23 Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, akazange abe namntfwana, kwaze kwaba lilanga lakhe lekufa.
Ngisetakwehla kakhulu kunaloku, futsi ngitakwedzeleleka kakhulu emehlweni ami. Kodvwa-ke kuletigcili letitintfombi lokhuluma ngato ngitawuhlonipheka.”
Davide inkhosi watsi nase ahleti kahle, atintile esigodlweni sakhe, Simakadze asamphumutile nekumphumuta etitseni takhe tonkhe letatakhelene naye,
Simakadze longuSomandla ukwembulile loku kimi, ngakuva: “Niyawuze nife solomane lesono singakahlawulelwa”, isho njalo iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla.
Ngalelo langa labasikati labasikhombisa bayawuhlanganyela indvodza yinye, batsi kuyo: “Sitatidlela kudla kwetfu siphindze sitembatsise; intfo nje, sicela kutsi simane sibitwe ngawe. Susa lelihlazo letfu!”
Bukhulu ba-Efrayimu buyawundiza bemuke njengenyoni, kubete kutalwa kwebantfwana, kubete kutetfwala, kubete ngisho nekubamba sisu.
Kodvwa akazange ahlangane naye waze watubula ngendvodzana; wayetsa libito, watsi nguJESU.
Wase utsi: “Manje ekugcineni iNkhosi seyingisitile. Seyilisusile lihlazo lami ebantfwini.”
Samuweli waze wafa seloku angayi kuyawubona Sawula, kodvwa waphatseka kabi ngaye. Simakadze watisola ngekutsi abente Sawula kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.