2 Davide watsi: “Simakadze ulidvwala lami, nenqaba yami, neMkhululi wami;
Kambe nje ngubani longuNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwaSimakadze? Ngubani lolidvwala ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu wetfu?
Nguye loNkulunkulu longihlomisa ngemandla, ente indlela yami icondze, ibe msulwa.
Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli wakhuluma, Lidvwala laka-Israyeli latsi kimi: ‘Nangabe umuntfu ahola sive ngekulunga, asibuse ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu,
UnguNkulunkulu wami lowetsembekile nenqaba yami lengibalekela kuyo, usiphephelo sami nemkhululi wami, usihlangu sami lengiphephela kuso. Wenta tive tikhotsame kimi.
Wena ulidvwala lami nenqaba yami, ngihole ungicondzise ngenca yelibito lakho.
Ngikhuluma kuNkulunkulu ngitsi: “Dvwala lami, kwentiwa yini kutsi ungikhohlwe? Kungani ngihambe ngilila ngenca yekucindzetelwa sitsa?”
Bani lidvwala lesiphephelo kimi, lengingaphephela kulo nome nini, wena lowayala kutsi ngisindziswe, ngobe nguwe lidvwala lami nesiphephelo sami.
Angasho kuSimakadze atsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami nenqaba yami, unguNkulunkulu wami lengetsembele kuye.”
Libito laSimakadze liyinqaba lecinile, lapho kungabalekela khona bantfu labalungile basindze.
Nami-ke ngitsi: UnguPhetro . Etikwalelidvwala ngiyakulakha libandla lami, nemandla ekufa angeke alehlule.
“Yena uLidvwala, imisebenti yakhe iphelele; yebo, netindlela takhe tonkhe tilungile. Nkulunkulu lowetsembekile longakwenti lokubi, ucotfo akakhetsi muntfu.
“Kute longcwele njengaSimakadze, kute nalomunye ngaphandle kwakho, kute lidvwala lelinjengaNkulunkulu wetfu.
BoSawula nemabutfo akhe bacala batfungatsa, bafuna Davide, naDavide watjelwa ngaloko. Davide wabe sewehlela entansi edvwaleni, wahlala ehlane laseMayoni. Watsi kube eve Sawula, wahamba waya ehlane laseMayoni, acosha Davide.
Sawula wase ukhetsa tingwazi telucobo kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, kwaba ngemadvodza lati-3 000; waphuma wayawufuna Davide kanye nebalandzeli bakhe ngase-Emadvwaleni Emagoga.