1 Simakadze watfumela Nathani kuDavide. Watsi kube efike kuye, wakhuluma watsi: “Edolobheni lelitsite kwakunemadvodza lamabili, lenye yayinjingile, kantsi lena lenye yona yayiphuyile.
Davide watsi kulesitfunywa: “Ubofike utjele Jowabe utsi: ‘Kungakujabhisi loku; umkhonto udla umuntfu njengalomunye. Cinisa kakhulu uhlasele lelo dolobha ulibhubhise.’ Khuluma loko ukhutsate Jowabe.”
Lena leyayinjingile yayinemihlambi lemikhulu yetimvu netinkhomo,
Njengemanti lacitsekele phansi, angeke abutseke futsi, natsi kufanele sife. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu akabulali, esikhundleni saloko wenta tindlela letitsite, kuze kutsi umuntfu lodzingisiwe angahlali akhashane naye.
Nathani wawabika kuDavide onkhe lamavi aso sonkhe leso sembulo.
Kodvwa boSadoki, umphristi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, naNathani, umphrofethi, naShimeyi, naReyi, kanye nabomahlalesangweni belikhetselo baDavide abazange batihlanganise na-Adoniya.
Ngelivi laSimakadze kwefika umuntfu waNkulunkulu eBetheli aphuma kaJuda, Jerobowamu aseme eceleni kwelilati kutekwenta umhlatjelo.
Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze, emnyakeni wesitsatfu wesomiso, livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, latsi: “Hamba uyekutiveta ku-Ahabi, ngitawutfumela imvula eveni.”
“Yehla uye ku-Ahabi, inkhosi yema-Israyeli, lobusela eSamariya. Manje usesivinini saNabothi, lapho ayele kuyawusenta sakhe.
Azariya, umsa waNathani, abeyindvuna yetikhulu temimango; Zabudi, umsa waNathani, yena abengumphristi nemeluleki wenkhosi.
Kodvwa ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhuluma ku-Elija, waseThishbe, yatsi: “Hamba uhlangabete letitfunywa tenkhosi yaseSamariya, ufike utibute utsi: ‘Kungobe kute yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kutsi ningaze niyewubuta kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni?’
Imininingwane ngekubusa kwaDavide, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, kubhaliwe emlandvweni waSamuweli, umboniswa, nasemlandvweni waNathani, umphrofethi, kanye nasemlandvweni waGadi, umboniswa.
Umphrofethi Isaya wase uya ku-Hezekiya, inkhosi, wambuta watsi: “Atsiteni lamadvodza, kona abebuyaphi?” Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Abephuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, eBhabhulona, ete kimi.”