9 Cinani-ke, maFilisti! Banini ngemadvodza, ngaphandle kwaloko nitawuba tigcili temaHebheru, njengobe nawo abetigcili tenu. Banini ngemadvodza, nilwe!”
Cina, ube nesibindzi! Asilwe ngesibindzi silwele sive sakitsi nemadolobha aNkulunkulu wetfu. Simakadze utakwenta loko lokuhle emehlweni akhe.”
Tive tiyakuwatsatsa tiwamikise endzaweni yawo. Lababendlu yaka-Israyeli bayawutsatsa betive, babasebentise njengetigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati eveni laSimakadze. Batfumbi babo bayawubenta batfunjwa babo, babuse etikwebacindzeteli babo.
Maye kuwe, wena mbhubhisi, wena losengakabhujiswa! Maye kuwe, wena lolimbuka, wena losengakatsengiswa! Nawuyekela kubhubhisa, uyakubhujiswa nawe. Nawuyekela kutsengisa bantfu, uyakutsengiswa nawe.
Lindzani nisime ekukholweni, nibe ngemadvodza, nicine.
ngako Simakadze wabatfukutselela. Wabaniketela etandleni temaFilisti netema-Amoni,
Baka-Israyeli baphindza benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze; ngako Simakadze wabanikela esandleni sema-Filisti iminyaka lengema-40.
LamaHebheru labekadze angakumaFilisti labesenyuke nawo aya enkambu yemaFilisti, ase abuyela kuma-Israyeli labenaSawula naJonathani.
Maye kitsi! Ngubani lotasikhulula esandleni salabonkulunkulu labanemandla kangaka? Ngulabonkulunkulu labashaya emaGibhithe ehlane ngetishayo letimbi letehlukene.