14 Emadvodza aka-Israyeli ayihlola lemiphako yawo, kodvwa akazange abute lutfo kuSimakadze.
Emvakwesikhatsi Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngenyuke kuyawutsatsa lelinye lalamadolobha akaJuda?” Simakadze watsi: “Yenyuka.” Davide wabuta watsi: “Kufanele ngiye kuphi?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “EHebroni.”
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.”
Ngakhona lapho emseleni i-Ahava ngamemetela kutsi akuzilwe, khona sitewutitfoba embikwaNkulunkulu wetfu sicela kutsi asiphephise endleleni yetfu, nebantfwabetfu kanye nato tonkhe timphahla tetfu.
Kulesembatfo sesifuba sekwehlulela ubofaka i-Urimu neThumimu, kubesetikwenhlitiyo ya-Aroni sonkhe sikhatsi nangena ebukhoneni baNkulunkulu. Kanjalo-ke Aroni uyawuphatsa letehlulelo tema-Israyeli etikwenhlitiyo yakhe nasembikwaNkulunkulu.”
Utakuma embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, lotamtsatsela tincumo latitfole nge-Urimu kuSimakadze. Ngekukhuluma kwakhe yena nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bayawuphuma baphindze bangene njengekuyala kwakhe.”
Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa.
Lamadlelantfongeni etfu eliwayini abemasha, kodvwa ase niwabuke nyalo kutsi asadzabuke kanjani. Naletingubo tetfu netincabule tetfu setigugile ngenca yebudze balendlela.’ ”
Emvakwekufa kwaJoshuwa, ema-Israyeli abuta Simakadze, atsi: “Ngubani lotakwenyuka kucala ayekusilwela nemaKhenani?”
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphukela eBetheli, bayawubuta kuNkulunkulu, batsi: “Ngubani kitsi lotawuphuma kucala kuyawulwa nebakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “BakaJuda labatawuphuma kucala.”
likuFinehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, labetalwa ngu-Aroni. Nguye labekhonta embikwalo. Babuta kuSimakadze, batsi: “Sikhuphuke yini njalo kuyakulwa nebanaketfu bakaBhenjamini, nome cha?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Hambani, ngobe kusasa ngitabanikela esandleni senu.”
Ahimeleki wayibutela kuSimakadze kutsi kufanele yente njani, wayipha nemiphako kanye nenkemba yaGoliyathi, umFilisti.”