9 Abaphendvula atsi: “Asihambeni sibahlasele! Sesibonile kutsi lelive lihle kakhulu. Anisiwulibala kuhlala lapha ningenti lutfo. Buyani silihlasele silidle.
Cina, ube nesibindzi! Asilwe ngesibindzi silwele sive sakitsi nemadolobha aNkulunkulu wetfu. Simakadze utakwenta loko lokuhle emehlweni akhe.”
“Ngako-ke Simakadze ubeke umoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakho. Simakadze ukulungiselele sehlakalo kutsi sikwehlele.”
Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, bese iyale tindvuna tayo yatsi: “Anati yini kutsi iRamothi Gileyadi yakitsi, kodvwa kuze kube ngunyalo, kute lutfo lolwentiwe kuze siyitsatse etandleni tenkhosi yaseSiriya?”
Khalebi wababindzisa bonkhe bantfu embikwaMosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Asikhuphuke siyewulidla lelive, ngobe vele singakhona kulincoba.”
Ningabosebentela kudla lokuphelako, kepha nibosebentela kudla lokutawukhonsa kuze kubesekuphileni lokuphakadze leyawunipha kona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uYise ulubekile luphawu kuyo.”
Ngako Joshuwa wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Nitawuma kuze kube ngunini ningacali kudla lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlo lanipha lona?
Nanifika lapho, nitawukhandza kutsi bantfu bakhona abasoli lutfo, ngisho naloluncane. Lelo-ke live lelikhulu leninako konkhe lokungahle kudzingwe ngumuntfu, Nkulunkulu ulinike nine.”
Atsi nasabuyela emuva eSora nase-Eshtayoli, bantfu bakubo bawabuta batsi: “Nitikhandze tinjani tintfo?”
Cinani-ke, maFilisti! Banini ngemadvodza, ngaphandle kwaloko nitawuba tigcili temaHebheru, njengobe nawo abetigcili tenu. Banini ngemadvodza, nilwe!”