wayekelela titsa, tatfumba libhokisi lesivumelwane lelisiboniso semandla nenkhatimulo yakhe.
“Manje-ke, phakama, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, ute endzaweni yakho yekuphumula, wena kanye nelibhokisi lesivumelwane semandla akho. Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, shangatsi baphristi bakho bangembatsiswa ngensindziso. Shangatsi labangcwele bakho bangajabula ngemusa wakho.
Phakama, Simakadze, uye endzaweni yakho yekuphumula, wena nelibhokisi lesivumelwane sakho, lelingumfanekiso wemandla akho.
Nine masango, vulekani! Nani minyango yasemandvulo vulekani nitsi nge, kuze iNkhosi yeludvumo itewungena.
Ngikubonile wena endzaweni yakho lengcwele, ngawabona emandla akho nebukhosi bakho.
Lifu lasibekela lithende lekuhlangana, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yagcwalisa lithende lekukhontela.
Ngulapho-ke lapho bakaDani bafike batimisela khona letithico tabo. BoJonathani, umsa waGeshomu, labetalwa nguMosi, kanye nemadvodzana akhe babebaphristi besive sakaDani, kwaze kwaba sikhatsi sekutfunjwa kwelive.
Lesigijimi samphendvula satsi: “Ema-Israyeli ehluliwe emphini, ehlulwa ngemaFilisti. Emabutfo akitsi abhujiswe kakhulu. Emadvodzana akho, boHofni naFinehasi, bafile, nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu selitfunjiwe.”
Wetsa lomfana libito watsi ngu-Ikhabodi, atsi: “Inkhatimulo isukile ka-Israyeli,” ngenca yekutfunjwa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, nangekufa kweyisetala nekwendvodza yakhe.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze liseseveni lemaFilisti tinyanga letisikhombisa,