21 Lesangoma satsi nasifika kuSawula, sibona nekutsi wetfuke kanganani, satsi: “Buka la; incekukati yakho ikulalele. Ngitinikele ngemphilo yami yonkhe ngenta loko lotsite angikwente.
Loko kwayitfukutselisa kakhulu inkhosi yemaSiriya, yabutsa tindvuna tayo yabuta yatsi: “Ase ningitjele kahle kutsi ngubani lona lolapha emkhatsini wetfu loyimpimpi yenkhosi yema-Israyeli?”
Ngitifakelani engotini ngekutsatsa imphilo yami ngiyiphatse ngesandla?
Ngatsi kube ngibone kutsi ningeke ningisite, ngatidzela ematsambo ngewela ngayakulwa nema-Amoni. Simakadze wawanikela esandleni sami, ngawancoba. Manje-ke seniteleni lamuhla kutengilwisa ngaloko?”
Watsatsa kuphila kwakhe wakuphatsa ngesandla sakhe, nakabulala lomFilisti. Simakadze waba nekuncoba lokukhulu ancobela sive sema-Israyeli, nawe futsi wakubona loko wajabula. Pho, ufunelani kubulala Davide ngaphandle kwesono?”
Masinyane Sawula wadzimuleka phansi, wenaba watsi tfwi, emhlabatsini; watfutfumela, agcwele kwesaba ngenca yemavi labekhulunywe nguSamuweli. Emandla akhe aphela, ngobe abengakaze watsi namu ngalelo langa ngisho nasebusuku bakhona.
Manje sengiyakuncenga mane ulalele incekukati yakho, ngimane ngikunike kudla udle, khona kutewubuya emandla akho ubambe indlela yakho uhambe.”