14 Davide wahlala etinqabeni tasehlane, lekwakutintsaba telihlane laseZifu. Sawula abesolomane amfuna onkhe emalanga, kodvwa Simakadze akazange amnikele etandleni takhe.
neGathi, neMaresha, neZifu,
Wena uyindzawo yami yekubhaca, uyangiphephisa ekuhluphekeni ungisingatse ngetingoma tenkhululeko. Cabanga.
Yebo, bengitawubaleka ngiye khashane, ngiyewuhlala ehlane. Cabanga.
ngobe tinyawo tabo tigijimela lokubi, basheshe bacitse ingati.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Bantfu lababi abalali bangakenti lokubi, bayacwasha bangalali nabangakoni muntfu.
Esikhundleni saloko, inkhosi yatfumela boJerameli, umntfwanenkhosi, naSeraya, umsa wa-Azriyeli, naShelemiya, umsa wa-Abdeyeli, kutsi bayewubopha boBharuki, umbhali, naJeremiya, umphrofethi, kodvwa Simakadze abesabafihlile.
Siyawutsini-ke ngaloku? Nangabe Nkulunkulu angakitsi ngubani longamelana natsi?
nasekutingelweni, nasekuhluphekeni lokwangehlela e-Antiyokhi, nase-Ikhoniyumi, naseListra; ngacinisela kuko konkhe lokutingelwa, futsi iNkhosi yangikhulula kuko konkhe.
neZifu, neThelemu, neBheyalothi,
KwakuyiMayoni, neKhameli, neZifu, neJutha,
Davide wabona kutsi Sawula abephume umkhankhaso wekumbulala, ngako wavele wahlala eHoreshi, ehlane laseZifu.
Sawula watjelwa kutsi Davide sewehlele eKheyila; ngako watsi: “Simakadze sewumnikele esandleni sami, ngobe Davide sewutivalele yena enkambu ngekutsi angene edolobheni lelinemasango lanemishudvo.”
Buka, babe wami, buka nasi sicephu sengubo yakho sisesandleni sami! Ngijube umphetfo wengubo yakho, kodvwa wena ngangete ngakubulala. Yati kahle-ke nyalo, ucondzisise kutsi mine anginacala lekwenta bubi nelekumelana nawe. Mine angikakoni ngalutfo, kodvwa nguwe longitfungatsela kutsi utengibulala.
Kodvwa Davide wacabanga watsi: “Kuwo lamalanga Sawula utangibulala. Lokuncono kakhulu kutsi vele ngibaleke ngiye eveni lemaFilisti. Sawula utawuvele adzinwe angabe asangifuna nome ngabe kukuphi kulelive laka-Israyeli, ngiyawube sengiphephile-ke esandleni sakhe.”