20 Manje-ke, nkhosi, wota, nangabe kukuhle kuwe loko, yewuka; tsine sitamnikela esandleni senkhosi.”
Abneri wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ngihambe khona nyalo inkhosi yami ngiyihlanganisele Israyeli wonkhe, khona sitekwenta sivumelwane kanye nawe, nekutsi utewubusa etikwako konkhe lokufisako.” Ngako Davide wase uhambisa Abneri; wahamba ngekuthula.
Lomubi uyawubona loku acanuke, acucudze ematinyo, ahusheke, adzimate aphele. Tinhloso talomubi tiyawushabalala.
Bafokati bangivukele, bayangihlasela, tidlova letinelunya tifuna kungibulala, atinendzaba naNkulunkulu. Cabanga.
Tifiso talabalungile tigcina ebuhleni; kodvwa ematsemba alababi agcina ebubini.
Ungasilingisi sigelekece ngekunyenyela lolungile kutsi umlimate endlini yakhe, ungayihlaseli ngisho nendzawo lapho ahlala khona;
Bantfu labanyenti bafunana nekutsandvwa ngumbusi; kodvwa imphatfo lengakhetsi muntfu itfolakala kuSimakadze kuphela.
“Nangabe umLevi atfutsa kulelinye lalamadolobha enu aka-Israyeli, bese uta ngekutimisela kulendzawo Simakadze layakuyikhetsa,
Davide wabuta watsi: “Bantfu baseKheyila batanginikela yini mine nalamadvodza akami esandleni saSawula?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Bataninikela.”
Sawula waphendvula watsi: “Simakadze akanibusise, ngobe nibe nesihawu kimi.