27 Safike sangicalela emanga enkhosini yami, kodvwa wena ufanana nengilosi yaNkulunkulu, ngako yenta loko lokubonakala kukuhle kuwe.
“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.’ ”
Jowabe, inceku yakho, loku ukwentele kugucula simo lesikhona kwamanje. Inkhosi yami inekuhlakanipha lokufanana nekwengilosi yaNkulunkulu, yati konkhe lokwentekako lapha eveni.”
Inkhosi yabuta yatsi: “Uphi umntfwanemntfwanenkhosi yakho?” Siba watsi: “Uhleti lena eJerusalema, ngobe acabanga atsi: ‘Lamuhla indlu yaka-Israyeli itangibuyisela umbuso wamkhulu.’ ”
Inkhosi yakhuluma kuSiba, yatsi: “Konkhe loku lebekukwaMefiboshethi sekwakho nyalo.” Siba waphendvula watsi: “Ngikhotsama ngekutitfoba. Shangatsi ngingatfola umusa emehlweni akho, nkhosi yami, nkhosi.”
Shimeyi abehamba nenkhulungwane yemadvodza esive sakaBhenjamini. Siba-ke yena, sisebenti sendlu yakaSawula, weta nemadvodzana akhe lali-15 netisebenti letingema-20, befika eJordane embikwenkhosi.
Mefiboshethi-ke abesahlala eJerusalema, ngobe abesadla nenkhosi etafuleni layo njalo nje. Abechwale tinyawo totimbili.
Inkhosi yabuta yatsi: “Sekwabate ngisho namunye yini wendlu yakaSawula lengingamentela umusa waNkulunkulu?” Siba waphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Isekhona indvodzana yaJonathani; mane nje yachwala tinyawo totimbili.”
Lowo lohleba makhelwane wakhe emasitseleni mine ngiyawumcitsa. Lowo lonemehlo lachoshile nenhlitiyo letigcabhako angihambisani naye.
Akahlebi ngelulwimi lwakhe. Akabanyembenyi labanye bantfu, akamhlazisi namakhelwane wakhe.
“Ungafakazi emanga ngamakhelwane wakho.
“Caphelani bangani benu; ningabetsembi banakenu. Ngobe bonkhe bomnakenu banemanga, nabo bonkhe bangani bayayengana.
Akhishi waphendvula, watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi emehlweni ami ujabulisa njengengilosi yaNkulunkulu, noko-ke tindvuna temphi yemaFilisti titsite: ‘Akukafaneli kutsi ahambe natsi kuya emphini.’