18 Ngenca yekutsi abese ome kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze watsi: “Unike inceku yakho lokuncoba lokukhulu kangaka, manje sengingafa nje ngibulawe koma, ngifele esandleni salabangasoki?”
Abrahama wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikwente ngobe ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Akukho kwesaba Nkulunkulu kulendzawo, ngako batangibulala ngenca yalomfati wami.’
Jakobe wesuka ePheniyeli nakuphuma lilanga, asahamba achuta ngenca yenyonga yakhe.
“Loku akusiwumenyetelwa eGathi, kungakhulunywa nasetitaladini tase-Ashkeloni, funa emadvodzakati emaFilisti ajabule, funa emadvodzakati alabangakasoki atfokote.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu besati kutsi konkhe sekuphelele, kuze kugcwaliseke umBhalo, watsi: “Ngomile.”
Ngingachubeka ngitsini nje? Sikhatsi asingivumeli kutsi ngilandze ngaGideyoni, naBharaki, naSamsoni, naJafta, naDavide, naSamuweli, nebaphrofethi.
Boyise nenina bambuta batsi: “Kute yini tintfombi lapha emkhatsini wetihlobo takho nasemkhatsini wato tonkhe tive takini? Sewungadzimate uye esiveni semaFilisti lesingasoki nekusoka uyewutsatsa khona umfati?” Kodvwa Samsoni waphendvula uyise, watsi: “Ngitsatsele yena. Uyatsandzeka emehlweni ami.”
Watsi kube acedze kusho njalo, walahla lomhlatsi wembongolo phansi; leyo ndzawo yetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiRamathi Lehi.
Samsoni wathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu, Somandla, Simakadze, ngikhumbule kube kanye. Nkulunkulu wami, ngicinise kwekugcina. Ngivumele ngihlasele kanye ngitiphindzisele kumaFilisti ngenca yemehlo ami lamabili.”
Gideyoni nemadvodza akhe langema-300, nome abesadziniwe, kodvwa achubeka acosha emaMidiyani, aze ewelela ngesheya kwemfula iJordane.
Davide wabuta lamadvodza labeme eceleni kwakhe, watsi: “Utakwentelwani umuntfu lotawubulala lomFilisti esuse lihlazo ka-Israyeli? Ungubani yena lomFilisti longakasoki nekusoka kutsi angabita insayeya emabutfo aNkulunkulu lophilako?”
Inceku yakho yabulala libhubesi nelibhele; nalomFilisti longakasoki utawufanana nato letilwane, ngobe uwabite insayeya emabutfo aNkulunkulu lophilako.
Kodvwa Davide wacabanga watsi: “Kuwo lamalanga Sawula utangibulala. Lokuncono kakhulu kutsi vele ngibaleke ngiye eveni lemaFilisti. Sawula utawuvele adzinwe angabe asangifuna nome ngabe kukuphi kulelive laka-Israyeli, ngiyawube sengiphephile-ke esandleni sakhe.”