42 “Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Batjele utsi: “Ningakhuphuki kuyakulwa, ngobe mine ngingeke ngibe nani. Titsa tenu titakunehlula.” ’
Inkhulungwane iyawubaleka icoshwe kwetfuswa ngumunye nje, ngekusonga kwalabasihlanu niyawubhedvuka nonkhe nibaleke, nize nisale seninjengesibhonga lesisiboniso lesisele esicongweni sentsaba, nanjengendvwangu lephakanyiswe egcumeni.”
Nome ngabe bakhulisa bantfwana babo, ngiyawubemuka bona kungasali muntfu. Maye kubo, mhlazane ngibafulatsela.
Buso bami buyawumelana nani, bese nehlulwa titsa tenu, tona leto letinitondzako tiyawunibusa, nani nibaleke, ngisho nome seningasacoshwa ngumuntfu.
Ngako emaFilisti alwa, ema-Israyeli ehlulwa, kwaba nguleyo ndvodza yabaleka yayakutindvumbeka ethendeni layo. Kwaba nekubulawa lokukhulu, kwafa emabutfo ema-Israyeli labeti-30 000.
EmaFilisti ayihlela imphi yawo atilungiselela kuhlangabetana neyema-Israyeli. Kwatsi imphi seyibambene etulu, ehlulwa ema-Israyeli, ehlulwa ngemaFilisti labulala ema-Israyeli labengaba ti-4 000 emphini.