42 Ningacali nenyuke, ngobe Simakadze akekho emkhatsini wenu. Titsa tenu titawunehlula,
Wahamba waya kuyawuhlangana nenkhosi Asa, wafike kuye watsi: “Lalela lapha kimi, nkhosi Asa, nani nonkhe nine bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini. Simakadze unani, uma ninaye. Nanimfuna, nitamtfola, kodvwa nanimlahla, naye uyakunilahla.
Nenkemba yayo ayikadli enyameni, wayenta yehluleka ngisho nekubhekana nemphi.
ngobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani atawuhlangana nani lapho. Njengobe nisukile kuSimakadze, naye angeke abe nani, ngako nitakuwa ngelusiko lwenkemba.”
“Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Batjele utsi: “Ningakhuphuki kuyakulwa, ngobe mine ngingeke ngibe nani. Titsa tenu titakunehlula.” ’
Ngalelo langa ngiyawubatfukutselela ngibashiye. Ngiyawubafihlela buso bami, bayawubhubha. Bayawukwehlelwa tigemegeme netinhlupho letinyenti, ngalelo langa bayawutibuta batsi: ‘Letigemegeme atikasehleli ngobe Nkulunkulu angasekho kitsi yini?’
Nguko nje baka-Israyeli bangeke bakhone kumelana netitsa tabo; bayafulatsela babaleke, ngobe vele bona sebacalekisiwe. Angisayikuphindza ngibe nani, ngaphandle kwekutsi nibulale konkhe lokusemkhatsini wenu lokunikelwe ekubhujisweni.
Awu! Simakadze, kodvwa ngingatsini nje, njengobe sive sema-Israyeli sesicoshwe titsa taso?
Delila wase uyamemeta, watsi: “Samsoni, nankha emaFilisti asasetikwakho!” Wavuka ebutfongweni bakhe, acabanga atsi: “Ngitawuphumelela njengasemihleni, ngiphunyuke.” Noko bekangati kutsi Simakadze bese amshiyile.