13 Watsi kube Samuweli amkhandze, Sawula watsi kuye: “Simakadze akakubusise! Ngiwufezile umyalo waSimakadze.”
Melkhisedeki wabusisa Abrama watsi: “Abrama akabusiswe nguNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba.
Adamu waphendvula watsi: “Ngulomfati lowanginika yena kutsi ahlale nami, nguye lona longinike lesitselo, ngase ngiyasidla.”
watfumela titfunywa kulawo madvodza aseJabeshi Gileyadi, tafike tatsi: “Simakadze akanibusise ngekukhombisa umusa wenu ngekungcwaba Sawula, inkhosi yenu.
Ungatidvumisi wena, kodvwa dvunyiswa ngulabanye; dvunyiswa ngulabanye bantfu, hhayi wena.
Umuntfu lofihla tono takhe angeke aphumelele; kodvwa lotivumako atishiye uyawutfola umusa.
Labanye bayatigcabha, bahlala ngekuchukuluta labanye bantfu.
Mbonge ngako konkhe lakwenta ngetandla takhe; umdvumisele imisebenti yakhe layentile ngisho nasemkhatsini webantfu.
Kanjalo-ke nani nanente konkhe lenitjelwe kutsi nikwente, nibotsi: ‘Sitisebenti letingakafaneli kubongwa, ngobe sente lebesifanele kutsi sikwente.’ ”
“UmFarisi wakhwesha wema yedvwa wathandaza watsi: ‘Ngiyakubonga, Nkulunkulu, kutsi mine angifanani nalabanye bantfu labatigebengu, nalabangakalungi, netiphingi, nanjengalomtselisi.
yakhuluma kunina yatsi: “Lesiliva lengemakhilogremu langaba li-13 leyayitsatfwe kuwe, lengakuva ukhipha ticalekiso ngayo, ngimi lowayitsatsa, ilapha kimi.” Unina wakhuluma kuyo, watsi: “Simakadze akakubusise, ndvodzana yami.”
Bowazi watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angakubusisa, ndvodzakati yami. Ukhombise inhlonipho lenkhulu kimi kunalena loyikhombisa unyokotala. Ngisho phela ngobe naku awukagijimeli kuyakwendza emadvodzeni lasemancane, lacebile nome laphuyile.
Watsi nakacedza nje kwenta umnikelo wekushiswa, wefika Samuweli. Sawula waphuma wayakumhlangabeta, wafike wambingelela.
“Sengiyatisola kutsi Sawula ngamenta inkhosi, ngobe sewungihlubukile, wangete wayigcina imiyalo yami.” Samuweli wakhatsateka kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze bonkhe lobo busuku.
Sawula watsi: “Ingani ngimlalele Simakadze. Ngiyile kuyakwenta lomsebenti Simakadze labengitfume wona. Ngiwabhubhise onkhe ema-Amaleki, ngase ngita nalo-Agagi, inkhosi yawo.
Kodvwa boSawula nemadvodza akakhe bamyekela Agagi bangete bambulala, bayekela netimvu, netinkhomo, netinkunzi, nemazinyane lokwakukhuluphele; watsatsa konkhe lokwakukuhle. Konkhe lokwakubukeka kukubi nome kubutsakatsaka bakubhubhisa.
Sawula waphendvula watsi: “Simakadze akanibusise, ngobe nibe nesihawu kimi.
Lenye yetinceku yatjela Abigayili, umkaNabali, yatsi: “Ngesikhatsi Davide asehlane utfumele titfunywa kutsi tiletse umkhontiso kumnumzane lapha ekhaya, kodvwa yena usuke watitsela ngenhlamba.