44 Inkhosi yachubeka yakhuluma kuShimeyi, yatsi: “Nawe uyakwati enhlitiyweni yakho konkhe lokubi lowakwenta kubabe Davide. Manje-ke Simakadze utakukhokhela ngaloko lokubi lowakwenta.
Manje-ke, awusekasigcini ngani leso sifungo sakho kuSimakadze, ugcine lomyalo lengakunika wona?”
Athaliya, unabo-Ahaziya, watsi kube abone kutsi indvodzana yakhe seyifile, wachubeka wabulala bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi.
Jehoyada wase ukhipa lomntfwanenkhosi wametfwesa umchele webukhosi, wamnika incwadzi yesivumelwane, wase umemetela kutsi uyinkhosi. Bamgcoba, bantfu base bashaya tandla, bamemeta, batsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi.”
Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela etitseni tami, kulabo labakhuluma kabi ngami.
Kuganga kwakhe kubuyela enhloko yakhe, buhlophoyi bakhe behlele ebuntini lakhe.
Imisebenti yemuntfu lomubi ilugibe, ubanjwa elugibeni lwesono sakhe.
“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyakwehlisela etikwenhloko yakhe lesifungo sami lasedzelele, kanye nalesivumelwane sami lasephulile.
Kuyawuba nje: Bantfu bayawufanana nebaphristi. Ngiyawubajezisa bobabili ngetindlela tabo, ngibakhokhele ngaloko lokubi labakwentile.”
Batsi nabakuva loko baphuma ngamunye ngamunye, kwacala labadzala kwaze kwaba wekugcina. Jesu wasala yedvwa, nalomfati abeseloku eme khona lapho.
Batiphatsa ngendlela lekhombisa kutsi loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo kubhalwe etinhlitiyweni tabo. Nanembeza wabo uyabafakazela kutsi loko kuliciniso, njengobe nemicabango yabo ngaletinye tikhatsi iyabalahla, nangaletinye tikhatsi iyabavumela.
ngekutsi nangabe nembeza wetfu asilahla, Nkulunkulu mkhulu kunanembeza wetfu, futsi wati konkhe.
Watsi kube Davide eve kutsi Nabali sewufile, watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, longiphindziselele kuNabali ngekungetfuka kwakhe. Ungigcinile, ngangete ngakwenta lokubi, kodvwa wajezisa Nabali ngenca yekona kwakhe.” Davide watfumela livi ku-Abigayili, amsoma kutsi abe ngumkakhe.