5 Bachubeka batsi: “Nangabe sizuze umusa emehlweni enu, lelive alabelwe tinceku tenu kube sabelo sato. Ningaseweti umfula iJordane.”
Inceku yakho itfole umusa emehlweni akho, wayentela sihawu lesikhulu ngekusindzisa imphilo yayo; kodvwa ngingeke ngikwati kubalekela etintsabeni, ngobe lesijeziso singahle singijubele ngembili, bese ngiyafa.
Jowabe wakhotsamisa buso bakhe wabubhekisa phansi emhlabatsini, ahlonipha inkhosi, ayibusisa. Jowabe watsi: “Lamuhla sengiyati kutsi ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, nkhosi yami, ngobe inkhosi isemukele sicelo senceku yayo.”
Inkhosi yatsi nayibona inkhosikati lenkhulu Esta ime ngaphandle, yajabula, yase iphakamisa indvuku yayo yegolide isho kutsi akangene. Weta wafike watsintsa sihloko salendvuku.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Sive lesisindze enkembeni siyawuzuza umusa ehlane; ngiyawuta ngitewuletsa kuphumula ka-Israyeli.”
live Simakadze lalincoba walinika sive sema-Israyeli, lilungele kuba ngemadlelo, kantsi tinceku takho tinemihlambi yetifuyo.”
Mosi waphendvula lamaGadi nemaRubeni, watsi: “Nisho kutsi nine ningasala lapha, abe emabutfo akini lenishuca nawo ayekulwa imphi?
Simakadze wangitfukutselela ngenca yenu, waze watsi kimi: ‘Nawe ungeke ungene kulo.
Joshuwa watsi: “Awu! Somandla Simakadze, lesive useweteleni umfula iJordane kutsi utekusinikela etandleni tema-Amori kutsi atekusibhubhisa? Maye, kube simane seneliswa kuhlala ngale ngesheya kweJordane!
Ruthe wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, wabonga, watsi: “Kungani ngizuze umusa longaka kuwe nekutsi unginake kangaka ngiwetive?”
Kodvwa Davide wenta sifungo, watsi: “Uyihlo uyati kutsi wena ungitsandza kanganani, waze watsi: ‘Jonathani akufanele akwati loku, ngobe angaphatseka kabi.’ Noko ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho kutsi sinye sinyatselo kuphela lesisemkhatsini wami nekufa.”