22 Kubekwa kwesigcili kuba yinkhosi, silima nasishaye inala,
Umuntfu losilima akukafaneli atamase; kanjalo nesigcili akukafaneli kutsi sibuse emakhosi.
Umholi lomubi lophuyile acindzetele labamphofu ufanana nesikhukhula selitulu leligcoba livungule.
Tintsatfu tintfo letitfutfumelisa umhlaba, kantsi empeleni tine umhlaba lowehluleka kutibeketelela:
kushada kwentfombi lebeyenyanywa ngemajaha, nesidzandzane lesisisebenti, nase sengcelele umfati endvodzeni yakhe.
Ngibone tigcili tigibele emahhashi, kwatsi bantfu labakhulu bahamba phansi ngetinyawo njengetigcili.
Bekukhona indvodza leyayicebile eMayoni, yayinetimphahla khona lapho eKhameli. Yayinetimbuti letatiyinkhulungwane netimvu letati-3 000 leyayitifuyele eKhameli, lapho yayitihhulela khona.
Shangatsi inkhosi ingete yayinaka lendvodza lekhohlakele lenguNabali. Ufanana nelibito lakhe, lelisho Silima, naye unebulima. Kodvwa mine, ncekukati yakho, angikawaboni lamadvodza labetfunyelwe yinkhosi yami.
Libito layo lendvodza bekunguNabali, kantsi umkayo bekungu-Abigayili. Lomkakhe abehlakaniphile amuhle, kodvwa lendvodza yayingumKhalebi losibheva lesibi.
Wamikisa Davide, wabakhandza bakhona lapho, basakateke nato tonkhe leto tikhotsa, badla, banatsa, batitika ngemphango, ngenca yebunyenti baloko lababekutfumbile eveni lemaFilisti nelakaJuda.