21 Watsi nakedzelela ema-Israyeli, Jonathani, umsa waShama, umnakaboDavide, wamsukela wambulala.
Amnoni abenemngani wakhe lekwakunguJonadabi, umsa waShama, umnakaboDavide. Jonadabi bekuyindvodza leyayinebucili kakhulu.
Kwaphindza futsi kwaba nalenye imphi eGathi. Lapho-ke bekunalesinye sichwaga lesidze, sasinemino lesitfupha sandla sisinye netintwane letisitfupha lunyawo lulunye, kungema-24 sekukonkhe. Naso bekungumtukulu waRefa.
Labo-ke bobane babeyintalelwane yaRefa waseGathi. Bafa babulawa nguDavide nemadvodza akakhe.
Iphi inkhosi yaseHamathi, nenkhosi yase-Aphadi, nenkhosi yelidolobha laseSefavayimu, neyaseHena, neyase-Ava?’ ”
Jese abenguyise wa-Eliyabe, litubulo lakhe, Eliyabe abelanywa ngu-Abinadabi, wesitsatfu bekunguShimeya,
Jonathani, uyise lomncane waDavide, abengumeluleki futsi angumabhalane labehlakaniphe kakhulu. Jehiyeli, umsa waHakhamoni, abeciza emadvodzana enkhosi.
Jese wase uletsa Shama, wamendlulisa, kodvwa Samuweli watsi: “Nalona Simakadze akamkhetsi.”
LomFilisti wachubeka watsi: “Ngitibita insayeya tonkhe ticheme tema-Israyeli lamuhla. Nginikeni indvodza ibe yinye, khona ngitekulwa nayo.”
EmaFilisti ema kulelinye ligcuma, nema-Israyeli ema kulelinye; saba lesigodzi semkhatsini wabo.
Inceku yakho yabulala libhubesi nelibhele; nalomFilisti longakasoki utawufanana nato letilwane, ngobe uwabite insayeya emabutfo aNkulunkulu lophilako.