71 nasekunakekeleni timvukati nemazinyane ato, kutsi atekwelusa bakaJakobe, sive sakhe, yebo, baka-Israyeli labalifa lakhe.
Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi yami seyibabonile bantfwana kutsi bancane, timvu netinkhomo ngiyatincenekela ngobe tiyamunyisa. Natishuciswa ngemjako lilanga lonkhe, titakufa.
Tsine sibantfu bekuthula nalabetsembekile ka-Israyeli. Wena wetama kubhubhisa lidolobha lelingunina wema-Israyeli. Ufunelani kumita lifa laSimakadze?”
Davide watsi nakabona lengilosi leyayigawula labantfu, wakhuluma kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngimi lowonile, ngenta lokubi. Kodvwa laba batimvu nje. Bona-ke boneni? Sandla sakho asehlele etikwami ngedvwa kanye nasetikwendlu yami, kuphela.”
Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula aseyinkhosi etikwetfu, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyekulwa etimphini. Simakadze wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
“Manje-ke tjela inceku yami Davide, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngakutsatsa emadlelweni, ekulandzeleni imihlambi, kutsi utewuba ngumholi wesive sami, ema-Israyeli.
Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula ayinkhosi, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyawulwa timphi. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami, ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
Sindzisa sive sakho, ubusise labo labalifa lakho. Beluse ubetfwale, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.
Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi: Ugona emazinyane akhe ngemikhono yakhe, awasondzete edvutane nenhlitiyo yakhe; utihola kahle leto letinemazinyane.
“ ‘Nawe, Bhetlehema, live lakaJuda, awumncane kangako kunebabusi bakaJuda; ngobe kuwe kuyawuphuma umbusi loyakwelusa sive sami sema-Israyeli.’ ”
Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta.
Samuweli wase utsatsa lichaga lelalinemafutsa, wawatsela enhloko yaSawula, wamanga, watsi: “Angitsi Simakadze ukugcobile kutsi ube ngumholi welifa lakhe?