24 Watijika etinyaweni takhe, watsi: “Nkhosi yami, licala alibe setikwami. Ngicela mane uvumele incekukati yakho kutsi seyimane ikhulume; ulalele kutsi incekukati yakho itawutsini.
Juda wasondzela kuJosefa watsi: “Ngiyakuncenga, nkhosi yami, kutsi sengimane ngikhulume nawe inhlitiyo yami yonkhe. Ngicela ungangicansukeli, nome ulingana naFaro matfupha.
Lomfati wakhuluma watsi: “Ngicela kutsi incekukati yakho seyikhulume livi libe linye enkhosini yami.” Inkhosi yatsi: “Khuluma.”
Lomfati waseThekhowa waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami, shangatsi licala lingabasetikwami nasetikwendlu yababe, kodvwa inkhosi netinceku tayo bangabi nacala.”
Jowabe waya kuye. Lomfati wambuta watsi: “Nguwe kambe, Jowabe?” Jowabe watsi: “Nginguye.” Lomfati watsi: “Lalela-ke kutsi incekukati yakho itsini.” Jowabe watsi: “Ngilalele.”
Lomfati wangena, wawela etinyaweni ta-Elisha, wakhotsamela emhlabatsini. Wase utsatsa lendvodzana yakhe, waphuma nayo.
Esta waphindze wayawukhuluma enkhosini; watilahla etinyaweni tayo, akhala. Wayincenga kutsi isale seyiwuhocisa lomkhankhaso lomubi wekubulala onkhe emaJuda, njengobe bekuhlose Hamani, umtukulu wa-Agagi.
Ngekubeketela umbusi angancengeka aze avume, nelulwimi lolumnandzi lungatsambisa ematje.
Nangabe intfukutselo yembusi ikuvukela, ungawushiyi umsebenti wakho. Kutfobeka kulungisa emaphutsa lamakhulu.
Lesisebenti sawa phansi satincengela satsi: ‘Ase umane ungibeketelele, ngitakubhadala.’
Davide naye wase uyaphuma kulomhume; wamemeta Sawula watsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi yami.” Watsi uyagucuka Sawula, Davide wakhotsama wabhekisa buso bakhe phansi.
Watsi kube Abigayili abone Davide, washesha wehla embongolweni yakhe, wakhotsama embikwaDavide abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
Shangatsi inkhosi ingete yayinaka lendvodza lekhohlakele lenguNabali. Ufanana nelibito lakhe, lelisho Silima, naye unebulima. Kodvwa mine, ncekukati yakho, angikawaboni lamadvodza labetfunyelwe yinkhosi yami.
Ngicela inceku yakho uyitsetselele ngalesono lesentile, ngobe Simakadze utakwenta ube yinkhosi wena kanye netitukulwane takho, ngobe ulwa timphi takhe. Shangatsi kungabate lokubi lokutfolakala kuwe, yingci nawusaphila.