19 “Bukhosi bakho, Israyeli, bulele phansi, bubulawelwe etintsabeni. Emachawe lanemandla kakhulu asawile!
“Sawula naJonathani basaphila babetsandvwa, baligugu, nasekufeni abazange behlukane. Bebanematubane kwendlula emangce, bebanemandla kwendlula emabhubesi.
“Emachawe lanemandla awile emphini! Jonathani ulele, ubulawelwe etintsabeni takho.
“Emachawe lanemandla awile! Tikhali temphi nato setibhubhile.”
Ngalelo langa Ligala laSimakadze liyawuba lihle likhatimule, netitselo talelo live tiyawuba ludvumo nebuhle betinsali taka-Israyeli.
Inceku yakhe yakhula embikwakhe njengelihlumela lelitsambile, nanjengemphandze emhlabatsini lowomile. Yayite buhle nome bukhosi kuze isikhange kutsi sisondzele kuyo, kute lebeyibonakala inako lokwakungenta kutsi siyilangatelele, siye kuyo.
Maye! Simakadze uyimbonye kanjani iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni ngelifu lentfukutselo yakhe! Ubudzaceke phansi bukhosi baka-Israyeli, busuka ezulwini buya emhlabeni. Akazange asikhumbule senabelo setinyawo takhe ngelilanga lentfukutselo yakhe.
Umchele udzilikile etinhloko tetfu. Maye kitsi! Ngobe sonile.
Ngase ngitsatsa indvuku yami lenguMusa, ngayephula, ngephula sivumelwane lengase ngisente kanye nato tonkhe tive.
Labo lababetsengiselana ngetimvu base bayangicasha; ngayelusa lemihlambi leyase imiselwe kuhlatjwa. Ngase ngitsatsa tindvuku letimbili, lenye ngayetsa libito ngatsi nguMusa, nalenye ngatsi nguNhlanganiso, ngabe sengiyawelusa-ke lomhlambi.
Kwatsi ngakusasa emaFilisti nasatewuhlubula letidvumbu talabafile, akhandza Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, bafele entsabeni iGilbowa.