22 Rubeni wakhuluma watsi: “Angitsi nganitjela kutsi ningamlimati lomfana. Kodvwa nangete nangilalela. Manje sekumele sitilandze ngaleyo ngati yakhe.”
Simakadze watsi kuye: “Wenteni? Livi lengati yemnakenu liyakhala kimi, lisemhlabatsini.
Babengati kutsi Josefa abeluva lolulwimi lwabo, ngobe kwakukhona labemhumushela.
Josefa watjela bomnakabo watsi: “Phela mine nginguJosefa; babe usaphila yini?” Kodvwa bomnakabo abazange bakhone kumphendvula, ngobe babesetfuke kakhulu.
Kwatsi kube bomnakaboJosefa babone kutsi uyise sewufile, bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Kungahle kwenteke kutsi Josefa usasibambele emagcubu, afune kutenanela ngako konkhe lokubi lesamenta kona.”
Simakadze utamkhokhisa lengati layicitsa; ngaphandle kwemvume yababe Davide, wabulala emadvodza lamabili ngenkemba. Bobabili, bo-Abneri, umsa waNeri, indvuna yemphi yaka-Israyeli, na-Amasa, umsa waJetheri, indvuna yemphi yakaJuda, babencono, bacotfo kakhulu kunaye.
Shangatsi licala lekucitfwa kwengati yabo lingaba setikwenhloko yaJowabe nasetitukulwane takhe phakadze naphakadze; kodvwa Davide netitukulwane takhe, nendlu yakhe, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi kuyakuba nekuthula kwaSimakadze phakadze naphakadze.”
Inkhosi Jowashi ayizange iwukhumbule umusa leyayiwentelwe nguyise waZakhariya, labenguJehoyada, yesuka yabulala umsa wakhe. Zakhariya watsi nase alayela, asafa watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angasibona lesento senu anivuze ngaso.”
Yena ungumenaneli kulabacitsa ingati, uyabakhumbula labahluphekile, akakukhohlwa kukhala kwalabasenhluphekweni.
Nangikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Nakanjani utakufa,’ wena-ke ungete wamecwayisa nome ukhulume kuye kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, khona utewusindzisa imphilo yakhe, lowo muntfu lomubi uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe; mine-ke ingati yakhe ngiyakuyibita esandleni sakho.
Noko, setfu silungile, ngobe sitfola loko lokusifanele ngalesikwentile; kodvwa yena kute lakonile.”
Lesive saseMaltha satsi nasibona lenyoka inamatsele esandleni saPawula, samsola satsi: “Lomuntfu ngumtsakatsi, nome asaphunyulile elwandle nkulunkulu wekujezisa, longuDikhe, akamvumeli kutsi aphile.”
Batiphatsa ngendlela lekhombisa kutsi loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo kubhalwe etinhlitiyweni tabo. Nanembeza wabo uyabafakazela kutsi loko kuliciniso, njengobe nemicabango yabo ngaletinye tikhatsi iyabalahla, nangaletinye tikhatsi iyabavumela.
Nakukhona lofanele kutfunjwa, akatfunjwe; nakukhona lofanele kubulawa ngenkemba, akabulawe ngayo. Loku kubita kucinisela nekukholwa kwalabangcwele.
Bantfu bashiswa kakhulu, badzimate bacalekisa libito laNkulunkulu lonemandla etikwaletinhlupho; kodvwa abazange baphendvuke badvumise nebukhosi bakhe.
Jonathani wakhuluma lokuhle ngaDavide kuyise Sawula, watsi: “Inkhosi ayingenti lutfo lolubi kulenceku yayo lenguDavide; kute lakone ngako, kodvwa loko lakwentile kube lusito lolukhulu kuwe.