4 Noko livi lenkhosi lamehlulekisa Jowabe. Ngako Jowabe wesuka wahamba walidzabula lonkhe laka-Israyeli, wase uyajika ubuyela eJerusalema.
Kodvwa Jowabe waphendvula watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angawandzisa ngalokuphindvwe kalikhulu emabutfo akhe. Nkhosi yami, nkhosi, kungabe kambe bonkhe labo bantfu akusibo bantfu benkhosi yami yini? Inkhosi yami ifunelani kukwenta loko? Ifunelani inkhosi yami kwehlisela licala etikwema-Israyeli?”
Jowabe wabikela inkhosi Davide linani lemadvodza emphi. Kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli abesi-1 100 000, emadvodza labengabamba inkemba, bese kutsi kulakaJuda abeti-470 000.
Kodvwa babelekisi besaba Nkulunkulu, ngako abazange bawente lomyalo wenkhosi, babengatibulali letinswane letibafana.
Njengobe livi lenkhosi liyabusa, ngubani longasho kuyo atsi: “Yini lena loyentako?”
Kodvwa-ke nome angakakwenti loko, sifuna kutsi wena wati, nkhosi, kutsi tsine singeke sibakhonte labonkulunkulu bakho, nome sikhotsame kulesithico sakho segolide losimisile.”
Phetro nalabanye baphostoli baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele silalele Nkulunkulu kunekulalela bantfu.