1 Davide wesuka eGathi, wabaleka, wayawubhaca emgedzeni wase-Adulamu. Batsi kube bakuve loko bomnakabo nebakubo, behla baya kuye.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Juda wesuka kubomnakabo wayawuhlala naHira, indvodza yase-Adulamu.
Ngalelinye lilanga tingwazi letintsatfu kuleti letatingema-30 tehlela kuDavide edvwaleni lemgedze wase-Adulamu, emaFilisti asakambe eSigodzini semaRefa.
Simakadze ngiyawumbonga ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, ngimdvumise ngemlomo wami ngingakhawuli.
Nine-ke takhamiti taseMaresha, Simakadze utaninikela etandleni tesitsa lesitawutfumba lelidolobha lenu. Baholi labahloniphekile baka-Israyeli bayawubhaca emihumeni yase-Adulamu.
Simakadze usuka endzaweni yakhe lengcwele; utakwehla ahambe eticongweni tetintsaba.
Live lalingakabafaneli; bazulazula emahlane, nasetintsabeni, nasemihumeni, nasemigedzeni yemhlaba.
inkhosi yaseLibna yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Adulamu yaba yinye,
neJamuthi, ne-Adulamu, neSokho, ne-Azekha,
Lamadvodza atsi: “Lamuhla ngilo lilanga Simakadze lakhuluma ngalo ngesikhatsi atsi kuwe: ‘Ngitawunikela sitsa sakho esandleni sakho, kuze wente kuso njengekutsandza kwakho.’ ” Davide wanyonyoba wajuba umphetfo wasembatfo saSawula bangamboni.