3 Libito layo lendvodza bekunguNabali, kantsi umkayo bekungu-Abigayili. Lomkakhe abehlakaniphile amuhle, kodvwa lendvodza yayingumKhalebi losibheva lesibi.
Watsi nasatawufika eGibhithe, wakhuluma kumkakhe Sarayi watsi: “Ase ulalele la: Ngiyakwati kutsi ungumfati lomuhle, nalobukekako.
Lomubi utigabatisa ngetinkhanuko takhe; uyamtusa lohlazisako, yebo, lomubi wedzelela Nkulunkulu.
Umfati lohlakaniphile uyawakha umuti wakhe; kepha losilima uwubhidlita ngetakhe tandla.
Indlu nemcebo lifa lelitfolakala kubatali, kodvwa umfati lohlakaniphile utfolakala kuSimakadze.
Kubekwa kwesigcili kuba yinkhosi, silima nasishaye inala,
Ngubani longatfola umfati sibili? Uligugu lelengca onkhe ematje laligugu.
Ukhuluma kuhlakanipha, lulwimi lwakhe lugcwele teluleko temusa.
Ngekulandzela umyalo waSimakadze, Joshuwa wabela Khalebi, umsa waJefune, indzawo letsite kaJuda, iKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni. Abha bekungukhokho wa-Anaki.
Ase ucabange, ubone kutsi ungahle wenteni, ngobe umnumzane wetfu lona kanye nemndeni wakhe wonkhe ulengela engotini lenkhulu. Unenkhani kangangobe kute lamlalelako, nakhuluma naye.”
Shangatsi inkhosi ingete yayinaka lendvodza lekhohlakele lenguNabali. Ufanana nelibito lakhe, lelisho Silima, naye unebulima. Kodvwa mine, ncekukati yakho, angikawaboni lamadvodza labetfunyelwe yinkhosi yami.
Watsi Davide asesehlane, weva kutsi Nabali uhhula timvu takhe,
Besihlasele iningizimu yemaKherethi neyelive lakaJuda, kanye neningizimu yelive lakaKhalebi, sashisa neSikilagi.”