87 Bacishe bangibulala, kepha mine angiphambukanga emiyalweni yakho.
Manje-ke phutfumisani umbiko masinyane nitjele Davide, nitsi: ‘Ungacali ulale lapha enkambu ebusuku, lapho ehlane, yewelela ngesheya nome kanjani; ngaphandle kwaloko, inkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bayo, batawubhujiswa lamuhla nje.’ ”
Labatigcabhako bangihleka bulima; kepha ngingeke ngiphambuke emtsetfweni wakho.
Nome lababi banginkinka ngetintsambo, ngingeke ngiwukhohlwe umtsetfo wakho.
Ngobe bangifuna onkhe emalanga, babonakala shangatsi banenshisekelo yekwati tindlela tami, kube shangatsi basive lesenta lokulungile, lesingakayishiyi imiyalo yaNkulunkulu waso. Babuta kimi tehlulelo leticotfo, babonakale shangatsi bashisekela kutsi Nkulunkulu asondzele kubo.
Ningabesabi lababulala umtimba kodvwa babe bangeke bawubulale umphefumulo; lokungenani, mesabeni Yena, lokwati kubulala umtimba nemphefumulo kokubili esihogweni.
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.”
Njengobe ngisindzise imphilo yakho lamuhla, kanjalo, shangatsi naSimakadze angenta njalo kimi angikhulule kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko.”
Kodvwa Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi, watsi: “Ungacali umbulale! Ngubani nje longabeka sandla kulogcotjiwe waSimakadze ajinge angabi nacala?