13 Nangabe umuntfu achubeka kuphindzisela lokuhle ngalokubi, lokubi kungeke kuphindze kuphume endlini yakhe.
Ngako-ke inkemba ingeke iphindze isuke endlini yakho, ngobe wedzelele mine ngekutsatsa umka-Uriya, umHethi, umente umkakho.’
Indlu yakho ngitayilingisa leya yakaJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, neyakaBhasha, umsa wa-Ahiya, ngobe ungicunulile, ngaze ngatfukutsela, wenta nema-Israyeli ona.’
Bangiphindzisela lokuhle ngalokubi, umphefumulo wami bawudzabukisile.
Labo labangiphindzisela lokubi ngalokuhle, batitsa tami, ngobe ngilandzela lokulungile.
Lishwa licoshana nesoni; kodvwa imphumelelo ingumvuzo walolungile.
Sonkhe sive saphendvula satsi: “Ingati yakhe ayibesetikwetfu nasetikwebantfwana betfu!”
Judasi wasakata phansi lemali ethempelini, wahamba wayawutikhunga.
Ningabuyiseli kunobe ngubani lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa yentani lokubonakala kukuhle emehlweni abo bonkhe bantfu.
Bonani kutsi kubete lophindzisela kulomunye lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa ngato tonkhe tikhatsi yetamani kwenta lokuhle kubo bonkhe bantfu.
Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nome inhlamba ngenhlamba; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko busisani, ngobe nabitelwa loko kutsi nidle lifa lekubusiswa.
Jonathani wakhuluma lokuhle ngaDavide kuyise Sawula, watsi: “Inkhosi ayingenti lutfo lolubi kulenceku yayo lenguDavide; kute lakone ngako, kodvwa loko lakwentile kube lusito lolukhulu kuwe.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Wena ulunge kakhulu kwengca mine; ngobe wena ungentele lokuhle, kodvwa mine ngikubonge ngebubi.
Davide abesacedza kutsi: “Akukasiti ngalutfo kugadzela lomuntfu timvu takhe lena ehlane kangangekutsi kwabate ngisho nakunye lokwalahleka. Ungibuyisele lokubi ngalokuhle.