3 Uyihlangabete ngetibusiso letinalokuhle, wayetfwesa enhloko yayo umchele wegolide lecengekile.
Watsatsa umchele lowawusenhloko yalenkhosi yema-Amoni, sisindvo segolide yawo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-34, wawunematje laligugu; wafakwa enhloko yaDavide. Watsatsa imphango lenyenti kabi kulelo dolobha,
Emadvodza akaJuda eta eHebroni, afike amgcobela lapho Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwendlu yakaJuda. Watsi kube Davide eve kutsi emadvodza aseJabeshi Gileyadi ngiwo labengcwabe Sawula,
Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, inkhosi yenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
Davide watsatsa umchele lowawusenhloko yalenkhosi yema-Amoni. Lomchele wawunesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-34 egolide, uhlotjiswe nangematje laligugu, wafakwa enhloko yaDavide. Watsatsa imphango lenyenti kabi kulelo dolobha,
“Manje-ke, phakama, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, ute endzaweni yakho yekuphumula, wena kanye nelibhokisi lesivumelwane semandla akho. Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, shangatsi baphristi bakho bangembatsiswa ngensindziso. Shangatsi labangcwele bakho bangajabula ngemusa wakho.
Ngubani-ke lenginelicala kuye lokungafanela kutsi ngilikhokhele? Konkhe lokungaphansi kwemazulu kwami.
Bangidvumela ngesikhatsi ngehlelwa sehlakalo, kodvwa Simakadze waba sihlangu sami.
Asimemete sijabulele kuncoba kwakho, asibetsele sishaye tandla egameni laNkulunkulu wetfu. Shangatsi Simakadze angaphumelelisa tonkhe ticelo takho.
Maye, kuyaphuphuma kulunga kwakho, lokulunga lokugcinele labo labakwesabako, ukwente kulabo labakhosele kuwe, ukubonakalise embikwebantfu.
Nkulunkulu wami, uyawungihlangabeta ngemusa wakho. Nkulunkulu wami, uyawungenta ngibabukele phansi labatitsa tami.
Ngubani lowase wanika Nkulunkulu lutfo kuze naNkulunkulu ambonge ngelutfo?”
Kumbe uyayedzelela yini ingcebo yemusa wakhe, nekubeketela kwakhe, nekumela bulukhuni kwakhe? Awati yini kutsi umusa waNkulunkulu nguwo lokuholela ekuphendvukeni?
Akabongwe Nkulunkulu longuYise weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, ngobe usibusise kuKhristu ngato tonkhe tibusiso taMoya tasezulwini.
Kodvwa lesimbonako nguJesu, lowentiwa waba mncane kunetingilosi kwesikhashana. Wetfweswa umchele webukhosi neludvumo ngenca yekuhlupheka kwekufa. Kwaya ngebubele baNkulunkulu kutsi Jesu eve kufa ngenca yebantfu bonkhe.
Emehlo akhe abenjengemalangabi emlilo, enhloko yakhe bekunemichele leminyenti; abenelibito lebelibhaliwe lelingatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwakhe.
Ngako Samuweli watsatsa luphondvo lwakhe lwemafutsa wamgcoba ebaleni embikwabomnakabo. Kusukela ngalelo langa Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwaDavide ngemandla lamakhulu. Samuweli wesuka lapho waya eRama.