24 “Awu, madvodzakati aka-Israyeli, lilelani Sawula. Wanembatsisa ngaletibovu naleticolisakele, wahlobisa tingubo tenu ngemihlobiso yegolide.
“Sawula naJonathani basaphila babetsandvwa, baligugu, nasekufeni abazange behlukane. Bebanematubane kwendlula emangce, bebanemandla kwendlula emabhubesi.
“Emachawe lanemandla awile emphini! Jonathani ulele, ubulawelwe etintsabeni takho.
“Emakhosi etimphi ayabaleka nekubaleka.” Labasikati emakhaya bebasehlukaniselana imphango,
Njengelicici legolide, nanjengemhlobiso loligugu, linjalo livi leseluleko kulolivako alente.
Kukhitsika kwelitulu akumetfusi, ngobe bonkhe bemndeni wakhe banetimphahla letifutfumalako.
Intfombi iyabukhohlwa yini buhlalu bayo lobuligugu, nome makoti imihlobiso yakhe nakashada? Noko sive sami singikhohlwe emalanga lamanyenti langeke abalwe.
‘Kambe ngabe babutsa behlukaniselane imphango, kutsi intfombi yinye nome timbili tibe tendvodza yinye, kutsi tembatfo letimibalabala tibe taSisera, yebo, tembatfo letimibalabala naletihlotjisiwe tibe yimphango, tembatfo letihlotjiswe ngala nangale tentsamo yami, konkhe loku kube yimphango?’