2 Sive sakhuphukela eBetheli, lapho safike sahlala phansi embikwaSimakadze; laze layawushona solomane simpongoloza sikhala kabuhlungu,
Esawu watsi kuyise: “Babe, sekukuphela kwato letibusiso bewunato yini, awunaso yini lesinye sibusiso? Babe, nami ngibusise!” Esawu wadzatimula wakhala.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sahlangana ndzawonye eShilo semisa lithende lekuhlangana khona lapho. Ema-Israyeli abesalincobile lonkhe live,
Kwatsi kube ingilosi yaSimakadze ikhulume konkhe loku esiveni sema-Israyeli, sive sonkhe sakhala kakhulu,
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphukela eBetheli, bayawubuta kuNkulunkulu, batsi: “Ngubani kitsi lotawuphuma kucala kuyawulwa nebakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “BakaJuda labatawuphuma kucala.”
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphuka bayawukhala embikwaSimakadze laze layawushona, solomane babuta kuSimakadze, batsi: “Siphindze yini sikhuphuke siyekulwa nabomnaketfu bakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Khuphukani niyekulwa nabo.”
Ngako ema-Israyeli, sonkhe sive, akhuphukela eBetheli, afika lapho ahlala, akhala embikwaSimakadze. Ngalelo langa azila lilanga lonkhe laze layawushona, etfula iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane kuSimakadze.
Bakhandza emkhatsini webantfu lababehlala eJabeshi Gileyadi kutsi bekunetintfombi letatingayati indvodza ngekulala nayo tingema-400; batitsatsa bahamba nato, batimikisa enkambu leyayiseShilo eKhenani.
sitsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, loku kwentekeleni ka-Israyeli? Kwentiwa yini kutsi kube nesive lesinyamalalako ka-Israyeli lamuhla?”
Tatsi letigijimi natifika eGibeya kaSawula tibika ngaletincomo esiveni, sonkhe sive sakhala kakhulu, samemeta.
Ngako Davide nelibutfo lakakhe bakhala, baze baphelelwa ngemandla ekukhala.