6 Shangatsi Simakadze manje anganiphatsa ngemusa nangekwetsembeka, nami futsi ngitaniphatsa ngalowo musa, njengobe nani nentile.
Davide wacabanga watsi: “Ngitakumentela bubele Hanuni, umsa waNahashi, njengobe neyise angentela bubele.” Ngako Davide watfumela titfunywa kutsi tiyewulilela Hanuni macondzana nekufa kweyise. Tatsi letitfunywa taDavide natifika eveni lema-Amoni,
Ufike itolo loku. Lamuhla sengitakwenta uzulazule natsi, kantsi angati nalapho ngiya khona. Ncandzeka uhambe nesive sakho. Shangatsi umusa nekwetsembeka kungaba nawe.”
Manje-ke, cinani nibe nesibindzi, ngobe Sawula, inkhosi yenu, sewufile, kodvwa indlu yakaJuda seyigcobe mine kutsi ngibe yinkhosi etikwayo.”
Inkhosi yabuta yatsi: “Sekwabate ngisho namunye yini wendlu yakaSawula lengingamentela umusa waNkulunkulu?” Siba waphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Isekhona indvodzana yaJonathani; mane nje yachwala tinyawo totimbili.”
Davide watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe ngempela ngitakwentela umusa ngenca yeyihlo Jonathani. Ngitalibuyisela kuwe lonkhe lelo live lelalilamkhulu wakho Sawula, wena-ke utabodla nami njalo nje etafuleni lami.”
Uyawutfumela asezulwini, angisindzise, ahlazise labo labangigcobagcobako. Cabanga. Nkulunkulu uyawubonakalisa umusa wakhe nekwetsembeka kwakhe.
Simakadze wendlula embikwakhe wamemeta watsi: “Simakadze, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu lonesihawu nemusa; uyephuta kutfukutsela andze ngemusa nangekwetsembeka,
Labo labakha emacebo ebubi abeduki yini? Umusa nekwetsembeka kuyawuba kwalabo labanemacebo lamahle.
“Lalelani! Nginitfuma njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi. Ngako-ke hlakaniphani njengetinyoka, nibete bucili njengematuba.
Kodvwa mine ngitsi kini: Tsandzani titsa tenu, nibakhulekele labanitingelela kunihlupha,
Babusisiwe labanesihawu, ngobe bayawuhawukelwa.
Letinhloli tamnika siciniseko, tatsi: “Imphilo yenu siyibambisa ngemphilo yetfu. Nangabe nine ningeke nitjele muntfu ngalomsebenti lesite ngawo, siyakuniphatsa kahle nangekwetsembeka ngesikhatsi Simakadze asinika lelive.”
Nawomi wase ukhuluma kubomalukatane bakhe, watsi: “Ncandzekani, nibuyele emakhaya akini. Shangatsi Simakadze anganiphatsa ngemusa, njengobe benibaphetse ngemusa nani bafi, lababengemadvodzana ami, kantsi nami futsi beningiphetse kahle.