27 Bonkhe bantfu bebadla, banatsa, bateka bafati, bendziswa, kwaze kwaba lilanga Nowa langena ngalo emkhunjini lana zamcolo wababulala bonkhe.
Simakadze wakucitsa kanjalo-ke konkhe lokwakuphila emhlabeni; wacitsa bantfu, netifuyo netilwane letihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni. Kwasala Nowa kanye nalabo abenabo emkhunjini.
Nowa wangena emkhunjini yena nemadvodzana akhe, nemkakhe, nebafati bemadvodzana akhe, babalekela emanti azamcolo.
Inhlitiyo yami iyaphatamiseka, kwesaba kuyangitfutfumelisa; kuhlwa lebengiloku ngikufisa sekujike kwaba sesabiso kimi.
Sehlakalo siyawukufikela, futsi awuyikwati kutsi uyawusicosha kanjani. Incitsakalo iyakwehlela etikwakho, ungakwati kuphunyula kuyo ngisho nangenhlawulo. Inhlekelele longasoze wayibona iseta, iyakwehlela kuwe ngekushesha.
Ngobe ekuvukeni kulabafile abateki, abatekwa, banjengetingilosi tasezulwini.
“Njengobe kwakunjalo ngemalanga aNowa, kuyawuba njalo nangemalanga eNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
Kuyawuba njengesikhatsi saLoti; bebadla, banatsa, batsenga, batsengisa, balima, bakha tindlu.
Wamikisa Davide, wabakhandza bakhona lapho, basakateke nato tonkhe leto tikhotsa, badla, banatsa, batitika ngemphango, ngenca yebunyenti baloko lababekutfumbile eveni lemaFilisti nelakaJuda.