31 Yingci indvodzana yaJese nayisaphila kulomhlaba, wena nembuso wakho ungeke ume. Sheshisa nyalo umlandze ete la, ngobe kufanele afe!”
Davide watfukutsela wabila, atfukutselela lendvodza, waze wakhuluma kuNathani watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, ngitsi, lomuntfu lowente intfo lenjena kufanele afe nekufa!
Tonkhe titukulwane tamkhulu wami betingakafanelwa lutfo ngaphandle kwekubulawa yinkhosi yami, nkhosi, kodvwa inceku yakho wayipha indzawo kutsi ihlale kanye nalabadla etafuleni lakho. Ngako angisenalungelo lekubuye ngicele lomunye umusa enkhosini yami.”
Shangatsi kububula kwetiboshwa kungefika kuwe, bese kutsi ngalamandla akho lamakhulu ubephule labo lababange ekufeni.
Sawula walalela Jonathani, waze watsatsa nasi sifungo: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, Davide angeke abulawe.”
Sawula watfukutselela Jonathani kamatima, waze wamkhahlameta, watsi: “Wena ndvodzana yemfati lolihlongandlebe nalosihlubuki! Utsi angati yini kutsi wena sewukhetse kuhambisana nemsa waJese, kwaze kwaba lihlazo kuwe nakunyoko lowakutala?
Wena kufanele ukhombise kungitsandza kwakho ngekugcina leso setsembiso lowasenta kimi embikwaSimakadze. Nangabe ngitfolakala nginelicala, ngibulale wena matfupha. Unginiketelelani kuyihlo?”
Wafike wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe sandla sababe, Sawula, singeke sifinyelele kuwe. Wena utawuba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli, mine nje ngitawuba wesibili kuwe. Ngisho nababe Sawula uyakwati loko.”
Loko lokwentile akukuhle. Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze ngitsi, wena nemabutfo akho kufanele nife, ngobe nehlulekile kuciza inkhosi yenu, lekungulogcotjiwe waSimakadze. Ase nibuke eceleni kwenu. Siphi nje sikhali senkhosi kanye nelichaga lemanti bekulapho eceleni kwenhloko yayo?”