18 Wena awuzange umlalele Simakadze, futsi awuzange ukhombise lulaka lwakhe kuma-Amaleki, lamuhla Simakadze sewente loko kuwe.
Wakhuluma enkhosini watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Sewukhulule lomuntfu bengitsite akafe, ngako loko utakukhokha ngemphilo yakho, nesive sakho sitawubhujiswa ngenca yekuyekela lamabutfo akakhe.’ ”
Sawula wafa, ngobe abengaketsembeki kuSimakadze; akazange aligcine livi laSimakadze, wadzimate wayawufuna indlela nasesangomeni imbala,
“Akacalekiswe umuntfu loyeketsisako ekwenteni umsebenti waSimakadze! Akacalekiswe umuntfu lokhweshisa inkemba yakhe ekucitseni ingati!
Sawula watsi: “Ngiletseleni umhlatjelo wekushiswa kanye nemnikelo wekuthula.” Sawula wanikela ngemnikelo wekushiswa.
Sawula watsi: “Ingani ngimlalele Simakadze. Ngiyile kuyakwenta lomsebenti Simakadze labengitfume wona. Ngiwabhubhise onkhe ema-Amaleki, ngase ngita nalo-Agagi, inkhosi yawo.
Samuweli wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Simakadze sewuwuklebhulile umbuso wema-Israyeli kuwe, kusukela lamuhla, sewuwuniketele kulomunye wabomakhelwane bakho; yebo, uwuniketele kuloncono kunawe.
Kodvwa boSawula nemadvodza akakhe bamyekela Agagi bangete bambulala, bayekela netimvu, netinkhomo, netinkunzi, nemazinyane lokwakukhuluphele; watsatsa konkhe lokwakukuhle. Konkhe lokwakubukeka kukubi nome kubutsakatsaka bakubhubhisa.