16 Kodvwa umshana waPawula weva nakwakhiwa lelisu; ngako-ke waya emalawini emasotja wefike watjela Pawula.
BoJonathani na-Ahimasi babehlala e-Eni Rogeli. Sisebenti lesasiyintfombatana sasifanele siyewubatjela, bona-ke bese bayawutjela inkhosi Davide, ngobe bebangeke baze bacale babonakale bangena edolobheni.
Ubamba labahlakaniphile kuwo onkhe emacebo abo, nemachinga alabangemacili uwaphambanisa onkhe.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Ungasilingisi sigelekece ngekunyenyela lolungile kutsi umlimate endlini yakhe, ungayihlaseli ngisho nendzawo lapho ahlala khona;
Ngubani longakhuluma, ente kwenteke, nangabe Simakadze angakakumiseli kutsi kube njalo?
Labanye kulesicumbi bamemeta basho loku, nalabanye basho lokwa. Kwaba khona kungavumelani lokunyenti lokwaze kwabanga kutsi khenela angatfoli kahle kutsi kubangwani. Wase utsi kulamadvodza labehamba nawo akatsatse loPawula amyise emalawini emabutfo.
Kwatsi nase bafuna kumfaka esitokisini, Pawula wakhuluma nakhenela watsi: “Ngivumelekile yini kukhuluma nawe?” Khenela wambuta watsi: “Uyakwati yini kukhuluma siGriki?
Kuphikisana kwandza, kwadzimate kwashuba ngemandla kangangekutsi khenela waze wesaba kutsi Pawula bangahle bamdzabule ticucwana. Ngako-ke watfuma emasotja kutsi ewuke aye kulomhlangano efike amtsatse ngendluzula ayemfaka emalawini emasotja.
Pawula wase ubita lenye yetindvuna wefike watsi kuyo: “Mikisa nali lijaha kukhenela; kukhona lelitambikela kona.”
Ngakusasa emasotja labehamba ngetinyawo ancandzeka abuyela amalawini awo ashiya lawo abegibele emahhashi kutsi achubeke naye.
Wase utfumela indvuna kutsi igadze Pawula, kodvwa abe nenkhululeko letsite, nekutsi bangani bakhe bangalelwa kutawumsita nome ngani layeswele.
Ngobe kuhlakanipha kwalomhlaba kubulima kuNkulunkulu; futsi kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ubamba labahlakaniphile ebucilini babo,”