10 Simakadze watfukutsela ngaleso sento sa-Onani, ngako naye wambulala.
Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela, naPheresi, naZera; kodvwa Era na-Onani bafela eveni laseKhenani. Emadvodzana aPheresi bekubo-Hesroni naHamule.
Kwatsi nase siphelile sikhatsi sekumzilela, Davide watsi akalandvwe aletfwe kakhe. Wabe sewumenta umfati wakhe, wamtalela indvodzana. Kodvwa lentfo leyayentiwe nguDavide yaba yimbi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Wase uyakhala kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu! Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubehliselelani bubi etikwalomfelokati, lesengihlala kakhe, ngekubulala lendvodzana yakhe?”
Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela. Lamadvodzana omatsatfu wawatalelwa nguBhatishuwa, umKhenanikati. Era, litubulo laJuda, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngako Simakadze wambulala.
Lesento futsi sasisibi ngisho nasemehlweni aNkulunkulu; ngako Nkulunkulu wawajezisa ema-Israyeli.
Umuntfu lomubi ucitfwa kutiphatsa kabi kwakhe; kodvwa lolungile uyasindza ngekuhlonipheka kwakhe.
ngobe Simakadze angahle akubone angete ajabula, esuse lulaka lwakhe kuso.
Nganitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze letatitsi: ‘Ningayenti lentfo lesinengiso kimi.’
Hagayi, sitfunywa saSimakadze, wetfula nasi simemetelo saSimakadze kubantfu, watsi: “Nginani, kusho Simakadze.”
Sive sacala sasola Simakadze ngenca yetinhlupheko taso; watsi kube asive, lulaka lwakhe lwabavutsela. Watfumela umlilo lowavutsa emkhatsini wabo, waze washisa nalababesemaphetselweni enkambu.
Bhalamu wakhuluma kulengilosi yaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngonile, bengingaboni kutsi ume endleleni kutewuncandza mine. Nangabe-ke akukujabulisi lokuhamba kwami, ngitawuncandzeka.”
Bo-Era na-Onani bekungemadvodzana aJuda, kodvwa afela eKhenani.
Nangabe umuntfu ona kulomunye umuntfu, Nkulunkulu uyammelela; kodvwa nangabe umuntfu ona kuSimakadze, ngubani loyakumncusela?” Kodvwa emadvodzana akazange alitsatse livi leyise; ngobe kwakuyintsandvo yaSimakadze kutsi abulawe.