7 NgaJuda wakhuluma watsi: “Vani, Simakadze, kukhala kwa-Juda; umletse esiveni sakhe. Ngetandla takhe uvikela indlela yakhe. Awu, bani ngumsiti wakhe etitseni takhe.”
Kulwa emkhatsini wendlu yakaSawula neyakaDavide kwachubeka sikhatsi lesidze. Davide wakhula wachubeka kuba nemandla, kantsi indlu yakaSawula yachubeka kuba butsakatsaka.
Tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli teta kuDavide eHebroni, tafike tatsi: “Tsine siyinyama yakho nengati yakho.
Ngako Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngihambe kuyawuhlasela lamaFilisti? Utawanikela yini esandleni sami?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, hamba, ngobe nakanjani emaFilisti ngitawanikela esandleni sakho.”
Utawutsi ungeva tigi tekushuca kwawo lena enhla nato letihlahla tebhalisamu, usheshise ushakutele, ngobe loko kutawube kusho kutsi Simakadze sewuhambe embili kuyawubulala emabutfo emaFilisti.”
Imihla nemalanga emadvodza abeta kutawusita Davide, waze waba nemphi lenkhulu lenemandla.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lomsiti wakhe kunguNkulunkulu waJakobe, lolitsemba lakhe likuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wakhe.
Akakutfumelele lusito lwasendlini lengcwele akusekele asentsabeni yakhe iSiyoni.
Yebo, Simakadze, inkhosi iyajabula ngemandla loyiphe wona. Kukhulu kanganani kujabula kwayo, ngekuncoba loyentele kona.
Sandla sakho siyawutibhadzama tonkhe titsa takho; sandla sakho sangesekudla siyawubabhadzama bonkhe labakutondzako.
Kepha wakhetsa sive sakaJuda, iNtsaba iSiyoni, labeyitsandza kakhulu.
Wakhetsa Davide, inceku yakhe, wamlandza ekweluseni timvu,
Kwetsembeka kwami nemusa wami kuyawuhlala naye; ngelibito lami kuyawuphakanyiswa luphondvo lwakhe.
Ngako-ke Simakadze ngeke ajabule ngemajaha abo, futsi ngeke abadzabukele labo labangenaboyise kanye nebafelokati, ngobe bonkhe abanaNkulunkulu, futsi babi, bonkhe bakhuluma emanyala. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.”
“Bukani la, ngiyawutfumela sitfunywa sami, lesiyawulungisa indlela embikwami. Masinyane loSimakadze lenimfunako uyakuta ethempelini lakhe. Yebo, sitfunywa sesivumelwane lenisifisako siyawufika,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Nankha-ke emabito abo: “Khalebi, umsa waJefune, wesive sakaJuda;
Njengamanje nje, tonkhe letitsa tami betingafuni kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yato, tiletseni la nitibulale embikwami.’ ”
Ngobe Khristu kumele abuse, aze Nkulunkulu ancobe tonkhe titsa takhe atibeke ngephansi kwetinyawo takhe.
Ngobe kuyakhanya kutsi iNkhosi yetfu yatalwa esiveni sakaJuda, kunjalo nje naMosi akazange akhulume ngebaphristi bakuleso sive.
Lesi-ke sabelo sesive sakaJuda, lusendvo ngelusendvo: