8 shangatsi bangehlelwa yimbhubhiso ngekutumeka lokukhulu, nelugibe labangetsiye ngalo lubambe bona. Umgodzi lolugibe labangetsiye ngawo uhholokoshisele bona, babhubhe.
Ahithofeli watsi kube abone kutsi seluleko sakhe abakasilandzeli, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waphuma, wabanga ekhaya kakhe lelalisedolobheni lakubo. Wacala walungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakhe, wase uyatikhunga, wafa; wangcwatjwa edlizeni leyise.
Ngako Hamani walengiswa kuleso sigodvo bekasigawulele kulengisa Modekhayi. Kutfukutsela kwenkhosi kwabotja.
Tinyatselo tami batibekele lugibe, umphefumulo wami ushone phansi. Bembe umgodzi wekungihholokoshisela endleleni yami, kodvwa sekuhholokoshele bona. Cabanga.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyawubadubula ngemicibisholo yakhe, abagwaze ngekubatuma lokukhulu.
Emahedeni asahholokoshele emgodzini labewumbile; asabanjwe elugibeni lolwetsiywe ngawo.
Umuntfu lotsi nakelulekwa acinise inhloko, uyakufohlotwa masinyane.
Imisebenti yemuntfu lomubi ilugibe, ubanjwa elugibeni lwesono sakhe.
Sehlakalo siyawukufikela, futsi awuyikwati kutsi uyawusicosha kanjani. Incitsakalo iyakwehlela etikwakho, ungakwati kuphunyula kuyo ngisho nangenhlawulo. Inhlekelele longasoze wayibona iseta, iyakwehlela kuwe ngekushesha.
“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Nansi indvodzakati yami yematubulo, Merabi. Ngitakwendzisela yona, nawungamane nje uhlehle lapha kimi, ulwe timphi taSimakadze.” Sawula abecabange watsi: “Ngingeke ngisibeke sandla sami etikwakhe. Akabulawe ngemaFilisti.”