35 Base bayefika kutawucela Davide kutsi sale asadla kusesemini, kodvwa Davide watsatsa sifungo, watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangishaya ngife, nangingadla lilanga lisengakashoni!”
Balila bakhala kwaze kwaba nguntsambama, bazilela Sawula, nemsa wakhe Jonathani, nemabutfo aSimakadze, nesive sema-Israyeli, ngobe babebulewe ngenkemba.
Baholi bendlu yakhe bema eceleni kwakhe bentela kumvusa, kodvwa wala, akazange adle kanye nabo.
Tinyawo takho betingakaboshwa, netandla takho tingakankinkwa. Uwele phansi wafa njengemuntfu lobulewe tigelekece.” Sive sonkhe saphindza samkhalela futsi.
Bonkhe bantfu bakubona loko bajabula; empeleni, konkhe lokwakwentiwa yinkhosi kwabajabulisa.
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangiphatsa kabuhlungu mine Abneri, nangingamenteli Davide loko Simakadze lametsembisa kona ngesifungo,
tonkhe tihlabani takhona tashuca tayakutsatsa letidvumbu taboSawula kanye nemadvodzana akhe batimikisa eJabeshi. Tase tingcwaba ematsambo abo ngaphansi kwesihlahla lesikhulu saseJabeshi, tazila emalanga lasikhombisa.
Kute naloyawuphekela labo labafukeme kuze batewudvudvuteka, ngisho nalonguyise nome longunina, kute naloyawubanika sinatfo sekubadvudvuta.
Bubula nje uthule; ungamlileli lowo lofile. Umshuculo wakho awuhlale uboshelwe enhloko, netincabule takho tihlale etinyaweni takho; ungalimbonyi lingentansi lebuso bakho, futsi ungakudli kudla kwelisiko kwalabalilako.”
Nani niyawukwenta njengobe nami ngentile. Aniyikulimbonya lingentansi lebuso benu, kantsi futsi ningeke nikudle kudla kwelisiko kwalabalilako.
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphuka bayawukhala embikwaSimakadze laze layawushona, solomane babuta kuSimakadze, batsi: “Siphindze yini sikhuphuke siyekulwa nabomnaketfu bakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Khuphukani niyekulwa nabo.”
Ngako ema-Israyeli, sonkhe sive, akhuphukela eBetheli, afika lapho ahlala, akhala embikwaSimakadze. Ngalelo langa azila lilanga lonkhe laze layawushona, etfula iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane kuSimakadze.
Lapho uyawufela khona, nami ngiyawungcwatjwa khona. Shangatsi Simakadze angangijezisa kakhulu, nangabe mine ngivumela nome ngabe yini, ngaphandle kwekufa, kutsi kusehlukanise.”
Eli wabuta watsi: “Yini lena layishito kuwe? Ungangifihleli. Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakujezisa kakhulu, nakwenteka ungifihlela nome yini lakutjele kona.”