20 Jowabe, inceku yakho, loku ukwentele kugucula simo lesikhona kwamanje. Inkhosi yami inekuhlakanipha lokufanana nekwengilosi yaNkulunkulu, yati konkhe lokwentekako lapha eveni.”
Kepha Nkulunkulu uyati kutsi mhlazana nisidla, emehlo enu ayawuvuleka, bese nifanana naNkulunkulu nikwati lokuhle nalokubi.”
“Manje-ke incekukati yakho itsi: ‘Shangatsi emavi enkhosi yami, inkhosi, angangiletsela kuphumula, ngobe phela inkhosi yami ifanana nengilosi yaNkulunkulu ekwehlukaniseni lokuhle kulokubi. Shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho angaba nawe.’ ”
Kodvwa kube ngiwephulile lomyalo wenkhosi, ngabulala Absalomu, inkhosi beyitawuva ngaloko, ngobe iva ngako konkhe, nawe bewungasenakungivikela.”
Safike sangicalela emanga enkhosini yami, kodvwa wena ufanana nengilosi yaNkulunkulu, ngako yenta loko lokubonakala kukuhle kuwe.
Tonkhe titukulwane tamkhulu wami betingakafanelwa lutfo ngaphandle kwekubulawa yinkhosi yami, nkhosi, kodvwa inceku yakho wayipha indzawo kutsi ihlale kanye nalabadla etafuleni lakho. Ngako angisenalungelo lekubuye ngicele lomunye umusa enkhosini yami.”
Ngako Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, lowaphendvula watsi: “Ungenyukeli lapho, kodvwa tungeleta ngemuva kwawo, bese uwahlasela ngembili kwetihlahla tebhalisamu.
Umuntfu localemanga uyabatondza labo labacalela emanga, nelulwimi lolumphacambili luletsa kufa.
Umuntfu lolutsa makhelwane wakhe ambonge ngelite, utetsiya yena.
Akhishi waphendvula, watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi emehlweni ami ujabulisa njengengilosi yaNkulunkulu, noko-ke tindvuna temphi yemaFilisti titsite: ‘Akukafaneli kutsi ahambe natsi kuya emphini.’