41 Watsi kube lomfana ahambe, Davide wesuka lapho eningizimu nelitje, wakhotsamela Jonathani katsatfu, abhekise buso bakhe phansi. Base bayangana, bakhala bobabili, kodvwa Davide wakhala kakhulu.
Jakobe wanga Rakheli, wakhala ngenca yenjabulo.
Watsi kube Labani ayive lendzaba yemshana wakhe, wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona wamanga, wamngenisa endlini. Jakobe watekela Labani yonkhe indzaba yakhe.
Kodvwa Esawu wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona ngemikhono, wamanga. Bakhala bobabili.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Josefa abesangundvunankhulu walo lonkhe live. Kwakunguye labetsengisela bonkhe bantfu kudla. Batsi bomnakaboJosefa nabefika, bamkhotsamela, babhekise buso babo phansi.
Baphendvula batsi: “Inceku yakho lengubabe, isaphila.” Bamkhotsamela, bamshayela sihlutfu.
Bonkhe labomnakabo wabanga, akhala; emvakwaloko bonkhe labomnakabo base bakhuluma naye.
Ngelilanga lesitsatfu kwefika indvodza iphuma enkambu yaSawula, inetimphahla tayo letidzabukile kanye nelutfuli enhloko. Yatsi nayifika kuDavide, yawa phansi, yakhotsama, imhlonipha.
“Ngiyakukhalela, mnaketfu Jonathani, bewuligugu kimi! Lutsandvo lwakho kimi belumangalisa, lumangalisa kwendlula lwalabasikati.
Lomfati waseThekhowa wahamba waya enkhosini, wafike wawa ngebuso embikwayo, ayikhotsama, watsi: “Awu, Nkhosi! Ngicela mane ungisite!”
Ngako bonkhe bantfu base bewela umfula iJordane, nenkhosi yase iyewela. Inkhosi yavalelisa Bhazilayi ngekumanga nangekumbusisa. Bhazilayi wase uyancandzeka ubuyela ekhaya kakhe.
Watsi Mefiboshethi, umsa waJonathani, lotalwa nguSawula, nefika kuDavide, wakhotsama, akhombisa kumhlonipha. Davide watsi: “Mefiboshethi!” Mefiboshethi watsi: “Ngiyinceku yakho.”
Bhatisheba wakhotsama waguca embikwenkhosi. Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunani?”
Base babikela inkhosi, batsi: “Kukhona umphrofethi Nathani, lapha ngephandle.” Ngako Nathani waya wangena enkhosini, wefika wakhotsama abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
Ngako Bhatisheba wakhotsamisa buso bakhe wabubhekisa phansi, waguca embikwenkhosi, watsi: “Shangatsi inkhosi yami Davide angaphila phakadze!”
Bakhala bonkhe, Pawula bamgaca ngemikhono, bamanga.
Samuweli wase utsatsa lichaga lelalinemafutsa, wawatsela enhloko yaSawula, wamanga, watsi: “Angitsi Simakadze ukugcobile kutsi ube ngumholi welifa lakhe?
Jonathani wenta sivumelwane naDavide, ngobe abemtsandza njengobe abetitsandza yena.
Jonathani wabe sewunika lomfana letikhali takhe watsi kuye: “Hamba nato utibuyisele ekhaya.”
Watsi kuSawula: “Ubalalelelani labantfu labatsi: ‘Davide ufuna kukulimata?’
Watsi kube Abigayili abone Davide, washesha wehla embongolweni yakhe, wakhotsama embikwaDavide abhekise buso bakhe phansi.