25 Emvakwekwehla kwabo, etulu entsabeni, behlela phansi edolobheni, Samuweli wakhuluma naSawula asendlini yakhe lesetulu.
Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga kusihlwa Davide wavuka embhedzeni wakhe, wahambahamba etulu endlini yakhe yebukhosi. Watsi aselapho, wabona umfati ageza. Lomfati abemuhle, acedzile.
Ngako bantfu baphuma bahamba bayawugawula emagala, babuya nawo batawutakhela emadlangala etikwetindlu tabo, nasemabaleni abo, nasetibuyeni tendlu yaNkulunkulu, nasetinkhundleni letatingaseSangweni Lemanti kanye nangaseSangweni laka-Efrayimu.
Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ”
Loku lenginitjela kona lapha ekusitsekeni kukhulumeni ebaleni, naloku lenikuva etindlebeni kumemeteleni yonkhe indzawo.
Umuntfu losetikwendlu angabe asehla kuyawutsatsa lutfo lolusendlini yakhe,
Ehluleka kuyingenisa, ngobe bantfu bebabanyenti baminyetelene kakhulu. Ngako base bayayetfwala bakhwela nayo etulu eluphahleni, bavula sikhala, bayehlisela phansi ngeluhlaka lwayo, bayibeka embikwaJesu.
Ngakusasa, nase basondzele eJopha, Phetro waya egumeni lelalisetulu eluphahleni lwendlu emini ayewuthandaza.
“Nawakha indlu lensha, ubocaphela kutsi wakhe lutsango lolutawutungeleta luphahla lwakho, khona indlu yakho ungetiyehlisela licala lengati ngekutsi kube khona longahle awe kuyo.
Samuweli wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi, wenyukela kuSawula labesendlini lesetulu, wafike watsi: “Tilungiselele, sengitakubuyisela ekhaya.” Watsi kube Sawula atilungiselele, yena naSamuweli base baphumela ngaphandle kanyekanye.