5 Emvakwaloko Davide wakhatsateka enhlitiyweni yakhe ngenca yekujuba lomphetfo wengubo yaSawula.
Uledzeleleleni livi laSimakadze ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni akhe? Ubulele Uriya, umHethi, ngenkemba, wabe sewutsatsa umkakhe wamenta umkakho. Umbulele ngenkemba yema-Amoni.
Kodvwa, emvakwekube Davide asalwentile lubalo, nembeza wakhe wacala kumehlulela, wakhuluma kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngonile kakhulu ngaloku lengikwentile. Manje! Awu! Simakadze! Ngiyakuncenga, susa licala lenceku yakho. Vele, ngente intfo lebulima kakhulu.”
Njengobe inhlitiyo yakho itsintsekile, wase uyatitfoba embikwaSimakadze, nawuva loko lengikukhulumile ngalendzawo kanye nangebantfu bayo, kutsi batawucalekiswa balahlwe njengetibi, nekutsi njengobe uklebhule tingubo takho, wakhala embikwami, sengikuvile, kusho Simakadze.
Ungababulali, funa sive sami sikhohlwe; basakate ngemandla akho, ubalahle phansi, Simakadze, sihlangu setfu.
Abishayi wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Lamuhla Nkulunkulu sitsa sakho usetfule etandleni takho. Mane ungivumele ngimgwaze ngesikhali, size siyewuphumela emhlabatsini; ngingeke ngiphindze kwesibili.”