18 Sewukushito manje lokuhle longentele kona, kutsite nome Simakadze asanginikele esandleni sakho, kodvwa wena wangete wangibulala.
Juda watibona letimphahla kutsi takhe wase utsi: “Akanacala lomakoti. Ngimi lengingawufezanga umsebenti wami ngekutsi ngimnike indvodzana yami Shela.” Juda akazange aphindze alale naye futsi.
Awunginikelanga esandleni sesitsa, tinyawo tami utimise endzaweni lebanti.
nakunjalo-ke: Sitsa sami asingitingele size singibambe, siyigcobagcobe emhlabatsini imphilo yami, ludvumo lwami luphelele elutfulini. Cabanga.
Ngekwenta loko utawube usidlisa ngemahloni, Simakadze utakuvuza.
Davide wabuta watsi: “Bantfu baseKheyila batanginikela yini mine nalamadvodza akami esandleni saSawula?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Bataninikela.”
Sawula watjelwa kutsi Davide sewehlele eKheyila; ngako watsi: “Simakadze sewumnikele esandleni sami, ngobe Davide sewutivalele yena enkambu ngekutsi angene edolobheni lelinemasango lanemishudvo.”
Lamuhla utibonele ngewakho emehlo kutsi Simakadze abekunikele kanjani esandleni sami lapha emhumeni. Labanye bebatsi angikubulale, kodvwa mine ngakuhawukela, ngatsi: ‘Ngingeke ngiyiphakamisele sandla inkhosi yami, ngobe ingulogcotjiwe waSimakadze.’
Umuntfu nakabamba sitsa sakhe, uyasiyekela yini siphunyule angakasilimati? Shangatsi Simakadze angakuvuza ngalokuhle ngaloku lokwente kimi lamuhla.
Simakadze umnika umvuzo wonkhe umuntfu lolungile nalowetsembekile. Lamuhla Simakadze abekunikele esandleni sami, kodvwa angikatsandzi kubeka sandla sami etikwalogcotjiwe waSimakadze.
Abishayi wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Lamuhla Nkulunkulu sitsa sakho usetfule etandleni takho. Mane ungivumele ngimgwaze ngesikhali, size siyewuphumela emhlabatsini; ngingeke ngiphindze kwesibili.”