19 Wabe sewutjela tinceku takhe watsi: “Hambani embili; mine ngitanilandzela ngemuva.” Kodvwa akazange ayitjele indvodza yakhe, Nabali.
Tonkhe letifuyo watehlukanisa emkhatsini, taba ngimihlambi leyehlukene, ngulowo nalowo umhlambi wabasesandleni senceku yakhe letsite. Watiyala letinceku takhe watsi: “Hambani ngembili kwami, nishiyelane imikhawu yemabanga latsite, emikhatsini yemihlambi yenu.”
Wachubeka wayiyala kanjalo futsi neyesibili, neyesitsatfu, nato tonkhe letinceku lebetichuba lemihlambi atsi: “Ngiko loko-ke leniyakukhuluma ku-Esawu, nanihlangana naye.
Nibotsi: ‘Yebo, Jakobe inceku yakho, ita ngemuva, iyangilandzela.’ ” Jakobe abecabanga atsi uyatincengela ngaletipho ngekutitfumela kucala, khona kutawutsi nakahlangana naye, abe asamcolele.
Ngako-ke letipho takhe tahamba embili, yena Jakobe wasala ngemuva esikanekisweni, wabucitsa khona busuku.
Ucaphelisisa konkhe lokwenteka ekhaya lakhe, akavilaphi.
Ngalelinye lilanga Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wakhuluma kuloludzibi lolwaluphatsa tikhali takhe, watsi: “Kota sambe, siye kulenkambu yemaFilisti lapha ngesheya.” Noko akamtjelanga uyise.
Watsi aseta agibele imbongolo yakhe acondze esihosheni sentsaba, wabona Davide nemadvodza akakhe behla, bacondze kuye, wahlangabetana nabo.
Watsi Abigayili nakaya kuNabali, wamkhandza asendlini ente lidzili lelifana nelenkhosi. Abetsakasile, adzakwe angumhlaba. Ngako kute lamtjela kona, kwaze kwaba ngusekuseni ngakusasa.