3 Elija wesaba wabalekela kusindzisa imphilo yakhe. Watsi kube efike eBherisheba kulakaJuda, wayishiya lapho inceku yakhe,
Ngakusasa ekuseni Abrahama wavuka kuseluvivi, watsatsa sinkhwa nesigubhu semanti wakwetjatsisa Hagari, wamnika nemntfwana wabahambisa. Wahamba-ke Hagari azulazula ehlane laseBherisheba.
Ngako-ke leyo ndzawo yabitwa ngekutsi yiBherisheba; ngobe ngulapho benta khona sifungo bobabili.
Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
Watsi kube Faro ayive lendzaba, wafuna Mosi, amfunela kumbulala. Kodvwa Mosi wabaleka eveni laFaro wayawuhlala eveni lakaMidiyani. Ngalelinye lilanga, Mosi ahleti eceleni kwesicobho,
Kodvwa nangitsi: “Ngingeke ngisambita, futsi ngeke ngisakhuluma egameni lakhe,” livi lakhe lisenhlitiyweni yami lishisa njengemlilo lovalelwe ematsanjeni ami. Sengidziniwe kulibandzetela ngekhatsi kimi, ngempela angisakhoni.
Kodvwa konkhe loku kwentekele kutsi kugcwaliseke loko lokwabhalwa baphrofethi emiBhalweni.” Bafundzi bakhe bonkhe bamshiya khona lapho, babaleka.
Bengingahle ngikhukhunyetwe kakhulu ngenca yetembulo letinyenti, ngako-ke kwabekwa linyeva enyameni yami, ingilosi yaSathane yangihlaba, khona ngingetitikhukhumeta kakhulu.
Kodvwa Davide wacabanga watsi: “Kuwo lamalanga Sawula utangibulala. Lokuncono kakhulu kutsi vele ngibaleke ngiye eveni lemaFilisti. Sawula utawuvele adzinwe angabe asangifuna nome ngabe kukuphi kulelive laka-Israyeli, ngiyawube sengiphephile-ke esandleni sakhe.”
Libito lelitubulo lakhe bekunguJoweli, elanywa ngu-Abiya, bobabili babetikhulu eBherisheba.