37 LoSimakadze lowangephula esidladleni selibhubesi nasesidladleni selibhele utangikhulula nasesandleni salomFilisti.” Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Hamba, shangatsi Simakadze angaba nawe.”
Cina, ube nesibindzi! Asilwe ngesibindzi silwele sive sakitsi nemadolobha aNkulunkulu wetfu. Simakadze utakwenta loko lokuhle emehlweni akhe.”
“Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, Simakadze akabe nawe ube nemphumelelo, uze wakhe indlu yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, njengobe atsi utakwenta.
yegolide, neyesiliva, neyelitfusi, neyensimbi, kube nebabati longeke ubabale. Manje-ke sale uwucala lomsebenti, Simakadze akabe nawe.”
KuSimakadze ngitfole siphephelo. Pho, ngabe ningeluleka njani nanitsi: “Ndizela entsabeni njengenyoni!
Simakadze ungakimi angesabi lutfo. Umuntfu angangentani nje?
Ngatsi nangikhala kuwe, wangiva wangiphendvula, wanginika sibindzi ngekungicinisa.
ngobe wena ube lusito lwami. Ngako-ke ngiyawuhlabela ngenjabulo emtfuntini wemaphiko akho.
Yebo, Simakadze, ngitase ngikhumbule imisebenti yaNkulunkulu, yebo, ngikhumbule netimangaliso takho tasendvulo.
Nasijikijelwa ekhatsi kulamalangabi emlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako, loNkulunkulu wetfu lesimkhontako unemandla ekusisindzisa kuwo, futsi uyakusephula esandleni sakho, nkhosi.
Njengobe naMosi sasimlalela ngalokuphelele, nawe sitakulalela sikuhloniphe. Kuphela nje, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akabe nawe, njengaloku abenaye naMosi.
Kwase kufika Bowazi aphuma eBhetlehema, wafike kubavuni watsi: “Simakadze akabe nani!” Bamphendvula batsi. “Simakadze akakubusise!”
Inceku yakho yabulala libhubesi nelibhele; nalomFilisti longakasoki utawufanana nato letilwane, ngobe uwabite insayeya emabutfo aNkulunkulu lophilako.
Ngako Sawula wabe sewembatsisa Davide ngetembatfo takhe. Wamfaka imphantitje yelitfusi enhloko, wamembatsisa ngelibhantji lensimbi lemphi.
Kodvwa nangabe babe afuna kukulimata, shangatsi Simakadze angangijezisa ngekungibulala, nangabe ngingakakwatisi bese ngiyakukhulula kutsi uhambe uphephile. Shangatsi Simakadze angaba nawe, njengobe abenababe.
Umuntfu nakabamba sitsa sakhe, uyasiyekela yini siphunyule angakasilimati? Shangatsi Simakadze angakuvuza ngalokuhle ngaloku lokwente kimi lamuhla.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angakubusisa, Davide, ndvodzana yami; utakwenta tintfo letinkhulu, uphindze uphumelele kuko konkhe lokwentako.” Ngako Davide wase uyahamba, naSawula wancandzeka wabuyela ekhaya kakhe.
Samuweli wabe sewutsatsa litje, walimisa emkhatsini waseMispa naseSheni. Waletsa libito watsi yi-Ebheni Eza, atsi: “Simakadze usisite kwaze kwaba ngumanje.”