ngekutumeka lokukhulu, nelugibe labangetsiye ngalo lubambe bona. Umgodzi lolugibe labangetsiye ngawo uhholokoshisele bona, babhubhe.
Lababi bawe khona lapho bawiswe phansi, bangeke bavuke.
Utsi alele abe akha emachinga ekuganga, sewuhamba ngendlela lembi, akakwenyanyi lokubi aphambane nako.
Inhlitiyo yami ime sibindzi, Nkulunkulu, inhlitiyo yami ime sibindzi, ngiyawuhlabela ngibonge ludvumo lwakho.
Simakadze sewutibonakalisile, wakhipha sigwebo sakhe, lababi babanjwa ngumsebenti wetandla tabo. Cabanga.
Tinjalo tindlela talabo labatfola ingcebo ngebugelekece; timphilo tabo titsatfwa bugelekece babo.
Nangabe umuntfu emba umgodzi wekwetsiya labanye, kuyakugcumkela yena; nome agicitela labanye ematje, kodvwa ayakugicikela kuye.
Umuntfu lomba umgodzi angahle awele kuwo. Umuntfu lobhidlita lubondza angahle alunywe yinyoka.
Watsi kube Davide aluve loluzungu lolwase luboshwe nguSawula ngaye, wakhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, watsi: “Letsa lapha lesidziya sebaphristi.”
Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze kutsi nguSimakadze cobo lwakhe lotakumshaya. Loko kuyakwenteka ngekutsi kufike sikhatsi sakhe sekufa, nome atsi uye emphini afike afele khona.
Simakadze utaninikela etandleni temaFilisti, wena kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli. Kusasa wena kanye nemadvodzana akho nitawube senikanye nami lapha. Simakadze utawunikela ngisho nemphi yema-Israyeli etandleni temaFilisti.”