17 Baholi bendlu yakhe bema eceleni kwakhe bentela kumvusa, kodvwa wala, akazange adle kanye nabo.
Abrahama wakhuluma nenceku yakhe lenkhulu ekhaya lakhe, leyayiphetse konkhe labenako, watsi: “Beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami.
Onkhe emadvodzana akhe ase eta kuye atekumdvudvuta. Kodvwa wala kudvudvutwa watsi: “Ngiyawuze ngehle ngiye endzaweni yalabafile, lapho kunendvodzana yami khona, seloku ngililela indvodzana yami.” Ngako-ke uyise wachubeka walila.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lesikhombisa lomntfwanakhe wafa. Tinceku taDavide tesaba kumtjela kutsi umntfwana sewufile, ngobe taticabanga titsi: “Ngesikhatsi lomntfwana asaphila, sakhuluma kuDavide, akazange asilalele. Pho, singamtjela kanjani kutsi lomntfwana sewufile? Angahle ente intfo lebuhlungu.”
Base bayefika kutawucela Davide kutsi sale asadla kusesemini, kodvwa Davide watsatsa sifungo, watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangishaya ngife, nangingadla lilanga lisengakashoni!”
Inhlitiyo yami ihashukile yabuna njengetjani. Angisadli, nekudla akusangeni, ngobe inhlitiyo yami imnyama.
Inkhosi yase iyancandzeka ibuyela esigodlweni sayo, busuku bonkhe yayihleti ingadli lutfo, akuzange kuletfwe ngisho nentfo yekuyijabulisa embikwayo. Ayizange ilale.
Sawula wala, watsi: “Ngingeke ngidle.” Kodvwa lamadvodza labehamba naye asita lesangoma, amncenga ngekumcindzetela, waze wavuma. Wavuka wahlala etikwembhedze.