11 ulalele kutsi batsini. Emvakwaloko utawuba nesibindzi sekuyihlasela lenkambu.” Ngako yena naPhura, inceku yakhe, behlela kulabo lababegadze inkambu.
Akutsi kuleyo ntfombi lengitawutsi kuyo: ‘Ngicela ubeke phansi imbita ngitewunatsa,’ yona-ke itsi: ‘Natsa, ngitawunatsisa wena kanye nemakamela akho,’ ngicela kutsi leyo kube ngiyo-ke loyimisele Isaka, inceku yakho. Ngiyawukwati ngaloko-ke kutsi ukhombise umusa enkhosini yami.”
Batsatsa emalanga lasikhombisa bagubha uMkhosi weSinkhwa Lesingenambiliso, ngobe Simakadze abebajabulisile ngekugucula simo senkhosi yase-Asiriya, yaze yabasita ekwakheni indlu yaSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Bonkhe babetama kusesabisa bacabanga batsi: “Tandla tabo titawuba butsakatsaka tingabe tisasebenta, lomsebenti ungabe usaphela.” Kodvwa ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu, cinisa tandla tami.”
Esikhundleni saloko, Nkulunkulu sive sema-Israyeli wasihola ngendlela lendze lejika ehlane lelingaseLwandle Lolubovu, sive sema-Israyeli saphuma eGibhithe sihleleke njengemphi.
kuze ngekwengcebo yebukhosi bakhe aniphe kuciniseka emandleni kumuntfu wangekhatsi ngaMoya wakhe.
Kwekugcina, cinani eNkhosini nasemandleni ayo lamakhulu.
Nginemandla ekwenta konkhe ngaye Khristu longicinisako.
Nawesabako kuhlasela, yehlela enkambu nenceku yakho, Phura,
Emadvodza asenkambu amemeta Jonathani kanye neludzibi lwakhe, atsi: “Yenyukani nite lapha, sitanifundzisa sifundvo.” Jonathani wase ukhuluma kuloludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Yekhwela, ungilandzele; Simakadze ubanikele esandleni sema-Israyeli.”
Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wesuka lapho waya eHoreshi kuDavide kuyawucinisa sandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu.
Davide wabuta ku-Ahimeleki, umHethi, na-Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, umnakaboJowabe, watsi: “Ngubani lotakwehla nami siye lapha enkambu kuSawula?” Abishayi waphendvula watsi: “Mine ngitawuhamba nawe.”