Lapho uDavide evuka ekuseni, kwafika izwi likaSimakade kumphrofethi uGadi, umboni kaDavide, lathi:
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Lapho uDavide evuka ekuseni, kwafika izwi likaSimakade kumphrofethi uGadi, umboni kaDavide, lathi:
Wabanqoba nabakwaMowabi, wabalinganisa ngentambo, wabalalisa phansi emhlabathini. Bonke abalinganiswa kabili ngobude bentambo babulawa, kwathi labo abalinganiswa kanye ngobude bayo bayekwa baphila. AbakwaMowabi baba yizinceku zikaDavide, bathela intela.
Izinto ezenziwa nguDavide ekuqaleni nasekugcineni, zonke zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zikaSamuweli umboni, encwadini yezindaba zikaNathani umphrofethi, nasencwadini yezindaba zikaGadi umboni.
Wamisa abaLevi endlini kaSimakade bephethe amasimbali, izingubhu namahabhu njengalokhu uDavide noGadi, umboni wenkosi, noNathani umphrofethi, babeyalezile, ngokuba isiyalezo sasivela kuSimakade ngomlomo wabaphrofethi bakhe.
Ngamphendula ngathi: “Ngabe indoda enjengami nje ingabaleka yini na? Ngabe indoda efana nami ingangena yini ethempelini ukuze isindise impilo yayo na? Ngeke ngingene kulo.”
Ngiphephela kuwe Simakade; uyisiphephelo sami. Kungani pho nithi kimi: “Balekela ezintabeni njengenyoni.
Nxa benizingela komunye umuzi, balekelani komunye, ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: niyakuthi ningakayihambi yonke imizi yakwa-Israyeli, bese ifika iNdodana yomuntu.
UDavide wasuka lapho, waya eMizpha, kwaMowabi, wathi enkosini yakwaMowabi: “Ngicela ukuba ungikhoselisele ubaba nomama, ngize ngazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakungenzelani.”
Umphrofethi uGadi wathi kuDavide: “Ungaqhubeki uhlale enqabeni, kodwa hamba uye kwaJuda.” Wasuka uDavide, wahamba waze wayofika ehlathini eHerethi.